litigation

October, 9th, 2018

Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: CAFC, IPR, litigation, patent, precedential, PTAB, whipgroup

By Benjamin N. Luehrs In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals (“the CAFC”) reinvigorated the definition of “real party in interest” (hereinafter “RPI”) as found in the Patent Act, 35 U.S.C. §§  [Read More…]

October, 2nd, 2018

Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: CAFC, litigation, patent, testimony, USPTO, whipgroup

By Georgi Korobanov Recently the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a lower court’s denial of a motion for judgment as a matter of law that challenged the validity of asserted U.S. Patent [Read More…]

September, 11th, 2018

Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: CAFC, litigation, patent, precedential, software, startup, testimony, USPTO, whipgroup

By Christopher Stankus Most corporations know by now that in May 2017, the Supreme Court drastically changed venue law for patent cases in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC. It is not [Read More…]

August, 28th, 2018

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

RegenLab USA is the owner of US Patent 8,529,957 (’957 patent), which is directed to the use of a medical separator system for the preparation of platelet rich plasma. RegenLab brought suit for patent infringement [Read More…]

August, 21st, 2018

Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: CAFC, computer, litigation, patent, precedential, PTAB, software, startup, USPTO, whipgroup

By Andrew P. Siuta and Andrew E. Kerrick An important strategic decision at the outset of every patent infringement suit is where to file. Rules of the district, its familiarity with patent disputes, the efficiency [Read More…]

August, 14th, 2018

Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: 101, branding, litigation, trademark, whipgroup

By Christina L. Winsor Since the announcement that the UK was leaving the EU, there has been big questions as whether trademark owners holding registrations in the EU would still be protected in the UK [Read More…]

August, 13th, 2018

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

WHIPgroup has filed a new patent infringement lawsuit on behalf of its client Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. in the Northern District of Ohio. The Complaint alleges that Steris Corporation’s Harmony iQ Integration Systems infringe US [Read More…]

August, 7th, 2018

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

Last year Kirby filed a second lawsuit against Farzad Rastegar and LaserPerformance alleging infringement of the BRUCE KIRBY® trademark due to Defendants’ online offer to sell a “Kirby Fishing Set.” Defendants made this offer despite [Read More…]

August, 6th, 2018

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

Since 2013, WHIPgroup clients Bruce Kirby and Bruce Kirby, Inc. (“Kirby”) have asserted trademark infringement and misappropriation claims against LaserPerformance due to unauthorized use of Bruce Kirby’s name and the BRUCE KIRBY® trademark on sailboats. [Read More…]