by gavinparsons | Feb 24, 2020 | Copyrights, Intellectual Property Litigation, Trademarks
An increasing problem for copyright and trademark owners are infringers in foreign countries who use Amazon and other services to sell infringing products online in the United States. Although a complaint under the service’s intellectual property policy may cause the...
by williampagan | Jan 9, 2020 | Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Law
Printed publications often are the best source of evidence that a patent claim is invalid. For example, textbooks, technical specifications, whitepapers, and even comments posted in an online forum can include details that provide one or more grounds under 35 U.S.C....
by williampagan | Dec 12, 2019 | Copyrights, Firm News, Intellectual Property Litigation
Coats & Bennett recently filed an amicus brief on behalf of the American Institute of Building Design (AIBD in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in an architectural works copyright case. In Design Basics, LLC, et al v. Signature Construction, Inc., et al.,...
by kristasaumby | Sep 24, 2019 | Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Law, Podcast
The latest episode of Patent News Podcast is available. On July 12, 2019, the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion from an appeal of a decision from the District of Delaware addressing patentable subject matter under section 101, claim construction,...
by kristasaumby | Sep 17, 2019 | Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Law, Podcast
After a brief hiatus, the latest episode of Patent News Podcast is up. In two precedential opinions, the Federal Circuit addressed issues regarding written description and jurisdiction. Patent News Podcast is available on iTunes, Google Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify,...
by williampagan | Aug 22, 2019 | Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Law
The Federal Circuit recently held in Chamberlain Group, Inc. v. Techtronic Industries Co. that the “movable barrier operator” claimed in Chamberlain’s U.S. Patent 7,224,275 is invalid as being directed to a patent ineligible abstract idea. ...
by kristasaumby | Aug 7, 2019 | Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Law, Podcast
The latest episode from Patent News Podcast is up. In three precedential opinions, the court addressed reissue claims and written description, lack of enablement, and improper venue along with Attorneys fees and costs. Patent News Podcast is available...
by kristasaumby | Jul 22, 2019 | Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Law, Podcast
The latest episode from Patent News Podcast is up. In a 7-5 split, the Federal Circuit denied an en banc rehearing of Athena Diagnostics v. Mayo regarding questions of 101 and patentability of medical diagnostic claims under the current Alice/Mayo test and the...
by kristasaumby | Jul 12, 2019 | Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Law, Podcast
The latest episode from Patent News Podcast is up. Judges Moore, Reyna, and Chen weigh in on evidentiary requirements for conception and reduction to practice. Patent News Podcast is available on iTunes, Google Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, and more. Click here for the...
by kristasaumby | Jul 9, 2019 | Firm News, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Law
Coats + Bennett’s newest attorney, Krista Contino Saumby, is the host of a new podcast to bring the latest news regarding intellectual property law from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit. Patent News Podcast summarizes recent decisions from the...