Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

by Dennis Crouch A short non-precedential opinion from the Federal Circuit provides guidance on two key issues: (1) downstream non-party reliance upon settlement agreements; and (2) personal jurisdiction over foreign corporations. Siemens Industry, Inc. Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (AG) , Nos. 2022-1623, -1624 (Fed. 22, 2023). offices, no U.S.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 4, 2024

The CCI may designate an SSDE based on factors like enterprise size, user base, and market structure, even if thresholds aren’t met. Settlement Procedures for Alleged Contraventions The bill outlines settlement procedures for enterprises facing inquiries under Section 16 for contravening the Act.

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The IPKat

MARCH 11, 2024

A famous Kat Facts Puma SE filed an application to register a Community design on 26 July 2016. The design represents different views of a trainer, falling within class 02-04 of the Locarno Agreement. Handelsmaatschappij J. On 21 April 2021, Puma SE appealed against the decision of the Invalidity Division.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 8, 2023

California passed the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) nominally to protect children’s privacy, but at the same time, the AADC requires businesses to do an age “assurance” of all their users, children and adults alike. Choice of Law. BAM is based in California, so it argued CA law should apply.

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 29, 2022

Over the last decade, lawmakers at the state and federal level have introduced and passed legislation designed to limit the reach of confidentiality provisions in certain circumstances. The “Accountability for Workplace Misconduct Act,” H.R.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 5, 2021

Settlement Prior to Trial Institution May Not Require Filing of Settlement Documents. Back in 2015, I pointed out that an opinion of the Federal Circuit called into question the PTAB’s practice of requiring settlement documents to terminate an AIA trial preliminary proceeding. § 42.74, which also addresses settlement.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 29, 2022

Over the last decade, lawmakers at the state and federal level have introduced and passed legislation designed to limit the reach of confidentiality provisions in certain circumstances. The “Accountability for Workplace Misconduct Act,” H.R.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Christine Farley, Authenticity and Design: Why sell a chair for 10x a visually identical chair? Sometimes the replication is exact; design claimants say they’re made with cheaper materials and practices, but midcentury modern design aimed for cheapness and access: the idea that more people can have it now would be a good not a bad.

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Intepat

MAY 4, 2023

Competition law (hereinafter used interchangeably with antitrust law) and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) have been regarded as two ends of the spectrum in an economy. Interface of Competition Law and Patents Patent law particularly bears more relevance to antitrust jurisprudence. The Supreme Court in Eldred v.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

A Nationwide unit and a Florida guitar company have reached a settlement resolving remaining claims in their Texas federal court coverage row over an underlying case in which the guitar maker was found liable for infringing Gibson Brands' trademarked designs.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 5, 2023

There has been quite a bit of debate around the registrability of GUIs under industrial design law in India. While the Designs Act, 2002, recognised protection for GUIs, the Indian Patents Office has been reluctant to grant registration to GUIs. Vs. The Controller of Patents and Designs and Anr. [1]

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IP Law 360

MAY 31, 2023

A California federal judge on Wednesday dismissed litigation from Patagonia accusing The Gap of infringing on the trademark and trade dress for its Snap-T pullover fleece design after the companies told the court they'd reached a settlement resolving all claims.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

million settlement that will end Koi Design LLC's legal malpractice suit against The Bloom Firm APC and one of its former attorneys for allegedly botching a trademark infringement suit that the company lost by default. A California federal judge approved a $1.1

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 17, 2021

Childproof pot packaging company Pollen Gear told a California federal judge it has reached a conditional settlement in a patent infringement suit with a cannabis company that allegedly ripped off its packaging design.

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Olartemoure Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

It is a legal financing instrument designed to expand capital raising alternatives for early-stage startups. Key aspects The settlement of the valuation ceiling (CAP) upon which the investor would convert the amount of money given into future shares when the company is capitalized. how does it work?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 19, 2022

The High Court has recently awarded £450,000 in damages to a successful claimant in a dispute about unregistered design rights in clothing. Unregistered design rights in the UK are a unique right that often catch designs that fall outside the scope of copyright protection. Background. Additional damages.

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The IPKat

JUNE 21, 2023

Therefore, the mere inclusion of an Italian company in the course of an exchange of correspondence for the purpose of negotiating an amicable settlement of the dispute should not be treated as a letter of formal warning. An Italian cat reflecting on jurisdiction Background On 13 January 2021, German company Bulthaup GmbH & Co. (i)

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 11, 2023

The most modern instalment of this long history comes in the form of another kind ‘copy’, less richly decorated, yet more relevant and politically sensitive for a country that has established a long-term foreign investment “partnership” with the tech and communication industry: the transposition of Directive 2019/790 into Irish law.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 10, 2023

Designs law consultations The call for submissions on the proposed changes to the Australian design rights system are open until this Sunday, 13 August 2023 (AEST). News Last week, the living relatives of Henrietta Lacks reached a settlement with the biotechnology company, Thermo Fisher Scientific. Details here.

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Nelligan Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Today, tattoos serve as deeply intimate expressions of identity and selfhood, with each design narrating a unique tale and mirroring the innermost musings, sentiments, and escapades of the wearer. In the realm of tattoo artistry, the tango between creativity and copyright law is a delicate affair, riddled with complexities and nuances.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 5, 2023

On January 2, 2015, a new system designed to assist copyright holders and better protect consumers went live in Canada. Late 2018, after some companies did exactly that, the Canadian government amended the Copyright Act to prohibit the inclusion of settlement demands in warning notices. lawsuit, give or take.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

sitting by designation). The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that under certain circumstances a trademark licensee can bring a claim against a third party for unfair competition under the Lanham Act even if the licensing agreement does not expressly authorize it to do so. Overhead Door Company of Kansas City v.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

20-1394 (CVSG requested October 4, 2021); Undermining Jury Decisions : Olaf Sööt Design, LLC v. The settlement also included a license to thousands of Qualcomm patents. The Kessler Doctrine : If you want to really dig into this case, please read my article on the topic that I wrote for an Akron Law review IP symposium issue.

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The IPKat

MARCH 4, 2023

Designs Anastasia considered the fact that the Third Board of Appeal (BoA) of the EUIPO found that a design for heated socks was not necessarily functional. The analysis considers some of the most debated issues in EU design law, namely the definition of ‘normal use’ and the methodology for establishing functionality.

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Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Matters relating to copyright, trademark and advertising law give rise to some special ethical considerations. In this 60-minute webinar, designed for in-house counsel, we discussed how to identify and address ethical issues to guard against potentially irreversible consequences. Ethical duties are paramount in any legal practice.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 31, 2022

While these letters are unpleasant to receive, under copyright law they are entirely legal and if the person named in the letter did indeed infringe the movie company’s rights, settling a case might be the sensible course of action. The letter reiterates that the matter relates to infringement of copyright under civil law.

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IPilogue

APRIL 22, 2022

Brandon Pierre is an IPilogue Writer and a 1L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. . This article delves into the legal doctrines that support the parties’ claims and the overarching strategy to their settlement. Under this doctrine, the inventor could not then sue another for using the three-wheeled or four-wheeled design.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 9, 2022

PUMA SE , based in Herzogenaurach, Germany, is a multi-national company that designs and manufactures athletic and casual footwear, apparel, and accessories. The parties were unable to reach a settlement. PUMA also alleges that the Brooks shoe the “Aurora BL” infringes upon their Design Patent No. PUMA North America Inc.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 4, 2023

High-end fashion companies Fendi and Marc Jacobs have reached a confidential settlement with a clothing and costume company over claims that their clothing designs infringed "Roma" trademarks.

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IPilogue

MARCH 15, 2023

Gregory Hong is an IPilogue Writer and a 1L JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The Standard also suggested numerous domains of well-being and accompanying indicators that system designers should be concerned with. A number of interesting points to consider are included within the Standard Model Process.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 21, 2022

While this sounds positive, there are also concerns that the system will be used by opportunistic rightsholders to extract ‘easy money’ from less law-savvy individuals. According to the claim, the defendants allegedly used copyright-infringing fairy wing designs in several photos that were shared on social media.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Olaf Sööt Design, LLC v. 21-406 (reverse payment patent settlement). Sasso , No. 21-540 (on petition from the Indiana Supreme Court; arising under jurisdiction). Infinity Computer Products, Inc. Oki Data Americas, Inc. , 21-413 (indefiniteness); and. Daktronics, Inc. , 21-438 (using claim construction to overturn a jury verdict).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

[These are my rough-draft talk notes from a recent workshop of trademark law professors.] As a super-notice, it can produce cash payouts from settlements or default judgments (which are enforced against the cash held at the online marketplace, so they have actual value).

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IPilogue

JUNE 23, 2022

Andrew Masson is an IPilogue Writer and 2L JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. . Retired Nicklaus now heads his golf course design and construction company, Nicklaus Designs. As this case was just filed, it will likely be some time before a decision or settlement is reached.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 22, 2021

The complaint raised concerns that Dolezal was using copyright law to purge the historical record of her controversial past, while seeking substantial monetary damages in the process. He’s since been suspended from practicing law in New York and various other jurisdictions.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 2, 2022

In fact, these groups deliberately target residential internet subscribers and demand hundreds, even thousands of dollars, euros or pounds in compensation – and feel entirely justified doing so because the law allows it. Protective Wrappers Are Subject to the Law. The Power of the Limited Liability Partnership.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 8, 2021

The Philly Phanatic won't be wearing Yankees pinstripes or Astros orange any time soon, after the Philadelphia Phillies and the originators of the team's fuzzy green mascot reached a settlement in a lawsuit over ownership of the design, according to filings in a New York federal court.

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