TechPat: U.S. Patent No. D826,814 S
U.S. Patent No. D826,814 S1 (‘814) issued on August 28, 2018, for “Instrument Panel.” It was issued to inventors Franz Von Holzhausen of Malibu, California, Ivan Lumpkin of Redondo Beach,...
PlantIP: U.S. Patent No. PP29,976 P2
U.S. Patent No. PP29,976 P3 (‘976) issued on December 11, 2018, for “Phlox Plant Named ‘Verpri’.” It was issued to inventor/applicant Janus Verschoor of Haarlem, Netherlands. The assignee is A....
PlantIP: U.S. Patent No. PP29,723 P3
U.S. Patent No. PP29,723 P3 (‘723) issued on October 2, 2018, for “X Mangave Plant Named ‘Catch a Wave’.” It was issued to inventor/applicant Hans A. Hansen of Zeeland, Michigan. The assignee is...
CannabIP: Developments in Cannabis Legalization and Effect on IP
As the new year opens, there have been some developments in legalization of cannabis use, both medicinally and recreationally. First, on the international front, South Korea legalized cannabis for...
No Digital First Sale Doctrine, per Second Circuit
Technology has always been a few light years ahead of the law, and when the law catches up, tech usually has moved on to the next big thing. So, because of the glacial pace in which case law does...
CannabIP: State of Federally-Registered Cannabis Marks
As we leave 2018 behind us, there were a number of high-profile states and countries which entered the adult-use cannabis marketplace. More cannabis companies, formerly illegal, find themselves now...
TechPat: U.S. Patent No. 10,091,202 B2: CES Edition
Source: U.S. Patent No. 10,091,202 B2, Oct. 2, 2018, to Aleksandr Kennberg & Alexander Nicolaou (inventors); Google LLC (applicant/assignee) U.S. Patent No. 10,091,202 B2 (‘202), issued on October 2,...
TechPat: U.S. Patent No. 9,860,622 B2: CES Edition
CES 2019 will open January 8 – 11, 2019, in Las Vegas, Nevada, bringing to the world’s eyes gadgets and technology from startups all over the globe. Wearable tech has always been one of the more...
Fed Circuit Watch: Obviousness-Type Double Patenting Does Not Preclude §156 Patent Term Extension
This is the second case dealing with Novartis in which the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has handed down a decision related to patent term. While the facts of this case, Novartis AG v....
Fed Circuit Watch: Later-Filed, Earlier-Expiring Patent Not Appropriate as Obviousness-Type Double Patenting Reference
An interesting case which revolved around the interplay between differing patent terms, patent term extension under 35 U.S.C. §156, and obviousness-type double patenting was decided on December 7,...
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