The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that Lexmark’s decision to sell its patented printer ink cartridge exhausted all of its patent rights in that cartridge, regardless of any contractual restrictions Lexmark attempted to impose on the purchaser’s use and resale of that cartridge and regardless of…
Apparently, quite a bit according to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has dipped its toe into the waters of intellectual property law again and has decided to overturn 150 years or more of common law precedent in its decision in SCA Hygiene last week. …
In February, Waymo LLC, formerly Google’s self-driving car development company, sued Uber Technologies, Inc. and others in federal court in San Francisco for, among other things, violations of the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, 18 U.S.C. § 1836 et seq., and patent infringement, and…
The Preparatory Committee charged with the implementation of the Unified Patent Court (“UPC”) announced on 16 January 2017 that it anticipates that the UPC agreement would come into force in December 2017, at which point it is assumed the court will open for business. The…
It’s no secret that plaintiffs bringing patent litigation choose the forum carefully. Though the appellate review of patent litigation is centralized in one appellate court with limited jurisdiction – the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit – patent litigations proceed in district courts of…
On 28 November 2016, the UK Government made a surprising announcement at the meeting of the Competitiveness Council (an EU institution), stating that it intends to ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement, marking its first commitment to a new EU initiative since the Brexit referendum…
A recent opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Sport Dimension, Inc. v. The Coleman Co., No. 2015-1553, 7 (Fed. Cir. 2016), held that design patents can provide protection for ornamental features that are functional. In particular, the Federal Circuit…
Although motions to dismiss or transfer a case based on a forum non conveniens theory typically focus on the relative merits of two U.S. jurisdictions, this theory may also be applied when a party claims that a case brought in a U.S. court should instead…
In honor of Tax Day 2016, The TMCA provides a brief overview of the challenges of transferring intellectual property offshore, as well as early planning opportunities available to avoid these challenges. Intellectual property is essential in today’s technology-driven society. U.S. companies that create, develop and…
With the 2016 Masters Golf Championship underway, we thought it would be interesting to examine the IP portfolio of golf putter maker Scotty Cameron. Most folks who have played a round or two of golf have probably heard the saying “Drive for show, putt for…
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