CAFC Partially Overturns District Court’s Ruling in Facebook and Hepp Row
shot by IP News Shots / 4:51 pm on 08 October, 2021
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has partly overturned the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania’s ruling in the intellectual property (IP) row between Philadelphia’s news anchor, Karen Hepp and Facebook, Inc. CAFC addressed Hepp’s claims related to states’ publicity rights and found that claims pertaining to IP law. CAFC has affirmed to take action for the use of Hepp’s image to endorse dating service.
Industry: Media | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: All
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Netflix Urges Texas Court to Transfer Patent Dispute to California
shot by IP News Shots / 6:59 pm on 07 October, 2021
Netflix, Inc. has appealed to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas judge to transfer its patent dispute with CA Technologies (formerly known as CA, Inc. and Computer Associates International, Inc.) to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Netflix has appealed that the company’s virtual spaces couldn’t decide the venue of the patent dispute.
Industry: Entertainment, Media, Software | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: Patent
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Broadcast TV Equipment Seller Appeals SCOTUS to Review its Patent Eligibility Case
shot by IP News Shots / 6:15 pm on 04 October, 2021
ENCO Systems, Inc. has appealed to the Supreme Court of the U.S. (SCOTUS) to review the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ruling over automated captioning technology patent. ENCO’s patent eligibility was denied in CAFC ruling against DaVincia, LLC which does business as Link Electronics. ENCO has claimed that its case is a better candidate for patent eligibility.
Industry: Electrical Equipment, Hardware & Equipment, Media | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: Patent
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News Anchor Persuades Third Circuit Court over an IP Suit against Facebook
shot by IP News Shots / 6:19 pm on 24 September, 2021
A Philadelphia news anchor Karen Hepp has persuaded the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit claiming that publicity rights are intellectual property (IP) in the lawsuit against Facebook, Inc. The court has denied Facebook’s usage of Section 230 Communications Decency Act immunity to defend, basis the non-applicability of the immunity on IP law.
Industry: Media | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: All
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TCL Acquires Audio and Video Patents from Philips
shot by IP News Shots / 6:31 pm on 23 September, 2021
TCL Technology is seeking to strengthen its IP portfolio and hence it has acquired several audio and video patents from Koninklijke Philips N.V. The move will help TCL to compete well with rival smartphone companies in China.
Industry: Media | News Category: Deals - Acquisitions | Type of IP: Patent
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Altice Seeks Court to Rule Non-Infringement of Broadband Patents
shot by IP News Shots / 9:05 pm on 20 September, 2021
Altice USA has filed three lawsuits seeking court statements that its broadband networks and equipment. The plaintiff filed lawsuits with the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware targeting 16 CommWorks, 10 DigiMedia, and 4 DataCloud patents, claiming none of them should have been issued.
Industry: Entertainment, Media | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: Patent
Read more at Bloomberg Law