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View ArticleLumosity pays $2 million to FTC to settle bogus “Brain Training” claims
(credit: Lumosity) Lumos Labs, the company behind the popular Lumosity "Brain Training" program, is agreeing to pay $2 million to settle deceptive advertising claims brought by the Federal Trade...
View ArticleIndiana Cable/Satellite TV Litigation: Showtime Bar and Grill Accused of...
Hammond, Indiana - Plaintiff Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. of Feasterville, Pennsylvania filed an intellectual property lawsuit in the Northern District of Indiana alleging unlawful interception of content...
View ArticlePatent lawsuit says Apple Watch designers illegally downloaded white papers
(credit: Megan Geuss) Wearable technology company Valencell has sued both Apple and Fitbit, saying the two companies' devices infringe on various Valencell patents. In the Apple complaint (PDF),...
View ArticlePrivacy and Ed-tech in 2016
There was a lot of legislative movement for the educational technology (ed-tech) industry in 2015 with states placing additional privacy regulations on the industry, and the effects of those new acts...
View ArticleRobert B. Goss Designated “Master Advocate” by the National Institute for...
The National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) has designated Bob Goss (pictured at right) as an NITA “Master Advocate.” The Master Advocate award represents serious commitment to trial advocacy and...
View ArticleOMG its OEM!
Stealing intellectual property is an American pastime. Music, software, ebooks, you name it—free is the right price. And mounds of shaming and litigation has done little to discourage the copyright...
View ArticleAn FTC Warning on Native Advertising
“Native advertising”—ads that may blur the distinction between advertising and editorial, video or other content—has been a hot topic in recent years for both marketers and regulators. It is popular...
View ArticlePhilippe Dauman Deposition Uncertain in Sumner Redstone Health Lawsuit
Manuela Herzer's attorney says Dauman is "dodging," but will likely need to explain why the Viacom CEO needs to testify under oath.read more
View ArticleMaryland “hobbyist” sues FAA to overturn new drone registration rule
(credit: Gabriel Garcia Marengo) A Maryland lawyer has sued the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), asking that the agency’s new drone registration regulations be overturned. According to the civil...
View ArticlePotential Patenting Challenges for 3D Printed Organs
On December 17, 2015, GEN published "Potential Patenting Challenges for 3D Printed Organs," authored by Julie L. Langdon. Julie L. Langdon On December 17, 2015, GEN published "Potential Patenting...
View ArticleFive Largest Trademark Offices Hold Annual Meeting at the USPTO
Guest Blog by Commissioner for Trademarks Mary Boney Denison The USPTO is dedicated to working closely and regularly with its trademark office counterparts worldwide to cooperate on processes and...
View Article5 Copyright Steps to Take Before Publishing Your Book
Finishing a book is always a great accomplishment and it’s usually one that represents months or even years of hard work and dedication. This is true whether you are a first-time author or a veteran in...
View ArticleTrademark Resolutions
Happy new year! Gone is the old year and with it the tired top ten lists that rehash stale events that occurred months before. This is not a top ten list. It is a top sixteen list! Completely...
View ArticleInphi Corporation v. Netlist, Inc. No. 2015-1179 (Fed. Cir. 2015)
Written By: John Kirkpatrick Appellant Inphi asserts that U.S. Patent No. 7,532,537 (’537 patent) is invalid because the negative claim limitation “and the chip selects of the first and second number...
View ArticleIndiana Litigation: Vizio Accused of Spying on Users of its Smart TVs,...
Hammond, Indiana - Plaintiff Stanley Pagorek of Dyer, Indiana filed an intellectual property lawsuit in the Northern District of Indiana alleging that Vizio, Inc. of Irvine, California and Cognitive...
View ArticleLawsuit claims Fitbit devices dangerously underestimate heart rate
With some Fitbit devices, every beat may not get counted, according to claims in a proposed nationwide class action lawsuit filed Tuesday. Three plaintiffs claim that their Fitbit wrist-based heart...
View ArticleAndroid N switches to OpenJDK, Google tells Oracle it is protected by the GPL
The Oracle v. Google legal battle over the use of Java in Android keeps on going, but this week Google made a change to Android that it hopes will let the company better navigate its current legal...
View ArticleUber, Lyft helped facilitate slow death of San Francisco’s largest taxi company
(credit: Alexander Russy) San Francisco’s largest taxi company is on the verge of filing for bankruptcy protection, according to a leaked letter from its president. The San Francisco Examiner, which...
View ArticleDHS Issues Process and Privacy Guidance on State and Local Drones
Just before the holidays, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) working group released guidance for state and local agencies using drone aircraft. The document, Best Practices for Protecting Privacy,...
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