IP Watchdog
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
The inventor of a novel jump rope system (the Revolution Rope), Molly Metz, argued in a reply brief to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
IP Watchdog
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
What began as a patent infringement case has swerved into judicial ethics waters, due to the ruling of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The 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). I attended the hearing at the U.S.
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). The U.S.
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).
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. Courts Federal Circuit IP News IPWatchdog Articles Litigation Patents Technology & Innovation US Supreme Court Alice Corp. Despite the U.S.
IP Watchdog
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
What began as a patent infringement case has swerved into judicial ethics waters, due to the ruling of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The U.S.
IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Would you believe the following scenario could happen under our patent system?
IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 12, 2022
The Pride in Patent Ownership Act, S.2774, is currently being attached to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Attaching the Pride in Patent Ownership Act to the NDAA means it will certainly become law. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) within 120 days.
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?”
IP Watchdog
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) decision upholding a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) finding of unpatentability. Three amici filed briefs last week in Jump Rope System’s petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a U.S.
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.
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 7, 2021
Gonza sought both injunctive relief and damages arising out of MCF’s alleged infringement of its U.S. Patent No. 11,007,405 (the ‘405 patent).
IP Watchdog
AUGUST 9, 2021
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IP Watchdog
MARCH 16, 2022
With this move, businesses in Russia can now violate IP rights, as they no longer need to compensate patent holders from “unfriendly countries.” Russian businesses now hold the key to pilfering, producing and profiting from western technologies.
IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
District Court for the Central District of California that had awarded damages to Lubby Holdings LLC for patent infringement by Henry Chung. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), in a precedential opinion authored by Judge Dyk, partially reversed a ruling by the U.S.
Patently-O
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
2022) raises a number of important design patent law questions, including an issue of first-impression of the scope of “comparison prior art” available for the ordinary observer infringement analysis under Egyptian Goddess, Inc. Columbia’s Design Patent No.
IP Watchdog
JANUARY 19, 2022
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)-National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Policy Statement on Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents Subject to Voluntary FRAND Commitments. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) today sent a second letter to U.S.
IP Watchdog
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
This patent infringement case is potentially one of the largest of the year and is related to very important technology that miniaturized radio frequency (RF) transceivers, thus paving the way for the invention of the smartphone.
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. Patents IP management
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.
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. Should the inventor be able to do so?
JD Supra Law
JULY 28, 2021
Supreme Court recently decided a case resolving a patent dispute between two medical device companies, Hologic, Inc. The U.S. and Minerva Surgical.
IP Watchdog
JULY 29, 2021
The Patent Infringer Lobby has ramped up banging the drum about “patent quality.” They dedicated a week-long campaign to questioning "patent quality,” which its constituents regard as a huge problem.
IP Watchdog
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
District Court for the District of Pennsylvania’s summary judgment that a medical device design patent was not invalid under the on-sale bar. The district court found the patent was infringed and awarded damages in the amount of $1,247,910. The U.S.
IP and Legal Filings
JANUARY 1, 2023
When someone invents something novel, practical, and non-obvious, they may file for a patent. If a nation’s legal system permits this, the patent owner’s protection would instantly lose all value. Introduction.
Kashishipr
OCTOBER 13, 2021
For easing the mode of filing a patent and claiming the subject matter contained therein, there are two basic approaches, namely provisional patent application and complete patent application. What is a Provisional Patent Application?
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.
LexBlog IP
MARCH 18, 2022
Earlier this month, ten of the world’s largest companies were accused of infringing design patents claiming animated graphical user interfaces (GUIs). Two plaintiffs [1] asserted the animated GUI design patents referenced above. Patent No. Patent No.
Kashishipr
MAY 25, 2022
Before we delve into understanding the concept of Patent Search , let us first make ourselves familiar with the definition of a patent. A patent refers to an exclusive right granted by the patent authority of a nation to the inventor or applicant of a unique invention. Patent Rights exclude others in the industry or market from manufacturing, using, selling, distributing, or importing the patented product or process. Types of Patent Search.
IP Watchdog
MAY 26, 2022
BillJCo owns six patents directed to beacon technology, with Bill Johnson and his son Jason Johnson, who lives in Waco, Texas, named as inventors or co-inventors. The suit was brought against Apple for infringement based on its iBeacon protocol. The U.S.
IPilogue
DECEMBER 20, 2022
In Rovi Guides Inc v Videotron Ltd , the Federal Court of Canada invalided patents for interactive program guide (“IPG”) technology and clarified a reasonable royalty as the appropriate remedy had the patents been found valid and infringed.
Kashishipr
MAY 5, 2021
The term ‘Patent Troll’ originated in 1994 in an educational video by Paula Natasha Chavez called the ‘Patents Video.’ The internet has resulted in the era of patent trolls, directly or indirectly. Characteristics of a Patent Assertion Entity.
Garrigues Blog
JANUARY 12, 2022
The owner of a patent cannot enforce their rights against those who used the invention covered by the patent or made serious preparations for such use before the priority date. The right of prior use is also applicable to utility models (article 150 of the Patents Law of 2015 ).
IPilogue
APRIL 22, 2022
Patent 8,129,385 (“patent 385”). ViiV alleges Gilead infringed upon patent 385 under the doctrine of equivalents, which has two exclusions: dedication-disclosure and specific exclusion. Photo by Memed Nurrohmad ( Pixabay ).
The IP Law Blog
AUGUST 19, 2021
So, for those of you who enjoy hypotheticals, here it is: Company A, a North Carolina LLC, owns four patents. And assume that the Western District of Texas is a very fast and favorable court for plaintiffs in patent infringement cases.)
The IP Law Blog
APRIL 14, 2022
In the case, Plaintiff California Costume Collections (“CCC”) filed its Complaint against Defendant Pandaloon, LLC (“Pandaloon”) for declaratory judgment of non-infringement, invalidity, and unenforceability of U.S. Design Patent No. D806,325 (the “D325 Patent”) for a “Pet Costume.”
The IP Law Blog
OCTOBER 7, 2021
There are many requirements for obtaining a patent. 112(a), the patent must describe the invention in writing. If the written description requirement is not met, the patent won’t be granted. billion for patent infringement was reversed for just this reason.
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.
IP and Legal Filings
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
A patent is an intellectual property right granted by a government to the inventor, to protect their invention and allow the fullest commercial exploitation of the patented invention. Is Software Patentable? Software patents are one of the oldest patents.
IP Intelligence
JUNE 7, 2022
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held oral argument on the issue of whether an invention generated by artificial intelligence (AI) is patentable. The Patent Applications. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). On June 6, the U.S.
Larson & Larson
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
So you have a great idea for a product that you have been working on and you want to patent it; but what are your next steps moving forward? Yet, you may find yourself wondering how you will know if you should hire a patent attorney to help you through this process.
IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) report finds the number of women patent applicants is growing across the country; and legislation passes Congress to stimulate young people’s participation in art and coding.
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