Today in Apple, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics, Inc., __ F.3d __ (Fed. Cir. 2016)(Dyk, J.), in a case involving claims of infringement by each party against the other and where ...
The USPTO refused to register the mark HAMMER for "“Skateboarding clothing, headwear and footwear, namely, beanies; belts; footwear; hats; jackets and socks; pants; shirts; sweatshirts; t-shirts," finding the mark likely ...
Last week in The Ohio Willow Wood Co. v. Alps South, LLC, __ F.3d __ (Fed. Cir. Feb. 19, 2016)(Bryson, J.), the panel affirmed an inequitable ruling based upon a ...
In a June 23, 2015 ruling [TTABlogged here] the TTAB refused to vacate its 2013 precedential decision that dismissed an opposition to registration of the mark HOUNDSTOOTH MAFIA, in the ...
Responsive to the publication of the original SEQUENOM WHITE PAPER, several colleagues have pointed to uncertainties in the patent law with the idea thatcertiorari should be granted in such cases ...
The Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (LAIPLA) is proud to announce that it is seeking TWO applicants for the 2016 Diversity Fellowship. LAIPLA created the Diversity Fellowship to increase ...
According to the ABA Journal[FN*], the captioned acquisition reported February 17th (appended below) has been consumated. The article reports that “[t]hose joining Polsinelli include top management at Novak Druce, which ...
George C. Pologeorgis has been appointed to the position of Administrative Trademark Judge for the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. His appointment brings the total number of TTAB judges to ...
Col. Reynolds was a registered patent attorney who had a long and distinguished military career lasting 28 years until his retirement in 1970 after which he practiced law. He was ...
The captioned paper presents an analysis of Sequenom, Inc. v. Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc., Supreme Court No. 15A871 (patent-eligibility of prenatal DNA testing), where the expectedcertiorari petition falls due March 1, ...