10 Copyright (c) 2005-2009 Sunstein, Kann, Murphy & Timbers LLP, All Rights Reserved. en-us Sunstein IP Update http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/ Our Firm's Newsletters http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/newsletter.html TextMate 1.5.8 no-reply@sunsteinlaw.com no-replyr@sunsteinlaw.com !-- January 2010 --> "Pay for Delay" Settlements: The FTC's 2010 Annual Report tcarey@sunsteinlaw.com (Thomas C. Carey) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2010/01/201001_Carey.html FTC alone decries payments for delaying introduction of generic drugs. Fri, 29 January 2010 09:39:21 GMT Has STARBUCKS Been Diluted? The Ongoing Effort to Protect Famous Marks sabreu@sunsteinlaw.com (Steve Abreu) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2010/01/201001_Abreu.html Not funny enough: Seller of "Charbucks" coffee is liable for diluting a famous mark. Fri, 29 January 2010 09:39:21 GMT The Penalty for False Patent-Marking Just Got Much Pricier ttuytschaevers@sunsteinlaw.com (Thomas Tuytschaevers) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2010/01/201001_Tuytschaevers.html Penalty for false patent-marking of goods has just increased. Fri, 29 January 2010 09:39:21 GMT Narrowing Patent Claims in Reissue: Hedging Your Bets Against Invalidity Is Not An Acceptable Objective jhuddleson@sunsteinlaw.com (Justin Huddleson) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2010/01/201001_Huddleson.html Reissue procedure is meant to correct mistakes in a patent, not to fortify it against validity attacks. Fri, 29 January 2010 09:39:21 GMT Federal Circuit Puts An End To PTO's Patent-Term Adjustment Follies kseluga@sunsteinlaw.com (Kimberly Seluga) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2010/01/201001_Seluga.html PTO must extend patent terms more generously where its own actions delayed approval of application. Fri, 29 January 2010 09:39:21 GMT !-- December 2009 --> Anything You Say Can Be Held Against You: Staying Out Of Court Just Got Harder for Patent Owners mainbinder@sunsteinlaw.com (Meredith L. Ainbinder) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/12/200912_Ainbinder.html Threshold for declaratory judgment actions against patentees falls yet lower. Tue, 29 December 2009 09:39:21 GMT Judge Urges - No, Implores -- Congress to Amend the Copyright Act: When Might Sharing Digital Music Be Fair Use? ltittemore@sunsteinlaw.com (Lisa M. Tittemore) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/11/2009/12/200912_Tittemore2.html College student fails to prove that his music downloads are a "fair use" exception to the copyright laws. Tue, 29 December 2009 09:39:21 GMT Apple Strikes Back Against the Clones: Injunction Stops Sale of Third-Party Computers Running Mac OS X edailey@sunsteinlaw.com (Edward J. Dailey) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/12/200912_Dailey.html Cloner of Mac is held to infringe Apple's copyrights. Antitrust defenses are rejected. Tue, 29 December 2009 09:39:21 GMT Patents on the Fringe spetuchowski@sunsteinlaw.com (Samuel J. Petuchowski) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/200912_Petuchowski.html Usefulness requirement prevents the patenting of inoperable inventions. Tue, 29 December 2009 09:39:21 GMT "Ongoing Royalties" for Post-Verdict Patent Infringement ltittemore@sunsteinlaw.com (Lisa M. Tittemore) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/200912_Tittemore1.html Injunction out of reach? Patentees comfort themselves with "ongoing royalties. Tue, 29 December 2009 09:39:21 GMT !-- November 2009 --> Google Book Project Tries to Placate the Critics: Will It Be Enough? tcarey@sunsteinlaw.com (Thomas C. Carey) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/11/200911_Carey.html Google Book Project adjusts its goals and policies in response to lawsuit and widespread criticism. Tue, 24 November 2009 09:39:21 GMT Video Gamemaker's Unauthorized Use of Jim Brown's Likeness Protected by the First Amendment jschecter@sunsteinlaw.com (Jack C. Schecter) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/11/200911_Schecter.html First Amendment bars football titan's challenge to use of his likeness in video game. Tue, 24 November 2009 09:39:21 GMT Bilski on the Hot Seat: Supreme Court Holds Lively Hearing on Patentability of Business Methods jconway@sunsteinlaw.com (John L. Conway) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/11/200911_Conway.html At oral argument, Supreme Court conveys skepticism on patentability of method inventions. Tue, 24 November 2009 09:39:21 GMT Enhanced Interview Program Provides Greater Flexibility for Patent Applicants jklayman@sunsteinlaw.com (Jeffrey T. Klayman) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/200911_Klayman.html Patent office offers applicants early opportunity to interview examiners and iron out patentability issues. Tue, 24 November 2009 09:39:21 GMT !-- October 2009 --> A Dubious Decision: First Sale Doctrine Does Not Extend to Copyrighted Works Made Overseas nrizzosmith@sunsteinlaw.com (Nicole Rizzo Smith) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/10/200910_Rizzo-Smith.html First-sale doctrine does not apply to copyrighted works made overseas and sold in the U.S. Tue, 29 October 2009 09:39:21 GMT When Uncle Sam Wants Your Invention sPetuchowski@sunsteinlaw.com (Samuel J. Petuchowski) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/10/200910_Petuchowski.html When a patent is infringed for the benefit of the U.S. government, the patent owner has limited remedies. Tue, 29 October 2009 09:39:21 GMT PTO Aims in a New Direction: Pulls Dreaded Prosecution Rules;Seeks Improved Quality of Its Services bsunstein@sunsteinlaw.com (Bruce D. Sunstein) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/10/200910_Sunstein.html PTO's new director rescinds unpopular prosecution rules and announces fresh initiatives to improve quality of examinations. Tue, 29 October 2009 09:39:21 GMT File No Patent Before Its Time: Test Results That Issue After Filing of Application Cannot Be Used to Meet Enablement Requirement jlovely@sunsteinlaw.com (Jonathan Lovely) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/10/200910_Lovely.html Test results published after date of patent application come too late to satisfy enablement requirement. Tue, 29 October 2009 09:39:21 GMT Tax Treatment of Infringement Damages: Plan Ahead to Improve Your Results tcarey@sunsteinlaw.com (Thomas C. Carey) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/10/200910_Carey.html Do you want favorable tax treatment of your hoped-for litigation award? Plan ahead. Tue, 29 October 2009 09:39:21 GMT !-- September 2009 --> Not So Drastic After All: Federal Circuit Softens Impact of Bilski on Medical Diagnostics jmichna@sunsteinlaw.com (Jakub Michna) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/09/200909_Michna.html Because it transforms human samples and the human body, a medical diagnostic test meets Bilski's machine-or-transformation standard for method patents. Tue, 29 September 2009 09:39:21 GMT Federal Circuit Holds Litigants to Strict Evidentiary Standards in Proving Patent Infringement Damages ltittemore@sunsteinlaw.com (Lisa M. Tittemore) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/09/200909_Tittemore.html In reversing a $350m judgment against Microsoft, the Federal Circuit demands that parties support their damages calculations with solid market-based evidence. Tue, 29 September 2009 09:39:21 GMT Bose Makes Waves in Federal Circuit Fraud Standards Redefined in Trademark Cases jhuston@sunsteinlaw.com (Julia Huston) kseluga@sunsteinlaw.com (Kimberly J. Seluga) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/09/200909_Huston-Seluga.html "Fraud on the PTO" will lead to fewer draconian losses of trademark registrations, now that the Federal Circuit holds that a knowing intent to deceive is the measure of fraud. Tue, 29 September 2009 09:39:21 GMT The FDA Approves an ANDA Despite An Appeals Court Stay, And Another Appeals Court Approves tcarey@sunsteinlaw.com (Thomas C. Carey) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/09/200909_Carey.html When the FDA is free to approve a new generic drug despite ongoing litigation between pharma companies, the pioneer manufacturer faces a logistical bind. Tue, 29 September 2009 09:39:21 GMT Vague Allegations No Longer Acceptable When Asserting Inequitable Conduct Defense jstickevers@sunsteinlaw.com (John Stickevers) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/08/200908_Stickevers.html Attention accused patent infringers: Think twice before raising inequitable conduct defense. Fri, 28 August 2009 09:39:21 GMT A Loophole Opens for Exporters of Devices Used to Perform Patented Methods rhess@sunsteinlaw.com (Robert Hess) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/08/200908_Hess.html Federal Circuit opens a loophole for practicing patented methods overseas. Fri, 28 August 2009 09:39:21 GMT All Inventors Aboard on Your International Patent Application? Benefits of Early Filing Depend on Complete Ownership of Rights gjakobsche@sunsteinlaw.com (George Jakobsche) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/08/200908_Jakobsche.html With provisional applications, multiple inventors on one patent can complicate international protection. Fri, 28 August 2009 09:39:21 GMT Arrogance or Recklessness? Microsoft Faces a Hefty Judgment and a Permanent Injunction for Willful Infringement edailey@sunsteinlaw.com (Edward J. Dailey) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/08/200908_Dailey.html Microsoft's highhanded conduct in developing Word 2003 incurs punitive damages in patent suit. Fri, 28 August 2009 09:39:21 GMT Salinger "Sequel" Catches One in the Eye pkarol@sunsteinlaw.com (Peter Karol) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/07/200907_Karol.html JDid a judge's ban on publishing a sequel to The Catcher in the Rye offend the First Amendment? Tue, 30 July 2009 09:39:21 GMT Pop the Champagne: Louis Roederer's Trademark Infringement Suit May Not Be Too Late After All gwilliamson@sunsteinlaw.com (Geoffrey Williamson) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/07/200907_Williamson.html The progressive encroachment doctrine lets trademark holders withhold suit until the likelihood of confusion "looms large." Tue, 30 July 2009 09:39:21 GMT The UPC Code: A New Frontier for Trademark Infringement? sabreu@sunsteinlaw.com (Steven A. Abreu) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/07/200907_Abreu.html Unauthorized removal of a UPC from a retail product may amount to trademark infringement. Tue, 30 July 2009 09:39:21 GMT Polar Opposites: A High Tech Non-Compete Exposes Legal Conflict Between Massachusetts and California edailey@sunsteinlaw.com (Edward J. Dailey) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/07/200907_Dailey.html A Massachusetts employee cannot take advantage of California's prohibition on non-compete agreements. Tue, 30 July 2009 09:39:21 GMT Department of Justice Takes Aggressive View of "Pay for Delay" Settlements with Generic Drug Manufacturers tcarey@sunsteinlaw.com (Thomas Carey) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/07/200907_Carey.html The Dept. of Justice urges a harder line on "reverse payments" to generic drug makers. Tue, 30 July 2009 09:39:21 GMT Adventure on the Appellation Trail: Joseph Abboud Gives Away His Name, Yet May Get to Use it Anyway jleeman@sunsteinlaw.com (Joel Leeman) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/06/200906_Leeman.html Joseph Abboud sells the "Joseph Abboud" trademark but might nevertheless be entitled to use his name in a new business venture. Tue, 30 June 2009 09:39:21 GMT Baseball Manager Sues Social Networking Site: Don't Twitter, Tweet, or Otherwise Cheat Me ltittemore@sunsteinlaw.com (Lisa M. Tittemore) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/06/200906_Tittemore.html Are social media responsible for their users' transgressions? Twitter's problem with impostors gets Tony LaRussa's goat. Tue, 30 June 2009 09:39:21 GMT Patent Avoids Ensnarement and Nets Millions ttuytschaevers@sunsteinlaw.com (Thomas J. Tuytschaevers) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/06/200906_Tuytschaevers.html In proving infringement under the doctrine of equivalents, don't overstretch the meaning of your patent, lest you be "ensnared" by the prior art. Tue, 30 June 2009 09:39:21 GMT Casting Doubt on Patent's Validity is Sound Strategy for Defeating Preliminary Injunction kseluga@sunsteinlaw.com (Kimberly Seluga) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/06/200906_Seluga.html Burden of proof placed on patent holders who seek preliminary injunctions will motivate accused infringers to mount early challenges to validity. Tue, 30 June 2009 09:39:21 GMT Court Offers Common Sense Standards for Challenging Plaintiffs' Choice of Venue mainbinder@sunsteinlaw.com (Meredith L. Ainbinder) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/06/200906_Ainbinder.html How should judges decide requests to transfer venue? For one thing, consider the convenience of witnesses, says the Federal Circuit. Tue, 30 June 2009 09:39:21 GMT Federal "Good Samaritan" Statute Protects Seller of Software That Blocks Adware and Spyware tcarey@sunsteinlaw.com (Thomas Carey) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/06/200906_Carey.html In a boost for the Internet security industry, Sunstein wins "Good Samaritan" immunity for maker of anti-spyware products. Tue, 30 June 2009 09:39:21 GMT Federal Circuit Finally Dispels Uncertainty Over the Scope of Product-By-Process Claims edailey@sunsteinlaw.com (Edward J. Dailey) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/05/200905_Dailey.html Court unsnarls long-standing conflict over scope of product-by-process patent claims. Tue, 25 May 2009 09:39:21 GMT Patent Pools May be Cool, But Drowning Competitive Technologies is Not tcarey@sunsteinlaw.com (Thomas C. Carey) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/05/200905_Carey2.html Patent pools can promote efficient licensing, but bundling potentially competing technologies in one license can attract antitrust scrutiny. Tue, 25 May 2009 09:39:21 GMT Trade Show Exhibit Subjects Foreign Businessman to Federal Jurisdiction jleeman@sunsteinlaw.com (Joel R. Leeman) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/05/200905_Leeman.html Displaying wares at U.S. trade show can subject foreign corporation to personal jurisdiction in a patent-infringement lawsuit. Tue, 25 May 2009 09:39:21 GMT Related Applications, Separately Owned, Create Double-Patenting Hazard bsunstein@sunsteinlaw.com (Bruce D. Sunstein) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/05/200905_Sunstein.html The Federal Circuit confines use of its two-way test for double patenting to applications that the PTO mistakenly approved out of sequence. Tue, 25 May 2009 09:39:21 GMT Where Have I Seen THAT Before? Court Says Plagiarism Detector Makes Fair Use of Students' Copyrighted Term Papers spetuchowski@sunsteinlaw.com (Samuel J. Petuchowski, Ph.D.) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/05/200905_Petuchowski.html It's fair use: Plagiarism-detection website does not infringe students' copyrights. Tue, 25 May 2009 09:39:21 GMT Other Pirates in the News: Copyright Infringers in Sweden Head for the Brig ltittemore@sunsteinlaw.com (Lisa M. Tittemore) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/05/200905_Tittemore.html "Crimes against copyright" - Swedish operators of file-sharing service get jail sentence. Tue, 25 May 2009 09:39:21 GMT European Developments: Copyright Term Extended Trademark Rights Strengthened tcarey@sunsteinlaw.com (Thomas C. Carey) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/05/200905_Carey1.html European court says Dior is entitled to protect its trademark's "aura of luxury." Tue, 25 May 2009 09:39:21 GMT European Developments: Copyright Term Extended Trademark Rights Strengthened tcarey@sunsteinlaw.com (Thomas C. Carey) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com/publications-news/news-letters/2009/05/200905_Carey1.html EU extends copyright term for musical performances. Tue, 25 May 2009 09:39:21 GMT Winds of Obviousness Blow Through Biotech Patents lmeyer-leon@sunsteinlaw.com (Leslie Meyer-Leon, Ph.D.) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com//publications-news/news-letters/2009/04/2009-04-Meyer-Leon.html Court holds that biotech patents, no less than those in other fields, can be invalidated on grounds of obviousness. Tue, 25 Apr 2009 09:39:21 GMT Experimental Use - A Fragile Shield Against the One-Year Deadline for Filing Your Patent Application gjakobsche@sunsteinlaw.com (George J. Jakobsche) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com//publications-news/news-letters/2009/04/2009-04-Jakobsche1.html Although experimental use allows an inventor to push the deadline for patent application, reliance on this doctrine can be hazardous. Tue, 25 Apr 2009 09:39:21 GMT Federal Judge: The Bell Tolls for Business Method Patents asmolenski@sunsteinlaw.com (Alexander J. Smolenski, Jr.) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com//publications-news/news-letters/2009/04/2009-04-Smolenski.html Judge says Bilski not only compels rejection of a software patent but threatens the validity of all business method patents. Tue, 25 Apr 2009 09:39:21 GMT After Quanta, Lower Courts Expand the Patent Exhaustion Doctrine tcarey@sunsteinlaw.com (Thomas C. Carey) & Yakov Sidorin http://www.sunsteinlaw.com//publications-news/news-letters/2009/04/2009-04-Sidorin-Carey.html Federal judges are expanding the "first sale" doctrine to defeat attempts by patent owners to limit the re-use or resale of their patented items. Tue, 25 Apr 2009 09:39:21 GMT Patent Marking: The Other Edge of the Sword ttuytschaevers@sunsteinlaw.com (Thomas J. Tuytschaevers) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com//publications-news/news-letters/2009/04/2009-04-Tuytschaevers.html Marking your products as patented increases leverage against an infringer, but inaccurate marking can dangerously backfire. Tue, 25 Apr 2009 09:39:21 GMT A First Amendment Right to Peter and the Wolf? Restoration of Copyright for Works of Foreign Authors in Doubt ltittemore@sunsteinlaw.com (Lisa M. Tittemore) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com//publications-news/news-letters/2009/04/2009-04-Tittemore.html Even to honor copyright treaty obligations, the U.S. may not abridge Americans' rights to use works in the public domain. Tue, 25 Apr 2009 09:39:21 GMT Keyword Advertising: Small Victory for Trademark Owner Will Not Slow Search Engine Juggernaut edailey@sunsteinlaw.com (Edward J. Dailey) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com//publications-news/news-letters/2009/04/2009-04-Dailey.html Second Circuit allows trademark owner to press its "keyword advertising" suit against Google, but an ultimate victory on infringement is unlikely. Tue, 25 Apr 2009 09:39:21 GMT Middle Earth, Not Middle Ground: Minnesota Weighs in on Insurance Coverage of Trademark Infringement tcarey@sunsteinlaw.com (Thomas C. Carey) http://www.sunsteinlaw.com//publications-news/news-letters/2009/04/2009-04-Carey.html Standard commercial liability insurance covers claims for trademark infringement, says Minnesota Supreme Court. Tue, 25 Apr 2009 09:39:21 GMT Tue, 30 November 2009 07:00:00 GMT Tue, 30 November 2009 07:00:00 GMT