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Law360 (February 9, 2018, 6:54 PM EST) — A California federal judge Thursday refused to let a network device maker slip counterclaims launched by a hotel entertainment company in an $11 million suit over unpaid royalties, explaining that if the counterclaims are true, it may be the manufacturer’s fault …
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Hollywood Has Some Wild Ideas For Copyright In NAFTA Techdirt Full coverage
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Before Moore, Mayer, and Hughes. Appeal from U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Summary: The Federal Circuit lacked jurisdiction over a Walker-Process antitrust claim because patent law was not a necessary element of one of the well-pleaded claims.
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Summary: (1) Terms of degree, including “minimal,” may render claims indefinite if the specification fails to provide “objective boundaries” for the term; and (2) while patent eligibility is ultimately a question of law, the underlying …
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Canadian firm Ridout & Maybee LLP is celebrating its 125th anniversary and pointed out that its founders were behind Canada Patent Number 1. It got us to thinking… the first patent in the United States was issued to Samuel Hopkins in 1790 for “the making ______ by a new Apparatus... Continue reading
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Gregory J. Leighton is a member of Neal Gerber Eisenberg’s Intellectual Property & Technology Transactions practice group and is also a registered patent attorney. Greg’s practice involves both patent prosecution and the protection and enforcement of various forms of intellectual property. One key …
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Welcome to another swinging patent pendulum edition of Skilled in the Art. I’m Law.com IP reporter Scott Graham and I’ve got news of the first potential blockbuster patent decision of 2018, even as I digest the 2017 Patent Year in Review as told by Lex Machina. As always, email me... Continue reading
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CLS Bank Int’l case set forth a two-part test to determine whether claims are directed to patent-eligible subject matter under § 101. One must first decide whether the claim at hand is directed to a judicially-excluded law of nature, a natural phenomenon, or an abstract idea. If so, then one... Continue reading
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PATENT LAW IS SO MUCH FUN · benny1982. Today, 1:44pm. I’m forgetting the name of that river in Egypt. rcbyufan. Today, 1:50pm. RE: PATENT LAW IS SO MUCH FUN · HuskerFan2. Today, 1:56pm. RE: Non-Loser Lawyer Jobs · BoiseBlue. Today, 1:45pm. Gotta be honest, none of those sound “fun” …
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Veeco Instruments settles patent issue with competitors Newsday Veeco, AMEC, and SGL Settle Patent Litigation GlobeNewswire (press release) Veeco, AMC And SGL Settle Patent Dispute Compound Semiconductor Full coverage
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