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No Broad Trademark for Adidas Three-Stripe Design
June 25, 2019
The EU General Court in Luxembourg on June 19, 2019, limited the reach of sportswear giant Adidas’s iconic trademark. -
Claims in Reissue Patent Must Match Original Patent Requirements
June 20, 2019
The Federal Circuit on June 17, 2019, held that patent holders who introduce new claims during the prosecution of a patent must ensure those claims meet the requirements in the original patent. -
AIPLA Files Amicus Brief in 1-800 Contacts v. FTC
June 19, 2019
The American Intellectual Property Law Association on June 14, 2019, filed an amicus brief in 1-800 Contacts v. Federal Trade Commission. -
IPP Far East Committee Visits Taiwan, Singapore
June 18, 2019
On April 29 – May 3, 2019, the IPP Far East Committee dispatched a delegation to visit Taiwan and Singapore. The trip delegation was headed up by Patrick Coyne, AIPLA’s Second Vice President, and Tiep Nguyen, the Far East Committee Chair. -
No State Sovereign Immunity for University of Minnesota in IPR
June 18, 2019
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on June 14, 2019, held that 11th Amendment Sovereign Immunity does not protect patents owned by individual states from being cancelled via inter partes review (IPR). -
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.
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