For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, July 18, 2016, we will discuss the following: MPC Franchise, LLC v. Tarntino, No. 15-717 (2d Cir. June 27, 2016) (available here). Plaintiffs filed suit alleging that defendant fraudulently obtained his federal trademark registration for the PUDGIE’S mark for pizza restaurants. The district court granted summary [...]
Happy Holidays from the Team at SoCal IP Institute. We will resume our MCLE meetings on January 5, 2015.
Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, December 15, 2014 will be a discussion of one Second Circuit decision and a Federal Circuit decision. Synopses of the cases appear below: Swatch Group Management Services Ltd. .v. Bloomberg L.P., Case Nos. 12-cv-2412; 12-cv-2645 (2d. Cir. January 27, 2014 ) (available here). Swatch periodically provides calls in which its executives [...]
Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, September 25, 2014 will be a discussion of several recent cases and trends related to 35 U.S.C. Section 101 patentable subject matter. Over the past few weeks, several financial services and software-related patents have been found unpatentable under Section 101. A good summary article may be found [...]
Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, September 8, 2014 will be a discussion of a recent trademark decision and a recent decision on patentable subject matter from the District of Delaware. Brief synopses of the cases appear below. Panda Kroll, Esq., will lead the discussion on the trademark case. Blackhorse v. Pro-Football, Inc., Cancellation [...]
Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, July 28, 2014 will be a discussion of two Federal Circuit cases. The first pertains to subject matter eligibility. The second pertains to the grant of a stay during the pendency of a later-filed covered business method patents review. Brief synopses of the cases appear below. Digitech [...]
Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, September 23, 2013 will be a discussion of two recent subject matter jurisdiction cases. The first case is from the Federal Circuit, the second case is from the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, Patents Court in the United Kingdom. Brief synopses of the cases appear below. [...]
Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, August 26, 2013 will be a discussion of a recent Central District of California decision regarding common law rights of publicity and a precedential case involving the patentability of "machine readable storage medium." Brief synopses of the cases appear below. Hebrew University of Jerusalem v. General Motors, [...]
Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, July 1, 2013 will be a discussion of a recent Supreme Court case regarding the line between patent and antitrust and a Federal Circuit decision on enablement. Brief synopses of the cases appear below. FTC v. Actavis, Inc., Case No. 12-416 (U.S. June 17, 2013) (available here). [...]
Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, June 17, 2013 will be a discussion of the recent Myriad case and a Federal Circuit decision on the court's jurisdictional scope on appeal. Brief synopses of the cases appear below. Assoc. for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., Case No. 12-398 (U.S. June 13, 2013) (available [...]