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Prince Estate Wins Copyright Dispute Over YouTube Concert Videos
January 9, 2020
The US District Court for the District of Massachusetts on January 6, 2020, awarded a summary judgment victory to Prince’s estate on its claims that unauthorized concert recordings posted to YouTube infringed the late musician’s copyrights. -
Google Wins Keypad Patent Validity Appeal
January 7, 2020
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on January 6, 2019, reversed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruling that held claims of a Koninklijke Philips NV keypad patent valid. -
Fed. Cir. Remands Bicycle Chainring Patent Dispute
January 3, 2020
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on December 18, 2019, vacated and remanded a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision which invalidated SRAM’s improved bicycle chainring patent for obviousness. -
Fed. Cir. Reverses ITC in Garage Door Opener Dispute
December 27, 2019
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on December 12, 2019, held that a garage door opener patent didn’t cover openers without a motion detector in a wall unit because the detector’s placement in a wall unit constituted the patent’s invention. -
Walmart Wins Cancellation of ‘Sturgis’ Trademark
December 26, 2019
The US District Court for the District of South Dakota on December 11, 2019, canceled trademark registrations for the word “Sturgis” in light of Walmart and others’ success defeating the trademark owner’s related infringement claims. -
Closed Announcement for Christmas Eve
December 24, 2019
The AIPLA Newsstand is on hiatus today to celebrate Christmas Eve. -
Precedential Opinion Panel Issues Precedential Decision
December 23, 2019
The Precedential Opinion Panel (POP) concludes that, at institution, a petitioner must identify with particularity sufficient evidence to establish a reasonable likelihood that an asserted reference was publicly accessible before the critical date of the challenged patent and thus qualifies as a printed publication. -
Blackbird Must Pay Attorney’s Fees in Home Gym Patent Suit
December 20, 2019
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on December 16, 2019, affirmed a district court ruling that awarded Health In Motion LLC and Leisure Fitness Equipment LLC attorneys’ fees and expenses after the parties petitioned the court for fee reimbursement in a patent infringement suit. -
Mandatory Electronic Filing to be Delayed Until February 15, 2020
December 19, 2019
The US Patent & Trademark Office announced that it will delay the effective date of its mandatory electronic filing rule change from December 21, 2019 to February 15, 2020. -
PTAB Designates Three Decisions as Informative
December 16, 2019
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board on December 11, 2019, designated three decisions as informative.
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