Monthly Archives: September 2014

SCIPR: statistics and preview of next Term

Posted on September 12, 2014 by rtushnet

Supreme Court Analytics on the Past Term Professor Edward Lee, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor David Schwartz, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law Small sample!  6 patent cases from Fed. Cir., 5 reversed and 1 affirmed; 2 reversals in © … Continue reading →

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SCIPR: false advertising

Posted on September 12, 2014 by rtushnet

Lexmark Int’l v. Static Control Components (Standard for determining standing for false advertising claim under the Lanham Act.) POM Wonderful v. Coca-Cola (Standing under the Lanham Act to challenge food or beverage label as false or misleading though regulated by … Continue reading →

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SCIPR: patents (Alice/Nautilus)

Posted on September 12, 2014 by rtushnet

Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank (Patentable subject matter of software-related inventions) Nautilus v. Biosig Instruments (Patent indefiniteness) Moderator: Thomas Pasternak, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP Panelists: Constantine Trela, Jr., Counsel to Alice Corp.; Partner, Sidley Austin LLP: Alice: We know … Continue reading →

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SCIPR: David Kappos keynote

Posted on September 12, 2014 by rtushnet

Keynote Lecture: “Stalemate or Statesmen? What Is Needed to Move Forward Constructively with the Balancing of America’s IP System” Speaker: David Kappos, Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore We’ve demonstrated ability to achieve stalemate. Not likely to change unless we step … Continue reading →

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SCIPR: Aereo

Posted on September 12, 2014 by rtushnet

ABC, Inc., v. Aereo, Inc. (Aereo’s Internet streaming of local TV broadcasts to individual subscribers is a public performance.) Moderator: Bart Lazar, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP Panelists: David Frederick, Counsel to Aereo Inc.; Partner, Kellogg Huber Hansen PLLC: There’s a … Continue reading →

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SCIPR: Petrella v. MGM

Posted on September 12, 2014 by rtushnet

Petrella v. MGM (Can laches bar a copyright claim within the 3 year statute of limitations?) Moderator: Scott McBride, Shareholder, McAndrews Held & Malloy Ltd. Panelists: Paula Petrella, Petitioner and owner of rights to the screenplay (only individual plaintiff in … Continue reading →

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Dastar and design patent

Posted on September 12, 2014 by rtushnet

Deckers Outdoor Corp. v. J.C. Penney Co., No. 2:14-cv-02565 (C.D. Cal. Sept. 8, 2014) This is going to sound bigger than it is: the court grants JCP’s motion to dismiss a false designation of origin claim under Dastar because JCP, … Continue reading →

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SCIPR, patents (Limelight/Medtronic)

Posted on September 12, 2014 by rtushnet

(Ed. note: as is clear from my notes, I have a somewhat Gingerly approach to patent law. My apologies for any inaccuracies.) Limelight Networks v. Akamai Technologies (Induced infringement when defendants have not directly infringed.) Medtronic v. Mirowski Family Ventures, … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court IP Review, Chicago-Kent: Patents

Posted on September 12, 2014 by rtushnet

Ed Timberlake: most IP cases in a term ever, 8 or 10 depending on whether you count the Lanham Act cases. Octane Fitness v. Icon Health & Fitness Inc. (When is a case “exceptional” for award of fees under 35 … Continue reading →

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Not the NAD: court won’t stop plaintiff from publicizing preliminary injunction

Posted on September 12, 2014 by rtushnet

Homeland Housewares, LLC v. Euro-Pro Operating LLC, No. 14-cv-03954 (C.D. Cal. Sept. 10, 2014) Euro-Pro sought to keep Homeland from publicizing the court’s preliminary injunction against it (granted on Lanham Act false advertising grounds). Shortly after the preliminary injunction issued, … Continue reading →

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