Legal Updates: Intellectual Property

Legal Updates by JD Supra December 17, 2012 Intellectual Property   Follow popular law news & updates with JD Supra on LinkedIn Today Follow JD Supra »   Premium [Video] Baseball Analogy Catches Differences in Private Equity and Venture Capital Investment Theories Scott Joachim, chair of Fenwick's Private Equity Group, discusses the different vehicles through which limited partnerships (LPs) diversify their investments...more by Fenwick & West LLP S.D.N.Y. Sanctions Ryan Leslie For Negligently Destroying His Laptop's Hard Drive It is not really a surprise when a celebrity makes the news after being sued; we see it happen all time. Those cases typically involve some sort of misconduct,...more by Cullen and Dykman LLP Court Report - December 16, 2012 About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Astellas US LLC et al. v. Fresenius Kabi USA LLC...more by McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP Patent Watch: Raylon, LLC v. Complus Data Innovations, Inc. [W]hen determining whether there was a Rule 11 violation, "the standard under which an attorney is measured is an objective, not subjective standard of...more by BakerHostetler Patent Watch: Pregis Corp. v. Kappos [A] third party cannot sue the PTO under the APA to challenge a PTO decision to issue a patent. On December 6, 2012, in Pregis Corp. v. Kappos, the U.S....more by BakerHostetler "Raw" Row: NAD Declines Recommending Discontinuance of IN THE RAW Product Claim for Stevia Sweetener Cargill Health & Nutrition, the maker of TRUVIA sweeteners, recently brought a false advertising challenge against its competitor Cumberland Packing Corp. over...more by Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright & Unfair Competition USPTO Seeks Public Feedback on RCE Practice Last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a notice in the Federal Register (77 Fed. Reg. 72830) seeking public feedback on Request for...more by McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP Patent Watch: Cummins, Inc. v. TAS Distrib. Co. [R]es judicata [may attach where] the present matter relates to patent invalidity, misuse, and unenforceability [and] the prior case dealt only with enforcing...more by BakerHostetler Patent Treaty Implementation Act Eases Foreign Design Patent Filings After a long delay, the United States will soon implement two multilateral treaties that will assist U.S. applicants in securing design and utility patents in...more by Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Mixed Chicks Scores Big It's not every day that a small company stands up for itself against a multi-billion dollar company in court, and manages to obtain a large verdict in the...more by Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. AstraZeneca v European Commission: Case C-457/10 P Introduction - On 6 December 2012, the European Court of Justice (the "ECJ") upheld the judgment of the General Court ("GC"), which found that AstraZeneca...more by White & Case LLP IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks -- December 12, 2012 In This Issue: Celador Int'l Inc. v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., USCA Ninth Circuit, December 3, 2012 (unpublished opinion): Ninth Circuit...more by Loeb & Loeb LLP Enforcing IP Judgements in Canada US companies seeking to enforce intellectual property rights against Canadians face certain challenges. First, a US company would commence a lawsuit in a US...more by Field Law Pizza And Trade Secrets: These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things Earlier this year, the U.S. Commerce Department released a report titled "Intellectual Property and the U.S. Economy: Industry in Focus," which made clear the...more by Poyner Spruill LLP USPTO Seeks Comments on Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Practice The USPTO is seeking public comments on Request for Continued Examination (RCE) practice. In particular, the USPTO is "soliciting public feedback in an effort...more by Foley & Lardner LLP European Parliament Adopts Draft Regulations on Unitary Patent On Tuesday, the European Patent Office reported that the European Parliament in Strasbourg had adopted two draft regulations on the creation of the unitary...more by McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP EU Moves Closer to a "Unitary" Patent Regime for Obtaining and Litigating Patents in Europe On December 11, 2012, the European Parliament approved a set of three proposals to create (1) a "unitary" patent valid across 25 EU member states, (2) a...more by Foley & Lardner LLP News from Abroad: Unitary Patent & Unified Patent Court Originally published from IPCopy blog on December 12, 2012. Last week the pan-European Intellectual Property Summit (IP Summit) was held in Brussels and...more by McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP Let The Race Begin: U.S. Joins The World In Rewarding The First Inventor To File On March 16, 2013, the America Invents Act (AIA) changes U.S. patent law from a first-to-invent system to a first-inventor-to-file system, which moves U.S....more by Perkins Coie MLS Copyright Lawsuits a Sign of Things to Come? Christopher Barnett, Scott & Scott, LLP attorney, says if MLS does form a contemplated industry group and is successful in enforcing intellectual property...more by Scott & Scott, LLP See more Intellectual Property articles » You’ve received this email because you opted to receive email updates from Legal Updates powered by JD Supra. To stop receiving this email digest, click here. 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