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EU Report Highlights States of IP Protection in ‘Third Countries’
January 16, 2020
“A low level of protection for trade secrets and IP theft in a number of countries, notably in China and India” have caused “irreparable harm to European businesses” said the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, in its “Report on the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in third countries” released on January 8, 2020. -
AIPLA Argues That A Generic Term Combined With a gTLD Can Create a Protectable Trademark
January 15, 2020
The addition of a generic top-level domain (gTLD) to an otherwise generic term can, under certain circumstances, create a protectable trademark, the American Intellectual Property Law Association said in an amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court on January 13, 2020. -
Fifth Circuit Nixes Statutory Damages Award in Hospital Form Copyright Clash
January 14, 2020
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on January 9, 2020, held that statutory damage awards are not available when a defendant infringes in one way before the copyright was registered and another way after registration. -
Amgen Wins in Kidney Drug Infringement Appeal
January 10, 2020
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on January 7, 2020, vacated and remanded a lower court ruling which held that Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, an integrated specialty pharmaceutical company, didn’t infringe Amgen Inc.’s patent for the kidney disease drug Sensipar. -
Prince Estate Wins Copyright Dispute Over YouTube Concert Videos
January 9, 2020
The US District Court for the District of Massachusetts on January 6, 2020, awarded a summary judgment victory to Prince’s estate on its claims that unauthorized concert recordings posted to YouTube infringed the late musician’s copyrights. -
Google Wins Keypad Patent Validity Appeal
January 7, 2020
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on January 6, 2019, reversed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruling that held claims of a Koninklijke Philips NV keypad patent valid. -
Fed. Cir. Remands Bicycle Chainring Patent Dispute
January 3, 2020
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on December 18, 2019, vacated and remanded a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision which invalidated SRAM’s improved bicycle chainring patent for obviousness. -
Fed. Cir. Reverses ITC in Garage Door Opener Dispute
December 27, 2019
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on December 12, 2019, held that a garage door opener patent didn’t cover openers without a motion detector in a wall unit because the detector’s placement in a wall unit constituted the patent’s invention. -
Walmart Wins Cancellation of ‘Sturgis’ Trademark
December 26, 2019
The US District Court for the District of South Dakota on December 11, 2019, canceled trademark registrations for the word “Sturgis” in light of Walmart and others’ success defeating the trademark owner’s related infringement claims. -
Closed Announcement for Christmas Eve
December 24, 2019
The AIPLA Newsstand is on hiatus today to celebrate Christmas Eve.
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