Intellectual Property

The former Chief Executive of Lincare Inc., a prominent supplier of health care equipment and gas, has agreed to forgo the commencement of his new role at a competing company for a period of 45 days after the initially decided start date of September 1. In addition to this hiatus, he has pledged to contribute…

The United States’ legal industry has seen noticeable increments in the representation of female lawyers in private practice, as revealed by Law360 Pulse’s Women in Law Report. Cooking up an encouraging picture of gender diversity in the law, the report claims that women now constitute half of all associates in the country. This development, although…

In a recent ruling by a Florida federal judge, a Texas-based geneticist was found to lack legal standing to sell clones of an Argentine polo star’s cherished horses to a rival in the polo industry. The decision highlighted that an agreement between the parties to clone foals was unenforceable, thus limiting the geneticist’s ability to…

An Illinois federal judge recently awarded a dietary supplement owner almost $550,000 in disgorged profits as damages stemming from a trademark infringement case. A jury found the proprietors of a rival company individually culpable for the sale of a similarly packaged product that breached the claimant’s trademark. This landmark judgement underscores the significant legal implications…

Pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and BioNTech have recently initiated a challenge to two of the three COVID-19 vaccine patents held by Moderna. Recorded at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, the pair claim that the patents held by Moderna possess ‘unimaginably broad’ claims which they believe to be invalid due to obvious and expected properties of…

In a potentially significant ruling, a Brooklyn federal judge has advised that the trademark infringement action against actor John Krasinski’s production company be dismissed. The recommendation for dismissal hinges on the plaintiff’s flagrant disregard for crucial deadlines, specifically those attached to the discovery process. The parties embroiled in this trademark case are Krasinski’s company and…

In a recent development which highlights the intricacies of copyright law within the digital age, owners of the theme song for the popular 1996 film “Space Jam,” performed by Quad City DJ’s, have launched a copyright infringement lawsuit. The suit, filed on Monday in a Wisconsin federal court, targets a Minor League Baseball team for…

After successfully fending off a patent infringement suit from headphone maker Taction Technology Inc., tech titan Apple Inc. is now seeking compensation to cover its legal expenses. As presented in a recent request lodged with a California federal judge, Apple is requesting a sum of approximately $5 million to cover attorney fees and expert costs…

In an unexpected turn of events, the apparel company renowned for its innovative ‘Comfy’ wearable blanket has lost its rights to two of its design patents. The decision emerged after a priority date ruling in Arizona federal court, after which the company’s own designs were invalidated by prior art accusations. The company, which had its…

In a marked development, Google has agreed to a settlement with a communications patent holder in a Texas federal court case, effectively ending a legal dispute over alleged patent infringements. The communications patent holder had previously lodged an accusation against Google, alleging the tech giant had infringed on its patented technology. Legal disputes over intellectual…

In recent legal news, a trademark infringement lawsuit has been lodged in Illinois federal court by a manufacturer of THC and CBD-infused beverages. The company argues that its business competitor has been marketing drinks with a name that is “confusingly similar and nearly identical” to its own, demonstrating potential trademark infringement. This occurrence presents another…

Ohio-based electric vehicle maker, Lordstown Motors Group, has successfully resisted a motion to dismiss its bankruptcy case. The ruling, which was delivered on Monday, emanated from a Delaware judge who deemed the company’s efforts to liquidate assets under Chapter 11 as a valid execution within the realm of insolvency law. Foxconn, the opposing party in…

In a recent decision, U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi dismissed a patent around a novel method for verifying identity. Popular dating app brands like eHarmony and Tinder were the subjects of these separate, but concurrent patent lawsuits. The court examined the technological merit of the patent and found “no cognizable technological improvement,” leading to the…

A recent incident involving a former division vice president at a well-established HVAC company has sparked an unusual dispute within the North Carolina Business Court. The former executive is accused of hurling his driver’s license at a court reporter during an undisclosed occurrence. Apart from this unexpected encounter, the ex-vice president is also alleged to…

In a recent verdict, a Delaware federal jury ruled in favor of a Canadian dietary supplement company over trademark infringement allegations. This landmark judgment is significant because it asserts that the supplement company’s name did not infringe the trademark of a competing firm. The case captures an essential aspect of current legal challenges involving trademark…

A Maine-based craft beer manufacturer has charged that a Vermont cannabis company has infringed on its trademark. This alleged infraction has been triggered by the cannabis company’s use of a closely matching name to market its marijuana merchandise and associated products. The name in contention is ‘Goodfire’, for which the brewery holds trademark rights. Trademark…

The Federal Circuit, under the leadership of Judge Pauline Newman, has upheld the decisions made by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) that invalidated claims of two remote control patents owned by Universal Electronics. These patents were challenged by Roku, a California-based company well-known for its digital media players. This development marks the end…

In recent litigation news, Commercial Real Estate Exchange Inc (CREXi) has urged a California federal court to discount what it calls ‘pretextual’ discovery requests from real estate listings competitor, CoStar Group Inc. The intellectual property theft lawsuit put forth by CoStar is at the center of these demands. The ongoing legal battle features two significant…

In an important precedent, a Connecticut federal judge has ruled that a website prompting college students to upload study materials as exchange for similar content, cannot evade a copyright lawsuit. The lawsuit has been initiated by a for-profit Connecticut university, which asserts the presence of their copyrighted content as being discernible via a watermark on…

In a significant development, the Federal Circuit refused to overturn a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) conclusion that several claims in a series of patents related to phones and digital devices were not, in fact, patentable. The court supported the PTAB’s determination that the claims were invalid due to double patenting. The patents, held…

In a recent legal showdown concerning intellectual property rights, a federal judge in Illinois has responded to a major Chinese radio company’s refusal to make payments in the ongoing conflict with Motorola. The judge ruled to enforce a sales ban on the company, prohibiting it from selling any products that utilize two-way radio technology across…

In a patent dispute focused on superconductor memory technology, law firm Perkins Coie has been granted permission to continue defending Intel Corp. The ruling came as a result of the assessment that the firm’s previous engagement and contacts with the plaintiff do not pose a significant risk of conflict. This decision was issued by a…

Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH’s recent attempt to patent a method of analyzing client leads has been dismissed by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). The PTAB maintained that the method proposed by the media conglomerate was nothing more substantial than an unpatentable abstract idea. The PTAB’s decision reiterates…