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Federal Circuit revives antitrust claims accusing company of filing sham patent infringement lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has remanded a case that accused a patent holder of filing a sham infringement lawsuit and a sham citizen petition with a federal agency.
Federal Circuit sides with Google, AOL, others in Internet search patent case
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Vringo Inc. said Wednesday its wholly-owned subsidiary, I/P Engine Inc., will file a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit seeking an en banc review of a decision the court issued last week.
Ala. SC reaffirms decision on ‘innovator liability’
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) - The Alabama Supreme Court has reaffirmed its ruling in a case questioning whether a brand-name drug maker can be held liable for injuries from a generic version.
FTC’s patent troll study gets approval
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A Federal Trade Commission study designed to develop a better understanding of how patent assertion entities may impact innovation and competition has been given the green light.
Law school, DuPont sponsoring IP seminar
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - DuPont and Widener University School of Law are sponsoring a daylong seminar in September that will feature discussions on patent litigation, non-practicing entities and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Federal Circuit sides with U.S. PTO in appeal over stem cell patent
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court has ruled against a consumer group challenging a patent on stem cells.
TracBeam sues Apple over wireless location technology
TYLER, Texas (Legal Newsline) - A Colorado-based, inventor-owned company is suing Apple Inc. for patent infringement.
Federal Circuit sends case against alleged patent troll back to Vermont
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that Vermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell’s case against an alleged patent troll should be tried in the state.The so-called “scanner troll,” MPHJ Technology Investments LLC, was trying to avoid litigating its case in Vermont state court. SorrellThe company has been accused, in various lawsuits, of sending
N.C. governor signs patent troll bill into law
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - Among the more than a dozen bills North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed into law last week, one takes aim at so-called “patent trolls.”
Senators want U.S. PTO to improve quality of patents, examination process
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - In a letter last week, five U.S. senators called for improved patent quality and oversight at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Bose suing Beats over noise-cancelling headphone technology
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - Audio equipment retailer Bose Corporation is suing the maker of the popular Beats by Dre headphones in federal court, alleging the California-based Beats is infringing on its patented technology for noise-cancelling headphones.
Hatch says federal patent reform among his ‘top priorities’ next year
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The push for federal patent reform may have slowed, but it has not died.
Law professor: U.S. SC rulings could reduce abusive claims filed by patent trolls
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions that overhaul the rules governing court-awarded attorneys’ fees in patent cases will have “significant” implications for so-called patent trolls, one law professor says.
Hunting and fishing retailer settles lawsuit over Web patent
TYLER, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Popular outdoor retailer Bass Pro Inc. has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought against it and dozens of other retailers for allegedly infringing on a Texas company’s Web patent.
San Diego Comic-Con claims Salt Lake convention is infringing on its IP by using ‘Comic Con’ term
SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) - Last month, organizers of the Salt Lake Comic Con received a cease and desist order from San Diego Comic-Con -- the epic annual comic convention -- demanding it stop using the term “Comic Con.”
Patent troll law goes into effect in Georgia
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - A Georgia law aimed at combating so-called "patent trolls" went into effect earlier this month.
Law professor: Federal patent reform 'certainly' not going away
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Though one federal bill aimed at combating so-called "patent trolls" failed to make it out of a U.S. Senate committee in May, one legal expert says patent reform is nowhere near dead.
PTO provides examiners with guidance on software patents in light of U.S. SC ruling
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently provided its examiners with guidance on software patents following a U.S. Supreme Court decision last month that ruled some software method and systems patents are invalid.
North Carolina patent troll bill still in negotiations
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - A bill that includes a provision aimed at combating so-called "patent trolls" is closer to becoming law in North Carolina.
Study: U.S. SC rulings pose challenge to some in life sciences industry trying to obtain patents
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - A study released last month shows that two U.S. Supreme Court rulings have made it more difficult for companies in the life sciences industry to obtain patents.