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‘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. -
Supreme Court Says Government Can't Challenge Patents Through AIA Proceedings
June 11, 2019
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AIPLA President-Elect Barbara Fiacco Testifies on Section 101 Reform
June 6, 2019
AIPLA President-Elect Barbara Fiacco presented the views of the Association at the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property's second of three hearings on “The State of Patent Eligibility in America.” -
Indefinite PKI Outage for EFS-Web and Private PAIR
June 5, 2019
The USPTO announced that PKI authentication for EFS-Web and Private PAIR will be unavailable starting on Wednesday, June 5, at 12:01 a.m. ET, until further notice. -
Brunswick Dodges $5 Million Boating Patent Infringement Award
June 4, 2019
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on May 31, 2019, reversed a $5,396,250 patent infringement verdict against Brunswick Corp., owner of many popular boating brands. Cobalt Boats, LLC v. Brunswick Corp., Fed. Cir., No. 2018-1376, unpublished 5/31/19. -
Senate Hearings on Section 101 Reform
June 3, 2019
This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property will hold its first two hearings on “The State of Patent Eligibility in America.” -
Juniper Evades Finjan Malware Protection Patent Claims
June 3, 2019
The US District Court for the Northern District of California on May 29, 2019, held that Juniper Networks Inc., an American networking products developer, did not infringe Finjan Inc.’s malware protection patents. -
PKI Outage for EFS-Web and Private PAIR
May 30, 2019
The US Patent and Trademark Office announced that PKI authentication for EFS-Web and Private PAIR will be unavailable starting 12:01 a.m., Thursday, May 30, and ending at 11:59 p.m., Friday, May 31 ET. There is the potential for further outages as well. -
Bud Light’s Barrel of Corn Syrup Jokes Comes to a Stop
May 29, 2019
The US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin on May 24, 2019, granted a preliminary injunction preventing Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC from implying in its advertisements that MillerCoors LLC beers contain corn syrup.
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