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Analysis: Supreme Court ruling changes what it means to buy almost anything
Last week, the Supreme Court dealt a major blow to corporations that try to use patent law as a weapon against other firms, saying that companies can only be sued for patent infringement in the places they actually do business. Now, the court has ruled again along those same lines, handing a victory to consumer […]
Justices make it easier for companies to defend patent cases
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is making it easier for companies to defend themselves against patent infringement lawsuits. The justices ruled unanimously on Monday that such lawsuits can be filed only in states where defendants are incorporated. The issue is important to many companies that complained about patent owners choosing more favorable courts in […]
IP Frontiers: Supreme Court curtails design patent damages in Samsung v. Apple
There are generally three types of patents — utility, design and plant patents. Plant patents cover new plant breeds and hybrids. Utility patents cover the function and/or structure of processes, articles of manufacture and compositions of matter. Design patents cover ornamental designs for articles of manufacture. Thus, an article of manufacture can be the subject […]
This year’s fight for the tech industry: Patent trolls
WASHINGTON — The same week that Alex Haro and Chris Hulls raised $50 million for their mobile app, Life360, the business partners got a letter. It said they had three days to pay licensing fees to a company they had never heard of because their app violated its patented technology. Haro and Hulls traced the […]
New Congress takes up abusive patent litigation
Culver Franchising System Inc. has grown from a family restaurant to a national restaurant franchising business that takes pride in the attention it gives to its customers. One of its services included a food calculator on its website for diners to factor the nutritional content of menu items. One thing Culver’s did not count on […]
High court rulings could create problems for ‘patent trolls’
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has handed down a pair of decisions that could make it more difficult to bring patent infringement claims in some circumstances, further hampering suits brought by so-called “patent trolls.” But while the justices’ rulings in Limelight Networks, Inc. v. Akamai Technologies, Inc., No. 12-786, and Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig […]
Free talk on new patent law
Kathryn Doyle, a partner in Riverside Law of Pennsylvania, will discuss the meaning of patent law Tuesday at the University of Rochester. Doyle will present “Patent Laws Are Changing: Are You Prepared?” at noon in the Class of ’62 Auditorium at the School of Medicine and Dentistry. The free event, part of the For Inventors, […]
Patent law provisions pondered by Congress
Increased fees and provisions of section 18 are among the major concerns stakeholders have regarding the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. Section 18, which goes into effect Sept. 16, involves the transitional program for covered business method patents and provides a post-grant review of patents issued before the law was enacted. David Kappos, director of the […]
‘What is an Invention’
The University of Rochester F.I.R.E. series will present a program on inventing from 9 to 10 a.m. Oct. 13 in the Class of ‘62 Auditorium. Dr. Kathryn Doyle, partner and chair of Riverside Law in Pennsylvania, will talk about the technology transfer process and when a researcher becomes an inventor and research yields an invention.
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Breach of contract: Hausrath Landscape Maintenance Inc. v. Caravan Facilities Management LLC
- Second Circuit – New York Child Victim’s Act: Kane v. Mount Pleasant CSD; Coe v. Eastport Union Free School
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Appointing law clerk: Opinion 22-149
- Fourth Department – Bill of particulars: Harris v. Rome Memorial Hospital, et al.
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Accusations against co-judge: Opinion 22-148
- Fourth Department – Medicaid: Washington Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Home v. NYS Dept. of Health
- Fourth Department – Criminal possession of a firearm: People v. Wilson
- Fourth Department – Promoting prostitution: People v. Watts
- Second Circuit – Class certification: Arkansas Teachers Retirement System V. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
- Fourth Department – Show-up identification: People v. Waggoner
- Fourth Department – Association: Victory Village Tenants Assoc. v. Evergreen Communities, et al.
- Second Circuit – In personam jurisdiction: Kaplan v. Bank Saderat PLC
Law News
- Greenlight Networks selects Buffalo-based attorney as general counsel
- Barclay Damon hires attorney Matt Smith
- Rochester man sues Geneseo police, alleging false arrest, assault
- The Daily Record’s Power List for Intellectual Property 2023
- NY ethics panel says judges can join NRA
- Harter Secrest & Emery LLP names partner-in-charge of Buffalo office
- Banned professor sues SUNY Fredonia leaders
- Hochul signs law requiring unemployment insurance information from employers
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