SpicyIP

MARCH 7, 2024

A Brief History of Hot-tubbing – WIPO’s Intrigue, Australia’s Claim, and India’s Adoption Source: Concurrent Expert Evidence And ‘Hot-Tubbing’ In English Litigation Since The ‘Jackson Reforms. Find it here. Advantages include joint reports, though diverging opinions pose risks during cross-examination.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 5, 2022

In 2011, the Federal Circuit in TianRui Grp. Int’l Trade Comm’n affirmed the International Trade Commission’s (ITC) authority to look to extraterritorial conduct of a respondent to determine whether that respondent misappropriated trade secrets under 19 U.S.C.A. 1337 (“Section 337”). By: Morrison & Foerster LLP

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IP Close Up

JANUARY 30, 2024

Since China became worldwide leader in patent applications in 2011, overtaking Japan, the number of its applications have soared. The question today is not so Continue reading

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2021

We address these questions empirically by analyzing the effective dates of patents and patent applications currently being litigated or pursued. We estimate that ~90% of patent litigations initiated in 2020 included a patent with an effective filing date before the AIA transition date of March 16, 2013. Who’s Suing Us? COVID-19Impact).

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2021

We address these questions empirically by analyzing the effective dates of patents and patent applications currently being litigated or pursued. We estimate that ~90% of patent litigations initiated in 2020 included a patent with an effective filing date before the AIA transition date of March 16, 2013. Who’s Suing Us? COVID-19Impact).

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Likelihood of Confusion

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Larry Zerner: On August 3, 2011, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, in the case Perfect 10, Inc. made a major change relating to copyright law that will affect litigation. Google, Inc. The post Things will never be the same appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Most asserted design patents are invalidated in litigation. Most litigated design patents are not found infringed. The Lindgren study contributed to all three claims, whereas the USPTO and Walter studies contributed mainly to the second claim—regarding frequent invalidation during litigation. Defending Design Patents.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 30, 2022

Marcel initiated a lawsuit against Lucky Brand in 2011, alleging that Lucky Brand had continued to infringe on Marcel’s “Get Lucky” mark and thus violated the previous suit’s judgment. Hence, the claim preclusion didn’t and couldn’t prevent the Petitioner from defending the 2011 Suit using its settlement agreement defense.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

Vivian Cheng focuses her practice on trademark and copyright litigation and also counsels clients on a broad range of issues relating to trademark, trade dress, and copyright protection and enforcement, unfair competition, and false advertising. in biology and society from Cornell University in 2011. Louis in 2011, and his B.S.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

We have covered several introductory topics about 337 Investigations at the International Trade Commission (ITC) through the lens of its most common context [1] —as another forum for patent litigation. [2] 3] However, patent litigation is but one potential use of this forum. What are the Benefits of Litigating at the ITC?

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JD Supra Law

JULY 12, 2021

Don’t Panic - Facing an inter partes review (IPR) challenge is a new experience for many patent owners, even though IPRs have quickly become a preferred avenue for accused infringers and other interested parties to challenge the validity of an issued patent since their creation by Congress in 2011. By: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 12, 2023

The program, launched in September 2011 provides applicants with greater control over how quickly a patent application will be examined and offers a fast-track to an issued U.S. Prioritized examination, known sometimes as “Track One,” has been in place at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the past 12 years.

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Patent Application Patent Trademark Patent Prosecution 111

IP Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

The ruling is the latest chapter in a series of challenges to VLSI’s patent claims, which has forced VLSI to run a gauntlet arguably demonstrating that the PTAB fails to function as the alternative forum for speedy validity resolutions originally envisioned by Congress when it passed the America Invents Act (AIA) into law back in 2011.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 28, 2023

Citizens, a credit union based in Peoria, Illinois, obtained a federal trademark registration in May 2011 2011 for the mark CEFCU. In January 2011, SDCCU filed a trademark application for the tagline IT’S NOT BIG BANKING, IT’S BETTER and obtained a federal registration for the mark in April 2014. .”

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 26, 2021

In the context of a district court litigation, a U.S. 2011) ( en banc ) (“This court now tightens the standards for finding both intent and materiality in order to redirect a doctrine that has been overused to the detriment of the public.”). Becton, Dickinson & Co. , 3d 1276, 1290 (Fed. Read more.

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Patent Application Litigation Patent Intellectual Property 52

Patently-O

JANUARY 10, 2023

Cotter, Is Global FRAND Litigation Spinning Out of Control , 2021 PatentlyO Law Journal 1 (2021) ( Cotter.2021.GlobalFRANDLitigation Lemley, Erik Oliver, Kent Richardson, James Yoon, & Michael Costa, Patent Purchases and Litigation Outcomes , 2016 Patently-O Patent Law Journal 15 ( Lemley.2016.PatentMarket COVID-19Impact).

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Journalism Trademark Patent Patent Law 54

TorrentFreak

JANUARY 27, 2023

Representing the movie and music industries, BREIN argued that NSE must delete all infringing content from its servers, and in 2011 the Court of Amsterdam sided with the anti-piracy group. “This confirms that in 2011, NSE had to cease its activities on the basis of an incorrect judgment of the Amsterdam District Court.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 6, 2022

He’s been practising law since 2006 and working since 2011 in the IP Department at Pavia e Ansaldo. He specializes in IP litigation and transactions (also cross-border). Becky Knott Becky is a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and Trade Mark Attorney Litigator. His focus industries are life sciences, manufacturing, and fashion.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 17, 2023

In reversing, the Federal Circuit found that the PTAB erroneously subjected SNIPR’s patents to interference proceedings that Congress meant to eliminate when it enacted the America Invents Act (AIA) of 2011.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Besides ongoing litigation in multiple jurisdictions, the discussion of the relationship between copyright and content mining will continue – if not increase in intensity – for the foreseeable future. In other legal systems, specific E&L relating to content to which lawful access has been secured have been adopted instead.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Before Georgia enacted a constitutional amendment in 2011 to allow the enforcement of reasonable restrictive covenants, Georgia was a popular venue for companies and individuals to avoid non-competes and non-solicits. It provides general information and a general understanding of the law, but does not provide specific legal advice.

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The TTABlog

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The district court denied the motion because no issue was "actually litigated" before the TTAB. The court observed that collateral estoppel applies to issues that have been actually litigated and decided in a prior proceeding. & Sons Edible Oils Limited v. Meenakshi Overseas, LLC , No. 2-14-cv-02961-TLN-CKD (E.D. January 24, 2022).

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The IP Law Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

in 2011, where she agreed not to compete with JLM and granted JLM permission to use her name. They may find themselves shut out of their own accounts, or in protracted litigation about their accounts like Ms. She entered into agreement with the brand JLM Couture Inc. When the relationship became contentious, JLM filed suit against Ms.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Mosaic also corroborated that testimony with invoices showing the SMCII was sold at a trade show in 2011. But, for over 150 years the courts have hotly questioned and challenged the credibility of self-serving prior art that first comes to light during the litigation.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The worst of these patent trolls pick up low-quality patents and take advantage of asymmetries in the economics of litigation to make quick cash. For example, the 2011 America Invents Act created faster, cheaper ways to show that a low-quality patent was invalid and empowered the PTO to implement new safeguards to improve patent quality.

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JIPL Online

APRIL 22, 2021

Litigation surrounding the three-year market exclusivity provision shows us not only how inherently ambiguous the provision is but also the need for a clearly defined standard. Hopefully, with these suggestions, litigation surrounding this inherently ambiguous statute will diminish. 314.50 (2011). Policy considerations.

Intellectual Property Law 98

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The USPTO has had an accelerated examination program known as “Track-1” since 2011. I review large patent portfolios all the time, and Track-1 filings are increasingly common—especially in portfolios being actively litigated. Examination Quality vs Speed.

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Patently-O

APRIL 28, 2022

Best mode can only be raised during prosecution and is not available as a validity defense in litigation. 282 (as amended by AIA 2011). Best-Mode : The original specification must disclose the best mode for carrying out the invention–if one is known by the inventors. Of these for 112(a) rejection types.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The Seuss estate is well-known for being aggressive with litigation. Though the owners of the intellectual property haven’t been quite as litigious as the Seuss estate, they did file a lawsuit in 2011 against a parody book that was slated to be published. He won that case in September 2017. 4: A Pair of Christmas Copyright Myths.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Although the Patent Act does not expressly declare “inventors-must-be-humans” or “no-robots,” since 2011 it has stated that inventors are “individuals.” 100(f)/(g) (2011). In the case, the USPTO admitted (for the purposes of the litigation) that DABUS had conceived of an invention. .”

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The Fellows program launched in 2011 and was designed for lawyers with eight to 15 years of experience. Mok is a principal in Fish’s New York office and focuses his practice on IP litigation and counseling for domestic and international companies. have been selected for LCLD’s Pathfinder program. Mok received his J.D.

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IP Tech Blog

JULY 15, 2022

Given the complete lack of evidence of notice within Defendant’s service itself, Plaintiff’s ongoing use of the service is irrelevant to determining whether he had actual or constructive notice of the post-2011 terms of service. The case is Sifuentes v. Dropbox, Inc. 2022 WL 2673080, *4 (N.D. June 29, 2022).

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IPilogue

AUGUST 30, 2021

In 2011 and 2012, Booking.com applied to register “Booking.com” as a trademark associated with hotel reservation services with the U.S. Practitioners may worry that this case opens the floodgates to trademark litigation. Booking.com B.V. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”).

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 12, 2023

The program, launched in September 2011 provides applicants with greater control over how quickly a patent application will be examined and offers a fast-track to an issued U.S. Prioritized examination, known sometimes as “Track One,” has been in place at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the past 12 years.

Patent Application 52

Patent Application Patent Trademark Patent Prosecution 52

IP Watchdog

JUNE 12, 2023

The program, launched in September 2011 provides applicants with greater control over how quickly a patent application will be examined and offers a fast-track to an issued U.S. Prioritized examination, known sometimes as “Track One,” has been in place at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the past 12 years.

Patent Application 52

Patent Application Patent Trademark Patent Prosecution 52

IP Watchdog

JUNE 12, 2023

The program, launched in September 2011 provides applicants with greater control over how quickly a patent application will be examined and offers a fast-track to an issued U.S. Prioritized examination, known sometimes as “Track One,” has been in place at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the past 12 years.

Patent Application 52

Patent Application Patent Trademark Patent Prosecution 52

TorrentFreak

JUNE 6, 2023

in losses since the company launched in 2011. “Rightscorp also offers a Litigation Model, which is customizable based on the range of copyrights held in the data base. At the time, Rightscorp was a publicly listed company but was hemorrhaging money. In 2014, the company revealed a $2.2m loss for the previous year, $6.5m

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