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Activist Director Moves On – What’s Next for the PTAB?
Agency Left to Defend Unsettled Legacy Upon taking the reins at the USPTO, Director Iancu made clear that he believed the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) was cancelling too...
Illumina v. Ariosa – Ariosa Petitions for Cert.
The first panel decision below can be found at 952 F . 3d 1367 (Fed. Cir. 2020). I posted on this decision on June 1, 2020, days before the Fed. Cir. issued a modified panel decision...
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On November 30, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law New York Senate Bill S5959D, an amendment to New York’s right of publicity law to provide... Read More »
QUIKTRIP WEST, INC. V. WEIGEL STORES, INC.
Before Lourie, O’Malley, and Reyna. Appeal from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary... Read More »
SIMO HOLDINGS INC. v. HONG KONG UCLOUDLINK NETWORK
Before O’Malley, Wallach, and Taranto. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern... Read More »
ABS GLOBAL, INC. V. CYTONOME/ST, LLC
Before Prost, Moore, and Stoll. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: A patent owner may... Read More »
As countries around the world begin administering COVID-19 vaccines, many institutions, both governmental and private, are considering the possibility of requiring... Read More »
Royal Philips NV acquired BioTelemetry, Inc. for $2.8 billion US dollars. Headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, BioTelemetry provides cardiac... Read More »
In July 2020 the Court of Justice the European Union’s (CJEU) Schrems II decision declared the EU-US Privacy Shield Protections inadequate for the protection of ... Read More »
SIONYX LLC v. HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
Before Lourie, Reyna, and Wallach. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts... Read More »
On November 17, 2020, the Canadian House of Commons introduced the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020 (“DCIA”), which includes the Consumer Privacy... Read More »
On October 27, 2020, the District Court in the Western District of Texas issued its Final Judgment in L’Oreal USA Creative, Inc. v. Drunk Elephant, LLC... Read More »
VIDSTREAM LLC V. TWITTER, INC.
Before Newman, O’Malley, and Taranto. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: Evidence of a prior art... Read More »
When they launched “Call Her Daddy” in 2018, Sofia Franklyn and Alexandra Cooper were relatively unknown. They were two New York City friends candidly... Read More »
It well known that there are, unfortunately, many data breaches that frequently put private citizens’ data privacy in jeopardy. States have passed a... Read More »
VECTURA LIMITED v. GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC
Before Prost, Bryson, and Wallach. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware... Read More »
SIPCO, LLC v. EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.
Before O’Malley, Reyna, and Chen. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: The Board’s... Read More »
While most 2020 media election coverage focused on the races for President and control of Congress, privacy also had its day at the ballot box.
This blog has... Read More »
IN RE: GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC
Before Taranto, Chen, and Stoll. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: Claim construction arguments... Read More »
Following the November 3, 2020 general elections, Californians voted Proposition 24 into law, which will implement the California Privacy Rights Act... Read More »
C R BARD INC. v. ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.
Before Reyna, Schall, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware... Read More »
DONNER TECHNOLOGY, LLC v. PRO STAGE GEAR, LLC
Before Prost, Dyk, and Hughes. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: A determination as... Read More »
