Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP | USA | 24 Oct 2012
A post by Julie Samuels of the Electronic Frontier Foundation details the EFF’s new initiative to identify patent applications on 3D Printing technology and submit prior art applications using the new Third Party Submission provisions created under the America Invents Act.
Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP | USA | 24 Oct 2012
In the on going battle between Apple and Samsung, FOSS patents reports that the USPTO has issued a non-final office action in the reexamination of Apple’s bounce-back patent No. U.S. Patent No, 7,469,381.
Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP | USA | 23 Oct 2012
This afternoon, Google was sued over its Google Wallet smartphone application allegedly infringing U.S. Patent No. 7,298,271 (the ’271 patent) in the Federal District Court of Delaware.
Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP | USA | 2 Oct 2012
In January 2012, the legendary rock band The Velvet Underground sued The Andy Warhol Foundation For the Visual Arts in a dispute over use of the iconic banana logo featured on the cover of the band’s debut album, The Velvet Underground & Nico.
Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP | USA | 20 Sep 2012
Some of the most important provisions of the America Invents Act came into effect this week
Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP | USA | 12 Sep 2012
While this blog normally focuses on trademarks, a recent court ruling in California highlights an interesting case in the similar field of the right of publicity.
Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP | USA | 7 Sep 2012
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) recently affirmed the USPTO’s refusal to register the mark PHILADELPHIA’S CHEESESTEAK as applied for by Philly favorite Campo’s Deli.
Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP | USA | 6 Sep 2012
Those looking to wittle away at the patentability of software patents, a recent decision by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC),
Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP | USA | 5 Sep 2012
Those looking to wittle away at the patentability of software patents, a recent decision by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), Bancorp Services v. Sun Life states that "To salvage an otherwise patent-ineligible process, a computer must be integral to the claimed invention, facilitating the process in a way that a person making calculations or computations could not."