For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, April 22nd, 2019, we will have a round table discussion on the Music Modernization Act.
To facilitate the discussion we will be going over
The Federal Register (here)
The Bill itself (here)
A report by the Copyright Office (here)
A pamphlet from the Copyright Office (here)
EFF’s comment regarding the act (here)
A […]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, April 8th, 2019, Chris Kopitzke will report on the “Trademark Office Comes to California” program that she attended in Los Angeles this week. The attached materials cover some key changes in the works that will affect trademark practitioners, as well as advanced practice tips from the […]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, April 1st, 2019, we will discuss the following cases:
People v. Dak Steiert and Intelligent Patent Services, LLC , (Colo. 2/6/2019)(Available Here). Mr. Dak Steiert opened a law firm in Colorado offering to represent clients before the USPTO. The firm hired patent attorneys by contract, but the […]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, March 25th, 2019, we will discuss the following cases:
Falk Pharma Gmbh v. Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (CAFC February 8 2019)(Available Here). Falk Pharma sued Salix Pharmaceuticals for trademark infringement. The litigation resulted in three appeals, defendant motioned to disqualify plaintiff’s law firm in all three appeals. The […]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, March 18th, 2019, we will discuss the following cases:
Nautilus, Incorporated v. ICON Health & Fitness, (5th Cir. February 22, 2019)(Available Here) Plaintiff exercise bike company sued a competitor for breach of contract when Defendant stopped paying royalty payments. At issue was what the term “product” in […]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, March 11th, 2019, we will discuss the following cases:
Fourth Estate Pub. Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com (U.S. March 4, 2019)(Available Here) Fourth Estate licensed articles to Wall-Street.com. The license was eventually cancelled, but Wall-Street kept the articles on its website. Fourth Estate sued for copyright infringement, but […]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, March 4th, 2019, we will discuss the following cases:
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. v. General Electric Company (CAFC February 26, 2019)(Available Here) The University of Florida sued General Electric for patent infringement on a patent for Managing Critical Care Physiologic Data Using Data Synthesis Technology […]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, February 25th , 2019, we will discuss the following cases:
Boost Beauty v. Woo Signatures (CD Cal February 11, 2019)(Available Here) Plaintiff and defendant both produced cosmetic products. Defendant used Plaintiff’s mark in an ad campaign by purchasing AdWords containing the mark. Plaintiff sued defendant for among […]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, February 11th , 2019, we will discuss the following cases:
In re DePorter (TTAB January 29, 2019 here) Applicant applied for the mark #MAGICNUMBER108 to be used with clothing. The Trademark Office rejected the application arguing the mark failed to function as a trademark. The TTAB affirmed the refusal to register. […]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, February 4th , 2019, we will discuss the following cases:
Barry v. Medtronic, Inc (CAFC January 24, 2019 here) Dr. Mark Barry filed and owned two patents (7,670,358 and 8,361,121) related to scoliosis surgery. He sued Medtronic at the district court level, and a jury found several claims infringed. Medtronic […]