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Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa, INC v. Sandoz INC.

Teva appeals the of the District Court’s decision invalidating as obvious all asserted claims of patents directed to COPAXONE, a product marketed for treatment of patients with relapsing forms of multiple...Read More
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    24 – 25
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    Life Sciences Summit Attending

    Raymond Farrell will be attending the Life Sciences Summit in New York City. The Life Sciences Summit is an early stage investor and...

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    CDFS Partner Ray Farrell will be attending the AIPLA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. To learn more information about the event, visit http://www.aipla.org/learningcenter/Pages/Upcoming-Meetings.aspx.

Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa, INC v. Sandoz INC.

  • CAFC Updates
  • October 12, 2018
Teva appeals the of the District Court’s decision invalidating as obvious all asserted claims of patents directed to COPAXONE, a product marketed for treatment of patients with relapsing forms...
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Natural Alternatives v. Iancu

  • CAFC Updates
  • October 10, 2018
Woodbolt Distributors, LLC requested that the PTO reexamine U.S. Patent No. 8,067,381 directed to increasing athletes’ endurance and owned by Natural Alternatives International, Inc. (“NAI”). The PTO ordered inter partes reexamination,...
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Real Foods Pty Ltd. v. Frito-Lay North America, Inc

  • CAFC Updates
  • October 10, 2018
Appellant Real Foods sought registration of two marks: “CORN THINS,” for “crisp-bread slices predominantly of corn, namely popped corn cakes”; and “RICE THINS,” for “crispbread slices primarily made of...
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Data Engine Technologies LLC V. Google LLC

  • CAFC Updates
  • October 09, 2018
 Data Engine Technologies (“DET”) filed suit against Google and appeals the district court’s entry of judgment on the pleadings holding that the asserted claims of DET’s U.S. Patent Nos....
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Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. v. Cepheid

  • CAFC Updates
  • October 09, 2018
Appellant Roche owns U.S. Patent No. 5,643,723 directed to methods for detecting the pathogenic bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (“MTB”), and sued Appellee Cepheid who makes and sells “Xpert® MTB/RIF...
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Gust, Inc. v. AlphaCap Ventures, LLC

  • CAFC Updates
  • September 28, 2018
Gutride Safier LLP (“Gutride”), a law firm representing AlphaCap Ventures, LLC (a non-capitalized, non-practicing entity based in California) in the district court litigation, appeals the award of fees under...
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Wisconsin Alumni Research v. Apple Inc.

  • CAFC Updates
  • September 28, 2018
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (“WARF”) sued Apple Inc. for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,781,752 relating a specific prediction technique for computer processors that execute a computer program’s...
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PARKERVISION, INC. v. QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

  • CAFC Updates
  • September 24, 2018
ParkerVision appeals from three final written decisions of the PTAB in related inter partes review proceedings, in which the Board held certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,091,940 (generally...
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IN RE: DETROIT ATHLETIC CO.

  • CAFC Updates
  • September 24, 2018
Detroit Athletic Co. (“DACo”) appeals from a decision of the TTAB affirming the PTO’s refusal to register DETROIT ATHLETIC CO. for sports apparel retail services. In that decision, the...
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OREXO AB v. ACTAVIS ELIZABETH LLC

  • CAFC Updates
  • September 24, 2018
Actavis filed an ANDA for a generic counter-part of Zubsolv (approved by the FDA for treatment of opioid dependence), accompanied by a Paragraph IV certification, leading to this Hatch-Waxman...
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Hyatt v. Pato

  • CAFC Updates
  • September 24, 2018
Gilbert Hyatt, a named inventor on more than 70 issued patents and approximately 400 pending patent applications, sued the United States Patent and Trademark Office alleging that the...
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WORLDS INC. v. BUNGIE, INC.

  • CAFC Updates
  • September 10, 2018
Appellant Worlds Inc. appeals the final decisions of the PTAB invalidating three patents (generally relating to the computer-generated display of avatars in a virtual world) in three inter...
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ZHENG CAI v. DIAMOND HONG, INC.

  • CAFC Updates
  • September 05, 2018
Appellant Cai appeals an opinion of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) cancelling registration of his mark “WU DANG TAI CHI GREEN TEA” due to a likelihood of...
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ERICSSON INC. v. INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC

  • CAFC Updates
  • September 05, 2018
Ericsson appeals the final written decision of the PTAB, finding that certain claims of Intellectual Ventures’ U.S. Patent No. 5,602,831 (relating to increasing the reliability of a wireless communications...
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IN RE: MAATITA

  • CAFC Updates
  • August 27, 2018
This is an appeal from a rejection in initial examination of Maatita’s design patent application for the design of an athletic shoe bottom. The examiner rejected the application’s single claim as...
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IN RE REMBRANDT TECHS., LP PATENT LITIG.

  • CAFC Updates
  • August 22, 2018
This appeal derives from a multitude of patent infringement actions that plaintiffs-appellants Rembrandt filed in the mid-2000s against dozens of cable companies, cable equipment manufacturers, and broadcast networks....
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BSG Tech LLC v. Buyseasons, INC.

  • CAFC Updates
  • August 22, 2018
BSG sued BuySeasons for infringement of several patents related to systems and methods for indexing information stored in wide access databases. BuySeasons sought dismissal of the suit based on...
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IN RE: POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC.

  • CAFC Updates
  • August 22, 2018
Power Integrations filed petitions for a writ of mandamus. The petitions challenge the decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board denying the institution of inter partes review of...
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Click-to-Call Technologies, LP v. Ingenio, INC.

  • CAFC Updates
  • August 22, 2018
Click-to-Call (“CTC”) contends that the PTAB erred in determining that an inter partes review (“IPR”) petition challenging claims of CTC’s patent relating to an anonymous telephone communication system was...
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Luminara Worldwide, LLC v. IANCU

  • CAFC Updates
  • August 22, 2018
Luminara appeals from three inter partes review (“IPR”) decisions, in which the PTAB held   unpatentable a total of 31 claims across Luminara’s three patents relating to making...
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JTEKT CORPORATION v. GKN AUTOMOTIVE LTD.

  • CAFC Updates
  • August 06, 2018
GKN Automotive owns U.S. Patent No. 8,215,440 relating to a drivetrain for a four-wheel drive vehicle that is made up of primary and secondary drivetrains. In inter partes review,...
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SAP AMERICA, INC. v. INVESTPIC LLC

  • CAFC Updates
  • August 06, 2018
InvestPic’s U.S. Patent No. 6,349,291 relates to systems and methods for performing certain statistical analyses of investment information. The CAFC previously construed key claim terms and partly...
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Gopro, INC. v. Contour Ip Holding LLC

  • CAFC Updates
  • July 30, 2018
GoPro, Inc. appeals from final written decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in two inter partes review proceedings. In the proceedings, the Board found that the petitioner, GoPro, did...
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Zup, LLC v. Nash Manufacturing, INC.

  • CAFC Updates
  • July 30, 2018
Appellant ZUP, LLC appeals the District Court’s decision granting summary judgment in favor of Appellee Nash Manufacturing, Inc. The district court invalidated claims 1 and 9 of U.S. Patent...
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Nantkwest, INC. v. Iancu

  • CAFC Updates
  • July 30, 2018
When the Patent Office’s   Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) affirms an examiner’s rejection of a patent application, § 145 of the   Patent Act permits the disappointed applicant to challenge...
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Interval Licensing LLC v. AOL, Inc.

  • CAFC Updates
  • July 23, 2018
The District Court determined that claims 15–18 of U.S. Patent No.   6,034,652 (relating to the operation of an “attention manager” that makes use of unused capacity of a display device,...
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Polara Engineering Inc v. Campbell Company

  • CAFC Updates
  • July 18, 2018
Campbell Company appeals from the District Court’s final judgment entering judgment in favor of Polara Engineering Inc. on its claim for infringement of U.S. Patent 7,145,476 (relating to a...
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Blackbird Tech LLC v. Elb Electronics, INC.

  • CAFC Updates
  • July 18, 2018
Blackbird Tech LLC appeals the District Court’s entry of judgment of noninfringement of claim 12 of U.S. Patent No. 7,086,747 relating to energy efficient lighting apparatuses based on its...
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TF3 Limited v. Tre Milano, LLC

  • CAFC Updates
  • July 18, 2018
TF3 Limited appeals the decision of the PTAB in an inter partes review of U.S. Patent No. 8,651,118 that relates to a “hair styling device” that automates the curling of hair....
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Raytheon Company v. Indigo Systems Corporation

  • CAFC Updates
  • July 18, 2018
Raytheon Company filed suit against Indigo Systems Corporation and FLIR Systems (collectively, Indigo) for trade secret misappropriation and patent infringement. The patent infringement claims were settled by the...
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Power Integrations, Inc. v. Fairchild Semiconductor

  • News
  • July 10, 2018
Power Integrations sued Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation and Fairchild (Taiwan) Corporation (collectively “Fairchild”) for infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,212,079 (“the ’079 patent”) and 6,538,908 (“the ’908 patent”)...
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Power Integrations, Inc. v. Fairchild Semiconductor

  • CAFC Updates
  • July 09, 2018
Power Integrations sued Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation and Fairchild (Taiwan) Corporation (collectively “Fairchild”) for infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,212,079 (“the ’079 patent”) and 6,538,908 (“the ’908 patent”) relating...
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Copyright Registration Basics

  • News
  • June 11, 2018
Copyright is a right that grants the creator of a work exclusive rights to its use and distribution. And although ownership vests immediately in the creator of an...
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Is China Stealing America’s IP?

  • News
  • May 22, 2018
The U.S. has proposed intended tariffs by the way of more than $150 million in Chinese products in response to the U.S.’s belief that China has been unfairly accessing...
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CDFS Life Sciences April 2018 Newsletter

  • News
  • April 01, 2018
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act recently signed into law could have a significant impact on transactions involving the transfer of patent rights. Sales of the intellectual property… Read...
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In Focus: IP Mediation

  • News
  • March 23, 2018
If you are involved in an intellectual property dispute, litigation in the federal court system may become inevitable. In fact, thousands of intellectual property lawsuits involving patents, trademarks...
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Congratulations Raymond Farrell

  • News
  • October 24, 2017
Congratulations to Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt LLP Partner Raymond Farrell for being honored at this year’s LISTnet 2017 LISA Awards. Click here to learn more about LISTnet <a href="http://www.listnet.org/"...
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Understanding Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights

  • News
  • October 14, 2017
Patents, trademarks, and copyrights are often confused as being interchangeable, as all constitute types of intellectual property. However, each of the aforementioned forms of intellectual property affords the owner...
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CAFC Clarifies AIA On-Sale Bar Rule

  • News
  • August 26, 2017
Do public sales constitute prior art even without disclosing the invention? On May 1, a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit clarified the scope of...
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A Primer on Patent Valuation

  • News
  • August 01, 2017
In the contemporary marketplace, innovation is essential for a business to maintain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. For this reason, companies are well advised to secure patent...
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Hasbro Seeks Trademark for PLAY-DOH Scent

  • News
  • March 28, 2017
Under what conditions can a scent be trademarked? Last month, toymaker Hasbro, Inc. filed an application to trademark the scent of PLAY-DOH. Under the Trademark Act, a scent cannot be...
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Is Patent Venue Reform on the Horizon?

  • News
  • March 21, 2017
In December 2016, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in TC Heartland v. Kraft Food Group Brands, a case that centers on patent litigation forum shopping....
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A Look at Emerging Medical Technologies

  • News
  • February 17, 2017
How will innovations in medical technology shape healthcare? Recent advances in medical technology have paved the way for minimally invasive surgeries to treat an array of serious conditions. Spurred...
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PTAB Hears Oral Arguments in CRISPR Patent Dispute

  • News
  • December 21, 2016
What is at stake in the CRISPR patent dispute? The Patent Trial and Appeal Board is weighing claims over who invented CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats) gene-editing technology, arguably...
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The Brexit Effect on the IP Landscape

  • News
  • October 21, 2016
How will the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the EU affect intellectual property rights? The far reaching effects of the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the EU remain to be...
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Pina Campagna featured in Newsday

  • News
  • June 06, 2016
 Doing Business Globally? Protect Your Trademark Overseas. Read this informative Newsday article that features Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP partner Pina Campagna. Read the full...
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The Importance of the Patent Search

  • News
  • May 19, 2016
The Importance of the Patent Search. Read the informative article written by Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP Partner, George Likourezos, in the Spring 2016- Made on Long Island...
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Vadim Vapnyar Publications

  • News
  • April 12, 2016
Vadim Vapnyar, Note, “Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue, Redefining the Scope of the Federal Trademark Dilution Act,” 77 St. John’s L. Rev. (2003). M. A. Walters, V. Vapnyar, et al.,...
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Jan Lucas Publications

  • News
  • February 01, 2016
“Bilski v. Kappos, Mayo v. Prometheus, and CLS Bank v. Alice Corp.: The Death of the Machine-or Transformation Test and the Effects on Software Patent Prosecution,” Touro Law Review,...
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George Likourezos Publications

  • News
  • February 01, 2016
“When Trade Dress Protection May Not Be Enough,” Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society (JPTOS), June 1998 “American Indians Seek Cancellation of the Trademarked Term ‘Redskins’,” JPTOS, April...
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Congratulations to Our New Partners!

  • News
  • November 04, 2015
Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP is pleased to announce that Seth M. Cannon, Pina M. Campagna & Vadim Vapnyar have become partners of the firm. Congratulations to all!
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Inconsistent IDS Rules Adversely Impact PTA

  • News
  • March 23, 2015
The current rules for Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) are confusing at best, and at worst inconsistent traps costing applicants valuable patent term. For this reason, it is important for practitioners...
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New Patent Reform Legislation Being Drafted

  • News
  • October 10, 2013
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte recently released a second discussion draft of legislation aimed at preventing abusive patent troll litigation.  The new draft includes inter alia, heightened pleading requirements, fee...
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Dey, L.P. v. Sunovion Pharm., Inc.

  • News
  • June 11, 2013
The Federal Circuit recently tackled Dey, L.P v. Sunovion Pharm., Inc., No. 2012-1428 (Fed. Cir. 2013), which presented an unusual twist regarding the ever-familiar public use bar codified in...
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