The Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) decision to uphold the unpatentability of several claims of a patent owned by Affinity Labs of Texas, LLC (“Affinity”). An Examiner initially found the claims to be unpatentable during two inter partes reexaminations and an ex parte reexamination of Affinity’s patent. Apple and [...]
The story in question was written by Sam Biddle and published on April 21, 2015. The article quoted heavily from Lynton's emails, which became public thanks to a massive intrusion that the Obama administration attributed to the North Koreans in advance of the release of the Seth Rogen film The Interview. When the hack [...]
Justice Sanghi has referred a question of law to the Chief Justice on the grounds that the judgment in Micolube India, decided by a three judge bench of the Delhi High Court, may have been decided per incuriam, which is polite Latin for saying that the judges got it completely wrong. Maintainence of composite [...]
In some cases, the “correct” ruling might prove particularly elusive. Even when an issue is fully canvassed and the dissenting judges’ battle for the majority vote is lost, the dissent creates a record of what can be a very important dialogue. That dialogue might lead yesterday’s dissent to become tomorrow’s law. Over the years, we [...]
On Monday, April 5th, The New York Times reported that Tesla had surpassed Dearborn, MI-based automaker Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) in terms of market capitalization, pushing past Ford’s $45.6 billion market cap to hit a $51.2 billion market cap. The following day, shares of Tesla passed $300 per share after having gained 20 percent over the past few months alone. As [...]
The International IP Commercialization Council (IIPCC) held an event entitled Promoting Innovation, Investment and Job Growth by Fixing America’s Patent System. The event, held in the basement of the U.S. Capitol, featured many speakers and panelists who discussed various issues with the current state of the U.S. patent system and how those issues were [...]
