September, 8th, 2017
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: computer, IPR, litigation, patent, PTAB, software, USPTO
By Benjamin N. Luehrs On August 29, 2017, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or “the Board”) issued a pair of decisions denying institution of inter partes review (IPR) because the petitioner failed to [Read More…]
August, 29th, 2017
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: litigation, patent, precedential
By Patrick D. Duplessis In the recent holding in Georgetown Rail v. Holland (Fed. Cir. August 1, 2017), the Federal Circuit again addressed the question of whether a patent claim preamble is limiting. A patent [Read More…]
August, 24th, 2017
Categories: Blog, News Tags: litigation, software, trademark, whipgroup
WHIPgroup has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit on behalf of its client Executive Data Systems, Inc. (“EDS”) in the Southern District of New York, Case No. 1:17-cv-6339 (S.D.N.Y.) (filed August 21, 2017). EDS sells legal [Read More…]
August, 22nd, 2017
Categories: Blog, News Tags: litigation, patent, whipgroup
A U.S. District Court in New York’s Southern District denied all pending motions filed against WHIPgroup client RegenLab USA LLC. The case concerns claims of patent infringement against Estar Technologies and its distributors. RegenLab USA [Read More…]
August, 21st, 2017
Categories: Blog, News Tags: litigation, trademark, whipgroup
WHIPgroup has filed another trademark infringement lawsuit on behalf of its client Bruce Kirby, Incorporated (“BKI”) in the United States District Court of Connecticut, Case No. 3:17-CV-01389 (D. Conn.). In the Complaint, BKI alleges that [Read More…]
August, 1st, 2017
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: 101, computer, litigation, patent, software, USPTO
By Natasha Rodriguez With recent court decisions such as Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International and subsequent cases regarding patentable subject matter, many practitioners are left questioning where the line is drawn for patent ineligible [Read More…]
July, 24th, 2017
Categories: Blog, News Tags: litigation, patent, whipgroup
WHIPgroup has filed a patent infringement lawsuit on behalf of its client Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. (“KSEA”) in the Southern District of New York. KSEA’s U.S. Patent No. 9,468,360, the subject of the complaint, is [Read More…]
July, 17th, 2017
Categories: Blog, News Tags: litigation, trademark, whipgroup
On July 12 Bruce Kirby Inc. and LaserPerformance and Quarter Moon filed supplemental summary judgment briefs on Bruce Kirby’s trademark infringement claims regarding Defendants’ unauthorized use of the BRUCE KIRBY trademark on Kirby Sailboats. That [Read More…]
July, 14th, 2017
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: CAFC, litigation, precedential, trademark, TTAB, USPTO
By Chelsea A. Russell On June 19, 2017, the Supreme Court expanded trademark protection in its much-awaited ruling of Matel v. Tam, 582 US ___ (2017). The Lanham Act has long held that a trademark [Read More…]
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