For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, December 10, 2018, we will discuss the following cases:
Close v. Sotheby’s, Inc (9th Circuit December 3, 2018 available here). In a previous litigation, the court held plaintiff’s claim for resale royalties under the CRRA were expressly preempted by the 1976 Copyright Act, and affirmed the dismissal of claims involving […]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, December 3, 2018, we will discuss the following cases:
DBN Holdings v. International Trade Commission (CAFC November 27, 2018 available here). DBN Holding, Inc. and BDN LLC appealed a decision from the International Trade Commission, which denied a petition to rescind or modify a civil penalty order. […]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, November 25, 2018, we will discuss the following cases:
Ancora Technologies, Inc. v. HTC America (TTAB November 16, 2018 available here). Ancora sued HTC on a patent related to limiting a computer’s ability to run unauthorized software. The district court ruled the patent was ineligible under 101, […]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, October 29, 2018, we will discuss the following cases:
Roche Molecular v. Cepheid (CAFC October 9, 2018 available here). Roche held patent 5,643,723 entitled “Detection of a Genetic Locus Encoding Resistance to Rifampin in Microbacterial Cultures and in Clinical Specimens.” The district court, found the patent was directed to […]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, October 22, 2018, we will discuss the following cases:
Yeda Research v. Mylan Pharm (CAFC October 12, 2018 available here). Yeda was assigned 3 patents relating to the treatment of multiple sclerosis using the drug Copaxone. (‘250, ‘413, and ‘302). The patents were all invalidated during an […]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, October 15, 2018, we will discuss the following cases:
Data Engine Techs. LLC v. Google LLC (CAFC October 9, 2018 available here). Data Engine Tech asserted 4 patents (5,590,259), (5,784,545), (5,303,146) and (6,282,551) against Google. The district court ruled all 4 patents were invalid under 101 as […]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, October 8, 2018, we will discuss the following cases:
Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin (9th Cir September 28, 2018 available here). Skidmore sued the members of Led Zeppelin for copyright infringement. A band called Spirit toured with Led Zeppelin in the 70’s and wrote a song called Taurus. Led Zeppelin […]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, October 4, 2018, we will discuss the following cases:
Hyatt v. PTO (CAFC September 24, 2018 available here). Mr. Hyatt sued the USPTO alleging the government acted unlawfully in denying his petition for rulemaking. The district court dismissed Mr. Hyatt’s claims for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The […]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, September 24, 2018, we will discuss the following cases:
In re Rembrandt Techs (CAFC July 27, 2018 available here). Rembrandt Technologies sued a multitude of defendants over several years. These cases were consolidated and after years of litigation a final judgment was entered against Rembrandt as to all its […]
For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, September 17, 2018, we will discuss the following cases:
Intellectual Ventures v. T-Mobile USA, Inc. (CAFC September 4, 2018 available here). Intellectual Ventures asserted U.S Patent No. 6,640,248 against T-Mobile. The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware granted summary judgment in favor of T-Mobile. The CAFC held […]