Federal Circuit: Remote Workers Support Patent Venue
January 5th, 2023
The Federal Circuit has denied a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to direct the district court to dismiss or transfer the underlying case based on improper venue, finding that remote workers living in the district can satisfy the venue statute…
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Categories: Patents
Funding for Small Business Innovation Extended
January 4th, 2023
On September 30, 2022, President Biden signed into law the SBIR and STTR Extension Act of 2022, just one day before the funding authorization for these programs was set to expire. As the press release notes, S. 4900 reauthorizes the Small Business In…
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Categories: Patents
Supreme Court Grants Cert in Two IP Cases
December 30th, 2022
The US Supreme Court has recently granted petitions for certiorari in two intellectual property (IP) cases. A writ of certiorari is a request that a lower court send a record of a case for review by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is asked to re…
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Categories: Avoiding IP Litigation
Copyright and Patent Offices Call for Comments on NFTs
December 29th, 2022
The US Copyright Office and the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) have announced that they will collaborate on a joint study of intellectual property (IP) issues related to non-fungible tokens (NFTs). This study was requested by Senators Patrick…
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Categories: Copyright
Court Vacates Denial of Injunction on Jeep Trade Dress
December 26th, 2022
The Sixth Circuit has vacated a ruling by a court in the Eastern District of Michigan denying a permanent injunction against the importation, sale, and marketing of an off-road vehicle that Jeep claims infringes its trade dress. Mahindra Automotive N…
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Categories: Avoiding IP Litigation
NFTs and Intellectual Property Law
December 20th, 2022
NFTs have been in development in blockchain technology as early as 2014. However, they have only recently shot up in popularity in the field of digitally held assets. The massive surge in popularity is attributable to many factors. Among others, cele…
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Categories: Avoiding IP Litigation
The Importance of Protecting Your IP In the Semiconductor Industry
December 13th, 2022
The semiconductor industry is a critical part of the economy. Semiconductors are found in just about every electronic device, from laptops to cars. This means that protecting intellectual property (IP) in the semiconductor industry is essential for c…
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Categories: Avoiding IP Litigation
Federal Circuit: No Infringement without Analyzing Environment
December 9th, 2022
In a recent case before the Federal Circuit, INVT SPE LLC (INVT) appealed from a determination by the International Trade Commission (Commission or ITC) that Apple Inc., HTC Corporation, HTC America, Inc., ZTE Corporation, and ZTE (USA) Inc. did not…
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Categories: Patents
Federal Circuit Affirms Prior Art Was Not Reference “By Another”
December 7th, 2022
The Federal Circuit has affirmed a ruling by the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB) that a prior art reference was not “by another” under the terms of (pre-AIA) 35 U.S.C. § 102(e). Under 35 U.S. Code § 102, “novelty” is a condition for p…
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USPTO and WIPO to Pool Resources for Standards-Essential Patent Disputes
December 1st, 2022
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have announced that they will collaborate to improve efficiency in resolving disputes related to standard-essential patents (SEPs). As the USPTO explai…
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