Loving Wi-Fi to Death—Wireless Carriers Want to Commercialize Unlicensed...
Once upon a time, wireless carriers in the U.S. intentionally disabled handsets they sold/leased to prevent subscribers from using Wi-Fi in lieu of licensed and metered spectrum. Time...
View ArticleAshley Madison abusing DMCA “to put genie back in the bottle,” EFF says
The online exposure of the Ashley Madison cheating sites' membership data has, to say the least, shaken the Internet like a giant earthquake. Many of the site's members have been unmasked as one of the...
View ArticleInline wins claim construction appeal at CAFC
Judge Newman began the opinion:Inline Plastics Corporation sued EasyPak, LLC for infringementof United States Patent No. 7,118,003 (the’003 patent) and No. 7,073,680 (the ’680 patent), directedto...
View ArticleAtsumi's US application 20150240247: TROPHIC CONVERSION OF...
The first published claim:An isolated bacterial cell of a photoautotrophic species, comprising a recombinant polynucleotide encoding a galactose transporter protein, wherein expression of the galactose...
View ArticleNielsen is scanning 1,000 Netflix shows to break the streaming “black box”
The Nielsen ratings company is measuring Netflix watching to inform entertainment studios which of their shows are most popular on Netflix, according to The Wall Street Journal. Nielsen has been...
View ArticleIndiana Trademark Litigation: New Zealand Stroller Company Sued for Use of...
Indianapolis, Indiana - Indiana trademark attorneys for Baby Trend, Inc. of California filed an intellectual property lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana alleging trademark infringement. The...
View ArticleWatch Out!
Are Apple and Swatch on a trademark collision course? Some think so, but some think different(ly). We will see in time. Last month, Swatch filed applications in Switzerland to register the mark TICK...
View ArticleFormer Attorney General Ed Meese weighs in AGAINST patent reform
From the Washington Times:Ronald Reagan’s former attorney general Edwin Meese has joined a growing number of conservatives urging Congress not to pass proposed legislation changing America’s patent...
View ArticleCopyright Literacy: an update on an imaginative initiative
Here's a guest post from Chris Morrison (Copyright and Licensing Compliance Officer at the University of Kent, Canterbury), which brings us up to speed on an initiative to which this weblog was able to...
View ArticleAssociated Press sues FBI over fake news story
The Associated Press filed a lawsuit (PDF) this morning, demanding the FBI hand over information about its use of fake news stories. The case stems from a 2007 incident regarding a bomb threat at a...
View ArticleNo MN State Fair Photos, Pretty Please?
Well, it is opening day at the 2015 Minnesota State Fair, it was a great day, perfect weather, thank you very much! Happy to see that Lulu’s Public House is going strong, she appears to have some new...
View ArticleAbandoned? No, just modernized.
Is an original trademark abandoned if a subsequent modified version of the mark creates the same, continuous commercial impression? In a case of first impression, the Federal Circuit answered in a...
View ArticleJoel Silver Sued Over Real Estate, Art Loans
The controversial film producer allegedly owes $1.3 million to a restructuring firm.read more
View ArticleNew report: Solyndra executives lied to DOE officials to get loans
In a few short years, Solyndra went from a promising US-based manufacturer of high-tech solar panels to a bankrupt political football. The company received substantial loans from the Department of...
View ArticleA Chicken Sandwich is Not Copyrightable – Really?
As reported in Law 360 and other outlets, the First Circuit has ruled that a chicken sandwich, no matter how amazingly delicious it may be, cannot be copyrighted. A Puerto Rican epicure named Norberto...
View ArticlePentagon announces Silicon Valley joint venture for wearables, warfare
The Pentagon said Friday it is funding, in part, a $171-million venture with local government, academia, and more than 160 tech companies—ranging from Apple to Lockheed Martin—to develop electronics...
View ArticleDigital Rights Groups Team Up With Tech Companies to Fight A.B. 1326, the...
A coalition of nonprofit advocacy organizations and virtual currency companies published a letter today calling on the California legislature to reject A.B. 1326 unless important fixes were made to the...
View ArticleTwitter Sends James Woods a Scathing Letter Over Attempt to Unmask Anonymous...
Twitter tells the politically-outspoken actor that calling him a "cocaine addict" appears to be hyperbole.read more
View ArticleUSPTO's Patent Quality Chats Continue in September with Improving Global...
The United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO")'s Patent Quality Chat webinar series continues on Tuesday, September 8th, from noon - 1 p.m. EDT. The topic, Improving Global Patent Prosecution,...
View ArticleCiting References – An Alternative Look
A lot has been said for the increased number of references being submitted to patent examiners. It is true that the average number of references submitted per application continues to skyrocket and...
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