The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently published a patent application by Zynga Game Networks, Inc. See www.zynga.com which…
Darren Spielman
Companies who permit third parties to post content on their websites, blogs and chat rooms are granted limited immunity for…
Photographer Todd Latimer sued motorcycle manufacturer Kawasaki www.kawasaki.com and Hachette, the publisher of Cycle World magazine www.cycleworld.com because Kawasaki used…
Bosem brought an action for injunctive relief, fraud, false advertising, and compensatory damages against Musa Holdings, Inc. for Musa’s alleged…
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals (the federal appeals court for Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin) ruled that “the good name…
Interim USPTO Examination Instructions For Evaluating Subject Matter Eligibility Under 35 U.S.C. 101 in Light of the Supreme Court Bilski…
In Buc International Corp. v. International Yacht Council Limited, 489 F.3d 1129 (11th Cir. 2007)(available here), the 11th Circuit Court…
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently ruled that when a patent owner sues another asserting a valid…
In Advanced Magnetic Closures, Inc. (AMC) v. Rome Fastener Corp., Case No. 2009-1102 (Fed. Cir. June 11, 2010) (available here),…
Patent licenses were analyzed in the recent Federal Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific…