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Loyalty rebates: a final word from the European Court of Justice in Intel?

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In May 2009, the European Commission (EC) fined Intel EUR1.06 billion for abusing its dominant position in the x86 microprocessor market (CPUs). The EC concluded that Intel had granted anticompetitive loyalty rebates to...more

Goodwin

Four Steps to Maximize AI Innovation in Medtech

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Investment in artificial intelligence (AI) is rising fast. The International Data Corporation projects global spending on AI R&D will reach $632 billion by 2028, more than twice the expected total for 2024....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Slicing Through Insufficient Evidence of Infringement, Willfulness, and Damages

The sufficiency of evidence required to support a denial of a motion for judgment as a matter of law and a motion for a new trial for infringement, willful infringement, and damages....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Court Dismisses AI Scraping Claim, But Grants Leave to Amend

We have previously reported on the Jobiak case which raises the interesting issue of whether an AI-scraped job database is subject to copyright protection and is infringed. We were hoping that the court would make substantive...more

Jones Day

Imprecise Claim Charts and Improper Incorporation By Reference Result in Institution Denial

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On March 23, 2024, Nearmap US, Inc. (“Nearmap”) filed a petition for inter partes review (“IPR”) of U.S. Patent No. 10,671,648 (“the ’648 Patent”) (“IPR716”), assigned to Eagle View Technologies, Inc. (“Eagle View”). The...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Expert Testimony Excluded under Kyocera Where Party Failed to Establish its Expert Possessed the Necessary 'Advanced Training and...

The Federal Circuit’s decision in Kyocera Senco Industrial Tools Inc. v. International Trade Commission articulated a bright-line test for patent expert admissibility: to testify from the perspective of a “person of ordinary...more

Haug Partners LLP

TTAB Decision Highlights The Importance of Accurately Describing Goods and Services In Trademark Applications

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Recently, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the “TTAB”) affirmed the decision to cancel Registration Nos. 5,376,467 and 5,376,466, for the marks SMARTLOCK and SMARTLOCK with design (the “Smartlock Marks”), in the name of...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Purdue Pharma L.P v. Accord Healthcare Inc. - OxyContin® (oxycodone HCl)

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Case Name: Purdue Pharma L.P v. Accord Healthcare Inc., Civ. No. 22-913-WCB, 2024 WL 4120717 (D. Del. Sept 9, 2024) (Bryson, J.) Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: OxyContin® (oxycodone HCl); U.S. Patent No. 11,304,908 (“the...more

Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph

Compounded GLP-1 Drugs: is the Party Over? These Are the Legal and Regulatory Issues for Game Changing Weight Loss Products and...

Author’s Note: This is an updated version of the post to our blog dated October 30, 2024. Later that day, FDA announced the resolution of Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide shortage, which altered the conclusion of our original post...more

Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

Ryan MacDougall Discusses Business Development in the Legal Industry

Ryan MacDougall is the Chief Business Development Officer for Wolf Greenfield. Since joining the firm in 2010, he has worked closely with the firm's executive leadership, management, and practice groups to build and implement...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Warby Parker Prevails Against 1-800 Contacts in Keyword Advertising Dispute - Kattison Avenue | Issue 13

In the September 2022 issue of Kattison Avenue, we reported on a decision in the Southern District of New York dismissing claims by 1-800 Contacts, Inc. (1-800) against JAND, Inc., which does business as Warby Parker. The...more

AEON Law

Patent Poetry: What’s Happening with AI and Copyright Law

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Not surprisingly, a lot is happening at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and intellectual property (IP) law. Here’s a roundup of some recent developments in the area of copyright law and AI....more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

When Are Pending Trademark Applications Subject to Court Review?

Generally, third parties who believe they may be harmed by a trademark registration can challenge a USPTO trademark application through the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. However, do third parties have another avenue in...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Allergan USA, Inc. v. MSN Labs. Private Ltd. - Viberzi® (eluxadoline)

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Case Name: Allergan USA, Inc. v. MSN Labs. Private Ltd., 111 F.4th 1358, 2024 WL 3763599 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 13, 2024) (Circuit Judges Lourie, Dyk, and Reyna presiding; Opinion by Lourie, J.; Opinion concurring-in-part and...more

Jones Day

A Rollback on Referral to the EBA Regarding Adaptation of Description

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The European Patent Office ("EPO") currently requires applicants to adapt descriptions to allowable claims. This practice is risky, expensive, and not clearly grounded in the law....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Gourd-Geous Designs – The Halloween Patent That Makes Carving a Breeze!

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Halloween is a time for goblins, ghouls, and—if you’re an inventor—a whole lot of creative thinking! Among the cauldron of Halloween patents, one particularly clever design stands out: a patented method for decorating...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Honeywell Asserts Barcode-Scanning Patents Against Scandit AG

Swiss company Scandit AG created an application called ShelfView, which enables retailers to verify the prices of various products and ensure that associated promotions are correctly updated. The application utilizes barcode...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Key Policy Work for Intellectual Property Owners at ICANN81

Virtual and in-person attendees at the upcoming ICANN81 Annual General Meeting in Istanbul, Türkiye can look forward to a busy and engaging event from Nov. 9-14. ...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Café con Cannabis – California’s Cannabis Café Law and Trademark Considerations

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Recent legislative changes in California have opened up exciting opportunities for cannabis lounges and retailers. With a new law allowing on-premise consumption areas, the sale of food and drinks, and the hosting of live...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

The Dangers of Secret Prior Art

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It is well-established that the availability of a prior art reference is dependent on the “effective filing date” of a patent or patent application. Any practitioner seeking to invalidate a patent knows that the ideal...more

Kilpatrick

Bring Back the Models – Shut Down the Patent Trolls

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Imagine your company is suddenly inundated with dozens of baseless patent infringement lawsuits. This scenario is becoming all too common as corporate America grapples with a post-COVID surge in frivolous patent claims,...more

Haug Partners LLP

TTAB Decision Highlights The Importance of Accurately Describing Goods and Services In Trademark Applications

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Recently, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the “TTAB”) affirmed the decision to cancel Registration Nos. 5,376,467 and 5,376,466, for the marks SMARTLOCK and SMARTLOCK with design (the “Smartlock Marks”), in the name of...more

Goodwin

FDA Approvals of AI Medical Devices Rise Rapidly

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Over the past decade, FDA approvals of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML)–enabled medical devices have surged. They reached a record high of 221 last year, according to data tracing back to 1995....more

Irwin IP LLP

District Court in the Claim Construction Zone: Federal Circuit Permits at Rule 12 Stage

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UTTO Inc. v. Metrotech Corp., No. 2023-145 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 18, 2024) - On October 18, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential decision in UTTO Inc. v. Metrotech Corp., No....more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

I'm Not Dead Yet! NYT Connections Puzzle Snafu and How to Prevent Genericide 

Popular brands face attacks from all sides, from competitors trying to chip away at market share, to bad actors seeking to profit from counterfeit or knockoff products. However, one lesser-known threat arises when your...more

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