SoCal IP Law Institute

Pleading Infringement does not Require Claim Element-by-Element Infringement Pleadings and Proving Internet Publications that are Prior Art

Pleading Infringement does not Require Claim Element-by-Element Pleadings and Proving Internet Publications that are Prior Art Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, July 26, 2021 will be a presentation by Angelo Gaz and discussion of a CAFC finding that pleading infringement does not require claim chart level assertions and a PTAB finding that [...]

By Angelo Gaz|2021-07-21T18:54:16-07:00July 21st, 2021|Uncategorized, Patent, Pleading Standards, Prosecution, Analogous Art|0 Comments

Patent Assignor Estoppel and Cancellation of Trademark Registrations Under Section 14(3)

Patent Assignor Estoppel and Cancellation of Trademark Registrations Under Section 14(3) Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, July 19, 2021 will be a discussion of a Supreme Court case finding patent assignor estoppel may not apply when there are post-assignment amendments to claims and a TTAB case ordering cancellation of registrations under Section [...]

By Nikki Dossman|2021-07-12T16:54:34-07:00July 12th, 2021|Patent, Trademark|0 Comments

SCotUS decides Arthrex: Same Result; New Rationale

"Burst Bubble." by jcgoforth is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 In the wake of the collapse of the Internet bubble circa 2000, a public outcry about patent trolls caught the attention of Congress and the federal courts. A wild mix of reforms of the patent system resulted between about 2005 and 2015. Sometimes Congress did [...]

By Steven C. Sereboff|2021-06-22T13:32:28-07:00June 22nd, 2021|Litigation, Inter Partes Review|0 Comments

The Supreme Court’s 2021 Personal Jurisdiction Decision – presented by Marina L. Lang

Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial Dist. Ct. 141 S.Ct. 1017 (2021) For our discussion, we will analyze how the Supreme Court expanded personal jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants. The majority held that a Court’s specific jurisdiction standard includes suits that sufficiently “relate to” a defendant’s forum contacts, even in the absence of a "causal [...]

By SoCal IP|2021-06-20T16:42:40-07:00June 20th, 2021|Copyright, Litigation, Patent, Personal Jurisdiction, Personal Jurisdiction, Pleading Standards, Statutory Subject Matter, Subject Matter Jurisdiction, Trade Secret, Trademark, Venue, Damages, Invalidity, Inter Partes Review|0 Comments

Real Life Clash of Clans – Huge Verdicts are Alive and Well in the E.D. Tex.

Real-Life Clash of Clans - Huge Verdicts are Alive and Well in the E.D. Tex. In Gree, Inc. v. Supercell Oy (E.D. Tex. 2019 and 2020), available here, here, here, here (judgment), here, here, here, and here (jury verdict). Gree, Inc. is (was?) a successful Japanese mobile game developer. Their games have been popular in Japan for at least [...]

By Jonathan Pearce|2021-06-13T08:20:38-07:00June 13th, 2021|Patent, Statutory Subject Matter, Venue, Damages, Invalidity, Inter Partes Review|0 Comments

Tattoo Copyright Infringement and Post-Brexit Trademark Considerations

Tattoo Copyright Infringement and Post-Brexit Trademark Considerations For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, June 7, 2021, Chris Kopitzke will lead a discussion of the legal issues arising from unauthorized copying of a photograph for a tattoo and will highlight selected trademark responsibilities resulting from Brexit. What happens when a celebrity tattoo [...]

By SoCal IP|2021-06-03T14:48:25-07:00June 3rd, 2021|Patent, Claim Construction, Invalidity, Noninfringement, Obviousness, Inter Partes Review, patentability|0 Comments

The Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 – SoCal IP Institute meeting May 24, 2021 @ 1:00 pm

For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, May 24, 2021, 1:00 pm PT, Michael Harris will lead a discussion of the Trademark Modernization Act. The Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (TMA) (tm modernization act) is now law, but it needs PTO rules before TMA will become effective. The proposed rules are at TMA [...]

By Michael D. Harris|2021-05-20T16:50:14-07:00May 20th, 2021|Patent, Claim Construction, Invalidity, Noninfringement, Obviousness, Inter Partes Review, patentability|0 Comments

Two Recent Federal Circuit Patent Cases – SoCal IP Institute meeting May 17, 2021 @ 1:00 pm

For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, May 17, 2021 at 1:00 pm, Mark Goldstein will lead a discussion of two recent Federal Circuit patent cases. Free Stream Media Corp. dba Samba TV v. Alphonso Inc. (Fed. Cir. May 11, 2021, 2019-1506, 2019-213) Samba sued Alphonso in two courts, asserting infringement of its [...]

By Mark A. Goldstein|2021-05-13T12:29:19-07:00May 13th, 2021|Patent, Claim Construction, Invalidity, Noninfringement, Obviousness, Inter Partes Review, patentability|0 Comments

SoCal IP MCLE meeting May 10, 2021

Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, May 10, 2021 will be a discussion of two Federal Circuit cases: Functional Claim “Raises the Bar for Enablement” In Amgen v. Sanofi and Regeneron (Fed. Cir. 2021) (available - Amgen case) the CAFC provided another anti-functional-limitation decision — this time rendering Amgen’s monoclonal antibody claims invalid. [...]

By Angelo Gaz|2021-05-05T17:10:14-07:00May 5th, 2021|Patent, Written Description, Conception, Enablement, indefiniteness, Invalidity, Obviousness|0 Comments

Patent Eligibility for Quantum Entanglement and BURNS NIGHT Mark for “Whisky”

Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, May 3, 2021 will be a discussion of a Federal Circuit case finding quantum entanglement subject matter ineligible for patent and a TTAB opposition surviving a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss: In In re: Huping Hu, Maoxin Wu (Fed. Cir. March 17, 2021) (available here), Applicant claimed [...]

By Nikki Dossman|2021-04-27T14:50:59-07:00April 27th, 2021|Patent, Trademark|0 Comments