Hulu owners apparently decide to go it alone
Offers for Hulu apparently didn’t measure up to the $2B Newscorp, Walt Disney Company, Comcast and Providence Equity partners expected, so the For Sale sign reportedly has been taken down. Ken Jarboe has a positive take on this. He feels the Gestalt of the current combination is bigger than the owners think, and the “joint [...]
Conceptus prevails in its patent infringement lawsuit against archrival Hologic
After a two-and-a-half-year legal battle, a California jury awarded Conceptus $18.8 million in damages and royalties of 20 percent, holding that Hologic’s Adiana system infringed two claims of U.S. Patent Number 6,634,361, covering the Conceptus Essure female permanent birth control system. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to [...]
Lost profits will drive future copyright infringement litigation in China
Stan Abrams writes that lost profits will be the driving force in future infringement litigation in China. Citing a Wall Street Journal article that estimated 78% of the PC software installed in China in the last year was pirated, Abrams suggested damages would not be a driver, as “damages in copyright cases are notoriously low [...]
USPTO publishes the revised Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure
The Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure – 8th Edition (TMEP) is published to provide trademark examining attorneys in the USPTO, trademark applicants, and attorneys and representatives for trademark applicants with a reference work on the practices and procedures relative to prosecution of applications to register marks in the USPTO. The Manual contains guidelines for Examining [...]
Website launched on Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
The EPO and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) have launched a website on the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC), a joint project aimed at developing a classification scheme for inventions that will be used by both offices. The website, www.cpcinfo.org, contains detailed information about the new classification scheme and the project’s progress for [...]
Slide-to-unlock is a function now patented by Apple
On Tuesday morning, Patent #8,046,721, referred to as “slide-to-unlock,” was granted to Apple. The feature was part of the original iPhone, and Steve Jobs rolled it out to the world in January of 2007. 9TO5Mac reports there is prior art, but the USPTO found differences. In addition, it appears Apple brought a Trade Dress action [...]
Whether or not a CIPO is appointed, managing corporate IP is paying dividends
Financial headlines today are much different from what they were just three years ago. Now earnings calls include revenues from IP licensing endeavors, and those revenues are growing. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
A sampling of new IP case law digests added to the BVLaw recently
Here are some of the intellectual property and intangible asset cases where business valuation was central to the decisions of the courts. BVR’s exclusive digests, plus the related court documents, are all available at BVLaw. Douglas Dynamics v. Buyers Products Co., 3-09-cv-00261 (W.D. Wis.)(Sept. 22, 2011) Federal district court relies on 25% rule of thumb [...]
UGA reports its licensing revenues were also significantly affected by a blockbuster coming off patent
Last week we took a look at how the patent cliff was affecting the University of Minnesota. Some new data was released recently by the University of Georgia Technology Commercialization Office: Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
Appeals Court says Dish Network Corp. insurers must provide legal defense for patent infringement
Between 2001 and 2004 Dish Networks purchased a series of general liability and excess liability policies from five insurance companies, all of which were to defend and indemnify Dish against claims alleging “advertising injury.” The decision hinged on the definition. The policies used this language: Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with [...]
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