For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, April 6th, 2020 we will discuss the following cases: VIP Products LLC v. Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. (9th Circuit 2020) (available here) VIP products filed a lawsuit to cancel Jack Daniel's registration for its famous bottle. The 9th Circuit affirmed the district court’s summary judgment in [...]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, March 30th, 2020 we will discuss the following case: Allen v. Cooper. (US 2020) (available here) A photographer sued the state of North Carolina for copyright infringement. Plaintiff was the exclusive photographer of a shipwreck in the ocean and discovered that the state of North Carolina [...]
The link below is to a Zoom call between Dr. David Prince and participants over the internet. Dr. David Prince is a medical doctor tasked with deciding what patients in New York get ventilators. The video contains advice on how to protect your family from Covid 19 and best practices for dealing with the current [...]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, March 30th, 2020 we will discuss the following case: Allen v. Cooper. (US 2020) (available here) A photographer sued the state of North Carolina for copyright infringement. Plaintiff was the exclusive photographer of a shipwreck in the ocean and discovered that the state of North Carolina [...]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, March 23rd, 2020 we will discuss the following case: Illumina, Inc. and Sequenom, Inc. v. Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. (CAFC 2020) (available here) In 2015, the Federal Circuit found that patents relating to an invention by Illumina and Sequenom were unpatentable. The patents related to identifying that [...]
SoCal IP is well positioned to weather the impact of Covid-19. We are here for you, our clients and associates. All of our team can work remotely, at home or elsewhere. If you call or email, we will answer and respond from wherever we are located. We’ve been using video for internal and external meetings [...]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, March 16th, 2020 we will discuss the following indictment: US v. Huawei (E.D.N.Y. 2020) (available here) On February 13, 2020 a superseding indictment was returned from the Eastern District of New York. The indictment charges Huawei and several subsidiary companies with conspiracy to violate the Racketeer [...]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, March 9th, 2020 we will discuss the following cases: Prager University. v. Google. (9th. Cir. 2020) (available here) The 9th circuit affirmed a district court's ruling that dismissed a YouTube content creator's claims alleging a violation of the First Amendment and false advertising under the Lanham [...]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, March 2nd, 2020 we will discuss the following cases: Arctic Cat Inc. v. Bombardier Recreational Prods. Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2020) (available here) 35 U.S.C. 287(a) in part states, "[. . . ] In the event of failure so to mark, no damages shall be recovered by the [...]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, February 24th, 2020 we will discuss the following cases: Barnes v. Hanna Andersson. (N.D. Cal February 3, 2020) (available here) An individual filed a class action lawsuit against Hanna Anderson LLC, a children’s clothing company, and Salesforce.com Inc. The complaint alleges that plaintiff and other similarity situated individuals [...]