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Patent Biz Owner, Now Widow, Asks Connolly To Hold Fines
The owner of a Texas patent company in the crosshairs of Delaware's top judge is asking him to lay off on sanctions until she has [...]
Monster Energy Loses TTAB Challenge Against E-Cig Provider
The Monster Energy brand has failed to sway judges on the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to crush a trademark application by a Florida vape [...]
U.S. Copyright Office Issues Notice of Inquiry on Wide Range of Copyright Issues in Generative AI Systems
On August 30, the U.S. Copyright Office issued a notice of inquiry in the Federal Register seeking public comment on a range of issues related [...]
Fed. Circ. Puts More Patents At Risk Of Double-Patenting Ax
More invalidity attacks will follow the Federal Circuit's recent decision that related patents can be invalidated for double patenting when they expire on different dates [...]
Virtu Sues To Block Ex-Tech Exec From Joining Rival Startup
Virtu Financial Inc. sued a former high-ranking employee Thursday, saying it wants to prevent him from taking intimate knowledge of its foundational trading platform to [...]
5th Circ. Backs Realty Co.'s IP Win Over Senior Living Project
The Fifth Circuit has found that a realty firm did not infringe an architectural company's copyright of schematics to develop a senior living facility in [...]
Edible Arrangements Wins Trim Of Claims In IP Fight
A Georgia federal judge partially trimmed a startup's suit accusing fruit gift arrangement company Edible Arrangements of swiping its intellectual property, cutting out copyright and [...]
Intel, Patent-Holding Co. Reach Deal Ahead Of WDTX Trial
A business trying to market patents issued to a onetime top researcher at a company later bought by a major chipmaker has agreed to end [...]
Nothing 'Distinctive' About Chinese Elfbar, VPR Brands Says
VPR Brands has urged a Georgia federal court to toss counterclaims that its latest product launch infringed on a Chinese vape maker's Elfbar product, arguing [...]
Food Co. Can't Depose Rival's CEO In Patent Row
A Connecticut federal judge has rejected another bid from a food safety technology firm to question the top executive of another company accused of infringing two patents, [...]
Jones Soda Hit With Patent Suit Over Augmented Reality Label
A California company has accused Jones Soda Co. of stealing the augmented reality technology used to digitally animate its bottle labels, according to a patent [...]
The Basics Of Being A Knowledge Management Attorney
Michael Lehet at Ogletree Deakins discusses the role of knowledge management attorneys at law firms, the common tasks they perform and practical tips for lawyers [...]
Online Tie Retailer Escapes NC Artist's Copyright Suit
A North Carolina federal judge has dismissed a copyright case from an artist who accused an online tie seller of stealing one of her designs, [...]
Chinese Co. Gets PTAB To Review US Magnesium Patent
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has agreed to review numerous claims in a patent on magnesium used in fracking owned by a U.S. company [...]
Alcoa Wants Rival's Counterclaims Tossed In $200M IP Fight
As it seeks a new trial for a $200 million trade secret theft suit, Alcoa is also asking a Georgia federal judge to rule in [...]
The Fed. Circ. In August: New Claim Constructions In IPR
The Federal Circuit's recent decision to vacate a Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruling in Axonics v. Medtronic clarifies inter partes review petitioners' ability to [...]
The Ethics and Practicality of AI Assisted Patent Drafting
Given current and ongoing economic realities, patent practitioners—both in-house and outside counsel—are constantly being asked to do more within existing budgets. Meanwhile, more robust patent [...]
Rapper Future Defeats Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘When I Think About It’
Last week, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against the rapper and singer, Future. A [...]
Software Company Sure Agreed To Something, Fed. Circ. Says
The Federal Circuit on Wednesday upheld a Texas federal court's decision that refused to let one Israeli software developer get out of a patent settlement [...]
Judge Hikes Patent Award Against AT&T, Nokia To $181M
A Texas federal judge has rejected AT&T and Nokia's bid to undo a jury verdict that found two Finesse Wireless patents on reducing interference in [...]
Fed. Circuit Won't Revive Gaming Patent Claims Against Sony
A patent licensing company suing Sony over allegations that PlayStation consoles infringe claims in patents that cover technology designed for gaming machines on Wednesday lost [...]
Samsung Can't Escape Software Patent Suit, Judge Rules
A Texas federal judge has shot down Samsung's bid to escape a suit accusing it of infringing a trio of patents on things such as [...]
Blatant Mischaracterizations of PERA Hurt Those the Bill Could Help Most
It is time to set the record straight. For reasons I don’t understand, many inventors are just not being truthful about the provisions of patent [...]
Ex-Atty-Turned-Judge Fights Apple's IP Sanctions Bid
A former Quinn Emanuel lawyer who is now a sitting judge defended himself before a California federal magistrate judge Wednesday against Apple's sanctions bid accusing [...]
