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SoCal IP Law Institute MCLE meeting of September 11, 2023 –  Two Recent Federal Circuit Patent Cases

Objective Indicia of Nonobviousness and Restrictive Scope of Patent Reissue Please join us on Monday, September 11, 2023, where we will discuss two recent precedential opinions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the patent sphere addressing [1] when evidence of objective indicia of nonobviousness is correctly argued and [2] issues [...]

By |2023-09-08T10:58:21-07:00September 8th, 2023|Patent, Reissue, Obviousness, Guest Speaker|0 Comments

SoCal IP to host Supreme Court Review on Thursday 7/13

Please join us for the 24th Annual Supreme Court Review program presented virtually by the ADL and the National Constitution Center on Thursday, July 13, 2023 from 8:45 -11:00 a.m. at SoCal IP Law Group LLP in Westlake Village.  We’ll provide coffee and bagels beginning at 8:45 a.m., and the live stream begins at 9:00 [...]

Andy Warhol, Prince, and Fair Use at the Supreme Court

Please join us on Monday, June 12, 2023 at noon for a discussion of the recent Supreme Court case Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith (May 18, 2023) In 1981 Newsweek commissioned professional photographer Lynn Goldsmith to photograph a then “up and coming” musician named Prince Rogers Nelson, which was published [...]

By |2023-06-05T11:15:02-07:00June 3rd, 2023|Copyright, Infringement, Fair Use|0 Comments

Tips on Avoiding Ethical Riptides in Your IP Practice

On Monday, September 19, we will watch a video replay of a program presented by the Intellectual Property Section of the California Lawyers Association at the Section’s Annual IP Institute in 2021. The program has been approved for one hour of self-study Legal Ethics credit. Drawing from their extensive experience and expertise in advising law [...]

By |2022-09-15T13:20:39-07:00September 15th, 2022|Ethics|0 Comments

SoCal IP Law Institute MCLE meeting June 20, 2022 – Two CAFC patent cases

Please join us on Monday, June 20, 2022 at 12:00 pm, where we will discuss two recent patent rulings of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.   University of Massachusetts v. L’Oréal S.A., No. 21-1969 (Fed. Cir. 2022) This case is an appeal from the United States District Court for the District of [...]

SoCal IP Law Institute MCLE meeting of March 28, 2022 – Two Recent Federal Circuit Cases

Please join us on Monday, March 28, 2022 at 12:00 pm, where we will discuss two recent Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decisions. Dyfan, LLC v. Target Corp., No. 21-1725 (Fed. Cir. 2022) addresses claim construction to determine whether a patent is invalid.  The evaluation includes consideration of whether patent claims adhere to [...]

European IP Topics Highlighted at the ECTA Annual Conference

At SoCal IP Law Group LLP we protect the intellectual property rights of our clients in the US and internationally.  We rely on our foreign associates to protect our clients’ IP in their jurisdictions.  To maintain ongoing, strong relationships with our trusted foreign associates and keep up to date on current US and international IP [...]

By |2021-10-27T17:42:49-07:00October 27th, 2021|Trademark|0 Comments

Abstract Ideas Invalidate Patents and Pleading TM Infringement for Keyword Ad Use

Please join us on Monday, August 23 at 1:00 pm, when Mark Goldstein will lead a discussion of two recent cases, one addressing whether patents are invalid for claiming abstract ideas and the other about asserting trademark infringement resulting from the use of internet keywords that are the trademarks of another. (Access the cases by [...]

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