Posts Tagged: Inc.
USPTO Judges, Management, Accused of Bias—This Time at the TTAB
A motion filed on Friday, October 15, with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) requests that the appellant, Charles Bertini, be allowed to …
Federal Circuit Upholds Delaware Court’s Inequitable Conduct Analysis
In a precedential decision written by Judge Reyna, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Wednesday upheld a Delaware district court’s …
Satan Shoes: Trademark Blasphemy or Free Speech?
Though the parties have quickly settled their case, the question remains open: was Lil Nas X’s “Satan Shoe” an exercise of free speech or a trademark …
The PTAB’s Concerning Conflict of Interest is Laid Bare in New Vision Gaming
Buffalo is a small Texas town of less than 2,000 people. On the way into town, school zone signs flank both sides of a speed limit sign. I …
CAFC Upholds District Court Finding for Netflix Invalidating Adaptive Patent Under 101
On December 14, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed a decision of the United States District Court for the Central District of …
USPTO Seeks Comments on Discretion to Institute Trials Before the PTAB
On October 20, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a “Request for Comments on Discretion To Institute Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board” …
Let the Music Play: The Performance Rights License Marketplace Thrives Only with Vigilant Antitrust Enforcement
On January 26, CBS broadcast the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, which celebrated America’s finest recording artists and songwriters. Drawing a global audience with performances by super stars …
Ninth Circuit Set to Clarify Aesthetic Functionality Doctrine
A case now pending before the Ninth Circuit, LTTB LLC v. Redbubble, Inc., Docket No. 19-16464, has the potential to clarify the controversial doctrine of aesthetic functionality. …
Four Issues Highlighted in the Supreme Court Oral Argument on Copyrightability of Statutory Annotations
On December 2, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in the matter of Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc. The issue on appeal was on whether …
Final Briefs Filed with SCOTUS in Romag Fasteners Case on Trademark Infringement Damages
On November 27, briefing concluded at the Supreme Court with the filing of Fossil’s respondent’s brief in Romag Fasteners, Inc., v. Fossil, Inc., et al. The …
Finnavations v. Payoneer: A Case Study Into a Broken Patent System
If you innovate and invest more than $10,000 to obtain patent protection on your idea, do you trust a government-issued patent to be a valid one? And if …
CAFC Reiterates Sovereign Immunity Is a Shield, Not a Sword
On September 5, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) held that state sovereignty principles asserted by the Board of Regents of the University …
Have Federal Circuit Judges Summarily Affirmed Your Patent Appeal Without Explaining Why? Tell SCOTUS
SPIP Litigation Group, LLC v. Apple, Inc. and Cisco Systems, Inc., No. 19-253., concerns four patents that have been the subject of decisions by the Patent Trial …
Note to the Federal Circuit: Spewing Illogical Nonsense Does Not Make It True
The Federal Circuit recently reversed the District of Minnesota’s denial of summary judgment in Solutran, Inc. v. Elavon, Inc., Nos. 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 22516 (Fed. Cir. …
Apple’s Multiple Petitions Against Nartron Patent Underscore PTAB’s Serial IPR Problem
Last week, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued 18 institution decisions based on petitions for inter partes review (IPR) proceedings, instituting 10 and denying eight. One of …
