News

  • AIPLA Attends Meetings of the Industry IP5

    June 17, 2019

    AIPLA attended meetings of the Industry IP5, IP5 Heads of Offices, and the Industry Trilateral in Incheon, Korea June 10-13, 2019.
  • Chambord French Press Coffeemaker Bodum Gets Trade Dress Win

    June 17, 2019

    The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on June 12, 2019, affirmed a $2 million win for Bodum USA Inc., makers of the Chambord French press coffeemaker, in a trade dress infringement case.
  • ON Semiconductor’s PTAB Win Canceled by Federal Circuit

    June 17, 2019

    The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on June 13, 2019, vacated and remanded a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision which had invalidated Power Integrations’ Patent No. 6,212,079 (the ’079 patent) because the inter partes review (IPR) was time-barred under § 315(b).
  • ‘Capsule’ Merely Descriptive for Cell Phone Cases

    June 12, 2019

    The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on June 11, 2019, held that the word “capsule” is “merely descriptive” of cell phone cases and cannot be registered as a trademark. Uncommon, LLC v. Spigen, Inc., 7th Cir., No. 18-1917, 6/11/19.
  • Supreme Court Says Government Can’t Challenge Patents Through AIA Proceedings

    June 11, 2019

    A federal agency is not a "person" who may petition for post-issuance review under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) of 2011, the Supreme Court held June 10, 2019. Return Mail Inc. v. United States Postal Service, U.S., No. 17-1594, 06/10/2019.