• Roof Patent Application’s Rejection Affirmed By Fed. Circ.

    Law360 (March 27, 2018, 8:05 PM EDT) — The Federal Circuit on Tuesday upheld a decision from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board rejecting an … LLC’s patent application were obvious based on earlier roofing systems, and said that there was substantial evidence to support the board’s findings.

     
  • Groundhog Day for Google at Federal Circuit

    Welcome to Skilled in the Art. I’m Law.com IP reporter Scott Graham. At 6 a.m. my alarm clock went off playing I Got You Babe and moments later Judge O’Malley was reversing another Oracle v. Google judgment. I’ve got some thoughts on this ruling below, plus a rundown of some... Continue reading

     
  • WTO Dispute Roundup: China Hits Back In US IP Brawl

    Law360 (March 27, 2018, 6:29 PM EDT) — In Law360’s latest glimpse of the World Trade Organization’s Dispute Settlement Body, the new U.S.-China battle over intellectual property escalates, Canada’s challenge of U.S. lumber duties stalls and the impasse over Appellate Body vacancies continues to …

     
  • Escaping Summary Judgment Under § 101

    Setting a new course with respect to 35 USC § 101 litigation issues, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that the issue of whether a claim recites patent eligible subject matter—a traditional question of law—may also contain disputes over underlying facts sufficient to prevent a court... Continue reading

     
  • 3 Things To Know As 1st Patent Derivation Gets Underway

    Law360 (March 27, 2018, 5:06 PM EDT) — The Patent Trial and Appeal Board instituted its first-ever derivation proceeding last week, putting a … Derivation proceedings were established by the America Invents Act and are used to determine whether an issued patent was actually derived from the work …

     
  • Federal Circuit sends Oracle v. Google back for third trial

    Oracle asked for a judgment as a matter of law — that is, for the judge to toss out the freshly entered jury verdict and start a new trial. The judge, who had at this point been presiding over this case for, like, six years, chose not to. Today, the... Continue reading

     
  • Java-aaaargh! Google faces $9bn copyright bill after Oracle scores ‘fair use’ court appeal win

    But they find Google’s usage of Oracle’s Java APIs falls short of the requirements under the law. In a statement emailed to The Register, J. Michael Keyes, a partner at law firm Dorsey & Whitney who focuses on intellectual property law, said the decision has huge implications if it stands.... Continue reading

     
  • IP Paralegal at Robert Half Legal

    Our client is a multi-national tech company searching for 2-3 paralegals with intellectual property litigation and/or patent prosecution experience to join their in-house legal team. Leave the big firm culture and experience the corporate life with excellent benefits, amazing work-life balance, very generous …

     
  • The Expanding Strength of US Patents Beyond US Shores

    Nearly half a century ago, a dispute about shrimp led to the global expansion of U.S. patent rights. In the 1960s, a series of shrimp deveining machines manufactured by the Deepsouth Packing Company were found to infringe patents owned by its competitor, Laitram Corporation. To circumvent the …

     
  • Galleria Blasts ‘Shocking’ Verdict On Copyright Law

    #Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights, or TRIPS, are also a key component in rules-based trading regimes, and will assume critical importance as the Bahamas moves to become a full World Trade Organisation (WTO) member by end-2019. #The Government has recently sought feedback on …