Intellectual Property News and Reports

CeramTec GmbH (“CeramTec”) appeals from a decision of the United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“the Board”) cancelling its trademarks which claim protection for the pink color of ceramic hip components. Coorstek Bioceramics LLC f/k/a C5 Medical Werks, LLC... Read more →

Bitmanagement Software GmBH (“Bitmanagement”) appeals the damages judgment it received in the United States Court of Federal Claims as compensation for copyright infringement committed by the United States Navy (“Navy”). The Court of Federal Claims determined that a hypothetical negotiation... Read more →

In advance of a trial for trade-secret misappropriation, the district court instructed the parties on how the plaintiff could prove reasonableroyalty damages under the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, 18 U.S.C. § 1836. It certified that order for interlocutory... Read more →