CAFC Requested to Shut Down Luggage Lock Patent Dispute
shot by IP News Shots / 7:05 pm on 14 October, 2021
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) was requested to close the Travel Sentry’s luggage lock patent suit against rival Safe Skies LLC. Travel Sentry stated that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York had accurately found that under the U.S. Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) Alice, Safe Skies’s patent was unpatentable as it was an abstract idea.
Industry: Others | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: Patent
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CEN Biotech Acquires LED Lighting Technology Patent
shot by IP News Shots / 7:02 pm on 14 October, 2021
CEN Biotech Inc. has declared that it has completed the transaction for LED lighting technology patent. The company manufactures, produces, and develops LED lighting technology and hemp-based products intended to help improve your state of health and well-being. CEN has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (APA) with Tesla Digital, Inc., Tesla Digital Global Group, Inc., and Stevan Pokrajac concerning the purchase and acquisition of the right, title, and interest in and to the patent.
Industry: Others, Pharmaceuticals, Semiconductor & Devices | News Category: Deals - Acquisitions | Type of IP: Patent
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USPTO Set to Enhance Patent Diversity and Inclusion
shot by IP News Shots / 4:42 pm on 14 October, 2021
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/uspto-has-ways-to-improve-patent-diversity-and-inclusion
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is ready to enhance patent diversity and inclusion under the Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act (IDEA Act). USPTO will collect voluntarily provided information on “gender, race, military or veteran status, and any other demographic category related to each inventor listed with an application for patent” as suggested in the act. The data will aid in strategizing ways and encouraging diverse inventorship.
Industry: Others | News Category: Policies | Type of IP: Patent
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CAFC Withdraws Hyatt’s Motives from Expert Fees Win
shot by IP News Shots / 6:29 pm on 13 October, 2021
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has withdrawn language from a precedential opinion assigning a motive to Gilbert Hyatt‘s long time battle with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). CAFC reissued its opinion from August over the payment of expert fees. It no more states when describing his history of patent prosecution that Hyatt had aimed “to submarine his patent applications and receive lengthy patent terms”.
Industry: Others | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: Patent
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More Patent Trial Procedures Updates Issued by Texas Court
shot by IP News Shots / 6:27 pm on 13 October, 2021
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas has issued latest update for how the cases are to be conducted. It explained how it gives plaintiffs more time to challenge transfer requests and how parties handle discovery disputes in front of Judge Alan Albright. The court stated that the clerks would primarily handle disputes over discovery in advance of litigating motions to compel and gave order for new procedures as to how the disputes would be handled.
Industry: Others | News Category: General Updates | Type of IP: Patent
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LexisNexis Introduces New Objective Way to Measure Sustainable Innovation
shot by IP News Shots / 6:22 pm on 13 October, 2021
LexisNexis Corporation is introducing an innovative extension to its leading Intellectual Property (IP) analytics solution. LexisNexis PatentSight is a new objective way to measure sustainable innovation that is searchable, identifiable and trackable through mapping the global patent system to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). LexisNexis will be delivering unique insights into sustainable innovation on a global basis to the innovation community.
Industry: Others | News Category: General Updates | Type of IP: All
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