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  • Steve Winwood Steve Winwood Defeats ‘Gimme Some Lovin’ Copyright Claims

    September 19, 2019

    The Sixth Circuit on September 17, 2019, affirmed a lower court judgment in favor of English singer and musician Steve Winwood in a copyright infringement case because the evidence of the alleged copyright infringement was inadmissible hearsay.
  • Kitchen Design Patent Title Limits Patent Scope, Fed. Cir Says

    September 18, 2019

    The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on September 12, 2019, held that a Curver Luxembourg SARL’s design patent for a chair was not infringed by home goods company Home Expression.
  • Fries Validity of Deep Fryer Sensor Patent Upheld

    September 17, 2019

    The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on September 12, 2019, affirmed a PTAB ruling which held that a patent covering a cooking oil sensor in a deep fryer was not invalid for obviousness.
  • Pharmacy Phigenix Loses Breast Cancer Treatment Appeal

    September 13, 2019

    The Federal Circuit on September 5, 2019, held that Genentech, a biotechnology company, didn’t infringe Phigenix’s patent for a breast cancer treatment.
  • 2019 Report of the Economic Survey The 2019 Report of the Economic Survey is Here!

    September 12, 2019

    The survey examines the economic aspects of intellectual property law practice, including individual billing rates and typical charges for representative IP law services.