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Micron Wants Fed. Circ. To Step In On Patent Case
Micron has asked the Federal Circuit to step in after an Eastern District of Texas magistrate judge refused to hold off on a Jan. 19 [...]
Computer Security IP Fight Settled On Eve Of Trial
A Virginia federal judge has called off an infringement trial planned for Monday after the two companies involved said they reached a settlement over the [...]
Google Can't Google Potential Jurors Before AI Patent Trial
Google may not use its ubiquitous search engine to research prospective jurors in an upcoming trial accusing the tech giant of infringing patents related to [...]
Justices Won't Hear Furniture Trade Dress Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a Ninth Circuit decision that a furniture manufacturer's trade dress had acquired secondary meaning because one [...]
Justices Won't Consider IP Firm's PPP Loan Dispute Loss
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a finding that a Houston intellectual property and transactions firm defaulted on a six-figure Paycheck Protection [...]
SCOTUS Passes on Intel’s Bid to Overturn Fintiv
The U.S. Supreme Court today denied certiorari in Intel v. Vidal, a case that asked the Court to overturn a U.S. Court of Appeals for [...]
What One Litigator Learned Serving On A Jury
Kilpatrick attorney April Isaacson shares insights for trial lawyers from her recent experience serving on a jury for the first time, including lessons about the [...]
Finnegan Rehires Attorney To Head Copyright Practice In DC
A former Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP associate has rejoined the firm in Washington, D.C., and will lead its copyright practice, the firm [...]
Ernest Jones Denies Asscher Jewelry Sales Infringed On TM
A high street jeweler and its parent have hit back at a £2.8 million ($3.5 million) claim brought in London by a member of a [...]
High Court Rejects Fight Over Sprint, Verizon Atty Fee Wins
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a patent case questioning whether exceptional conduct meriting attorney fees can take place after a magistrate judge's [...]
Realtime Data Can't Get Justices To Revise Alice
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday continued its pattern of rejecting petitions asking to clarify patent eligibility law, this time keeping in place a Federal [...]
Justices Refuse To Eye PTAB's Fintiv Review Denial Policy
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review a Federal Circuit decision that shut down a key part of a lawsuit by Intel and Edwards Lifesciences [...]
Lessons In Navigating Collateral Estoppel Of Similar Patents
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board's recent holding in Google v. Parus that rehearing was appropriate under collateral estoppel illustrates best arguments in inter partes [...]
IP Practice Vlogs: PTAs, PTEs and Terminal Disclaimer Practice under In re Cellect
The Federal Circuit basically confirmed in In re Cellect that terminal disclaimers can knock out patent term adjustment (PTA). If you have patent term extension [...]
Judge Affirms Sanctions Bid In $143M Bitcoin Dispute
A Florida federal judge on Friday affirmed a magistrate judge's finding that sanctions may be warranted against self-professed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright, agreeing that Wright [...]
USPTO To Review Blockchain IP Used To 'Troll' Crypto Firms
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has agreed to take up a challenge to a 2018 blockchain patent that a group of crypto advocates says [...]
Other Barks and Bites, January 5, 2024: USPTO Leadership Changes, Electronic Correction Certificates, Design Patent Bar Open for Applicants
In other barks and bites for the first week of 2024, there were several updates from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including recent leadership [...]
Taser Secures $8M IP Win Due To Discovery Sanctions
A federal judge has awarded $8 million to Taser and ended an infringement suit brought by the company against rival stun-gun maker Phazzer Electronics after [...]
Sarepta Avoids IP Claims As Judge Finds UPenn Patent Invalid
A Delaware judge found a gene therapy patent at the center of an infringement suit against Sarepta, brought by the University of Pennsylvania, was ineligible [...]
Caterpillar, Wirtgen Get Partial Wins In IP Row After ITC Ruling
A Delaware federal court has found that Wirtgen and Caterpillar didn't infringe parts of each other's road-milling machine patents, while noting that U.S. International Trade [...]
TTAB Won't Revive Bid For TM On Colors Of Fruity Pebbles
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has backed a decision to deny Post Foods LLC's bid to register a trademark on its Fruity Pebbles cereal [...]
9th Circ. Won't Rethink FCA Disclosure Ruling Against Valeant
A Ninth Circuit Panel on Friday denied drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals' request to review its decision to revive a False Claims Act accusing Valeant of fraudulently [...]
Vidal Will Reconsider Nokia's Denied Fiber Optic IPRs
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal has agreed to review whether the Patent Trial and Appeal Board rightly passed on Nokia's challenges to [...]
Philips Blames SoClean For Breathing Machine Breakdowns
Koninklijke Philips NV pushed back Friday against SoClean Inc.'s accusation that Philips wrongly blamed SoClean's disinfecting products for a major recall of breathing machines, saying [...]
