District Court’s Preliminary Injunction Opinion Offers Cautionary Tale Over...
A recent decision from the Western District of Washington denying a motion for a preliminary injunction offers a cautionary tale to keep in mind when considering whether to engage in settlement...
View ArticleTrademark Law Includes False Endorsement
False endorsement occurs when a person's identity is connected with a product or service in such a way that consumers are likely to be misled about that person's sponsorship or approval of the product...
View ArticleThe Eastern District of Texas 2015 Bench Bar Conference:
It's time for the annual ED Texas bench/bar in Plano. The brochure announcing the festivities is attached Download Bench Bar 2015PROOF 9-3-15. This year's event has the usual attractions – judges from...
View ArticleeBay seller who sued over negative feedback dinged $19k in legal fees
When Med Express sued Amy Nicholls for giving negative feedback on eBay, she didn't back down and remove the feedback. Instead, she lawyered up, acquiring pro bono counsel with help from Paul Levy at...
View ArticleDome loses appeal related to US Patent 4,306,042
Dome lost its appeal to the CAFC:Dome owns a patent for making contact-lens material.On reexamination, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Officefound that the claimed method at issue was obvious...
View ArticleFox News Anchor Claims Violation of Right of Publicity in Toy Hamster “Harris...
Harris Faulkner, a Fox News anchor, is suing toy company Hasbro, for false endorsement, unfair competition, and violation of her right to publicity, claiming that Hasbro used her likeness without...
View ArticleNew Patents Petitions Timeline
Blog by Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO Michelle K. Lee People have asked us for more information on the patents petition process, and based on that...
View ArticleRah-Rah-©-Boom-Bah! Cheerleading Uniform Designs Win Copyright Protection
Though the U.S. Copyright Act does not currently offer protection for functional aspects of apparel designs, copyright protection does extend to purely decorative features of clothing that can exist...
View ArticleNext USPTO Patent Quality Chat - September 8
Ann Robl Why not ease back into the work week after the long Labor Day weekend by attending the USPTO Patent Quality Chat webinar on Tuesday? This month’s topic is “Improving Global Patent...
View ArticleEFF Asks Court on Behalf of Libraries and Booksellers to Recognize Readers’...
It should be no surprise that libraries and bookstores—the places where you can go pick up a copy of 1984 or Darkness at Noon—are privacy hipsters. They’ve been fighting overbroad government...
View ArticlePTAB declines to institute IPR against Biogen's US 8,399,514 related to...
In a decision written by FRED E. McKELVEY, former Chief Administrative patent Judge, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences [BPAI, the predecessor to PTAB], denying institution of inter partes...
View ArticleInline Plastics v. EasyPak: CAFC rules asserted claims not limited to a...
Since the preferred embodiment did not have patentable characteristics that are distinct from other disclosed embodiments, the Court held that “the patentee [was] entitled to claim scope commensurate...
View ArticleInline Plastics v. EasyPak: CAFC rules asserted claims not limited to a...
Since the preferred embodiment did not have patentable characteristics that are distinct from other disclosed embodiments, the Court held that “the patentee [was] entitled to claim scope commensurate...
View ArticleIPEC puts its Sensitive Touch on joint authorship claim in a musical work
Nedim MalovicA few months ago the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) issued a very interesting decision regarding post-punk bands, copyright and joint authorship in musical works. The case...
View ArticleComputer and Internet Updates for 2015-09-03
Amazing deal or pricing error? Air Canada glitch sets off class-action lawsuit http://t.co/orHy2VMbxL -> Google sued over 'paper towns' rip-off claim | Technology http://t.co/Z1MdO5AXbJ -> Back...
View ArticleChicken Recipe and Sandwich Name Copyrights Meet the Chicken Plucker
I like to look for humor in the law. I also like to provide answers to questions people occasionally ask me, such as “Can I copyright my recipe?” and “Can I copyright a name?” This case both contains...
View ArticleBeware of trademark scam from “Patent and Trademark Office” in New York
Last week, I received a new trademark solicitation regarding a trademark registration renewal. The company calls itself “Patent & Trademark Office” with an address in New York, NY. See the image of...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Hacks: How Ashley Madison's Legal Woes Differ From...
The infidelity website faces lawsuits from plaintiffs who want to remain anonymous and claim the company's account deletion service was a scam.read more
View ArticleNew York City teacher arrested hours after drone crash at US Open
A New York City teacher was arrested early Friday morning, hours after he allegedly crashed a small quadcopter drone into an empty seating area during a match at the US Open tennis tournament in...
View ArticleFriday’s Endnotes – 09/04/15
Copyright Office’s online registration hasn’t worked for almost a week — The Copyright Office was created as a department of the Library of Congress in 1897. This latest technical malfunction...
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