Intellectual Property News and Reports

Apple appeals from the final decision of the International Trade Commission (ITC) that the asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,663,607 (’607 patent) are invalid and that Motorola does not infringe the asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,812,828 (’828... Read more →

Apple appeals from the final decision of the International Trade Commission (ITC) that the asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,663,607 (’607 patent) are invalid and that Motorola does not infringe the asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,812,828 (’828... Read more →

Rembrandt Vision Technologies, Inc. (Rembrandt) appeals from the district court’s judgment that Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. (JJVC) does not infringe Rembrandt’s U.S. Patent No. 5,712,327 (’327 patent). Rembrandt challenges the court’s grant of judgment as a matter of... Read more →

In this declaratory judgment action, the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin granted the summary judgment motion of Tetra Pak Cheese and Powder Systems (Tetra Pack Cheese) and Treval Laval Holdings & Finance S.A (Treval Laval)... Read more →

This appeal deals with claim construction disputes arising out of 3M Innovative Properties Company and 3M Company’s (collectively, “3M”) allegations of patent infringement brought against Tredegar Corporation and Tredegar Film Products Corporation (collectively, “Tredegar”) in the United States District Court... Read more →

by Don Reisinger Apple's embattled "pinch-to-zoom" patent has apparently been tossed out by federal patent authorities, if a new report is correct. Samsung Electronics on Sunday filed a petition in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California,... Read more →

The Charles Machine Works, Inc. (CMW) appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment that Vermeer Manufacturing Company’s (Vermeer) accused commercial products and non-commercial prototypes do not infringe, literally or under the doctrine of equivalents. CMW also challenges whether... Read more →

Appellant Smith & Nephew, Inc., seeks review of a decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (now known as the Patent Trial and Appeal Board). Reversing the decision of a patent examiner, the Board held that certain claims... Read more →

Cisco Systems, Inc. appeals from the final judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, which was based on the findings of two separate jury verdicts finding that: Cisco directly and indirectly infringed specified claims... Read more →

The United States District Court for the Central District of California dismissed this patent suit, filed by Ultramercial, LLC and Ultramercial, Inc. (collectively, “Ultramercial”), by holding that U.S. Patent No. 7,346,545 (“the ’545 patent”) does not claim patent-eligible subject matter.... Read more →