In the ongoing saga over Oracle’s lawsuit against Google, the district court has allowed Oracle’s damage expert another chance to fix its damage report.
Entries Tagged as 'Copyright'
United States: The Battle Over Android, Oracle V. Google: Court Allows Third Chance For Oracle’s Damage Expert To Take A Bite Out Of Google But Makes Oracle Pay For The Chance – Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
February 6th, 2012 · No Comments
Tags: Copyright · Design rights · Trade marks
United States: Copyright Lessons From The Campaign Trail: Romney, Gingrich And Fair Use – Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
February 6th, 2012 · No Comments
This Republican primary season has provided lots of fodder for political blogs, but it has also provided a few gems relating to — what else — trademark issues.
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European Union: ECJ Clarifies Requirements For Award Of Supplementary Protection Certificate For Medicinal Product – Van Bael & Bellis
February 5th, 2012 · No Comments
On 24 November 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) delivered its judgments in case C-322/10 Medeva BV (“Medeva”) v. Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks and case C-422/10 Georgetown University, University of Roch…
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United States: IP Dispatches From The Political Front: Mitt Slings Copyrighted Mud At Newt – Foley Hoag LLP
February 3rd, 2012 · No Comments
Along with January’s hot activity in the race for the Republican Presidential nomination, we also saw the emergence of two more stories about the intersection of intellectual property and political ads.
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Canada: IP Monitor – Bell Helicopter’s Certified Landing Gear Does Not Infringe Eurocopter’s Patent – Norton Rose OR LLP
February 3rd, 2012 · No Comments
On January 30, 2012, Justice Martineau of the Federal Court released his decision in the case of Eurocopter (Société par action simplifiée) v. Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limitée1, in which Eurocopter claimed infringement of its patent relating …
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United States: Frito-Lay N. Am., Inc. V. Princeton Vanguard, LLC, -Opp. No. 91195552, Canc. No. 92053001 (TTAB Nov. 16, 2011) – Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
February 2nd, 2012 · No Comments
Applicant filed a motion to compel certain electronically stored information (“ESI”) from Opposer. The TTAB explained that neither the Federal Rules nor the Trademark Rules dictate how extensive ESI discovery should be.
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United States: Benedict V. Super Bakery, Inc., 101 U.S.Q.P.2d 1089 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 28, 2011) – Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
February 2nd, 2012 · No Comments
Respondent failed to timely respond to Petitioner’s discovery requests on multiple occasions, including in violation of two TTAB orders.
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United States: The Trademark Audit: A Necessary Legal Checkup – Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
February 2nd, 2012 · No Comments
A few weeks ago, we said goodbye to 2011, welcomed 2012 and made some New Year’s resolutions – whether it be to shed a few extra pounds, to quit smoking or to complain less and laugh more.
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Canada: Ontario Court Of Appeal Recognizes A Cause Of Action For Invasion Of Privacy: Jones v. Tsige – McCarthy Tétrault LLP
February 2nd, 2012 · No Comments
We presented this case at our Privacy Law Update last fall.
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United States: Court Sinks Two Moms And A Toy’s Attempt To Modify Expert Schedule In Patent Battle Over Bath Toy – Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
February 2nd, 2012 · No Comments
Plaintiff, Two Moms and a Toy, filed an emergency motion to stay the expert phase of their case pending the court’s ruling on claim construction.
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Canada: Intellectual Property Weekly Abstracts Bulletin – Week Of January 30, 2012 – Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
February 2nd, 2012 · No Comments
The Federal Court granted summary judgment to the Aga Khan, holding that Tajdin and Jiwa infringed his copyright in certain literary works.
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United States: Finally – A Revitalized Patent Act – Goodwin Procter LLP
February 2nd, 2012 · No Comments
After years of debate, Congress finally passed, and the President signed, the “Leahy-Smith America Invents Act,” the most comprehensive overhaul of the patent statute since it was enacted in 1952.
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Australia: How do you register your trade marks overseas? – Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys
February 1st, 2012 · No Comments
Since the “Madrid Protocol” in 2001, a single international trademark application can be filed in a number of countries.
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Australia: The importance of considering the consumer when comparing trade marks – Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys
February 1st, 2012 · No Comments
Solahart was successful in establishing that use of SOLARHUT was an infringement of trade mark registration of SOLAHART.
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Australia: STOP in the name of the law – interlocutory injunctions – Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys
February 1st, 2012 · No Comments
The legal wrangling between Apple & Samsung demonstrates the difficulties applying for an interlocutory injunction.
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United States: Third Circuit Affirms District Court Decision On New Jersey Unclaimed Property Requirements Relating To Third Priority Rule And Data Collection – Perkins Coie LLP
February 1st, 2012 · No Comments
On January 5, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the decision of the U.S. District Court of the District of New Jersey (“District Court”) with respect to 2010 N.J. Laws Chapter 25 (“Chapter 25″), which amended New Jersey’s u…
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United States: Is Your Company Ready For .Anything? – Fish & Richardson PC
February 1st, 2012 · No Comments
The Internet as we know it may soon be changing forever. From January 12, 2012, to April 12, 2012, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is expected to accept applications for new generic top-level domain names (gTLDs) to the …
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United States: SOPA/PIPA Protest: Internet Blackout (At Least Partially And Temporarily) – Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
February 1st, 2012 · No Comments
In response to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) pending in Congress, several online resources have decided to make their resources unavailable for a 24 hour period.
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United States: Weather Underground, Inc. v. Navigation Catalyst Sys., Inc., 100 U.S.P.Q.2d 1778 (E.D. Mich. Nov. 9, 2011) – Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
February 1st, 2012 · No Comments
Defendants registered domain names in bulk and made money from pay-per-click advertising on the corresponding websites.
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United States: Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. Jiang, No. 11-cv-24049 (S.D. Fla. Dec. 12, 2011) – Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
February 1st, 2012 · No Comments
Defendants used nearly sixty domain names containing plaintiff’s marks for websites selling counterfeit cigarettes bearing those marks. The court granted plaintiff’s ex parte motion for a preliminary injunction.
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