Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 10, 2022

The court says that’s irrelevant, because the group administrators could unilaterally change the privacy settings and allow the posts to become public. The plaintiff pointed out that HDR gained access to the group on a false pretense (claiming to be interested in the topic, when really it was just a data snarfer). Implications.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

ANPRM an Unnecessary Slog to a Small Rule Package It has been almost a year since the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) released its Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on AIA trial practices. all of the controversial topics have been dropped). Maybe …the clock on the Vidal administration is ticking.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 15, 2023

the Patent Office implemented an interim process for the Director to review Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions in AIA trials. The DRP will include senior administrative patent judges who took no part in the decision being reviewed. But appealing is time- and resource-intensive. Arthrex, Inc. ,

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Article III standing remains a hot topic at all levels of federal litigation and across many different areas of law. With surgery as the only viable course of treatment, Cloudbreak Therapeutics created a topical application of multikinase inhibitors to provide a non-surgical treatment to prevent recurring tumors, which is recognized in U.S.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 23, 2024

The USPTO is now committed to providing clarity on these topics in In re Xencor. On appeal, the 112 rejection of the examiner was upheld. Today, the CAFC ordered ( here ) a remand of this appeal back to the USPTO at the request of the Solicitor. A revised decision will allow this Court to provide more effective review.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The Federal Circuit has provided additional guidance about an appellant’s standing to appeal IPR decisions after settling the related litigations and entering into patent license agreements. In its second decision between the parties on this topic, the court has dismissed the appeal for lack of Article III standing in Apple Inc.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Though it won’t be the final word on the topic, the decision gives us more insights into the Copyright Office’s thinking on the matter. The Copyright Review Board is the Copyright Office’s internal administrative review process for the registration decisions of individual copyright examiners.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 1, 2022

The 5-4 vote sounds like a nailbiter, but the fact that the appeal succeeded at all was a minor miracle. Appeals on the shadow docket are tricky because of the compressed time frame, the expedited briefing, the lack of oral argument, and the goal of overturning a lower court ruling (the 5th Circuit one-sentence order).

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SpicyIP

MAY 3, 2023

Accordingly, the same would not only mean the legal heirs of the author, but also the executors and administrators of the will of the deceased author.

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SpicyIP

MAY 14, 2022

The response to the competition was overwhelming in the previous years and we’ve received entries from law students across India on an impressive range of topics. The third was an essay competition held by CREATe on the topic of how Artificial Intelligence would change the practice of intellectual property law. Shamnad Basheer.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 27, 2023

IP and the Metaverse The panel organised by The UCL Institute of Brand & Innovation Law , as part of the Annual Brands Seminar , will focus on the debate concerning the topic of IP in the Metaverse. What are the main IP challenges and possible solutions? Where does infringement take place? Who can be sued? Which exceptions might apply?

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The IPKat

AUGUST 4, 2021

First instance (Case reference: Administrative Judgement No. 5296 [2019], First, Administrative Division, 73, Beijing, of Beijing Intellectual Property Court) First, the conclusion : the Beijing IP Court perceived the sign at issue as per phrase segmentation a) in the table above, which thus had no ‘adverse effect’. While the ‘???’

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

On appeal, the High Court agreed with the lower court that the defendants “published” the users’ comments. I don’t love Justice Edelman’s approach that a Facebook accountholder “publishes” any third-party comments that are within the topical scope of the initial post.

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The IPKat

MARCH 28, 2022

The conference lasted almost three days and with a large number of topics having been discussed. The IPKat reports on some of the trends and topics from the conference below. The original conference program (which was only slightly amended due to some covid-related absences).

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The Federal Circuit weighed in on the amorphous topic of subject matter eligibility in the recent opinion ChromaDex, Inc., Although the claims require isolated NR, they do not require a specific high-concentration, only enough to “increase[] NAD+ biosynthesis upon oral administration.” Elysium Health, Inc. , — F.4th

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SpicyIP

MAY 16, 2023

The administrative review proceedings under IPAB have been briefly dealt with. The concept of compulsory licensing and its applicability is explained in Indian context, as a selected topic, before the chapter concludes.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

ParkerVision appealed to the Federal Circuit. The Federal Circuit reiterated prior case law holding that IPR proceedings are formal adjudications that must satisfy the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”). ParkerVision, Inc., Katherin K. Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for IP and USPTO Director No. 2022-1548, (Fed.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 28, 2021

2021 has been year brimmed full with juicy case law from the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA). New referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal on double-patenting (2 Feb 2019) Double trouble: EBA finds legal justification for the prohibition of double patenting (G4/19) (5 July 2021) ??

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 17, 2022

It is not every day that the FTC sues the CEO of a publicly traded company, and it is even less often that we see a federal court opinion on the topic, so this decision warrants a deep dive. And in August 2021, the FTC filed a separate administrative action against FleetCor and its CEO regarding the same practices. Background.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

This book is a work of art, that reads like a novel, but blows your mind like a documentary on a topic that you thought you were already schooled in! The book will appeal to any reader interested in broadening their contextual understanding of intellectual property, as well as those considering the globalised future of IP.

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Bio Law Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

8,197,807 and 8,383,086, concerned compositions and pharmaceutical formulations of nicotinamide riboside (NR), a vitamin present in cow’s milk, for oral administration. APPEAL 2020-005549, 2021 WL 2026317, *5–6 (P.T.A.B. Patent Nos. In 2017, Elysium filed IPR petitions challenging the validity of the patents. § 101.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The statute indicates that any party to an IPR final-written-decision has a right to appeal. Here’s the problem — in its appeal, Apple was not able to show Apple’s rights or duties under the license would change if the patents were cancelled. 35 U.S.C. § ” Eligibility : American Axle v. 2022)(forthcoming).

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The defendant attempted several defences, with the one based on statutory acquiescence under section 48(1) of the Trade Marks Act 1994 perhaps the most interesting – and I am definitely not saying that just because I know an appeal on this point was heard by the Court of Appeal earlier in November. Appeal dismissed.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 2, 2023

It comprises a Court of First Instance – divided into local, regional, and central divisions – and a Court of Appeal. This agreement will be considered by the other UPC signatory states during the next meeting of the Administrative Committee in June 2023. If an opt-out is withdrawn, it is not possible to opt-out again.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Noticeably, on appeal, the SPC ruled reversely on that part: After experiencing the previous lawsuit, Baijia store knew that Jin was the patentee involved in the case, and also knew that its sale of the accused infringing product infringed the patent right at issue. For those who are interested in this topic, the chapter might be a fun read.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

For example, in October 2023, the First-tier Tribunal decided the appeal of Clearview AI, a US provider of facial recognition software, against a fine issued by the Information Commissioner for breaches under the EU and UK data protection regimes. [11] 2] Ibid , at para. 3] Ibid , at para. 5; see also paras. 23 and 24. [4]

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Patently-O

MAY 23, 2022

These efforts helped to persuade ITC administrative law judges to implement Markman hearings. has moved in that direction with the establishment of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s Inter Partes Review and Post-Grant Review authority. PATENT INSTITUTIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCEEDINGS. SELECTED TOPICS.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) recently released an updated Orange Book patent/biologic patent study on August 11, 2021. The first study covering these topics was released on March 13, 2018, and the second on July 18, 2019.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 17, 2024

This case revisits the venerable topic of if, and when, cloning-and-revising a legal document can be copyright infringement. In another paragraph, it simply replaces “Expense Fund” with “Administrative Expense Fund” and “S&P” with “NAIC.”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Related topics * Patel v. ” * Doe v. Grant, 2021 Ariz. LEXIS 1327 (Az. Superior Ct. March 31, 2021). Arizona’s mugshot statute preempted by Section 230. For the most up-to-date information, contact the property manager directly. ” * Larson v. Freedline, 2023 Cal. LEXIS 75495 (Cal. Superior Ct. Alphabet Inc., 2023 WL 4056327 (Ind.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

APRIL 1, 2022

1] A 5-4 majority concluded that the America Invents Act grants “unreviewable authority” within the executive branch to administrative patent judges “incompatible with their status as inferior officers” under the appointments clause of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Arthrex Inc. ”[15].

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Topics: Enablement / Written Description (All three are biotech / pharma): 3 Cases; Infringement (FDA Labeling): 1 Case; Anticipation (On Sale Bar): 1 Case; Double Patenting (Still the law?) Cisco lost a $2 billion verdict, but was able to get the decision vacated on appeal because the Judge’s wife owned $5,000 in Cisco stock.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This review of Exceptions in EU Copyright Law: In Search of a Balance Between Flexibility and Legal Certainty by Tito Rendas, is brought to you by the Rt Hon Sir Richard Arnold, Judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. Rendas’ proposals for reform are balanced and well thought out, and merit consideration by policy makers.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Director Vidal highlights four different topics as they relate to the duty of disclosure standard: 1. .” This notice comes after the recent Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy and a letter from Senator Patrick Leahy and Thom Tillis to the USPTO to reduce conflicting statements among government agencies.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

ParkerVision appealed to the Federal Circuit. The Federal Circuit reiterated prior case law holding that IPR proceedings are formal adjudications that must satisfy the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”). ParkerVision, Inc., Katherin K. Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for IP and USPTO Director No. 2022-1548, (Fed.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has two sets of guidelines that are potentially relevant to inventions that use software as or part of a medical device. I look forward to working on this year’s upcoming paper to advance these topics further.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Later in the judgment at [48], Mr Justice Mellor in this case neatly summarized the touchstone for expedition as being that " reasons in favour of expedition must be sufficiently powerful to outweigh any interference with the administration of justice, prejudice to others and any special factors against expedition."

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