Patent / Trademark Law News

We all know the dangers of looking down at our phones while behind the wheel of a car , but when that familiar beep or buzz signals the arrival of a text message, it can be hard to resist glancing away from the road momentarily.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office just published another patent from Apple that revolves around an interactive 3D display system, or a hologram.

The miniature sensor would fit behind your two front teeth and detect the levels of enzymes and hormones which can indicate your emotional state, the patent explains.

In December 2013 I wrote , mostly cribbing from Jane Coleman 's commentary, about the very dubious Ninth Circuit decision in Petroliam Nasional Berhad v.

William Hartman, President and CEO of Premier Biomedical, said, "This is great, but not unexpected, news for us, and affirms the novelty of our approach for developing effective treatments.

It's hardly the Enterprise's holodeck. But a 3D system envisioned in a new Apple patent filing could bring us one step closer to a more immersive environment that doesn't require special glasses.

On April 26, the World Intellectual Property Organization will celebrate "World IP Day" to raise awareness about how copyright impacts daily life.

LG has slowly dropped details on its upcoming Android Wear smartwatch, the LG G Watch .

Skreened, which lets users upload images to be printed on apparel for themselves and for sale to others in online storefronts, had maintained that it wasn't liable for any infringement because it didn't make the designs and it was nearly impossible to police what everyone was uploading on a daily basis.

In doing so, the Court found in Azbil BioVigilant's favor, holding that U.S. Patent No.

The allowed claims are directed to Alzheon's lead therapeutic candidate ALZ-801, and protect the ALZ-801 compound, pharmaceutical compositions containing ALZ-801, as well as methods of treating Alzheimer's disease using ALZ-801.

The recently issued patent is the second US patent issued to ProLynx. The patent focuses on drugs covalently coupled via ProLynx's patented beta-eliminative linkers to multiple sites on a dendrimer.

On February 20, 2014, Ivera announced that the USPTO denied Excelsior's petition for inter partes review and declined to institute trial on any of the asserted grounds as to any of the challenged claims of US 7,282,186 .

MobileHelp , a leader in Mobile Personal Emergency Response System solutions, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office have issued Patent No.

Attorney: Kathleen Sullivan [for Coke] did a terrific job but she faced a court that was far more focused on its visceral reaction to the product name than her arguments The questions posed by Supreme Court Justices during oral arguments in a false advertising case brought by POM Wonderful against Coca Cola were nothing short of " astonishing ", ... (more)

In olden days, the Lanham Act was the preferred method for many consumer product companies to attack a competitor and force it to modify or stop an advertising campaign.

With Apple's automotive projects - Car Play and Siri Eyes Free - rolling out in more vehicles throughout the year, the company has been beefing up its in-car technology suite.

On March 25, 2014, the Supreme Court clarified the standing requirements for false advertising claims brought under the Lanham Act.

In a decision issued on April 18, 2014, Judge Payne of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted the USPTO's motion to dismiss the case brought by Dominion Dealer Solutions, LLC to challenge the USPTO's decisions denying petitions to institute inter partes review of five patents granted to Autoalert, Inc. As I predicted ... (more)

Fish & Richardson has married two hot sectors in the technology space: mobile apps and post-grant review before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.