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In a previous post, in reaction to Apple’s game of branding hide-and-seek, I introduced the idea of a delay in initial publication of new U.S. trademark... Read More »
Written by Charlene A. Azema and Curtiss Dosier
On March 21, 2017 the Supreme Court issued a monumental holding removing the availability of laches as a defense... Read More »
In a continuing battle between NPE Core Wireless and Apple (in December, Core Wireless won a $7 million verdict in the Northern District of California), the... Read More »
In a non-precedential opinion in Ali v. Carnegie Institution of Washington, [2016-2320] (April 12, 2017), the Federal Circuit affirmed the dismissal, on grounds of... Read More »
In the first quarter of 2017 we saw a continued decline in patent litigation. The district court litigation was down 26 percent to 1,012, compared to 1,346 in Q4 of... Read More »
Written by Nicole R. Townes and Jason J. Jardine
Edited by Loni Morrow and Catherine Holland
On March 24, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth... Read More »
Last week Docket Navigator delivered a troubling headline regarding a recent District Court decision – “Invalidity Opinion Delivered After Product Launch... Read More »
With its seminal patents and continual patent enforcement activity, hybrid vehicle technology company Paice has been a frequent subject of discussion in this... Read More »
Written by Loni Morrow and Jonathan Hyman
Edited by Catherine Holland
On March 31, 2017, Forever 21 was sued by Puma over its “Fenty” line of... Read More »
Guest Post: SCA v. First Quality
With TC Heartland still on deck a the Supreme Court, a look back at the Court's most recent patent decision SCA v. First... Read More »
The ABA-IPL Section sent proposed amendments to PTO Director Lee intended to lessen the burden on patent applicants encountering the Mayo/Alice Rules for... Read More »
Written by Peter Heuser, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt
In Chudik the Circuit rules that no substantial evidence supports the Board’s determination of... Read More »
Several new green patent complaints were filed in January and February in the areas of advanced batteries, waste-to-energy feedstocks, energy-efficient exercise... Read More »
Written by Rebecca L. Wright, Ph.D. and Eric Furman, Ph.D.
In an ongoing set of disputes in Oregon between farmers and corporations that hold GMO patents, farmers ... Read More »
In SCA v. First Quality Baby Products, the Supreme Court holds that laches should not be available as a defense in patent cases, refusing to concur with the ... Read More »
Written by Scott Raevsky and David Schmidt, Ph.D.
The PTAB issued an order applying collateral estoppel to determine that one purported owner of U.S. Patent... Read More »
Written by Rebecca L. Wright, Ph.D. and Jonathan Hyman
Edited by Loni Morrow and Catherine Holland
Airwair, the owner of the Dr. Martens brand, recently... Read More »
One more Federal Circuit decisions bites the dust. Today, in SCA Hygiene Products AB v. First Quality Baby Products, LLC, the Supreme Court held that the... Read More »
Written by Scott Raevsky and Mark Rubinshtein, Ph.D.
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board issued concurrent final written decisions upholding the validity of all... Read More »
Written by Peter Heuser, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt
In Nidec v. Zhongshan, the panel reverses a determination of anticipation, noting that the Circuit’s ... Read More »