litigation

December, 3rd, 2019

Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: 101, computer, litigation, patent, software, USPTO, whipgroup

By  Victor P. Lin In the past decade, the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-based technology has skyrocketed.  It has ushered a new industrial revolution, where every aspect of society will eventually involve machine [Read More…]

November, 19th, 2019

Categories: Blog, News Tags: litigation, trademark, whipgroup

The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has again sided with WHIPgroup and its client Hybrid Athletics in denying Hylete, Inc.’s petition to rehear the Court’s previous ruling in Hybrid Athletics’ favor. In a precedential opinion [Read More…]

October, 9th, 2019

Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: 101, branding, computer, litigation, patent, precedential, PTAB, RCE, software, startup, USPTO, whipgroup

By Andrew P. Siuta The next generation of gaming consoles is quickly approaching.  Microsoft revealed its new gaming console generation with the Xbox Scarlett and Sony revealed the PlayStation 5.  However, with the advances in [Read More…]

October, 3rd, 2019

Categories: Blog, News Tags: anticounterfeiting, injunction, litigation, trademark, whipgroup

The Defendants in this case were featuring NETZSCH’s trademarks to offer substantially similar goods for sale at trade shows in the United States, Europe and Asia.  As part of the Permanent Injunction, the Defendants have [Read More…]

September, 25th, 2019

Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: 101, CAFC, CBM, IPR, litigation, patent, PTAB, software, startup, USPTO, whipgroup

By Stephen F.W. Ball, Jr. One of the easiest and most strategic ways to build up a patent portfolio is using continuation applications. A continuation application is a “child” application filed during the pendency of [Read More…]

September, 11th, 2019

Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: litigation, patent, whipgroup

By William L. Birks III A Federal District Court for the District of Delaware has decided that for a product to be virtually marked by a patent, a patentee must associate the covering patent with [Read More…]

September, 6th, 2019

Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: branding, litigation, USPTO, whipgroup

By Lauren C. Matturri It is no surprise that most of us follow certain social media accounts to get advice or recommendations on fashion, cosmetics, electronics, and restaurants.  However, these recommendations are not always what [Read More…]

September, 3rd, 2019

Categories: Blog, News Tags: litigation, trademark, whipgroup

In a precedential opinion issued August 1, 2019, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a likelihood of confusion determination previously secured by WHIPgroup for client Hybrid Athletics, LLC against competitor Hylete LLC. The appeal, [Read More…]

August, 26th, 2019

Categories: Blog, News Tags: litigation, patent, whipgroup

WHIPgroup’s Managing Member, Wesley W. Whitmyer Jr., has been named an Adjunct Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law and will teach a course in Patent Litigation beginning the Spring of 2020.