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Month: September 2018
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By Michael Borella — Almost two years ago, we covered a dispute in the Southern District of New York (which began in the Eastern District of Texas) involving plaintiff AlphaCap, a non-practicing entity that aggressively asserted its patents against a number of targets, including Gust. In short, when Gust didn't quickly settle, AlphaCap offered to dismiss…
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October 2, 2018 – "Advice of Counsel Defense in Patent Litigation and Protecting Attorney-Client Privilege — Limiting Scope of Discovery, Safeguarding Confidential Communications and Information" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT) October 2-3, 2018 – Paragraph IV Disputes master symposium (American Conference Institute) – Chicago, IL October 3, 2018 – "2018 Bench & Bar®…
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Strafford will be offering a webinar entitled "The State of 'Printed Publication' Prior Art Case Law: Practical Considerations for Patent Holders and Patent Challengers" on October 23, 2018 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT). Jason S. Angell of Hopkins & Carley and Emily J. Greb of Perkins Coie will provide an in-depth discussion for counsel…
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Technology Transfer Tactics will be offering a webinar entitled "Preparing 'Diagnose & Treat' Patent Claims to be Valid and Enforceable" on October 24, 2018 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm (ET). Charles R. Macedo, Alan D. Miller, and Brian J. Amos will address the following topics: • State of the law on patent-eligibility and divided infringement•…
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The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) Trade Secret and Unfair Competition Committee will be presenting a presentation by Bruce Hennes of Hennes Communications entitled "Crisis Management for IP Lawyers & Their Clients — Trade Secrets and Reputation Risk Management" on October 24, 2018 from 3:00 to 4:00 pm (CT) at the Union League Club…
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Federal Circuit Distinguishes Obviousness between Apparatus and Method Claims By Aaron Gin – On September 13, 2018, the Federal Circuit affirmed three final written decisions of the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board that held unpatentable various claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,091,940, owned by ParkerVision. The '940 patent, entitled "Method and System for Frequency Up-Conversion,"…
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Claims for Keyword-Based Navigation of Hierarchically-Structured Data Found Abstract But Survive Motion to Dismiss By James Korenchan — Plaintiff Guada Technologies, LLC ("Guada") sued Defendant Vice Media, LLC ("Vice Media"), alleging infringement at least claim 1 of U.S. Patent No. 7,231,379 ("the '379 patent"). Vice Media then filed a motion to dismiss. Last week, Judge…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Andrew Iancu gave the introductory keynote address at the 46th Annual Meeting of the Intellectual Property Owners (IPO) Association on Monday, and his talk provided the prospect of a Patent Office administration dedicated, as former Solicitor Nancy Linck advocated several years ago at a…
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By Michael Borella — Machine learning is more than just a buzzword. It represents a fundamental shift in how problems are solved across industries and lines of business. In the near future, a machine learning library may become a standard part of all operating systems, just like TCP/IP and database technologies have in the past. For…
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McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP and Patent Docs will be hosting a CLE program on Biopharma Patent Law from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm on October 24, 2018 at the Boston Marriott Cambridge in Cambridge, MA. MBHB attorneys and Patent Docs authors Kevin Noonan and Donald Zuhn, and MBHB attorneys Josh Rich, Lisa Hillman,…
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