Law.com

SharkNinja Seeks Declaratory Judgment Against Dyson's Vacuum Cleaners Patent Infringement Allegations

Attorneys with Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher recently filed a patent infringement lawsuit in a Massachusetts federal court on behalf of SharkNinja, which seeks a declaration of noninfringement for five vacuum cleaner patents against industry competitor Dyson.
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Texas Lawyer

How 'In re Cellect' and a Proposed Rule Could Affect Double Patenting

"'In re Cellect' and the USPTO's proposed rule have the potential to fundamentally affect patent practice, particularly in the realm of terminal disclaimers filed to overcome ODP rejections," write DLA Piper's Jennifer Nall and Henry Fildes.
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Legaltech News

Kili Technology Rebrands Gen AI Patent Tool to DeepIP, Announces General Availability

For Kili Technology, changing the name of their patent tool from davinci to DeepIP mainly came down to positioning it to eventually cover more IP use cases. But a recent lawsuit also accelerated their decision.
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Texas Lawyer

Troutman Pepper Backs Harvard in Patent Suit Against Samsung

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.
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Corporate Counsel

Myriad Genetics Hires NIH Scientist-Turned-Biopharma Lawyer as Legal Chief

In a statement, Myriad Genetics CEO Paul Diaz praised incoming legal chief Jennifer Fox's experience and expertise, which "combined with her integrity, practical insight, and operational excellence, will be essential in guiding our legal strategy."
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Law.com

Federal Circuit Affirms Invalidity of Sherwin-Williams' Paint Patents in Dispute With PPG

At trial, PPG argued that it had invented the technology more than two decades ago and argued that Sherwin-Williams' patents never should have been issued.
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New York Law Journal

Redesigning Obviousness: Federal Circuit's New Test for Obviousness in Design Patents

In May, the Federal Circuit issued its decision in 'LKQ v. GM Global Technology Operations', which marks a significant shift away from the prior and more rigid 'Rosen-Durling test', toward a more flexible framework for determining whether a patented design is obvious.
10 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

How Will Cannabis Rescheduling Affect Federal Trademarks?

"There are a number of different strategies that cannabis companies can employ to obtain federal trademark registrations," writes Matthew G. Miller of Lerner David.
7 minute read

The Recorder

AI Can't Be an Inventor, but Can It Be a Patent Killer?

"While AI speeds innovation and broadens knowledge, part of its legacy may be to narrow the scope of patentable invention," writes Michael K. Friedland of Friedland Cianfrani.
10 minute read

Daily Business Review

Nominative Fair Use at Center of Earth, Wind & Fire Federal Court Settlement

"It was a bridge too far. They overstepped," Hogan Lovells attorney Hans Hertell said of the alumni band after the federal court ruling analysis."
5 minute read

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