Detroit Lions Trademark “Defend the Den”
The Detroit Lions have registered the phrase Defend the Den. This is part of what appears to be a growing movement in college and professional sports to trademark common or more particular phrases used...
View ArticleDefense Department seeks to bring back anti-ballistic missile lasers—on drones
The YAL-1 Airborne Laser platform showed lasers could blow up missiles during boost phase. But it was way too big, too expensive, and had to get too close to launch sites. Drones could solve all three...
View ArticleDOJ and 4 states want $24 billion in fines from Dish Network for telemarketing
Four states and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) are seeking up to $24 billion in fines from Dish Network after a judge ruled that the company and its contractors made more than 55 million illegal...
View ArticleThe Beat Goes On – New Device Needs FCC Waiver to Monitor Heart Rate
Ultra-wideband sensor arguably does not use enough bandwidth to qualify as ultra-wideband. Ultra-wideband (UWB) radio works by spreading a very low power signal across a very wide range of frequencies....
View ArticleFederal Circuit Vindicates First Amendment by Holding Section of Lanham Act...
By Vijay Kumar The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) recently decided en banc that Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act, which prohibits registration of “disparaging” trademarks, is...
View ArticleShkreli invokes 5th Amendment, won’t assist Senate drug-pricing probe
The founder and former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, Martin Shkreli, invoked his Fifth Amendment right against compelled self-incrimination on Wednesday, and he won't comply with a subpoena for...
View ArticleJudge Gilstrap Assesses $390,829 in attorneys fees under 285 in eDekka
Judge Gilstrap entered the fee award in eDekka yesterday, awarding amounting ranging from $13,000-$30,000 to the approximately two dozen defendants that sought fees, for a total of $390,829.
View Articlereverse passing off still actionable as false advertising, court reminds us
OTR Wheel Engineering, Inc. v. West Worldwide Services, Inc., 2016 WL 236231, No. CV-14-085 (E.D. Wash. Jan. 20, 2016) Interesting little case that doesn’t mention Dastar, but is a rare application of...
View ArticleHacker accused of trying to frame reporter for buying heroin pleads guilty
Enlarge / KrebsOnSecurity published this photo in July 2013 after foiling a plot to frame him for purchasing heroin. (credit: KrebsOnSecurity) A Ukrainian hacker accused of trying to frame security...
View ArticleMBBP Attorney to Host Office Hours at TechSandBox 1/28/2016
On Thursday, January 28, MBBP Attorney Sean Detweiler will host Office Hours at TechSandBox to help answer your patent and strategy questions. Office Hours provides access to experts in topics such as...
View ArticleFederal Circuit: Board Must Explain its Decisions
by Dennis Crouch In the non-precedential Cutsforth v. MotivePower decision, the Federal Circuit has vacated a PTAB inter partes review (IPR) final decision — holding that “the Board did not adequately...
View ArticleCourt refuses to block Obama’s climate-change initiative
The sulfer-coal-burning John E. Amos Power Plant in West Virginia. (credit: Cathy) A federal appeals court is refusing to block the Obama administration's climate change initiative. Two dozen states...
View ArticleBroadbased support for Samsung's Supreme Court petition in Apple's...
Persuading the Supreme Court to review a decision is normally a long shot. Even when many pundits predict certiorari, it often doesn't materialize (case in point: Oracle v. Google). In recent years,...
View ArticleJonathan Masur, "Deference Mistakes"
Suppose a court holds in the context of a habeas petition that a constitutional right is not yet “clearly established.” Can we conclude from this that the right does not exist? The answer, of course,...
View ArticleShould VARA Apply to Nature Graffiti?
By Beth St. Clair State and national parks are sanctuaries, and the Emerald Gem that is the Pacific Northwest has no shortage of outdoor devotees ready to protect its parks’ soul-achingly beautiful...
View ArticleWhat Entertainment Lawyers Charge Their Clients: A Case Study Featuring DJ...
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View ArticleISPs try to kill open-access fiber network, avoid competition
(credit: Virginia Tech) Private Internet service providers are speaking out against a proposal to build a publicly funded fiber network in West Virginia. State Sen. Chris Walters, a Republican,...
View ArticleNews of Note for the Internet-Minded – 1/22/16
Stories of interest include Apple’s moves in VR and AR, the future of AI research, the security holes in the Internet of Things, and more. Continue reading →
View ArticleTransparent and Participatory Processes Are Vital to Creating Copyright Rules...
If copyright is to succeed in promoting the creation and dissemination of culture, then it needs to address the diverse needs of creators, fans, and critics. Copyright law achieves this in some...
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Commil USA v Cisco (CAFC 2012-1042) illustrates the incompetence of the patent law system in the US. The case went up to the Supreme Court and back down to the CAFC before being settled on a rather...
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