Analysis of patent litigation, PTAB practice, prosecution and pharma IP, written on the data behind LexDana.
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Two weeks ago, SamMobile broke the news that Samsung had just filed a new trademark application trying to obtain protection for the mark “Self Repair Assistant.” The application indicates that this will refer to a computer application software…
Federal Circuit Summary Before Dyk, Bryson, and Taranto . Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Summary : A plaintiff has no 7th Amendment right to a jury trial for a claim for disgorgement of profits for trade…
The “smartphone wars” have become a watchword when discussing US and global patent litigation issues. The conflict between Apple and Samsung began almost five years ago and escalated into a full scale litigation war costing more than a billion…
Last week a federal jury found that Google did not commit patent infringement on two Oracle patents in question. In a unanimous verdict, the 10-member jury dashed Oracle’s hopes of a major public relations coup, not to mention a healthy cash award.…
Done deal . After approval from the EU and US reviewers, was there much doubt that Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility would run aground in China? Now that the marriage is consummated, those of us outside the honeymoon suite can only guess at the…
You know about SIMs, right? Not the Will Wright virtual life kind, but the Subscriber Identity Modules that live in your smartphone. They maintain your basic data and bottom-level passwords, even when you swap the devices that they’re plugged into.…
‘Team iPhone’ versus ‘Team Blackberry’ fights are getting more and more dated now that ‘Team Android’ has found its rightful place in the battle. How many times have you or your friends argued over Blackberry…
Apple spent a lot of 2011 in court (either directly, or in disguise), attempting to keep competitors’ smartphones and tablets off the market. If patent #8,082,523 is any indication, 2012 will be even worse. You don't have to interpret the wording…
On Dec 19, 2011, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled in Apple v HTC. In the original complaint, Apple had claimed that HTC (currently the largest vendor of smartphones in the US market) was infringing 10 Apple patents with their imports of…
