IP Law 360

JUNE 1, 2023

A former Analog Devices Inc. engineer convicted of stealing company microchip designs to jump-start his small business was sentenced Thursday to six months in prison by a federal judge in Boston who found the trade secret theft was a "serious crime" deserving time behind bars.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Federal prosecutors urged a Boston federal judge to hold a man who was convicted of stealing trade secrets liable for $660,000 in losses he allegedly intended to inflict on Analog Devices Inc., saying he competed directly with the company using its own microchip.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

NXP USA, Inc., SMC Networks, Inc., d/b/a/ IgniteNet, Micron Technology, Inc., NVIDIA Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., Motorola Mobility, LLC, and Western Digital Technologies, Inc., NXP USA, Inc., SMC Networks, Inc., Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.,

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. Claims: Infringement Defendants: Advance Auto Parts, Inc. Judge: Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim Claims: Declaratory Judgment Defendants: Locket IP LLC Plaintiff: Bungalow Living, Inc. Payne Claims: Infringement Defendants: Moog, Inc. ParkHelp USA, Inc. Stahl, Inc. Office Depot, Inc.

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MARCH 5, 2024

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Claims: Infringement Defendant: Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Cnsl: Eureka Intellectual Property Law Patents: 8,107,940 (System and method for providing advertising on a mobile device); 8,787,895 (System and method for providing advertising on a device) Ameranth, Inc. DoorDash, Inc.

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. Costar Technologies, Inc. Plaintiff: Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. Patent: 6,473,527 (Module and method for interfacing analog/digital converting means and JPEG compression means); 6,972,790 (Host interface for imaging arrays); 8,537,242 (Host interface for imaging arrays). The Buckle, Inc.

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc. Overstock.com, Inc. (D. Defendant: Overstock.com, Inc. Plaintiff: Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc. Defendants: Bodega Latina Corporation d/b/a El Super, Smart & Final Holdings, Inc. Chedraui USA, Inc. The Coca-Cola Company. Cafection Ventures Inc.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

Walmart Inc. Defendant: Walmart Inc. Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. Defendant: Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. Patents: 8,107,940 (System and method for providing advertising on a mobile device); 8,787,895 (System and method for providing advertising on a device). Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. Subaru of America, Inc.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JULY 6, 2021

As a result, both patentees and companies facing infringement suits in the smartphone, software, or other computer-related fields should give a fresh look at the eligibility of any asserted claims that include conventional computer elements, in light of Yu. Dropbox Inc. , CLS Bank Int’l , 573 U.S. 208, 224 (2014). 3d 1000 (N.D.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc. Plaintiff: Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc. GoBrands, Inc. Defendants: GoBrands, Inc. Alaska Airlines, Inc. Defendant: Alaska Airlines, Inc. Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. Alcatraz AI, Inc. Commend Inc. Vicon Industries Inc. LaVision Inc.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 6, 2022

7-Eleven, Inc. Defendants: 7-Eleven, Inc. Brinker International, Inc. The Home Depot, Inc. Aldi, Inc (N.D. Defendant: ALDI, Inc. Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. Walmart Inc. Defendants: Walmart Inc. BAE Systems, Inc. Intevac, Inc. Next Imaging, Inc. Gogogate Inc.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 6, 2022

7-Eleven, Inc. Defendants: 7-Eleven, Inc. Brinker International, Inc. The Home Depot, Inc. Aldi, Inc (N.D. Defendant: ALDI, Inc. Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. Walmart Inc. Defendants: Walmart Inc. BAE Systems, Inc. Intevac, Inc. Next Imaging, Inc. Gogogate Inc.

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IP Intelligence

APRIL 18, 2023

The software company SAS Institute Inc. Rodney Gilstrap, and further know that patent cases employ a procedural device known as a Markman hearing to force crisp definition of patent claims and filter out unsupportable lawsuits. Using a literary novel as an analogy, the novel’s written words would be the literal elements (e.g.,

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Patently-O

MAY 2, 2022

The Facts : On February 7, 2000 , the inventor’s company (MCE) offered to sell and install a butane-blending system to Equilon. Sunoco’s analogy to the Supreme Court’s seminal City of Elizabeth case falls flat. Hallmark Cards, Inc. , Hallmark Cards, Inc. , National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ,

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 18, 2023

The software company SAS Institute Inc. Rodney Gilstrap, and further know that patent cases employ a procedural device known as a Markman hearing to force crisp definition of patent claims and filter out unsupportable lawsuits. code) and the organization of the chapters, characters, and plot would be the nonliteral elements.”

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

SME Steel Contractors, Inc. Seismic Bracing Company, LLC, F.Supp.3d 11, 2023) The parties compete in the design of buckling-restrained braces, which are structural devices that help buildings withstand seismic activity. 3d -, 2023 WL 4463246, No. 2:17-cv-00702-RJS-DAO (D.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The “Metaverse” is an expansive online world that can be experienced via multiple technological platforms – from a screen of a mobile device to the lens of a virtual reality (VR) system. VR systems typically comprise 3D-based software that controls a VR device, such as a VR headset. Patenting VR Technology.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

As of the March 23, 2020 transition, however, all “biological product” applications previously approved under the FD&C Act were “deemed” approved under the PHS Act, and companies can now seek biosimilars and interchangeables of these biological products. As noted above, companies are already taking advantage of these new designations.

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AUGUST 31, 2022

It has also been recognized as important for socio-political reasons as well: Humor is necessary in a democracy for reasons other than serving as a device for spreading truth and attacking fools and knaves. And recent matters, like Jack Daniel Inc. Humor lets us take the issues seriously without taking ourselves too seriously.

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APRIL 20, 2022

— Career Group Companies. Where IP Spring Cleaning Starts : Whether applied to home or office, literally or figuratively, spring cleaning’s cultural, historic, and biological roots have intellectual property law analogs and other legal offshoots. It is a chance to reorganize and refresh your workspace and your workflow.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The court says the statutory definition of “social media company” is impermissibly vague, especially its reference to a service’s “primary purpose.” David Boyle, Snapchat’s Senior Director of Products, stated in his Declaration that he was not sure whether his company would be regulated by Act 689.

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