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Posted on May 14, 2012 By Goldstein & Lipski PLLC
In Larsen v. Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corp ., No. SACV 10-00401-AG (MLGx), 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12901 (C.D. Cal. Feb. 2, 2012), the court denied plaintiffs' motion to compel certain discovery. ...
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Posted on Apr 27, 2012 By Goldstein & Lipski PLLC
here In the ongoing patent dispute between Apple and Motorola, the Northern District of Illinois recently held that an attorney-client privilege was NOT established where Apple's attorney ...
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Posted on Apr 24, 2012 By Goldstein & Lipski PLLC
The alliance between Microsoft and Facebook grew even stronger this week as the two cut a deal granting rights to the patent portfolio purchased by Microsoft from AOL earlier this month. The deal ...
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Posted on Apr 18, 2012 By GLIP Law
It has long been established that license agreements are relevant and discoverable to the question of reasonable royalty in a patent case. Earlier this month, the Federal Circuit held in In Re MSTG, ...
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Posted on Apr 17, 2012 By Goldstein & Lipski PLLC
In a recent article, the NYTimes explores the patent system from the perspective of a small inventor. According to the aricle, the largest inventor's associatian in the U.S., the United Inventors ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2012 By Goldstein & Lipski PLLC
A Department of Commerce report attributed 40 million U.S. jobs to the country's 75 most "IP-intensive" (intellectual property intensive) industries. The IP-intensive industries, ...
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Posted on Apr 10, 2012 By Goldstein & Lipski PLLC
Microsoft is moving its European distribution headquarters from Germany to the Netherlands in response to a patent suit. Motorola has accused Microsoft of infringing Motorola's video streaming ...
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Posted on Apr 9, 2012 By Goldstein & Lipski PLLC
The USPTO is hiring patent examiners for its Washington, D.C. and Detroit offices. The USPTO is seeking applicants with experience in the following engineering fields: mechanical, biomedical, ...
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Posted on Apr 4, 2012 By Alisa
Yahoo and Facebook were both quick to speak out on the development. In a statement, Ted Ullyot, Facebook's general counsel, said: "From the outset, we said we would defend ourselves ...
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Posted on Apr 4, 2012 By Goldstein & Lipski PLLC
The USPTO and the NIST (the National Institute of Standards and Technology) have launched an online tool that will allow inventors to evaluate their intellectual property in order to determine when ...
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Posted on Apr 3, 2012 By Goldstein & Lipski PLLC
In a press release issued today, the USPTO announced that it would begin a new pilot program directed toward applications in the post-final rejection stage. The "After Final Consideration ...
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Posted on Mar 28, 2012 By Goldstein & Lipski PLLC
The PTO has issued a memo providing preliminary guidance to the Patent Examining Corps regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Prometheus decision ( Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus ...
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Posted on Mar 28, 2012 By Goldstein & Lipski PLLC
On March 20, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court took up the issue of nonstatutory subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101 in Mayo Collaborative Servs. V. Prometheus Labs, Inc., 566 U.S. ___ (2012), ...
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Posted on Mar 26, 2012 By Goldstein & Lipski PLLC
The Northern District of California has ruled that a software claim of "a method of executing an instruction" is patentable subject matter. In Nazomi Communications, Inc. v. Samsung ...
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Posted on Mar 13, 2012 By Goldstein & Lipski PLLC
Earlier this month, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that a patentee, who has filed a request for a broadening reissue within two years after the patent was originally granted, may ...
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Posted on Mar 5, 2012 By Goldstein & Lipski PLLC
Although the United States Patent Office ("USPTO") recently issued a statement that the submitting of prior art references does not violate copyright laws (see our February 8, 2012 blog on ...
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Posted on Mar 1, 2012 By Goldstein & Lipski PLLC
The Patents for Humanity program is an awards competition for patent owners and licensees. The USPTO has begun this voluntary pilot program in an effort to recognize patent owners who apply their ...
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Posted on Feb 20, 2012 By Goldstein & Lipski PLLC
The Eastern District of Texas recently held that even though a court was familiar with the patent-in-suit, convenience of the witnesses, as well as other economic factors, favored transfer. In ...
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Posted on Feb 16, 2012 By Goldstein & Lipski PLLC
As most inventors know, getting a patent issued does not necessarily translate into commercial success. However, getting product placement at Wal-Mart would be a great step. Walmart is currently ...
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Posted on Feb 16, 2012 By Goldstein & Lipski PLLC
WASHINGTON – The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host a free public webinar with senior agency officials on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. USPTO ...
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Posted on Feb 14, 2012 By Goldstein & Lipski PLLC
On February 13, 2012, the Department of Justice indicated that it would conclude its investigation of Google's planned $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility. The DOJ's anti-trust ...
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Posted on Feb 13, 2012 By Goldstein & Lipski PLLC
Last week, during a global development event at the White House, the USPTO announced the Patents for Humanity Pilot Program in order to incentivize businesses to engage in humanitarian efforts. The ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2012 By Goldstein & Lipski PLLC
If trademark filings are to be believed, Beyonce and husband Jay-Z will be adding to their business holdings soon. The couple, who just expanded their family with the addition of Blue Ivy this ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2012 By Goldstein & Lipski PLLC
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is considering several changes in practice designed to encourage a more complete record at the USPTO of patent assignments. According to the ...
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Posted on Feb 8, 2012 By Goldstein & Lipski PLLC
The USPTO recently looked at the issue of copyright fair use in the context of patent examination. Specifically, the PTO researched three issues Whether it is fair use for the USPTO to make copies of ...
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