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Analysing Amazon’s Strategic Approach to Tackle Patent Infringement

IIPRD

In matters of trade, Trademark, copyright and Patent act as building blocks of protection measures while conferring exclusive right over goods/services for the holder. Amazon often face patent violations with its increasing customer base and involvement of third-party seller. Patent infringement can occur in both of these roles.

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NPE Showcase – Sockeye Licensing

LexBlog IP

Sockeye has sued approximately 80 defendants since it began its patent infringement campaigns in 2015. For example, Sockeye sued a group of electronics companies in 2015 and sued the same defendants again in 2022 with at least some of the same patents. So what happened?

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Texas Oil & Gas Manufacturing Company’s DTSA/TUTSA Lawsuit Unraveled by Public Disclosure of Alleged Trade Secret in its Own Expired Patent

LexBlog IP

The court found, however, that in early 2015 Foro received only “conceptual drawings” that were not final drawings ready for manufacture, but rather the first step of an engineering process. that were previously disclosed in its first coiled tubing unit prototype that it had previously patented (the “1998 Patent”).

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Texas Oil & Gas Manufacturing Company’s DTSA/TUTSA Lawsuit Unraveled by Public Disclosure of Alleged Trade Secret in its Own Expired Patent

Trading Secrets

The court found, however, that in early 2015 Foro received only “conceptual drawings” that were not final drawings ready for manufacture, but rather the first step of an engineering process. that were previously disclosed in its first coiled tubing unit prototype that it had previously patented (the “1998 Patent”).

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Defending Design Patents

Patently-O

This data shows that, since 1989, the apparent grant rate for design patents has stayed at or above some 70%—whereas the volume of design patent filings has quadrupled over the same period. those not filed through the Hague System) are kept confidential and unpublished unless and until they issue as patents.

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Preserving Trade Secrets at District Court Hearings and Trials

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

The Eastern District of Texas General Order “anticipates that HSDs may also include documents that, in the judgment of the filing party, are or contain HSI that is substantially likely to adversely affect,” inter alia , “nonpublic intellectual property, trade secrets, or highly confidential commercial information.” United Indus., 1835(a).

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 4-March 10)

SpicyIP

Highlights of the Week Hot-Tubbing in Indian IP Litigation: Delhi High Court Issues Directives in High-Stakes Patent Infringement Case Image from [link] here Recently, the DHC issued directives regarding expert evidence in the Perjeta patent litigation. Anything we are missing out on? Please let us know in the comments below.