For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, April 11, 2016, we will discuss the following cases: Millenium Laboratories, Inc. v. Ameritox (9th Cir. April 4, 2016) (available here). Millenium sued its competitor Ameritox for trade dress infringement, alleging that Ameritox's visual layout of its urine-test result data infringed Millenium's trade dress. At the district [...]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, March 7, 2016, we will discuss the following cases: CBS Broadcasting, Inc. et al. v. FilmOn.com, Inc., Docket No. 14-3123-cv (2d. Cir. Feb. 16, 2016) (available here). FilmOn provides an online streaming service that rebroadcasts, via the internet, broadcast television. FilmOn offered content from a number [...]
Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, February 9, 2015 will be a discussion of: In re Imes, Case No. 2014-1206 (Fed. Cir. January 29, 2015 ) (available here). Here, Mr. Imes appeals a rejection of his U.S. patent application number 09/874,423 directed to a device for communicating a digital camera image and video [...]
Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, January 19, 2015 will be a discussion of: Tomita Techs. USA, LLC et al. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd. et al., Case No. 2014-1244 (Fed. Cir. December 8, 2014 ) (available here). Tomita sued Nintendo for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,417,664 based upon its sales of its 3DS [...]
Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, August 4, 2014 will be a discussion of a patent infringement case and a trademark opposition. Brief synopses of the cases appear below. Amdocs (Israel) Limited v. Openet Telecom, Inc., No. 2013-1212 (Fed. Cir. August 1, 2014) (available here). Amdocs sued Openet for infringing four of its [...]
Please join us for our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, May 19, 2014. Mark Goldstein will discuss his trip to Hong Kong for the International Trademark Association's 136th Annual Meeting held earlier this week. All are invited to join us in our discussion during the SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, May 19, [...]
Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, April 28, 2014 will be a discussion of two cases. The first relates to preliminary injunctive relief in patent cases and the second case relates to trademark infringement. Brief synopses of the cases appear below. Trebro Mfg. v. Firefly Equipment and Steven Aposhian, Case No. 2013-1347 (Fed Cir. April [...]
Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, March 31, 2014 will be a discussion of two cases. The first relates to a reggaeton copyright dispute and the second involves a discussion of the meaning of "substantially" in a patent claim. Brief synopses of the cases appear below. Alicea v. Machete Music, Miscellaneous Docket No. 12-1548 [...]
Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, October 14, 2013 will be a discussion led by Guy Cumberbatch of our Santa Barbara Office regarding the effects of species restrictions on patent claim scope, a series of TTAB decisions testing whether you can spot likelihood of confusion, and an examiner’s response to a patent claiming [...]
Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, April 15, 2013 will be a discussion of two Federal Circuit cases regarding patents. Brief synopses of the cases appear below. Checkpoint Systems, Inc. v. All-Tag Security S.A., et. al. (Fed. Cir. March 25, 2013) (available here). At the district court, the defendant recovered attorney fees and [...]