By Scott Graham | July 13, 2020
The company is asserting design patents against more than 40 rivals who market nicotine cartridges as compatible with the Juul system. One expert says it could prove challenging to protect both the functionality of Juul's cartridges and its design aesthetics.
By Scott Graham | July 9, 2020
The Federal Circuit said the judge was within his rights to refuse a broad sealing request from Uniloc 2017 in its patent dispute with Apple. But on the most contentious issue—Uniloc's confidential licenses with third parties—the court said U.S. District Judge William Alsup would have to more carefully consider the rights of licensees.
By Scott Graham | July 6, 2020
EMC and WilmerHale had sought "millions" on the ground that PersonalWeb was "a phony company" asserting weak patents that got demolished at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
By Alaina Lancaster | July 2, 2020
The class action complaint asks the Northern District of California to require YouTube to open up its Content ID copyright identification tool to everyone.
By Scott Graham | July 1, 2020
The Western District of Texas now appears entrenched as the most popular filing destination. Big tech companies have had less success transferring cases out of the Western District, which includes Austin, because they do more business there than in the Eastern District, and because U.S. District Judge Alan Albright has been reluctant to grant transfers for convenience purposes.
By Samantha Stokes | June 30, 2020
The discussions began after stay-at-home orders were enacted, with the group getting recruited and hired completely virtually.
By Nate Robson | Scott Graham | June 30, 2020
The justices found that because Booking.com is not generic to the public, it is not generic.
By Scott Graham | June 26, 2020
Orrick's Annette Hurst says that if Amazon isn't held responsible for AI that allegedly infringes Williams-Sonoma's copyrights, it's just the first step to liability-free killings by automated vehicles and AI-powered drones. Amazon counsel Mark Lemley says that under the rule Williams-Sonoma is proposing, "the internet as we know it would be impossible."
By Christian E. Mammen | June 25, 2020
Womble Bond's Christian Mammen says that Abbott's proposal for AI legal neutrality might be problematic, but his wake-up call for rethinking the law around AI should be heeded.
By Scott Graham | June 25, 2020
The appellate court granted a new trial for Herman Miller Inc. over the design of its Aeron chair, while upholding a $3.4 million award for infringement of an earlier product line.
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