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Patent Marking Steps After Fed. Circ. Opens Lanham Act Door
Following the Federal Circuit’s recent ruling in Crocs v. Effervescent, which seemingly revives private actors’ ability to bring false patent marking claims under the Lanham [...]
Litigation Strategies In View Of New Double Patenting Rulings
Recent Federal Circuit decisions, including in Allergan v. MSN, raise several issues that patent owners should understand and consider addressing proactively regarding obviousness-type double patenting, [...]
Promoting Diversity In The Selection Of ADR Neutrals
Choosing neutrals from diverse backgrounds is an important step in promoting inclusion in the legal profession, and it can enhance the legitimacy and public perception [...]
Venable LLP is Seeking a Patent Agent with Electrical/Computer Background
Venable LLP’s Patent Prosecution and Counseling group seeks a patent agent with three or more years of experience and a background in electrical engineering, computer [...]
Oakland Airport Name Has Travelers Flying In Circles, SF Says
Attorneys for San Francisco urged a California federal judge Thursday to block Oakland from renaming its airport the "San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport," saying [...]
OpenAI Beats Copyright Suit By 2 News Websites, For Now
OpenAI preliminarily escaped one of the many copyright suits it's facing from journalism publishers on Thursday, as a New York federal judge found that two [...]
Teva Fails To Convince Judge Inhaler Patents Require Drug
Five patents for an inhaler made by Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. don't require an active drug's presence in the device, a New Jersey federal judge [...]
Nike Nabs Injunction In Air Jordan Knockoff Suit But Not $4M
A New Jersey federal judge on Thursday barred a small clothing company and its founder from selling knockoffs of Nike's iconic Air Jordan 1 High [...]
Masimo Spinoff's Ex-CTO Denies Giving Apple Trade Secrets
Cercacor Laboratories' former chief technology officer testified Thursday that he privately emailed Apple CEO Tim Cook offering to help the tech giant become a top health [...]
Santa May Come Early For Mariah Carey In 'Christmas' IP Suit
A California federal judge said Thursday that she is "inclined" to grant Mariah Carey and others a victory in a copyright infringement suit over her [...]
Litigation Funders Look For Attorneys They Can Trust
Litigation funders often see the attorneys they would be working with as the most important element of whether to invest in a case, several members [...]
How Bayh-Dole Supporters Made a Successful Goal Line Stand
As we sort through the results of the recent election, one thing that should be noted is what didn’t happen. The Biden-Harris Administration, despite intense [...]
How Penn State Trial Against Retailer Could Upend TM Law
The Pennsylvania State University and an online retailer of goods bearing retro logos and images of schools and sports teams are set to clash in [...]
ITC Finds Innoscience Infringed Semiconductor Patent
The U.S. International Trade Commission has backed a finding that Innoscience flouted federal law by importing semiconductor technology that infringes an Efficient Power Conversion Corp. [...]
Fed. Circ. Questions Expert's Background In 4G Patent Case
A Federal Circuit judge suggested Thursday that the court might vacate a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision partly invalidating a Sisvel 4G wireless patent [...]
ITC Finds Dell, ASUSTeK, Acer Imports Don't Infringe Patent
The U.S. International Trade Commission has found that various computer hardware companies, including Dell, never infringed claims in an X1 Discovery Inc. patent related to [...]
Teva Can't End Inhaler Antitrust Suit But Gets Claim Nixed
A Massachusetts federal court refused Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.'s attempt to end a case accusing it of orchestrating a decade-long scheme to delay generic competition [...]
WIPO IP Indicators Report Again Shows Strong IP Filing Totals for China, Asian Nations
Today, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published its annual World Intellectual Property Indicators Report, providing a snapshot of IP filing activities across the globe [...]
Playing Ultimate Makes Us Better Lawyers
In addition to being fun, ultimate Frisbee has improved our legal careers by emphasizing the importance of professionalism, teamwork, perseverance, enthusiasm and vulnerability, say Arunabha [...]
Pantech Wants $1M Verdict Tripled In OnePlus Patent Case
Pantech Corp. wants its almost $1 million damages win tripled against Chinese phone company OnePlus Technology Shenzhen Co. Ltd. in a patent suit over technology [...]
NC State '83 Team Fights 'Absurd' NCAA Bid To Toss NIL Suit
The NCAA's ongoing use of the 1983 North Carolina State University basketball team's championship highlights in promotions and marketing negates its claim that any allegations [...]
Dell, Lattice Semiconductor Attys Work Through AI Risks
A Dell in-house attorney picked up errors artificial intelligence made in his daughter's math homework, while a Lattice Semiconductor attorney was surprised that a rough [...]
Cardi B, GloRilla, Soulja Boy, UMG Hit With Music Theft Suit
Rappers Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, GloRilla and Soulja Boy are named along with Universal Music Group and other music labels in a copyright infringement [...]
Silicon Carbide Biz Says Researchers Swiped Trade Secrets
Silicon carbide technology company Wolfspeed Inc. is going after two former higher-ups in its research and development department for allegedly taking trade secrets to a [...]
