Booking.com awaits Supreme Court ruling as the USPTO appeals previous decisions finding BOOKING.COM, though a combination of generic terms, can be protected through trademark registration.
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The Supreme Court will decide whether a showing of willful conduct is required in awarding disgorgement of profits in trademark infringement cases.
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In high profile defamation case, NY Supreme Court rules against Kesha for defamatory texts about Dr. Luke and Katy Perry.
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Fletcher’s is famous for corny dogs and may gain further fame for the Fletcher’s family feud resulting in trademark litigation against a family member for use of Fletch.
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Consumer sues Dr Pepper claiming “diet soda” deceiving as weight loss product. Court finds a reasonable consumer would not expect diet means product is for weight loss.
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Court allows Nirvana’s Happy Face copyright and trademark infringement claims to be heard based on the substantial similarity standard, dismissing Marc Jacobs’ motion to dismiss.
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Will the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (WDTX) issue formal local patent rules? The Court currently has entered a Standing Order Regarding Notice of Readiness in Patent Cases and Order Governing Proceedings — Patent Cases signed by Judge Alan Albright. Read for more discussion of WDTX local patent rules.
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Recent decisions diverge from precedent as cease and desist letter language is scrutinized for justiciable controversy in allowing declaratory judgement in trademark cases.
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Even seemingly defenseless companies can go up against patent trolls by joining forces with allies. GNOME gets help from OIN in defending against patent troll RPI.
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Read for a collection of the local patent rules by jurisdiction for the dockets with the most active patent litigation. Additional resources are included for patent infringement cases pending in Texas and Texas local patent rules.
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Photojournalist associations sue Texas for state drone laws and exemptions claiming preferential treatment and First and Fourteenth Amendments rights violations.
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Amazon releases Samuel L. Jackson as voice option for Alexa with an explicit version option. Additional celebrity voices to be added. How could this affect IP rights?
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Read for a discussion of the major changes included in the Second Amended Miscellaneous Order No. 62 (Local Patent Rules for the Northern District of Texas) signed by Chief Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn and effective October 1, 2019. The NDTX Local Patent Rules have been modified to alter the case management conference and initial case management conferences, a new model protective order is available, an expedited discovery dispute procedure has been implemented, and more.
Read MoreEffective October 1, 2019, the Northern District of Texas Chief Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn entered a Second Amended Miscellaneous Order No. 62, which amends the Court’s previous local patent rules. Read this post for a discussion of key differences in the new NDTX local patent rules.
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In what could be one of the largest patent infringement lawsuits in the Eastern District of Texas history, pro se Plaintiff Mers Kutt has filed a 64-page patent infringement lawsuit apparently alleging $350 billion in damages against Apple, IBM, Scotia Bank, ARM Holdings, Samsung, Intel, Nvidia, Microsoft, Google, Hewlett Packard, Qualcomm, HTC, Nokia, Lenovo, Acer, Asustek, Dell, Sony, Toshiba, Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, T-Mobile, Amazon, eBay, Blackberry, Research in Motion, Best Buy, JP Morgan & Chase, among others.
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Domain theft, also known as domain hijacking, is the practice of changing a domain name’s registration without the permission of the domain’s original registrant. Read for tips on how to prevent domain name theft and how to recover a stolen domain name registration.
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What are laws affecting online business and e-commerce? Read for tips on how to address 12 legal issues to consider before starting an online business.
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What is domain squatting and how can it be stopped? Read for tips on how to stop domain squatters including using the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA).
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Read for a discussion and access to the local patent rules of Texas federal courts, including diagrams and checklists for the patent rules as well as admission requirements and local counsel requirements for Texas federal courts. This post provides resources useful for Texas patent litigation.
Read MoreThe Supreme Court validated Inter Partes Review in Cuozzo Speed Technologies v. Lee. Cuozzo presented the Supreme Court with two questions - whether patent holders can seek judicial review of the PTO’s decision to institute a review and whether the case questioned the standard involved for evaluating patent claims in challenged patents.
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