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Peloton, Lululemon and Nike Patent Infringement Lawsuits: Practical Intellectual Property Considerations

IPilogue

This article was written as a requirement for Prof. In late November 2021, Lululemon launched a lawsuit for design patent infringement against Peloton in relation to perceived similarities in the design elements of various pieces of activewear, including sports bras and leggings.

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“Comparison Prior Art” Must Be Tied to the Same Article of Manufacture as That Claimed

Intellectual Property Law Blog

15, 2023) , the Federal Circuit vacated a jury verdict of non-infringement in a design-patent infringement action filed by Columbia Sportswear against Seirus Innovative Accessories. Thus, the prior-art design must be applied to the article of manufacture identified in the claim. Background Columbia asserted U.S.

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Other Barks and Bites for Friday, April 26: World Intellectual Property Celebrated Around the Globe; China Tops List for AI Patents Granted; EPO Releases Cleantech Study on World IP Day

IP Watchdog

This week in Other Barks and Bites: Caltech drops a patent infringement lawsuit against HP; the world celebrates World Intellectual Property Day; GSK sues Pfizer accusing the company of infringing on its mRNA patents.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Infringement? The Battle Between Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Continues

SpicyIP

Several intellectual property rights battles are being fought over this new technology. BioNTech/Pfizer’s response is below: This article was originally published on Bill of Health , the blog of Petrie-Flom Center at Harvard Law School. COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Infringement?

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Protecting Intellectual Property in Augmented Reality

IP Watchdog

Augmented Reality (“AR”), along with Virtual Reality (“VR”), is rapidly growing in prominence and will be transformative to the way we live, work, learn and play. Both AR and VR will undoubtedly bring a whole set of novel IP issues for individuals, companies, IP practitioners and the courts.

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Offence Or Defence? China’s New Legal “Weapon” Against Intellectual Property Theft Claims and The US’ Response

IPilogue

The US has started a worldwide complaint about China’s new legal strategy against intellectual property (IP) theft claims. InterDigital, based in Delaware, USA, holds multiple patents for digital technology used in smartphones across the world. Since the beginning of 2020, four claims of IP theft have gone to Chinese courts.

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What it Means that Russian Businesses Can Now Legally Steal Intellectual Property from ‘Unfriendly Countries’

IP Watchdog

As of Monday, March 7, the Russian government has legalized intellectual property (IP) theft. With this move, businesses in Russia can now violate IP rights, as they no longer need to compensate patent holders from “unfriendly countries.”