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Intellectual Property Network

Posts from membbers of the Intellectual Property Network on Ning.

http://ipestonia.ning.com/profiles/blog/list

May 19
Searching for Beauty: How to Search for US Plant Patents - The Intellogist Blog

Searching for Beauty: How to Search for US Plant Patents - The Intellogist Blog

Spring is here, and since the azaleas are blooming and gardens everywhere are looking lovely, I thought I’d honor spring by writing a quick primer on searching for U.S. plant patents.
May 19
10 Tips for Managing Litigation for Superior Results and Cost Saving

10 Tips for Managing Litigation for Superior Results and Cost Saving

Earlier this year, a U.S. District Court approved the payment of $308 million in attorney fees to 116 law firms in a single case (TFT-LCD Antitrust Litigation), with one firm receiving $75 million in fees and another receiving $49 million.…
May 17
The Linear Law of Patent Analysis Revisited

The Linear Law of Patent Analysis Revisited

A framework for performing patent analysis projects is provided. The workflow was developed fourteen years ago and the method for structuring analytics projects for maximum impact and accuracy are still relevant and important today. Too often…

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IPKat

Covers copyright, patent, trade mark and privacy/confidentiality issues from a UK and European perspective.

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/

May 19
And 12 Points go to ... Ukraine

And 12 Points go to ... Ukraine

Uncle Sam, under the authority of the USTR, wants you to behave... Despite what the title might suggest, this post is not about the European's beloved festival of kitsch, where washed-up pop acts from the 90's and…
May 17
Friday fantasie

Friday fantasie

Here's a reminder for readers who quite properly concern themselves with such trivia as whether they are giving (or taking) legal advice that comes from a reliable source. The Official Journal of the European Union has published on a…
May 17
Framing of videos: Court of Justice to rule

Framing of videos: Court of Justice to rule

Merpel sniffs the water forsigns of pollution*Yesterday the First Civil Senate of the German Bundesgerichtshof (BGH) -- one of the most active and influential national intellectual property courts you can ever hope to find in the new Europe…

Rank this Week: 23

43(B)log

Covers false advertising and intellectual property issues. By Professor Rebecca Tushnet.

http://tushnet.blogspot.com/

May 17
Monster un-mash: no class action for YouTube plaintiff

Monster un-mash: no class action for YouTube plaintiff

Football Ass'n Premier League Ltd. v. YouTube, Inc., --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2013 WL 2096411 (S.D.N.Y.) Interesting not just because of the intersection of class actions and copyright, but because neither side apparently had the incentive…
May 16
Large Wells Fargo judgment reinstated

Large Wells Fargo judgment reinstated

Via the Consumer Law & Policy Blog. Previous coverage of the legal response to Wells Fargo's reprehensible practices here (9th Circuit) and here (earlier district court opinion). More from me likely next week,…
May 16
$40 million award against Skecher

$40 million award against Skecher

Skechers will pay $40 million for its unsubstantiated claims that its funny-shaped shoes improved fitness and health. Via the Trademark Blog.

Rank this Week: 24

PlagiarismToday

Covers content theft, plagiarism, and copyright issues on the Web. By Jonathan Bailey.

http://www.plagiarismtoday.com

May 18
Copyright 2.0 Show – Episode 283 – Fair Use Vacation

Copyright 2.0 Show – Episode 283 – Fair Use Vacation

Congress mulls DMCA reform, Aereo seeks summary judgment and Google opposes class action status in Authors Guild case.
May 17
3 Count: Principled Hearing

3 Count: Principled Hearing

U.S. House of Representative has hearings on copyright reform, Kim Dotcom wins right to appeal to NZ Supeme Court and BREIN suffers a defeat in the Netherlands.
May 16
MailChimp Responds, Fixes Duplicate Content Issue

MailChimp Responds, Fixes Duplicate Content Issue

MailChimp reached out to me to let me know that the duplicate content issue has been fixed. Robots.txt files have been added to the relevant servers.

Rank this Week: 27

Law & Disorder

The Art of Technology

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/

May 19
Financial Times’ Twitter, tech blog hijacked by the Syrian Electronic Army

Financial Times’ Twitter, tech blog hijacked by the Syrian Electronic Army

FT is part of a growing list of media companies duped by the Pro-Assad crew.
May 19
“Julian and WikiLeaks, the very ideals of WikiLeaks, are not one and the same”

“Julian and WikiLeaks, the very ideals of WikiLeaks, are not one and the same”

Filmmaker Alex Gibney talks about his new doc, We Steal Secrets: the Story of WikiLeaks.
May 19
We Steal Secrets: the rise and fall of WikiLeaks in classic Hollywood term

We Steal Secrets: the rise and fall of WikiLeaks in classic Hollywood term

Julian Assange stars as Walter White; the US government reprises The Chicken Man.

Rank this Week: 41

William Carleton, Counselor @ Law

Covers legal and investment issues facing emerging tech companies.

http://www.wac6.com/wac6/

May 19
Short videos from Maker Faire 2013

Short videos from Maker Faire 2013

I put about a dozen #makerfaire videos into a YouTube playlist.
May 18
Maker Faire 2013 - Saturday

Maker Faire 2013 - Saturday

Pictures from the Saturday of the Faire.
May 17
Speed and distance

Speed and distance

During the flight down from Seattle to San Francisco this morning, I watched a commercial jet flying north, the opposite direction. It was moving fast, much faster than I'm used to seeing planes fly when watching from the ground. Hard...

Rank this Week: 47

IPBiz

Intellectual property news affecting business and everyday life. From patent lawyer Lawrence B. Ebert.

http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/

May 19
"60 Minutes" Special Edition on May 19, 2013 at 8pm Eastern Time

"60 Minutes" Special Edition on May 19, 2013 at 8pm Eastern Time

There were three stories previewed for the "special edition" show on May 19, 2013:Massive migration out of Afghanistan. Movies about lions in Africa. Water-loving super lions.Taylor Swift as a role model. Anderson Cooper does "A Long and…
May 19
"60 Minutes" on May 19, 2013

"60 Minutes" on May 19, 2013

Lesley Stahl talked about computer face-recognition. Second, camp 14 by Anderson Cooper, a recycled story from December 2, 2012. Third, Lara Logan on Michael Jackson's fortunes after death. Image resurrection. What Michael Jackson left…
May 19
CBS Sunday Morning 19 May 2013

CBS Sunday Morning 19 May 2013

By Design, from Charles Osgood in Miami, FL; blog owner is enroute.Making the old new again.The Bacardi Building in Miami reminds us of the importance of color. Susan Spencer. Putting a tree in a home. Design should hark back to favorite…

Rank this Week: 55

THR, Esq.

Focuses on how the entertainment and media industries are impacted and influenced by the law. From The Hollywood Reporter.

http://thresq.hollywoodreporter.com/

May 17
Warner Bros. Wins Lawsuit Over Fictional Technology in 'Dark Knight Rises'

Warner Bros. Wins Lawsuit Over Fictional Technology in 'Dark Knight Rises'

A judge realizes there's a difference between movies and reality in analyzing a trademark claim over Catwoman's favorite piece of software.read more
May 17
WWE Can't Escape Copyright Lawsuit Over Wrestler Entrance Music

WWE Can't Escape Copyright Lawsuit Over Wrestler Entrance Music

A judge says that the WWE does business in Texas, so it will have to face off there against the guy who "pioneered" giving wrestlers songs to walk into the ring to.read more
May 16
Judge Denies Copyright Class Action Against YouTube

Judge Denies Copyright Class Action Against YouTube

The plaintiffs sued in 2007 over alleged infringements on the video-sharing site.read more

Rank this Week: 63

Likelihood of Confusion

Covers developments in trademark, copyright, new media and free speech. By Ron Coleman.

http://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com

May 17
Copyright: Creative is as creative doe

Copyright: Creative is as creative doe

Most of my writing here about copyright law concerns the misuse and abuse of its heavily pro-plaintiff provisions such that there is little or no incentive against the filing of meritless claims of infringement. In particular I have…
May 13
Free speech for hoser

Free speech for hoser

Originally posted 2007-04-04 23:38:57. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe headline: “Canada to trademark [sic] ‘winter’ for 2010 Olympics.” The funny thing is I thought they already had a pretty good monopoly on…
May 13
The not so bright line

The not so bright line

The preamble of the Lanham Act Section 2 is followed by six lower-case–lettered sections, the fifth of which contains four separately numbered “grounds” on which it is permissible to refuse registration. No form of the…

Rank this Week: 77

Technology & Marketing Law…

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Covers Internet, technology and online marketing legal issues. Published by Santa Clara University School of Law Professor Eric Goldman.

http://blog.ericgoldman.org/

May 17
Judge’s Facebook Friendship With Victim’s Parent Does not Taint Proceeding -- Youkers v. Texa

Judge’s Facebook Friendship With Victim’s Parent Does not Taint Proceeding -- Youkers v. Texa

[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] Youkers v . Texas, No. 05-11-01407-CR (Tx. Ct. App. May 15, 2013) [pdf] Youkers was convicted...
May 14
UK's New Defamation Law May Accelerate the Death of Anonymous User-Generated Content Internationally (Forbes Cross-Post)

UK's New Defamation Law May Accelerate the Death of Anonymous User-Generated Content Internationally (Forbes Cross-Post)

By Eric Goldman Historically, United Kingdom defamation law has been victim-favorable. In an effort to modernize its defamation law, the...
May 12
Perfect 10 Gets a Surprising Partial Sumary Judgment in 512 Case--Perfect 10 v. Yandex

Perfect 10 Gets a Surprising Partial Sumary Judgment in 512 Case--Perfect 10 v. Yandex

By Eric Goldman Perfect 10, Inc. v. Yandex N.V., 2013 WL 1899851 (N.D.Cal. May 7, 2013) Few names strike as...

Rank this Week: 98

JOTWELL - The Journal of Things We…

JOTWELL - The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)

Edited by University of Miami School of Law Professor Michael Froomkin, The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)–JOTWELL–invites law professors to join us in filling a telling gap in legal scholarship by creating a space where legal academics will go to identify, celebrate, and discuss the best new legal scholarship.

http://jotwell.com/

May 17
The Brave New World of Identification

The Brave New World of Identification

Margaret Hu, Biometric ID Cybersurveillance, 88 Indiana L.J.__ (forthcoming 2013), available at SSRN.Mary FanThe memory seems almost quaint. While waiting with prosecutors in the hallway between indictments, an excellent customs…
May 15
Celebrating Federal Civil Rulemaking

Celebrating Federal Civil Rulemaking

Lonny Hoffman, Rulemaking in the Age of Twombly and Iqbal, U.C. Davis L. Rev. (forthcoming, 2013) available at SSRN.Brooke D. ColemanThe Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are 75 years old this year. Imagine a fete thrown in their honor-mini…
May 13
Balkan Ghost

Balkan Ghost

Reva B. Siegel, From Colorblindness to Antibalkanization: An Emerging Ground of Decision in Race Equality Cases, 120 Yale L.J. 1278 (2011).Pat GudridgeWhatever Reva Siegel writes is worth close study. This recent Yale Law Journal…

Rank this Week: 111

Patently-O

Covers patents, claim drafting tips, patent cases, patent legislation and patent prosecution. By Dennis Crouch.

http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/

May 17
Alexsam, Inc. v. Best Buy, Barnes &…

Alexsam, Inc. v. Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, Gap, JC Penney, McDonalds, et al.(E.D. Tex. 2013) Alexsam has asserted its gift-card patents against a host of accused infringers. U.S. Patent Nos. 6,000,608 and 6,189,787. These patents have…
May 17
After Final Consideration Pilot 2.0

After Final Consideration Pilot 2.0

From the PTO: Using information gathered from the After Final Consideration Pilot (AFCP), as well as input from stakeholders and examiners obtained through the RCE outreach initiative, the USPTO will launch the After Final Consideration Pilot…
May 16
Supreme Court Looks More Closely at Reviewing Therasense

Supreme Court Looks More Closely at Reviewing Therasense

By Dennis Crouch Sony Computer v. 1st Media LLC, Docket No 12-1086 (on petition for writ of certiorari 2013) In a recent order, the Supreme Court has asked the Solicitor General to file a brief in this expressing the views...

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Freedom to Tinker

Focuses on issues related to legal regulation of technology, and especially on legal attempts to restrict the right of technologists and citizens to tinker with technological devices. From Princeton Computer Science and Public Affairs Professor Ed Felten

http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com

May 17
Blocking of Google+ Hangouts Android App

Blocking of Google+ Hangouts Android App

Earlier this week, online news sites started reporting the apparent blocking of Google’s Google+ Hangout video-chat application on Android over AT&T’s cellular network [SlashGear, Time, ArsTechnica]. Several of the articles…
May 16
CALEA II: Risks of wiretap modifications to endpoint

CALEA II: Risks of wiretap modifications to endpoint

Today I joined a group of twenty computer scientists in issuing a report criticizing an FBI plan to require makers of secure communication tools to redesign their systems to make wiretapping easy. We argue that the plan would endanger the…
May 14
Who Owns the Future? Not the Middle Cla

Who Owns the Future? Not the Middle Cla

Jaron Lanier, in the latest contribution to the public conversation about how we live with technology, blames the Internet for the fall of the middle class. Only the problem is he’s wrong. In his new book Who Owns the Future?…

Rank this Week: 119

Copyfight

Covers the politics of IP.

http://copyfight.corante.com/home/corante/public_html/copyfight/

May 19
Who Really Owns The Librarian of Congress?

Who Really Owns The Librarian of Congress?

As new legislation makes its way through the halls of Congress to try and fix the mess highlighted by the Librarian of Congress's refusal to extend a DMCA exemption on cell-phone unlocking an important question has arisen: to whom, exactly,…
May 18
It's a Cartel, Not a Class (Action)

It's a Cartel, Not a Class (Action)

Reuters reports (here on HuffPo) that U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton has denied a request by a group of "copyright owner" - which we understand to mean giant media corporations - to be certified as a class for class-action lawsuit status.…
May 18
When A Lawyer Isn't Enough, Get an IP Lawyer

When A Lawyer Isn't Enough, Get an IP Lawyer

Mike Masnick has a long but really excellent column up on a tempest in my local teapot. The short form is that Jonathan Monsarrat and his lawyer/business partner have caused quite a stir in my part of the world by filing a raft of copyright,…

Rank this Week: 121

ITC 337 Law Blog

Covers International Trade Commission cases and news. By Oblon Spivak.

http://www.itcblog.com

May 19
ALJ Rogers Grants Motion To Strike Supplemental Interrogatory Response And Denies Motion To Respond Out Of Time In Certain Integrated Circuit Chips (337-TA-859)

ALJ Rogers Grants Motion To Strike Supplemental Interrogatory Response And Denies Motion To Respond Out Of Time In Certain Integrated Circuit Chips (337-TA-859)

On May 9, 2013, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. Issued Order No. 19 granting Respondents LSI Corporation and Seagate Technology’s (collectively, “Respondents”) motion to strike Complainant Realtek Semiconductor Corporation’s…
May 17
ALJ Rogers Denies Motion For Leave To Amend Complaint In Certain Wireless Devices With 3G And/Or 4G Capabilities (337-TA-868)

ALJ Rogers Denies Motion For Leave To Amend Complaint In Certain Wireless Devices With 3G And/Or 4G Capabilities (337-TA-868)

On May 10, 2013, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 27 denying Complainants InterDigital Technology Corporation, IPR Licensing, Inc. and InterDigital Holdings, Inc.’s (collectively, “InterDigital”) motion for leave…
May 16
ALJ Essex Grants Motions To Terminate Investigation As To Camus And Sidney Frank In Certain Products Having Laminated Packaging (337-TA-874)

ALJ Essex Grants Motions To Terminate Investigation As To Camus And Sidney Frank In Certain Products Having Laminated Packaging (337-TA-874)

On May 8, 2013, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued the public version of Order No. 10 and Order No. 11 (both dated May 7, 2013) in Certain Products Having Laminated Packaging, Laminated Packaging, and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-874).…

Rank this Week: 130

IPWatchdog.com | Patent Copyright…

IPWatchdog.com | Patent Copyright Trademark

Covers patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and Internet issues. By Gene Quinn.

http://www.ipwatchdog.com

May 19
Sowing the seeds of wrath: Doctrine of Patent Exhaustion Could Not Save Farmer from Liability for Infringing Monsanto’s Patents on Genetically Modified Seed

Sowing the seeds of wrath: Doctrine of Patent Exhaustion Could Not Save Farmer from Liability for Infringing Monsanto’s Patents on Genetically Modified Seed

Some had hoped that the Court would use Bowman as an opportunity to address the extent of a patent owner’s monopoly over other self-replicating technologies in the areas of biotechnology and information technology, such as human cell…
May 18
Dr. Phil Sues Gawker Media for Copyright Infringement

Dr. Phil Sues Gawker Media for Copyright Infringement

As briefly discussed above, Peteski brought this action against Deadspin because Deadspin copied the Dr. Phil show that had an exclusive interview with Ronaiah Tuiasosopo. Tuiasosopo is the brains (and voice) behind the hoax that was played…
May 17
Patent Statistics and SPEs: Looking Beyond PAIR Data

Patent Statistics and SPEs: Looking Beyond PAIR Data

I wrote something incorrect about SPE Len Tran and for that I apologize to him and to the USPTO and to readers who were lead astray. The fact is that if you do a simple Google patent search you will see that since the time he became a SPE in…

Rank this Week: 139

Copyright Litigation Blog

Review of copyright law, copyright litigation, art litigation and relevant current events. Discussions of recent case law and federal rules of civil procedure. By Ray Dowd.

http://copyrightlitigation.blogspot.com/

May 19
Nazi Looted Art and Cocaine: When Museum Directors Take It, It Call the Cop

Nazi Looted Art and Cocaine: When Museum Directors Take It, It Call the Cop

Egon Schiele's Girl with Black Hair - Stolen From Fritz Grunbaum When He Was In the Dachau Concentration Camp, now at the Allen Art Museum at Oberlin CollegeThe Rutgers Journal of Law and Religion, as part of their…
May 14
Join Us Tonight at the SDNY: Honoring Our Federal Defender

Join Us Tonight at the SDNY: Honoring Our Federal Defender

Honoring Our Federal Defenders The Federal Bar Association Chapter for the Southern District of New York Invites youto an event honoringOur Federal Defenders~ Introduction by ~The Honorable Chief Judge Loretta A. PreskaUnited States…
May 1
Masterpieces & Mystery: Nazi Art Looting Presentation at the Dayton Art Institute on May 21

Masterpieces & Mystery: Nazi Art Looting Presentation at the Dayton Art Institute on May 21

Masterpieces & MysteryDayton Art Institute Date: Tuesday, May 21Time: 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.Location: Dayton Art Institute- NCR Renaissance AuditoriumTickets: $35 non-members$30 museum members$30 Federal and Dayton Bar Association…

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Copyhype

Discusses copyright law for those in the content industries and the general public. By Terry Hart.

http://www.copyhype.com/

May 17
Friday’s Endnotes – 05/17/13

Friday’s Endnotes – 05/17/13

The Constitutional Foundations of Intellectual Property Law — Randolph May and Seth Cooper of the Free State Foundation look at some of the philosophical underpinnings that drove the inclusion of copyright and patent protection into the…
May 16
Copyright Review Principles and Consensu

Copyright Review Principles and Consensu

Zechariah Chafee, a godfather of 20th century legal philosophy, wrote an influential article on copyright law in the early twentieth century.1 At that time, technology was exploding: for the first time in history, it was not only possible to…
May 14
Book Review – Laws of Creation: Property Rights in the World of Idea

Book Review – Laws of Creation: Property Rights in the World of Idea

Are copyright protections anti-consumer and anti-innovation? And is copyright law currently broken? No, say legal scholars Ronald A. Cass (Dean Emeritus, Boston University School of Law, and President, Cass & Associates, PC) and Keith N.…

Rank this Week: 156

FOSS Patents

Covers software patent news and issues with a focus on wireless and mobile devices. By Florian Mueller.

http://www.fosspatents.com

May 18
Google's FRAND-zero patent license for VP8 threatens to divide Web and FOSS communitie

Google's FRAND-zero patent license for VP8 threatens to divide Web and FOSS communitie

Google is already promoting the VP9 video codec, which may very well raise new patent issues, while pushing for adoption of VP8 as an Internet standard. But the patent license it has drafted for VP8 and just published doesn't meet the…
May 17
German court stays Nokia-HTC patent case over enterprise admin feature

German court stays Nokia-HTC patent case over enterprise admin feature

Judge Andreas Voss ("Voß" in German) of the Mannheim Regional Court just announced an order to stay a Nokia v. HTC patent lawsuit over a feature giving enterprise IT administrators remote control over the availability of certain…
May 15
Google: 'FTC consent decree does not prevent Motorola from seeking an injunction' against Apple

Google: 'FTC consent decree does not prevent Motorola from seeking an injunction' against Apple

Today the public redacted version of Google's (Motorola's) reply brief in the appeal of Judge Posner's Apple v. Motorola ruling was filed. The confidential version was submitted on Monday. Here's the brief (this post continues below the…

Rank this Week: 157

Clancco: Art & Law

Covers the relationship between art and law with a focus on intellectual property, nonprofit tax-exempt organizations, free speech, and contemporary art. By Sergio Muñoz Sarmiento.

http://clancco.com/wp

May 19
Transit Authority Unfairly Targets Renowned Artist

Transit Authority Unfairly Targets Renowned Artist

Hyperallergic questions whether or not New York City’s MTA is unfairly targeting street artist, Enrico Miguel Thomas. There is a legitimate policing function to the MTAPD, but repeatedly harassing a quiet, unobtrusive artist who has…
May 19
A Day of Piracy, Publishing, and Copyright at the Courtroom

A Day of Piracy, Publishing, and Copyright at the Courtroom

If you’re in London and interested in art & law, join me, professor Lionel Bently, Prodromos Tsiavos, and The Piracy Project at The Showroom for an afternoon of art, books, piracy, and copyright. With the recent Cariou v. Prince…
May 17
Through the Looking Gla

Through the Looking Gla

New York-based artist, Arne Svenson, and his “bird-watching” hobby seem to have drawn the ire of some of his neighbors, particularly those that find themselves represented in Svenson’s photographs without their consent. The…

Rank this Week: 163

Case Clothesed For Fashion Law

Covers trade dress, trademark, design patent and counterfeiting issues in the fashion industry. By New York Law School.

http://www.caseclothesed.com/

Apr 26
The Model Alliance: Fighting for Labor Rights in the Fashion Industry

The Model Alliance: Fighting for Labor Rights in the Fashion Industry

The Model Alliance is a “growing network of models and industry leaders dedicated to improving working conditions in the American fashion industry.” The Model Alliance works to give models in the industry a voice. Started by…
Apr 18
A “Shmuck” in Fashion

A “Shmuck” in Fashion

As with many fashion-obsessed souls, I have spent countless nights dedicated to the fashionable world created by Patricia Field in “Sex and the City.” Sarah Jessica Parker’s Carrie Bradshaw is whom I always identified with…
Apr 2
Polo Ralph Lauren Score Goal in Trademark Match Against the U.S. Polo Association

Polo Ralph Lauren Score Goal in Trademark Match Against the U.S. Polo Association

For years, Polo Ralph Lauren and the U.S. Polo Association have been hooking mallets over the use of their polo player trademarks. In 1984, the long battle between the U.S. Polo Association and Polo Ralph Lauren began. At the time, a…

Rank this Week: 179

Eastern District of Texas Federal…

Eastern District of Texas Federal Court Practice

Devoted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, with special emphasis on patent litigation. By Michael C. Smith.

http://mcsmith.blogs.com/eastern_district_of_texas/

May 17
Motion to Reduce Damages Award in Judgment Following Appeal Denied

Motion to Reduce Damages Award in Judgment Following Appeal Denied

Retractable Technologies v. Becton, Dickinson & Co., 2:07cv250 (5/13/13) Judge: Roy Payne Holding: Motion to Conform Judgment to Federal Circuit Mandate DENIED Interesting procedural situation here. Verdict of infringement by two products…
May 9
Motion to Compel Granted; Court Observations on How 30(b)(6) Depositions Work

Motion to Compel Granted; Court Observations on How 30(b)(6) Depositions Work

Collins v. Nissan N.A., 2:11cv428 (5/9/13) Judge: Rodney Gilstrap Holding: Motion to Compel GRANTED I remember when Collins v. Nissan meant a product liability case. Not anymore. Plaintiff sought an order in this patent case: (1) preventing…
May 9
State Bar of Texas President-elect Runoff - Please Support Trey Apffel

State Bar of Texas President-elect Runoff - Please Support Trey Apffel

I don't know whether weblog readers in Texas vote in State Bar elections - but if you don't, you need to make a big exception this year and get out and vote. Here's how and why:: How to Vote First...

Rank this Week: 187

Chicago IP Litigation Blog

Covers Northern District of Illinois intellectual property cases. Published by attorney R. David Donoghue.

http://www.chicagoiplitigation.com/

May 1
Preliminary Injunction Partially Entered in Trademark Suit

Preliminary Injunction Partially Entered in Trademark Suit

DR Distributors, LLC v. 21 Century Smoking, Inc., No. 12 C 50324, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Mar. 14) (Kapala, J.). Judge Kapala granted the agreed portions of plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction in this trademark case involving…
Apr 29
Courtesy Copies of Complaints Required by Local Rule 5.2(f)

Courtesy Copies of Complaints Required by Local Rule 5.2(f)

Eiserman & Assocs., LLC v. Rosen, No. 13 C 1315, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Mar. 12, 2013) (Shadur, Sen. J.). Zambezia Film Pty. Ltd. v. Does 1-33, No. 13 C 1323, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Mar. 12, 2013) (Shadur, Sen. J.). Zambezia Film Pty. Ltd. v.…
Apr 26
Arguments Disclosed in Summary Judgment are Preserved

Arguments Disclosed in Summary Judgment are Preserved

CBOE v. ISE, No. 07 C 623, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Mar. 6, 2013) (Lefkow, J.). Judge Lefkow granted in part plaintiff CBOE’s motion to strike defendant ISE’s expert witness in this patent case, as follows: This case was not governed…

Rank this Week: 188

Excess Copyright

Covers the harm of excess copyright enforcement. By Howard Knopf.

http://excesscopyright.blogspot.com/

May 17
The Future of Legal Education in Canada - Wine and Cheese with Bruce Feldthusen - Ottawa Couchiching Roundtable - May 27, 2013

The Future of Legal Education in Canada - Wine and Cheese with Bruce Feldthusen - Ottawa Couchiching Roundtable - May 27, 2013

Ottawa May 27, 2013Past RoundtablesRoundtables » Ottawa May 27, 2013The Future of Legal Education in CanadaWith Dean Bruce FeldthusenDean Bruce Feldthusen of the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law (Common Law) will speak…
May 3
CBC Fails to Obtain Security for Costs Order Midway Through Leuthold’s Appeal

CBC Fails to Obtain Security for Costs Order Midway Through Leuthold’s Appeal

On November 18, 2012 I wrote about the curious case of Ms. Catherine Leuthold, an American gardener and photographer, who believes that she is entitled to about $21.5 million in damages because the CBC inadvertently reused, without adequate…
May 2
Warman & National Post v. Fournier - CIPPIC Seeks Leave to Intervene

Warman & National Post v. Fournier - CIPPIC Seeks Leave to Intervene

CIPPIC is now seeking leave to intervene in this Federal Court of Appeal case. CIPPIC's leave to intervene motion record is available here. It will be interesting to see if there will be other attempts to intervene. As…

Rank this Week: 200

Recording Industry vs The People

Covers the RIAA's lawsuits of against ordinary working people.

http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/

May 17
Magistrate judge recommends severance, dismissal, and quashing of subpoenas in Elf-man v Does 1-57 in Oregon

Magistrate judge recommends severance, dismissal, and quashing of subpoenas in Elf-man v Does 1-57 in Oregon

In Elf-man v. Does 1-57, and several other cases brought by Elf-man, LLC, in Oregon, the Magistrate Judge has recommended that the cases be severed and dismissed as to all Does other than Doe #1, and that the subpoenas as to those parties be…
May 17
Severance, dismissal, and quashing of subpoenas granted in Oregon in Voltage Pictures v Does 1-198

Severance, dismissal, and quashing of subpoenas granted in Oregon in Voltage Pictures v Does 1-198

In Voltage Pictures v. Does 1-198, and certain companion cases, the District Court of Oregon has severed and dismissed, and quashed the subpoenas, as to all Does other than Doe #1, both on the ground that allegations of being in a BitTorrent…
May 15
Aereo moves for summary judgment dismissing remaining claim

Aereo moves for summary judgment dismissing remaining claim

In WNET v. Aereo, and its companion case, defendant has moved for summary judgment dismissing the remaining claims, in the wake of last month's Second Circuit ruling affirming denial of plaintiffs' preliminary injunction motion.Defendants'…

Rank this Week: 202

Duets Blog

Collaborative blog on advertising, intellectual property, and marketing.

http://www.duetsblog.com/

May 17
Oreo: interactive food, interactive brand

Oreo: interactive food, interactive brand

Oreo consistently receives media attention and accolades for their use of non-traditional media. They have created numerous memorable advertising moments through their twitter account. The stand out is of course their Super Bowl power outage…
May 16
Uncomfortable Medical Advertisement

Uncomfortable Medical Advertisement

The colonoscopy has been the butt of jokes among medical procedures for a long time, but it is actually no laughing matter, as the Minnesota Department of Health’s Sage Scopes graphic billboard campaign reveals: Perhaps the…
May 15
Memes Attack

Memes Attack

A recent lawsuit combines a number of things that are surely ruining today’s youth: internet memes, the Nintendo DS, and side-scrolling video games (actually, that last one ruined my generation. Thanks Super Mario Bros., Contra…

Rank this Week: 210

Blog Law Blog

Covers the legal aspects of blogging. Topics include blog-related intellectual property law, Internet regulation, defamation, and censorship, as well as how blogs are used as evidence and authority in the courts. By Professor Eric E. Johnson.

http://bloglawblog.com/blog/

May 17
Would Bloggers Be Covered By a Federal Shield Law?

Would Bloggers Be Covered By a Federal Shield Law?

TweetSince the news of the Justice Department getting their hands on phone records of the Associated Press – without the AP’s cooperation – there has been new talk of a federal shield law. But how broad would the shield law…
May 16
Famed Media Lawyer James C. Goodale Calls Out Obama on Press Freedom

Famed Media Lawyer James C. Goodale Calls Out Obama on Press Freedom

TweetFamous media lawyer James C. Goodale (who I was lucky enough to meet when I was a summer associate at his law firm in New York in 1999), has written a provocative piece for the Daily Beast that I think is worth a read: Is Obama Worse For…
May 15
New Booklet on Citizen Journalism Law in Massachusett

New Booklet on Citizen Journalism Law in Massachusett

TweetHarvard Law School’s Digital Media Law Project and Cyberlaw Clinic have released a booklet called Newsgathering in Massachusetts, available as free-to-download pdf. It’s an information-packed reference tailor-made for citizen…

Rank this Week: 216

Patent Docs

Covers biotech and pharma patent law and news. By McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff.

http://www.patentdocs.org/

May 19
Court Report

Court Report

By Sherri Oslick -- About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. AbbVie Inc. v. Hetero USA Inc. et al. 1:13-cv-00852; filed May 15, 2013 in the District Court of Delaware • Plaintiff:…
May 19
Conference & CLE Calendar

Conference & CLE Calendar

May 21, 2013 - Ethics in IP Practice (Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago) - Chicago, IL May 21-23, 2013 - Pharma Legal Affairs (IBC Life Sciences) - Shanghai, China May 27, 2013 - A Harmonized Patent World -- Are We Getting…
May 17
Chisum Patent Academy Patent Law Seminar

Chisum Patent Academy Patent Law Seminar

The Chisum Patent Academy will be offering its next Advanced Patent Law Seminars from July 31 to August 2, 2013 and from August 5-7, 2013 in Seattle, WA. The three-day seminar will focus on the following patent law topics: • Patent…

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CommLawBlog

Covers developments in the entire range of issues addressed by the Federal Communications Commission in its regulation of spectrum-related activities, as well as copyright, trademark, First Amendment and Internet issues. By Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth.

http://www.commlawblog.com/

May 15
FCC Turns Down Use of 14.0-14.5 GHz for Critical Infrastructure Communication

FCC Turns Down Use of 14.0-14.5 GHz for Critical Infrastructure Communication

Rulemaking petition denied on grounds relating to auction, interference and frequency coordination. The Wireless and International Bureaus and the Office of Engineering and Technology (Bureaus) have denied a 2008 petition by the Utilities…
May 15
Porn Troll Wars: The Umpire Strikes Back!

Porn Troll Wars: The Umpire Strikes Back!

[Blogmeister’s Note: We haven’t heard much about porn copyright trolls in a couple of years, but a recent decision by a federal judge in California caught our eye. The judge slammed a troll operation, and he did it with…
May 14
Bungled Bundle Bill? McCain Introduces the "Television Consumer Freedom Act"

Bungled Bundle Bill? McCain Introduces the "Television Consumer Freedom Act"

Proposed law looks to address multiple aspects of TV in the MVPD era, including bundling, broadcast abandonment and blackouts. True to his reputation as a maverick, Arizona Senator John McCain has authored a bill seemingly designed to…

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Trade Secret Litigator Blog

Covers trade secret, covenant not to compete and cybersecurity law. . By Hahn Loeser.

http://www.hahnloeser.com/tradesecretlitigator/

May 19
The State of Cybersecurity Law in 2013 (Part 1): Where's The Beef?

The State of Cybersecurity Law in 2013 (Part 1): Where's The Beef?

In the course of preparing the Mid-Year Review for Trade Secrets law for the AIPLA's Spring Meeting, I had an opportunity to step back and evaluate what is really going on from a legal standpoint in the burgeoning area of cybersecurity. …
May 18
Episode 8 of the Fairly Competing Podcast: Has The Time Come for a Federal Trade Secrets Statute?

Episode 8 of the Fairly Competing Podcast: Has The Time Come for a Federal Trade Secrets Statute?

Kenneth Vanko, Russell Beck and I have completed our eighth Fairly Competing Podcast, "Has the Time Come for a Federal Trade Secrets Statute?" In Episode 8, Russell, Ken and I discuss the need for a federal statute for civil claims of…
May 17
AMD v. Feldstein: Massachusetts Federal Court Finds Misappropriation Does Not Require Proof of Actual Use of Trade Secrets (Hint: What Should Happen When An Employee Downloads One Million Files Before Leaving)

AMD v. Feldstein: Massachusetts Federal Court Finds Misappropriation Does Not Require Proof of Actual Use of Trade Secrets (Hint: What Should Happen When An Employee Downloads One Million Files Before Leaving)

In an important decision issued on Wednesday, a Massachusetts federal court has found that the absence of proof of actual use of the trade secrets was not fatal to claims brought by Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) against four of…

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Cardozo Art Law Society

Blawg follows the Art Law community in New York and seeks to create a centralized resource for Art and Cultural Heritage Law in the United States.

http://www.itsartlaw.com/

May 14
NPR Story on the Field Museum's Financial Crisis Incites Sharp Comments from Listener

NPR Story on the Field Museum's Financial Crisis Incites Sharp Comments from Listener

The Field Museum is encyclopedic, with more than 20 million biological and geological specimens and cultural objects. On May 6th, NPR's Morning Edition aired a feature on the Field Museum in Chicago. The report is hackneyed, fitting…
May 13
14 Years After Brooklyn Museum v. NYC: Mayoral Candidate Joe Lhota Says He Now Understands the First Amendment

14 Years After Brooklyn Museum v. NYC: Mayoral Candidate Joe Lhota Says He Now Understands the First Amendment

Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota speaks out about his role in the 1999 Brooklyn Museum v. NYC fiasco. Joe Lhota, NYC mayoral hopeful, is facing tough questions about his involvement in the dispute between the Brooklyn Museum and the…
May 12
Fair Use Fails Mr. Brainwash: Judicial Stance on Infringement and Appropriation Art Swings the Other Way

Fair Use Fails Mr. Brainwash: Judicial Stance on Infringement and Appropriation Art Swings the Other Way

Hot on the heels of appropriation artist Richard Prince's victory in the Second Circuit (covered here two weeks ago), a Los Angeles federal court has returned a less favorable ruling for appropriation and street artist Thierry Guetta,…

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SpicyIP

Covers Indian intellectual property law and policy.

http://www.spicyipindia.blogspot.in/

May 19
Microsoft v. Motorola: A FRAND-ly formula for fixing royalties?

Microsoft v. Motorola: A FRAND-ly formula for fixing royalties?

The ‘FRAND wars’ hit India earlier this March with Swedish based Ericsson suing Mircomax Informatics Ltd. for alleged infringement of their standard essential patents (SEPs) relating wireless technology standards. As an interim…
May 18
Guest Post: A rejoinder from the IPKat

Guest Post: A rejoinder from the IPKat

Continuing with our debate, between Darren Smyth of IPKat fame and Siva Thambisetty, on the merits of the Supreme Court's decision in the Novartis case, we have for our readers a rejoinder from Darren in response to Siva's last post on this…
May 17
WIPS (Worldwide Intellectual Property Service) – IPR Solution expert

WIPS (Worldwide Intellectual Property Service) – IPR Solution expert

SpicyIP is happy to bring to our readers news of a wonderful set of search and analytics tool by Worldwide Intellectual Property Service (WIPS) for those involved in the IP field. Please see as below:WIPS (Worldwide Intellectual Property…

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Law, Technology & Arts Blog

Covers emerging legal issues in IP, technology, commerce, and the arts. From the Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts.

http://wjlta.wordpress.com/

May 13
Could Trademark Litigation Force the Washington Redskins to Change Their Name?

Could Trademark Litigation Force the Washington Redskins to Change Their Name?

By Pedro Celis In Blackhorse v. Pro Football, Inc., a group of Native American plaintiffs is challenging several of the Washington Redskins’ trademarks before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). They claim that the Redskins…
May 3
Don’t Mix with the Sixth!

Don’t Mix with the Sixth!

By Abby St. Hilaire Music sampling has become a mainstay in nearly all genres of popular music. Sampling involves selecting portions of pre-existing sound recordings to use as components of new musical compositions. The amount of work…
Apr 26
Obama Administration: Investigation and Prosecution of Trade Secret Theft is “Top Priority” for DOJ

Obama Administration: Investigation and Prosecution of Trade Secret Theft is “Top Priority” for DOJ

By Alexandra Krakow At a press conference on February 20, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced the Obama administration’s aim to make the investigation and prosecution of trade secret theft and economic espionage a top priority…

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In Between Cases

Covers copyright, fair use, and sometimes trademark. By Christopher F. Meatto.

http://harvardlaw74.com

May 16
I am Mentoring at Regis Tech Accelerator Summer 2013

I am Mentoring at Regis Tech Accelerator Summer 2013

Regis Tech Accelerator to Launch Inaugural Summer Academy in June I am Regis Class of XX. The Number One Jesuit high school in the nation, located on the Upper East Side of New York City. This summer, the Regis Tech Accelerator (RTA), an…
Apr 28
AngelList and Y Combinator Funders Club Approved to Crowdfund

AngelList and Y Combinator Funders Club Approved to Crowdfund

“The Securities and Exchange Commission is making way for a number of startups and online investment platforms to enable startups to crowdsource investment. Early last week, Y Combinator-backed FundersClub received notice from the SEC…
Apr 25
Never Agree to a 60 Second Pitch

Never Agree to a 60 Second Pitch

The gladiators hung up their swords and chains over two centuries ago. While the 60 second pitch might be convenience for the Attention Deficit Disorders of venture capitalists and angel investors, it hardly ever favors the entrepreneur. Here…

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Photo Attorney

Covers legal issues for photographers. By Carolyn E. Wright.

http://www.photoattorney.com

May 8
Must Read: Six Ways to Keep your Digital Images from Becoming “Orphan Works”

Must Read: Six Ways to Keep your Digital Images from Becoming “Orphan Works”

Check this great article by David Riecks on how to protect your images - Six Ways to Keep your Digital Images from Becoming “Orphan Works” You just finished reading Must Read: Six Ways to Keep your Digital Images from…
May 2
Nimmer on Copyright: Celebrating 50 Year

Nimmer on Copyright: Celebrating 50 Year

The U.S. Copyright Office will host a Copyright Matters program on May 6, 2013, at 3:00 p.m. in the Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress. A panel of experts will address “Nimmer on Copyright: Celebrating 50…
Apr 17
Federal District Courts Increasing Filing Fee

Federal District Courts Increasing Filing Fee

You must file your copyright infringement claims in federal district court. Check this blog entry for more information. Unfortunately, the costs to file suit are increasing. Specifically, the Judicial Conference initiated a new general…

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IP in Brief

Comments on developments in copyright and trademark law. By Andrew Berger.

http://www.ipinbrief.com

Jan 28
The Art of the Deal: How to Draft and Negotiate an IP Deal; Part I

The Art of the Deal: How to Draft and Negotiate an IP Deal; Part I

I recently spoke at a CLE at my firm about how to successfully draft key provisions in an intellectual property license and negotiate them. Here is an edited transcript that I post in two pieces. In this first one I offer…
Jan 21
The Art of the Deal: Successfully Negotiating Intellectual Property and Technology Transaction

The Art of the Deal: Successfully Negotiating Intellectual Property and Technology Transaction

Andrew, joined by his colleagues Mark Grossman and Don Prutzman, will speak at the firm on Thursday morning January 24, 2013, on the art of the deal: how to negotiate intellectual property and technology transactions. The seminar will…
Dec 27
Oral Argument in the Second Circuit in Aereo Suggests that a Reversal Is in the Offing

Oral Argument in the Second Circuit in Aereo Suggests that a Reversal Is in the Offing

The oral argument in WNET et al. v. Aereo before the 2d Circuit panel of Judges Denny Chin and Christopher Droney and Eastern District Judge John Gleeson was long (more than 45 minutes) and spirited. The transcript is here. But the…

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IP Thinktank

Covers intellectual property strategy around the world. By Duncan Bucknell.

http://duncanbucknell.com/ipthinktank.blog

Jan 13
The pointy end of patent strategy – claim construction with the OUP Claim Construction Thesauru

The pointy end of patent strategy – claim construction with the OUP Claim Construction Thesauru

It doesn’t really matter how strategic you think you are, if you can’t access a pragmatic and clear construction of patent claims, you’re in trouble. While patent terms always come back to the context of the specification…
Dec 24
Happy holiday

Happy holiday

From all of us at Think IP Strategy, we wish you peace and joy this Christmas and we hope that 2013 holds much happiness and many successes for you! Image credit: Y0$HlMl Please do visit our site to see the rest of this post.
Dec 13
R&D Planning or R&D Direction

R&D Planning or R&D Direction

Guest post by Robert Cantrell R&D planning is a misnomer given the truth that no plan survives first contact with adversity. R&D involved experimentation, which essentially means to try something and see what happens because you…

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Delaware IP Law Blog

Covers case analysis and commentary on intellectual property law. Published by Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP.

http://www.delawareiplaw.com/

May 17
Judge Sleet construes claims in ANDA litigation

Judge Sleet construes claims in ANDA litigation

In Pfizer Inc. et al. v. Sandoz Inc., C.A. No. 12-654-GMS-MPT (D. Del. May 7, 2013), Chief Judge Gregory M. Sleet recently issued an order construing the following six disputed terms of U.S. Patent No. 8,026,276, which is alleged to...
May 15
Judge Thynge construes claim terms of Internet search patent

Judge Thynge construes claim terms of Internet search patent

In Collarity, Inc. v. Google, Inc., C.A. No. 11-1103-MPT (D. Del. May 6, 2013), Magistrate Judge Mary Pat Thynge recently construed the following disputed claim terms of U.S. Patent No. 7,756,855, entitled “Search Phrase Refinement by…
May 14
Magistrate Judge Burke Construes Terms of Patents Asserted Against Microsoft Kinect

Magistrate Judge Burke Construes Terms of Patents Asserted Against Microsoft Kinect

Magistrate Judge Burke recently issued a thorough report and recommendation on claim construction in a patent infringement dispute between plaintiff Impulse Technology and defendants, Microsoft and the makers of several games for…

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K's law

Features extracts from recently published decisions of the Boards of Appeal of the EPO.

http://k-slaw.blogspot.com/

May 19
T 2373/11 – All Too Literal

T 2373/11 – All Too Literal

This is an appeal of an applicant whose application had been refused by the Examining Division (ED).The applicant explained that he had been deprived of oral proceedings (OPs).*** Translation of the German original ***Violation of the right…
May 16
T 1125/10 – Passivity Breeds Doom

T 1125/10 – Passivity Breeds Doom

This is a revocation appeal.When summoning the parties to oral proceedings (OPs), on October 16, 2009, the Opposition Division (OD) expressed its provisional opinion according to which the prior art on file did not destroy the novelty and…
May 15
T 42/10 – Not Amused

T 42/10 – Not Amused

This is an examination appeal.Claim 1 of the main request read:A computer-implemented method of determining an indication of the relative skill (205) of at least a first player and a second player of a game based on the outcome of one or more…

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QuestionCopyright.org

Covers copyright and freedom-based distribution methods for artists.

http://questioncopyright.org/

Apr 19
Make Art, Not Law.

Make Art, Not Law.

QCO Artist-in-Residence Nina Paley's interview with at Baixa Cultura, conducted by email with journalist and photographer André Solnik. The English below is the original; Baixa Cultura translated Nina's answers. 1. When your interest…
Apr 1
Lascaux Cave Painter Descendents to Recover Royaltie

Lascaux Cave Painter Descendents to Recover Royaltie

April 1, 2013 - AP. Lawyers representing the 631 million known descendants of the painters of the famous Lascaux Cave paintings announced today a far-reaching plan to recover royalties from the more than 70 years of modern-era…
Mar 7
Brains in Jails: Bad Metaphors Make Bad Journalism

Brains in Jails: Bad Metaphors Make Bad Journalism

There's been a persistent mistake in coverage of the Aaron Swartz case -- a bad metaphor, but more serious than just a bad metaphor. It's a mis-framing that pulls people's attention away from what actually happened and lulls them into a…

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Lenz Blog

Covers copyright, patents, and WTO.

http://k.lenz.name/LB

May 19
Virtual Autograph Using Bitcoin

Virtual Autograph Using Bitcoin

I started this blog in January 2003. One of my first posts ever, published on 7 January 2003, had this to say under the title “Virtual Autograph”: Anyone can buy PGP 8.0 Personal Edition from Phil Zimmermann, the original…
May 17
12.2 GW of New Solar Approved Until February in Japan

12.2 GW of New Solar Approved Until February in Japan

The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Industry, and Trade just published figures for renewable energy under the new feed-in tariff law in force since last July. Thanks to this tweet by Hiro Matsubara for the link. To state the result in very…
May 15
Seizure Warrant Against Mutum Sigillum

Seizure Warrant Against Mutum Sigillum

The United States District Court in Maryland has issued a Seizure Warrant against a company called Mutum Sigillum (which seems to be Latin and mean something like “silent seal”). The Warrant authorizes to seize funds of Mutum…

Rank this Week: 412

The TTABlog

Covers the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. By John L. Welch.

http://thettablog.blogspot.com/

May 16
Test Your TTAB Judge-Ability: Are ROUGH COUNTRY and WILD COUNTRY Confusable for Tires?

Test Your TTAB Judge-Ability: Are ROUGH COUNTRY and WILD COUNTRY Confusable for Tires?

TBC Trademarks, LLC, owner of the registered mark WILD COUNTRY for tires, opposed Heckethorn Products' application to register ROUGH COUNTRY for "tires for off road vehicles and trucks," claiming a likelihood of confusion under Section 2(d).…
May 16
TTAB Affirms Genericness Refusal of POMEGRANATEA for Tea-Based Beverage

TTAB Affirms Genericness Refusal of POMEGRANATEA for Tea-Based Beverage

Argo Tea sought to register POMEGRANATEA as a trademark for "tea-based beverages," but Examining Attorney Michael P. Keating refused registration on the ground of genericness. The Board agreed with the PTO, finding the applied-for term to be…
May 15
Test Your TTAB Judge-Ability on this Trademark Specimen of Use

Test Your TTAB Judge-Ability on this Trademark Specimen of Use

Manchester Cigarette applied to register the mark MANCHESTER SUUM CUIQUE PLACET, in standard character form, for cigarettes and related goods. Its specimen of use is pictured below. Examining Attorney Khanh M. Lee refused registration on the…

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Afro-IP

Covers African intellectual property news and views.

http://afro-ip.blogspot.com/

May 19
A review of African official IP websites: no.45: South Africa

A review of African official IP websites: no.45: South Africa

Today, we find ourselves in South Africa (SA) in search of any development since our visit back in April 2012. This Leo is pleased to report that SA's intellectual property (IP) office, CIPC, still lives online albeit experiencing…
May 16
Observations of a Patent Lawyer in Kenya 5: Frustrating Law

Observations of a Patent Lawyer in Kenya 5: Frustrating Law

When an inventor comes to CIPIT seeking patent help, there is one part of the conversation that I always dread: section 55.Sisyphus, Titian, 1549Section 55 of the Industrial Property Act (i.e., the Kenyan patent law) deals with enforcement of…
May 16
IP Policy in Africa: COMESA lead

IP Policy in Africa: COMESA lead

The Africa IP Forum held in February this year put IP Policy firmly on the agenda for Africa (view the presentations here). Since then, IP Policy has been discussed in Tanzania at the African Conference on the Strategic Importance of IP…

Rank this Week: 426

The High-touch Legal Services Blog

Provides information about the law for startup and early-stage companies. By Dana H. Shultz.

http://danashultz.com/blog

May 9
Corporate Business Filings Joins Hall of Shame

Corporate Business Filings Joins Hall of Shame

A couple of weeks ago a client emailed me with great concern. He received a letter that looked like a government demand for $225, lest a penalty of $250 be imposed by the state. It turns out that the letter was not from the state, but from…
May 7
Corporate Directors in California Can Inspect (Almost) Anything

Corporate Directors in California Can Inspect (Almost) Anything

I have written about shareholders’ rights to inspect corporate financial records and shareholder lists. This post discusses directors’ far greater inspection rights. California Corporations Code Section 1602 states: Every director…
May 3
Who Gets to See the Shareholder List?

Who Gets to See the Shareholder List?

The founder of a closely-held corporate client, knowing that some employees soon would be shareholders, recently asked whether those employee-shareholders would have the right to find out how many shares he owns. Here is the information I…

Rank this Week: 425

LoTempio Law Blog

Covers patents, trademarks and copyright news. By Vincent G. LoTempio.

http://www.lotempiolaw.com/

May 3
$33.7 Million award to Kodak upheld for Breach of Patent License

$33.7 Million award to Kodak upheld for Breach of Patent License

The U.S. Court of Appeals in New York City Asia Optical Company’s rejected the appeal of a judgment by the federal district court that awarded Eastman Kodak Co. $33,726,531 in damages for breach of a patent license agreement…
Apr 28
On the wine trail at the Niagara Food & Wine Expo

On the wine trail at the Niagara Food & Wine Expo

Last night we continued on the wine trail and visited Niagara Falls Ontario Canada convention center for the Niagara Food & Wine Expo. Attorney Barbara Piazza and her spouse and my wife and I had a great night and tasted a variety of…
Apr 19
Patents for Humanity Winner

Patents for Humanity Winner

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Patents for Humanity awards were handed out in a ceremony on Capitol Hill last week. In addition to receiving the award and national recognition winners get a certificate for…

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