IPilogue

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Moderna and Pfizer battle’s over the inventive process of their respective mRNA COVID-19 vaccines revisit the negative associations of profit, monopolies, and optics in patent litigation. Moderna claimed that they had registered foundational mRNA patents between 2010 and 2016. Code § 1498 (a).

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 27, 2021

An inventor develops an invention, files a patent application and assigns the application for value to the company they founded. Later, the inventor founds another company and develops an improved version of their original invention. In response, the inventor argues that the patent for the original invention is invalid.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today issued a precedential decision in part reversing and in part affirming a district court’s dismissal of an inventor’s patent infringement suit against Google under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure12(b)(6).

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IP Watchdog

JULY 12, 2022

Neapco just a few days earlier, inventor David Tropp on July 5 again asked the Court to unravel U.S. patent eligibility law. Despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of the petition in American Axle v. 101, as interpreted in Alice Corporation Pty v.

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IP Blog

AUGUST 31, 2021

Not only does patent infringement forestall individual innovation, but when occurring unimpeded on a broad scale, it also effectively puts entire markets into holding patterns.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Tuesday, October 10, affirmed a district court’s dismissal at the pleading stage of a patent infringement, unjust enrichment and antitrust case against Qualcomm, Inc. Larry Golden sued Qualcomm in the U.S.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2024

If the complainant, Lashify, prevails, it could make the ITC a more appealing forum for patent infringement suits involving entities that have under-utilized the ITC, including inventors, universities, and start-ups. The case at issue is Lashify, Inc. 23-1245.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 14, 2024

Whitestone Law cannot represent both a Finnish inventor in his patent infringement case against Netflix and a nonparty that paid some of the inventor's legal bills, a California federal judge ruled Thursday, saying the two are now at odds following accusations by Netflix against both.

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Delaware Intellectual Property Litigation Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

In Thaler , the Court confronted, analyzed and answered the question of “can an artificial intelligence machine be an ‘inventor’ under the Patent Act?” After analyzing the plain statutory language of the Patent Act and the Federal Circuit authority, the Court held that the “clear answer is no.”

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LexBlog IP

MAY 1, 2023

Gordon Freeman (Dana Farber Cancer Institute) and Dr. Clive Wood (Genetics Institute) are additional co-inventors of the ’899 patent. The post Bristol-Myers Squibb Files Patent Infringement Complaint Against AstraZeneca Regarding Anti-PD-L1 Antibody Product appeared first on Big Molecule Watch.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

District Judge Alan Albright should block a fintech inventor who’s sued Samsung, McDonald's and dozens of others from filing more patent infringement cases, pointing out that he's boasted online about "his strategy to get rich." PayPal will argue next week that U.S.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

citizen, sued Xiaomi, a Chinese multinational corporation, for patent infringement in New York. Later, Microsoft, naming Xiaomi as the real party in interest, filed an Inter Partes Review (IPR) with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). This case has curious origins. In other words, a U.S.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The inventor of a novel jump rope system (the Revolution Rope), Molly Metz, is petitioning the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) to bar a patent infringement suit in district court where the CAFC has affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) finding of unpatentability.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

A California federal judge said Thursday he's inclined to allow Ramey LLP to withdraw from representing a Finnish inventor in his patent infringement case against Netflix, saying that it "is a messy situation" with an interesting factual record, but "at the end of the day, Mr. Ramey is not getting paid."

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

To be specific, market research performed before filing a Patent Application or after obtaining Patent Protection may help an inventor or innovator significantly in examining the business environment for his invention or innovation. Market research may also help down the road in preventing Patent Infringement actions.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Would you believe the following scenario could happen under our patent system? Commanding 50% market share in unit sales of the patented product, the patent holder prevails in patent infringement suits obtaining court injunctions against all major rivals and maintaining a strict no-licensing policy.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 5, 2024

A California federal judge has allowed Ramey LLP to withdraw from representing a Finnish inventor in his patent infringement case against Netflix, saying he wasn't paying his required fees.

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

A California federal judge granted a preliminary injunction on Thursday requested by Netflix against a Finnish inventor suing it for patent infringement, ordering the inventor to cease transferring his assets to his Finnish entity and declining to consider a late argument that the transfers are needed to pay living expenses.

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IP Close Up

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

But patents no longer provide the right exclude others from practicing an Continue reading History has proven that innovation comes from everywhere, not just the leading businesses.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Eagle Forum Education and Legal Defense Fund and the Fair Inventing Fund filed briefs in support of the jump rope company while DivX filed in support of neither party.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 4, 2023

This week in Other Barks & Bites: Senator Ted Cruz introduces draft legislation to clarify federal law on college athletes’ name, image, likeness (NIL) rights; American Axle gets win on remanded claim in district court; inventors lament “As Seen on TV” infringement; AstraZeneca pays Bristol Myers Squibb to settle patent infringement lawsuit.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Patents are so important to your success! As an inventor, there’s nothing more thrilling than having a big corporation take interest in your idea. In this newsletter, I’ll show you the importance of patenting and how it can protect you and your invention when someone uses it without your permission.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 28, 2021

Supreme Court recently decided a case resolving a patent dispute between two medical device companies, Hologic, Inc. The opinion was closely watched because it raised the question of whether an inventor who has assigned a patent is legally prevented from later attacking the validity of that same patent —.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 1, 2021

Recent Headlines in the IP World: Mike Peterson: Apple Hit with Patent Infringement Lawsuit for Selling a Smart Water Bottle (Source: Apple Insider). Shoshana Wodinsky: Australian Court Rules That Yes, AI Can Be an Inventor (Source: Gizmodo). David Phelan: New Apple Patent Reveals The Ultimate iPhone Upgrade (Source: Forbes).

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 5, 2022

A New Jersey federal judge Tuesday rejected DraftKings' request to kick Shore Chan LLP off a patent infringement lawsuit it's fighting due to the firm's lawyers being inventors, saying third-party competitors do not count as a third person under rules of professional conduct concerning conflicts of interest.

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IP Intelligence

APRIL 27, 2022

A party sued for patent infringement may seek to shift some or all of its liability through an indemnification claim. Linda’s Leather, LLC, accused Victor Zambrano of patent infringement. Linda’s Leather, LLC v. Zambrano , No. 5:21-CV-046-CHB, 2022 WL 100216 (E.D. Each was dismissed.

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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.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 18, 2021

the Federal Circuit held that language the inventor agreed to via his employment agreement “did not effectuate a present automatic assignment of [his] patent rights.” The issue arose in the context of a motion to dismiss a patent infringement suit for failing to be brought by the patent owner.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 4, 2023

Paul Morinville, Founder of US Inventor, recently published a response to my column criticizing RALIA, a bill in Congress that would abolish the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). I offer a few observations in reply. manufacturing.

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 19, 2021

About 20 days after Company B is formed, Company A assigns its four patents to Company B, with an agreement that gives Company B the rights to sue for patent infringement only in the district court for the Western District of Texas. (And But that is not what the district court did.

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Kashishipr

OCTOBER 13, 2021

What is a Provisional Patent Application? Usually, the inventor is under constant fear of leakage of information relating to the invention as a certain disclosure has to be made to the manufacturer. It is for this reason that inventors prefer signing a binding Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).

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Kashishipr

MAY 5, 2021

The term ‘Patent Troll’ originated in 1994 in an educational video by Paula Natasha Chavez called the ‘Patents Video.’ ’ A patent troll is a term used for describing a company that uses Patent Infringement claims to win arguments and court judgments for profit or to stifle competition.

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The IP Law Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

If the patent has already been issued, it can be invalidated for failure to satisfy the written description requirement. billion for patent infringement was reversed for just this reason. Juno sued Kite for patent infringement, alleging that Kite’s immunotherapy technology infringed Juno’s patent.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 27, 2022

A party sued for patent infringement may seek to shift some or all of its liability through an indemnification claim. Linda’s Leather, LLC, accused Victor Zambrano of patent infringement. Linda’s Leather, LLC v. Zambrano , No. 5:21-CV-046-CHB, 2022 WL 100216 (E.D. ” Id.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 9, 2021

has important implications for inventors who assign patent rights, employers to whom employees assign patent rights, other assignees, and litigants in patent infringement suits involving patents in which rights were assigned. Supreme Court’s June 29 decision in Minerva Surgical, Inc. Hologic, Inc.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

While historically, the field of patent filing has been dominated by men, an inspiring shift is taking place. Women inventors are making significant strides, leaving an indelible mark on the world of innovation and intellectual property. of all inventors , with men making up the remaining 83.8%.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 7, 2022

A Federal Circuit judge did not seem compelled by inventor Sholem Weisner's bid to revive his location-tracking patent infringement suit against Google, saying the four patents-at-issue are invalid under Alice and that Wesiner's counsel is using "buzzwords" from judicial precedent without providing any specificity.

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