For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, July 23, 2018, we will discuss the following Petition for Certiorari:
Advanced Video Technologies v. HTC Corporation (available here)
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 19 provides that where a necessary party to a lawsuit has not been joined, “the court must order that the person be made a party.” […]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, July 16, 2018, we will discuss:
Apple and Google v. ContentGuard v. Iancu (CAFC July 11, 2018) (available here). Google and Apple tried to invalidate a patent using a procedure for CBM’s (covered business methods). They argued U.S. Patent 7,774,280, a patent for digital rights management, could be classified […]
Please join us for our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, July 9, 2018.
SoCal IP welcomes Adam Grant of Alpert Barr & Grant, a prestigious business boutique in Encino, California. Mr. Grant will lead a presentation on General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in light of the California Consumer Privacy Act 2018.
All are invited to join us on […]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, July 2, 2018, we will discuss:
WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corp. (US June 22, 2018) (available here). 35 U. S. C. §271(f)(2) imposes liability on those who ship components of a patented invention overseas to be assembled there. The specific issue in this case is whether one suing […]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, June 25, 2018, we will discuss:
Moldex-Metric, Inc. v. McKeon Products, Inc.. (9th Cir June 5, 2018) (available here). Moldex-Metric, Inc. manufactures earplugs made from a bright green color. McKeon Products manufactured its own version of green earplugs, and Moldex sued them for trademark infringment. The district court granted Defendant’s […]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, June 18, 2018, we will discuss:
Berkheimer v. HP, Inc. (CAFC Feb 18, 2018) (available here). Berkheimer owned Patent No. 7,447,713 for digitally processing and archiving files in a digital asset management system. The district court held all challenged claims invalid under 101 (abstract idea). The CAFC affirmed in part and […]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, June 11, 2018, we will discuss:
Fahmy, v. Jay Z ., (9th Cir. May 31, 2018) (available here). In 1957, Plaintiff Fahmy composed a song called “Khosara” which was used by Jay Z in the song “Big Pimpin” almost 50 years later. Ownership of the copyright to […]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, June 4, 2018, we will discuss:
Adidas America, Inc. v. Skechers USA, Inc., (9th Cir. May 10, 2018) (available here). Adidas America obtained an injunction against Sketchers from selling shoes allegedly infringing and diluting Adidas’s Stan Smith trade dress and Three-Stripe trademark. On Appeal the 9th circuit […]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, May 14, 2018, we will discuss:
Andre Young v. Draion M. Burch DO, (TTAB May 3, 2017) (available here). Applicant registered the mark DR. DRAI for entertainment services. Andre Young (Aka Dr. Dre) filed an opposition against both marks alleging (1) likelihood of confusion (2) […]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, May 7, 2018, we will discuss:
Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, (11th Cir.May 18, 2017) (available here). Plaintiff sued defendant for copyright infringement. Plaintiff’s complaint asserted that it had filed an application to register its copyrights, but the Copyright Office had […]