Monthly Archives: June 2015

False patent marking not actionable under Lanham Act

Posted on June 17, 2015 by rtushnet

Leisure Concepts, Inc. v. California Home Spas, Inc., 2015 WL 3658190, No. 14–CV–388 (E.D. Wash. June 12, 2015)   Leisure and CHS compete in spa products, including spa cover lifters.  Leisure’s CoverMate I is protected by a patent, which it … Continue reading →

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False patent marking not actionable under Lanham Act

Posted on June 17, 2015 by rtushnet

Leisure Concepts, Inc. v. California Home Spas, Inc., 2015 WL 3658190, No. 14–CV–388 (E.D. Wash. June 12, 2015)   Leisure and CHS compete in spa products, including spa cover lifters.  Leisure’s CoverMate I is protected by a patent, which it … Continue reading →

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“How can the academy best contribute to IP policy?”

Posted on June 16, 2015 by rtushnet

Moderator:      F. Scott Kieff, US International Trade Commission and George Washington University   Panelists:         Stephen Haber, Hoover Institution and Stanford University: Good policy making starts with good research. Literature on patenting lacks the serious empirical work that exists in other … Continue reading →

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“How can the academy best contribute to IP policy?”

Posted on June 16, 2015 by rtushnet

Moderator:      F. Scott Kieff, US International Trade Commission and George Washington University   Panelists:         Stephen Haber, Hoover Institution and Stanford University: Good policy making starts with good research. Literature on patenting lacks the serious empirical work that exists in other … Continue reading →

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What Is the Academy’s Role in Evidence-based Policy Making for Intellectual Property?

Posted on June 16, 2015 by rtushnet

Hoover Institution & USPTO   Welcome:        Shira Perlmutter, US Patent and Trademark Office Initial Edison Scholars to help with evidence-based policymaking—Peter Menell (claim construction) and Jay Thomas.  Jay Kesan: harmonization and cross-country comparisons of patent examination.  In 2013, Congress and … Continue reading →

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What Is the Academy’s Role in Evidence-based Policy Making for Intellectual Property?

Posted on June 16, 2015 by rtushnet

Hoover Institution & USPTO   Welcome:        Shira Perlmutter, US Patent and Trademark Office Initial Edison Scholars to help with evidence-based policymaking—Peter Menell (claim construction) and Jay Thomas.  Jay Kesan: harmonization and cross-country comparisons of patent examination.  In 2013, Congress and … Continue reading →

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Apples-to-oranges comparison is literally false, justifies finding of irreparable harm

Posted on June 16, 2015 by rtushnet

Market Track, LLC v. Efficient Collaborative Retail Marketing, LLC, 2015 WL 3637740, No. 14 C 4957 (N.D. Ill. June 11, 2015)   Market Track provides business intelligence services, principally tracking and analyzing information relating to consumer advertising. ECRM is Market … Continue reading →

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Apples-to-oranges comparison is literally false, justifies finding of irreparable harm

Posted on June 16, 2015 by rtushnet

Market Track, LLC v. Efficient Collaborative Retail Marketing, LLC, 2015 WL 3637740, No. 14 C 4957 (N.D. Ill. June 11, 2015)   Market Track provides business intelligence services, principally tracking and analyzing information relating to consumer advertising. ECRM is Market … Continue reading →

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Seventh Circuit engages in target practice on descriptive fair use

Posted on June 15, 2015 by rtushnet

Sorensen v. WD-40 Co., No. 14-3067, 2015 BL 184918 (7th Cir. June 11, 2015)   The Seventh Circuit continues its pattern of telling district judges just to eyeball cases in the expectation that they’ll be good enough to get it … Continue reading →

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Seventh Circuit engages in target practice on descriptive fair use

Posted on June 15, 2015 by rtushnet

Sorensen v. WD-40 Co., No. 14-3067, 2015 BL 184918 (7th Cir. June 11, 2015)   The Seventh Circuit continues its pattern of telling district judges just to eyeball cases in the expectation that they’ll be good enough to get it … Continue reading →

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