Electric Power Group, LLC v. Alstom S.A., Alstom Grid Inc., Psymetrix, LTD,. Alstom Limited
The fight by patent practitioners through the murky waters of patent eligibility for data processing/computing based inventions may have had an…
Stephen Colbert Retires Himself as ‘Stephen Colbert’
Stephen Colbert, host of the Late Show, brought back his infamous character ‘Stephen Colbert’ from his previous Comedy Central Show, The Colbert…
Whole Foods Denied Request to Be Called “World’s Healthiest Grocery Store”
Whole Foods is known for selling natural, organic products. The store also claims to be “America’s Healthiest Grocery Store” and filed a trademark…
Samsung Sues Huawei in China Over Patent Violations
Samsung Electronics Co., Asia’s top smartphone manufacturer, has filed a lawsuit in China against Huawei Technologies Co. Samsung is accusing Huawei…
ITC Ruling a win for Jawbone
As an update to a previous article posted in May, Fitbit and Jawbone continue to wage their patent war in the court room. On July 20, 2016, almost…
USPTO launches “Patents 4 Patients” to help cure cancer
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), along with Vice President Joe Biden, announced a new plan targeted at advancing President…
Trademark Battle over Converse’s Chuck Taylors
On June 23, 2016, the International Trade Commission (ITC) barred any company from importing shoes into the United States that copy Converse’s “Chuck…
Yahoo Excalibur Patent Portfolio Sale Not as Good as Promised
Not a lot has gone right for Yahoo recently. In a July 6th article, we discussed how Yahoo was touting nearly 3,000 patents in an auction estimated…
MedCo v. Hospira—Federal Circuit Guidance on What Constitutes a “Sale” under § 102(b)
On July 11, 2016, the Federal Circuit issued a unanimous decision, which addressed what constitutes a “sale” for the purposes of the “on sale” bar to…
USPTO Launches New Post-Prosecution Pilot Program
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) launched a new Post-Prosecution Pilot (P3) on July 11, 2016. According to the USPTO, P3 was…