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Federal Circuit reverses Trademark Office’s holding that an internet specimen of use must include a picture of the goods to be registrable. In re Michael
Tyco Healthcare Group LP. v. Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., 2008-1269, -1270 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 7, 2009). Contract term excluding transfer of “[a]ny and all
Source Search Techs, LLC v. LendingTree, LLC, 2008-1505, -1524 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 7, 2009). District Court did not abuse discretion to allow late-added prior
On December 7, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced a pilot program to accord “special
The European Council, the decision-making body of the European Union [EU], adopted conclusions on its vision for unified European patents and patent courts
Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Acceleron LLC, No. 2009-1283 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 4, 2009). Federal Circuit reversed district court and held that declaratory judgment
Federal Circuit affirms grant of summary judgment by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, agreeing that the asserted claims for
Federal Circuit again orders Eastern District of Texas to transfer venue of a patent case to a more convenient forum, this time the Eastern District of North Carolina. In re Hoffman-La Roche Inc., et al.,
Iovate Health Sciences, Inc., v. Bio-Engineered Supplements & Nutrition, Inc., No. 2009-1018 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 19, 2009) Federal Circuit affirmed grant of summary judgment by the Eastern District of
In Re 1800Mattress.com IP, LLC, No. 2009-1188 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 6, 2009) Federal Circuit affirmed Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s opinion that MATTRESS.COM is generic for “online retail store services