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Oakley sues companies for allegedly infringing sunglasses patents
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Eyewear manufacturer Oakley Inc. this week filed lawsuits against two separate companies, alleging both are infringing their patents for sunglasses.
W.Va. AG leads states in filing petition over EPA’s proposed carbon emission regulation
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading the charge in arguing that the Environmental Protection Agency should declare illegal a settlement deal in which the agency promised to issue its proposed Clean Power Plan.
ABC report questions W.Va. chief justice’s ethics; Davis calls TV crew ‘underhanded’
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) – West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Chief Justice Robin Jean Davis is under attack for not disclosing the sale of a private jet owned by her husband, Charleston attorney Scott Segal, for more than $1 million to a plaintiffs attorney who had a multimillion-dollar case recently decided by the court.
U.S. PTO establishes pilot unit for pro se filings
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has established a special pilot unit to better help inventors filing patent applications on their own.
Kroger, software company settle patent lawsuit over grocer’s mobile coupon app
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) - The Kroger Co. and a Connecticut-based software company have agreed to settle a patent infringement lawsuit over the grocery chain’s digital coupon app.
Korean company sues McAfee for allegedly infringing anti-virus, firewall patents
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A Korean company last week sued the world’s largest dedicated security technology company for allegedly infringing on its patents for anti-virus and firewall software.
Texas company accuses Apple of infringing patents for undeliverable messages
MARSHALL, Texas (Legal Newsline) - A Texas-based wireless communications company last week sued Apple Inc. for allegedly infringing on two of its patents for technology related to transmitting and storing undeliverable text and email messages.
Samoan company sues Pier 1 Imports over lighting patent
TYLER, Texas (Legal Newsline) - A Samoan company is suing home furnishings and decor retailer Pier 1 Imports for allegedly infringing its patent for decorative lights.
Goodlatte confident patent reform will be signed into law in ‘near future’
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - House Judiciary Chairman and Innovation Act sponsor Bob Goodlatte says patent legislation will be signed into law “in the near future.”
Start-ups, small tech firms now can buy insurance against patent trolls
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A San Francisco-based provider of patent risk management services is now offering what it describes as “cost-effective” patent insurance for small and emerging growth companies.
Lee: PTO ‘making great strides’ in expanding pro bono legal assistance for inventors
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is working to provide pro bono representation to inventors in all 50 states.
Federal court dismisses patent claims against artificial wave maker
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - A California federal court has dismissed patent claims asserted against the maker of artificial wave technology SurfStream and PerfectSwell.
Federal Circuit: Method of delivering ads an ‘abstract’ idea
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - In a ruling Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed itself in a long-running patent infringement case over a company’s claim that it owns the method of delivering advertisements before free online videos.
U.S. PTO considers using ‘crowdsourcing’ to head off patent trolls
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is looking at using “crowdsourcing” to combat so-called patent trolls.
Partner at D.C. IP firm nominated to Federal Circuit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - President Barack Obama has nominated a partner at a Washington, D.C., intellectual property law firm to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Former head of U.S. PTO joins Fla. IP company
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The former Under Secretary of Commerce and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, David Kappos, has been appointed special advisor to the board of ipCreate, the company announced Wednesday.
Patent reform more likely to pass in 2015 with GOP shift
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Congress, following last week’s midterm election and subsequent shift in power in favor of Republicans, looks poised to pass some form of patent reform legislation in the new year.
Texas NPE sues Hewlett-Packard, LG for infringing patent through speech recognition software
MARSHALL, Texas (Legal Newsline) - A Texas-based non-practicing entity this week sued Hewlett-Packard and electronics company LG for infringing its patent through the use of speech recognition software in their products.
University suing Verizon, Sprint, others over patents developed by professor
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Last week, the University of Minnesota filed complaints in federal court against the four largest wireless service providers in the United States, claiming patent infringement.
U.S. PTO to host training week for patent examiners
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office plans to host a special training week for its patent examiners next month.