Two cases decided recently by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit discuss the oft-problematic area of 35 U.S.C. §103, or the nonobviousness requirement. AC Technologies S.A. v. Amazon.com,...
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, on the last day of the court’s calendar year, December 28, 2018, ruled on In re Marco Guldenaar Holding B.V., in what is the last 2018 case discussing...
U.S. Patent No. D825,137 S (‘137) issued on August 14, 2018, for “Garment with Cannabis Leaves.” It was issued to inventor/applicant Brian K. Reaux of Red Oak, Texas. This patent is a design patent...
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,...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...