For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, May 6th, 2019, we will discuss the following cases:

In re Paul Morinville., (CAFC April 29th  2019) (Available Here). An inventor filed a patent application for “Systems and methods for dynamically and selectively generating a hierarchical functional organization”. The PTAB rejected the claims under 35 U.S.C. 101 […]

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, 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 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, 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 […]