Patently-O

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

ordered the patentee to (1) stop publicly stating that HBL copied the invention and (2) stop telling HBL customers that they could also be liable for infringement. The district court quickly issued a TRO followed-up with a preliminary injunction against the patentee. Judge Buescher (D.Neb.)

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Delaware Intellectual Property Litigation Blog

MARCH 19, 2022

March 14, 2022), the Court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s first amended complaint asserting claims of patent infringement against defendants arising from defendants’ lung cancer diagnostic test product. Patent Nos. A copy of the Memorandum Opinion is attached. Inivata, Inc. Civil Action No.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 25, 2024

A Delaware federal judge has shot down Astellas Pharma's request to issue an injunction blocking rival pharmaceutical companies from selling generic copies of the overactive bladder medication Myrbetriq as they hash out a patent infringement suit, agreeing with a magistrate judge that Astellas isn't likely to win its case.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 5, 2023

Nu Tsai Capital, LLC, [2023-1146] (February 17, 2023), the Federal Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction against Lite-Netics patent-related speech, holding that the district court abused its discretion. Patent Nos. Lite-Netics send a notice to the trade that Lite-Netics’s magnetic string lights were protected by U.S.

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Delaware Intellectual Property Litigation Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2021

A copy of the Memorandum Order is attached. In denying plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction, the Court found that plaintiffs did not sufficiently demonstrate that they would suffer irreparable harm in the absence of a preliminary injunction and did not meet their burden of proving a likelihood of success on the merits.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 1, 2021

A Sheppard Mullin trial team led by partners Brad Graveline and Laura Burson obtained one of the largest patent infringement damages awards against the United States of America for client SecurityPoint Holdings, Inc (SecurityPoint). SecurityPoint brought its claim for patent infringement against the United States under 28 U.S.C. §

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 31, 2022

on Monday beat a Sprint suit alleging patent infringement by Charter's Spectrum "send to TV" video-on-demand app, after a U.S. Charter Communications Inc. District Court judge in Delaware found that the app's signal gets routed in a way that undercuts Sprint's assertions.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 4, 2024

2024) A recent copyright infringement lawsuit filed by small Boston intellectual property boutique Hsuanyeh Law Group PC (HLG) against international giant Winston & Strawn LLP focuses a dividing line that can highlight when copying the work of another firm is permissible. Winston & Strawn , 23-cv-11193 (S.D.N.Y.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Do common law doctrines such as the doctrine of (un)clean hands apply in the consideration of a patentee's claim for patent infringement in South Africa? Patentee not the patent! Bayer had sued Villa Crop for patent infringement. its defence).

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Delaware Intellectual Property Litigation Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Patent Nos. 6,851,115 (“the ‘115 patent”) and 7,069,560 (“the ‘560 patent”) after finding that Plaintiff has no evidence of every limitation of the asserted claims being present in Alexa because Alexa does not meet the required ICL service request limitation found in the asserted claims of the patents-in-suit.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 19, 2022

March 14, 2022), the Court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s first amended complaint asserting claims of patent infringement against defendants arising from defendants’ lung cancer diagnostic test product. Patent Nos. A copy of the Memorandum Opinion is attached. Inivata, Inc.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

OCTOBER 20, 2023

for alleged patent infringement of its fitness products in Bell’s sporting goods stores, including their Indianapolis, Indiana, Bells of Steel USA Showroom. According to the complaint, Rogue Fitness owns several design and utility patents for fitness equipment, including Patent No. Continue reading

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 17, 2021

A copy of the Memorandum Order is attached. In denying plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction, the Court found that plaintiffs did not sufficiently demonstrate that they would suffer irreparable harm in the absence of a preliminary injunction and did not meet their burden of proving a likelihood of success on the merits.

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Garrigues Blog

JANUARY 12, 2022

In an earlier blog, we discussed “prior public use” as grounds for opposing the grant of European patents (see here ). In addition, a third party’s use of an invention before its registration by another is also relevant to assess patent infringement. 201/2012, of 28 May 2012 ). 65/2001, of January 31, 2001 ).

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IIPRD

MARCH 4, 2024

It was decided by the Supreme Court in the case that the cinematographic films do have the copy right it was on of the issue in the case of Yash Raj Films vs Sri Sri Ganesh Productions. [1] Infringement related to patents are usually seen in the pharmaceutical industry, as most of the inventions takes place in that sector.

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Reynolds is facing another patent infringement suit over its Vuse Alto e-cigarette, this time from Healthier Choices Management Corp., which alleges Reynolds' vape pen and corresponding flavor pods copy its patented technology.

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IP Law 360

JULY 11, 2023

NXP engineers and a hired expert testified Tuesday that the chipmaker's products didn't copy Impinj's intellectual property, with one witness telling jurors he felt "angry and personally offended" by Impinj's $18.9 million worth of patent infringement claims.

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Delaware Intellectual Property Litigation Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2021

A copy of the Memorandum Opinion is attached. Some general points of take away from the case are (1) the standards for finding willful infringement and awarding enhanced damages are not the same; and (2) a finding of willful infringement does not automatically warrant the award of enhanced damages in every case.

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Delaware Intellectual Property Litigation Blog

JUNE 12, 2021

A copy of the Memorandum Opinion is attached. Reexam Beverage Can Co. , 3d 1308, 1316-17 (Fed. Accordingly, Defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings as to Counts III and Count IV of Plaintiff’s Complaint was denied.

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IP Intelligence

APRIL 18, 2023

Many people were disappointed when the most-watched copyright case of the past 10 years, Oracle’s lawsuit against Google over Google’s copying Java application programming interface (API) code, failed to yield better guidance on the scope of copyright protection for computer programs. The software company SAS Institute Inc. Chief Judge J.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 3, 2023

by Dennis Crouch Moderna filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Pfizer and BioNTech in August 2022, alleging that the defendants COVID-19 vaccine infringes three patents related to Moderna’s mRNA vaccine technology. United States Patent Nos. 10,898,574, 10,702,600, and 10,933,127.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Patent Nos. A copy of the Memorandum Opinion is attached.

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Do you need a design or utility patent , or both ? How do you know if your patent claims are any good ? What matters most in getting patents to stop Amazon sellers from copying your product? Need a useful patent that will actually stop competitors from taking your sales? So you’ve created a new product.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

MARCH 31, 2022

The Hatch-Waxman Act provides a safe harbor for activities that would otherwise constitute patent infringement so long as those activities are reasonably related to the submission of a product for FDA approval. PDF copy available. Disclaimer: Fish and Richardson P.C. represents REGENXBIO Inc. in this matter.

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Delaware Intellectual Property Litigation Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2021

November 29, 2021), the Court denied defendant Natera’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims of patent infringement under 35 U.S.C. 101 after rejecting defendant’s assertion that the patent-in-suit, U.S. A copy of the Memorandum Order is attached. Stark following oral argument in Invitae Corp. Natera, Inc. 3d 1299 (Fed.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In 2018, United Cannabis sued Pure Hemp for patent infringement and Pure Hemp responded with a Walker-Process antitrust counterclaim for asserting a patent known to be invalid. The defendant also argued the patent should be held unenforceable due to inequitable conduct during prosecution. CBD or 95% CBD+THC.

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Kashishipr

JULY 20, 2022

” In one of the articles published by Fortune Magazine in 1999, journalist Paul Lukas wrote that it is a familiar story when a small fledging company comes up with a brilliant new product – so good that a more powerful and bigger company copies its unique idea. and the so-called rival RealMe. Tencent Holdings Ltd.,

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

I recently wrote about the patent infringement lawsuit filed by Moderna against Pfizer/BioNTech over the COVID-19 vaccine. In its complaint filed in federal district court in Boston last August, Moderna alleged that Pfizer/BioNTech infringed three of Moderna’s patents in developing the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Two years later, as the world adapts to the new normal and vaccine supply is no longer a preeminent issue, Moderna seeks to take legal action against Pfizer/BioNTech for unlawfully infringing upon Moderna’s patented mRNA technology in the making of their COVID vaccine. Infringement Allegation. Moderna’s position.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 10, 2021

A copy of the Memorandum Opinion is attached. Some general points of take away from the case are (1) the standards for finding willful infringement and awarding enhanced damages are not the same; and (2) a finding of willful infringement does not automatically warrant the award of enhanced damages in every case. § 284.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 27, 2023

24, 2023) WS sued Wayfair, alleging patent infringement, Lanham Act false advertising, Massachusetts and California statutory unfair competition and Massachusetts false advertising based on alleged copying of West Elm products. Wayfair Inc., 3d -, 2023 WL 371035, No. 1:21-12063-PBS (D.

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IP Tech Blog

MAY 18, 2023

Because defendant World Programming Limited (“WPL”) had shown that some elements of plaintiff SAS Institute’s (“SAS”) software were not copyrightable, Judge Gilstrap found that SAS bore the burden of pointing to specific protectable elements that the jury could compare to the accused software to determine infringement.

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Patently-O

APRIL 17, 2024

This case began back in 2006 when Crocs sued Double Diamond and others for patent infringement of Crocs’s design patents. Therefore, Dastar ‘s unaccredited copying did not constitute a false designation of origin actionable under § 43(a) of the Lanham Act. 1125(a)(1)(B) (Section 43 of the Lanham Act).

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Patent Trademark Blog

MAY 31, 2023

Are competitors copying your products? Perhaps you might want to send them a C&D letter to get them to respect your patents. Would it make sense to send them a trademark infringement letter. In particular, you can file a petition to speed up your trademark application and submit a copy of the C&D letter to the USPTO.

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The IP Law Blog

MAY 11, 2023

Under another theory, Pure Hemp argued the patent prosecutor committed inequitable conduct by copying and pasting excerpts from prior art references into the ‘911 patent application without disclosing the prior art to the USPTO. The stipulation made no mention of attorney fees. This case provides three important reminders.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 18, 2023

Because defendant World Programming Limited (“WPL”) had shown that some elements of plaintiff SAS Institute’s (“SAS”) software were not copyrightable, Judge Gilstrap found that SAS bore the burden of pointing to specific protectable elements that the jury could compare to the accused software to determine infringement.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 18, 2023

Many people were disappointed when the most-watched copyright case of the past 10 years, Oracle’s lawsuit against Google over Google’s copying Java application programming interface (API) code, failed to yield better guidance on the scope of copyright protection for computer programs. The software company SAS Institute Inc.

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