Patent Exhaustion: Supreme Court Expands Patent-Limiting Doctrine -
The U.S. Supreme Court at the end of the past term handed down a decision, Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc., that greatly expanded...more
In a decision authored by Chief Judge Sharon Prost, the Federal Circuit held that while design patents covering product configurations – that is, “a product feature or a combination or arrangement of features” – can protect...more
9/11/2015
/ Apple ,
Apple v Samsung ,
Design Patent ,
Functionality ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
iPhone ,
Judgment As A Matter Of Law ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Prior Art ,
Trade Dress ,
Trademarks ,
Utility Patents
In This Issue:
- After B&B Hardware, What is the Full Scope of Estoppel Arising From a PTAB Decision in District Court Litigation?
- When You Don’t Know What You Know: The Role of Unappreciated Inherency in the...more
6/3/2015
/ America Invents Act ,
B&B Hardware v Hargis Industries ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Covered Business Method Patents ,
Estoppel ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Software ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO
In This Issue:
- “Patent Trolls” in the Crosshairs – But How Will Patent Reform Legislation Impact the Rest of Us
- USPTO Guidance Takes an Expansive View of Patent-Ineligible Subject Matter
- Functional Claim...more