Steve Brachmann
Steve Brachmann is a writer located in Buffalo, New York. He has worked professionally as a freelancer for more than a decade. He has become a regular contributor to IPWatchdog.com, writing about technology, innovation and is the primary author of the Companies We Follow series. His work has been published by The Buffalo News, The Hamburg Sun, USAToday.com, Chron.com, Motley Fool and OpenLettersMonthly.com. Steve also provides website copy and documents for various business clients.
Posts by Steve Brachmann
USAA Asserts Mobile Check Deposit Patents Against Wells Fargo
USAA alleges that Wells Fargo Mobile Deposit remote deposit capture system, which was released years after either of USAA’s remote deposit services were first offered, infringe …
Federal Circuit Denies Petition for Rehearing En Banc in Xitronix Appeal on Walker Process Claims
On Friday, June 15th, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied a petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc in Xitronix Corporation v. KLA-Tencor …
SafeBreach Announces Issuance of Breach and Attack Simulation Patents After $15 Million Round of Investor Funding
SafeBreach recently announced the issuance of three U.S. patents in the field of breach and attack simulation. This news follows weeks after SafeBreach closed a $15 million …
ITC Institutes 337 Complaint Accusing Toyota Vehicles of Infringing Infotainment Chip Patents
On Thursday, June 7th, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) announced that it was instituting a Section 337 patent infringement investigation of automobile infotainment systems being imported …
Amazon CEO Bezos is Knowingly Complicit in Online Sales of Counterfeit Goods, According to Report
Although Amazon is typically quick to reference its anti-counterfeit policy as proof of its commitment to weeding out inauthentic products from its retail platform, watchdog groups continue …
Federal Circuit Hears Oral Arguments on St. Regis Appeal of Tribal Sovereign Immunity
On Monday, June 4th, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit heard oral arguments in St. Regis Mohawk Tribe v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, a case appealed from …
Patent Litigation Shows Shift Towards Delaware, Decrease in High-Volume Plaintiff Filings
Legal data analytics provider Lex Machina recently published a post featuring data points regarding the filing of patent infringement cases in the year following the U.S. …
ECCO Accuses Skechers of Stealing Soles, Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit in Delaware District Court
Recently, Denmark-based footwear maker ECCO filed a suit alleging claims of patent infringement against Manhattan Beach, CA-based shoemaker Skechers. The suit, filed in the federal district for …
‘Cockygate’ Trademark Row Causes Heartbreak in U.S. Indie Romance Novel Publishing Industry
In recent weeks, the U.S. romance publishing industry has been roiling over a trademark issue which has been less-than-affectionately referred to as Cockygate. According to various …
Google Changes Its Code of Conduct After Years of Being Evil Towards Patent Owners
However, in intellectual property circles, it would be easy question whether Google has lived up to the goal of not doing, or being, evil... Google’s efforts …
Federal Circuit Vacates, Remands After PTAB Fails to Consider Arguments in Reply Brief
On Friday, June 1st, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision in In re: Durance striking down a decision by the Patent Trial …
Federal Circuit Reverses District Court’s Invalidation of Patents Asserted Against Apple
On appeal to the Federal Circuit, Zeroclick argued that the district court erred in construing those two terms as means-plus-function limitations, an argument with which the Federal …
New Reports says Engine, EFF are Shills for Google on Patent Reform
Google’s efforts to decimate the U.S. patent system to protect its own interests is a fact of life that is becoming more clear day by …
Lofgren Supported Eliminating BRI Before She Was Against It
Congresswoman Lofgren seems quick to forget that she was one of the original co-sponsors of the Innovation Act when it was introduced into the House back in …
TTAB Says No Likely Confusion Between Rap Producer Dr. Dre and OB/GYN Specialist Dr. Drai
On May 3rd, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) issued a decision in a trademark opposition proceeding which was petitioned by Andre Young, the rapper and …
