Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal® Index-Summary

SATELLITE TELEVISION

– Legislative activity table, May 21, 80:106; June 4, 80:170; July 23, 80:390; Aug. 20, 80:547; Nov. 19, 81:93; Nov. 26, 81:121; Dec. 17, 81:233
– Retransmission of local and network signals

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3333

– Royalties

– – Partial distribution of royalty fund, comment sought, 81:28
– – Retransmission rates, cost-of-living adjustment, 81:184
– – Voluntary negotiation period to begin, 80:200; rates for 2010 to 2014 published, 80:388; final rates published, 80:612

– Statements of account, CO amends rules, 80:695
– TiVo time-shifting video recorder patent, contempt sanctions against Dish Network for violation of permanent injunction (Fed. Cir., rehear en banc grant), 80:82; (oral arg set), 80:193; (briefs filed), 80:781; (oral arg), 81:75

SCHOOLS

– Copyrights

– – Class notes publisher use of professor's lecture notes and textbooks (N.D. Fla.), 81:149
– – Musical performance royalties, cost-of-living adjustment, 81:183
– – Plagiarism detection services, college student claims preempted (E.D. Va.), 80:516

– Patents

– – AIDS therapy patent, university lacks standing re infringement suit, inventor assigned rights before conception (U.S., rev sought), 80:104; (brief invited), 80:303; (rev grant), 81:5
– – Inventorship awards to college students announced, 80:847
– – Joinder of university patent owner required in accused infringer's declaratory judgment suit (Fed. Cir.), 81:83
– – Technology transfer, Bayh-Dole Act

– – – Anniversary of Act, House resolution, 81:79
– – – Congressional bipartisanship benefits noted by Bayh and Dole, BNA Insights, 81:326
– – – “March-in rights,” NIH declines to exercise in Fabrazyme drug case, 81:229
– – – Treatise published by BNA Books, 81:353
– – – “Unmediated” inventions, law professor proposal on title allocation, 81:113

– Trademarks

– – Baseball logo mark of college team, registration of (U.S., rev sought), 80:104; (rev den), 80:751
– – Ohio State Univ. marks infringed by fansite publications (S.D. Ohio), 80:653
– – Software, cancellation of state university “Condor” mark (7th Cir.), 81:281

SECURITIES

– Commodity sale risk management method is unpatentable, machine-or-transformation test is not sole tool (U.S., aff), 80:285; Analysis and Perspective, 80:307; Judge Michel's views on decision, 80:323; lawyers discuss decision, 80:423
– Computer-based trading system patents obvious (U.S., rev sought), 81:382
– Derivatives transaction form agreements, reproduction and distribution of publicly-filed copyrighted documents (S.D.N.Y.), 80:23

SMOKING

See TOBACCO INDUSTRY

SOFTWARE

– Copyrights

– – Credit union software, infringement (6th Cir.), 80:157
– – DMCA circumvention ban not violated by bypassing “dongle” to activate program (5th Cir.), 80:433; modified opinion issued, 80:764
– – Energy use display, infringement not shown (N.D. Cal.), 80:652
– – Google Android system for cell phones, Oracle infringement claim (N.D. Cal.), 80:533
– – Health care website sued for infringement (S.D.N.Y.), 80:167
– – Joint authorship of program

– – – Co-owner of software firm (W.D. Wis.), 80:382
– – – Language instruction programs (S.D.N.Y.), 81:88

– – Mortgage software, provision to company attorneys violated licensing agreement (5th Cir.), 80:825
– – Multiplayer online role-playing game, secondary infringement liability (9th Cir.), 81:251
– – Nonexclusive licensee lacks standing to sue for infringement (7th Cir.), 81:373
– – Sales of used software on eBay, first sale doctrine (9th Cir.), 80:631

– Patents

– – Customized formatting of web pages by viewers, covenant not to sue for infringement (Fed. Cir.), 80:200
– – Damages

– – – Automatic date selection for online forms, Microsoft challenges infringement award (U.S., rev den), 80:126
– – – Security scanning system, calculation of infringement award (Fed. Cir.), 81:55
– – – Unlicensed use, method to reduce infringed by Microsoft, calculation of award (Fed. Cir.), 81:275
– – – Word processing program infringed patent for reading XML documents, Microsoft assessed enhanced damages (U.S., rev sought), 80:660; (amicus briefs filed), 80:754; (rev grant), 81:137; presumption of validity could be weakened, group warns, 81:280

– – Document handling patent infringement, personal jurisdiction over Russian and Cypriot firms (Fed. Cir.), 81:81
– – Emergency medical transportation database system, inequitable conduct and joint infringement (Fed. Cir.), 80:506
– – Google Android system for cell phones, Oracle infringement claims (N.D. Cal.), 80:533
– – Graphics patent for animating movies, noninfringement judgment vacated (Fed. Cir.), 80:194
– – Patentability

– – – European Patent Office's Enlarged Board of Appeal rulings, 80:232; BNA webinar set, 81:318; contrasts with UK discussed, 81:375
– – – Halftoning digital imaging process claims, abstractness not manifestly exhibited (Fed. Cir.), 81:171

– – Telephone signal technology, material misrepresentations of prior art not inequitable conduct (Fed. Cir.), 80:501
– – Venue manipulation by patentee, infringement suit transferred (Fed. Cir.), 81:308

– Trade secrets

– – Credit union software, misappropriation (6th Cir.), 80:157
– – Intel execution of machine-readable program not “use” of underlying source code (Cal. Ct. App.), 80:15

– Trademarks

– – “Condor” mark, cancellation for likelihood of confusion (7th Cir.), 81:281
– – Contributory cybersquatting and dilution liability for exploiting Microsoft mark (W.D. Wash.), 81:346

SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY

– Copyright infringement, abrogation of state immunity (W.D. Tenn.), 80:90
– Trademarks, cancellation of state university “Condor” mark for software (7th Cir.), 81:281

SPORTS AND RECREATION

– Copyrights

– – Advertising, World Cup soccer matches, Spanish translation of song for use in Coca-Cola ads, infringement (S.D. Fla.), 80:238
– – Television broadcasts of World Series, Fox Broadcasting dispute with Cablevision, 81:24
– – Vince Lombardi Trophy for Super Bowl winner, infringement judgment for NFL (D. Minn.), 81:292; settlement, 81:382

– Patents

– – Memorabilia trading card patent invalid for obviousness (U.S., rev sought), 80:521; (rev den), 80:751

– Trademarks

– – Advertising, World Cup soccer matches, ambush marketing by Dutch beer brewery, criminal charges filed, 80:266
– – Baseball logo mark of college team, registration of (U.S., rev sought), 80:104; (rev den), 80:751
– – National Football League

– – – Antitrust, exclusive license to use teams' marks is concerted action that must be evaluated under rule of reason (U.S., rvs), 80:116; CRS report on decision, 80:339
– – – “Steel Curtain,” advertising injury insurer duty to defend slogan infringement complaint (9th Cir.), 81:79
– – – “Who Dat” mark used by New Orleans Saints, venue for suit (M.D. La.), 80:486

– – Ohio State Univ. marks infringed by fansite publications (S.D. Ohio), 80:653
– – Shoe maker's cease-and desist letters to alleged infringer's customers, personal jurisdiction (E.D. La.), 80:844

STANDING

– AIDS therapy patent, university lacks standing re infringement suit, inventor assigned rights before conception (U.S., rev sought), 80:104; (brief invited), 80:303; (rev grant), 81:5
– Antitrust, direct purchasers of antidiuretic medication may sue over monopolistic prices (U.S., rev sought), 80:104; (rev den), 80:303
– Assignment of patent proper, infringement suit standing shown (Fed. Cir.), 80:654
– Drug patents not assigned prior to filing of infringement suit, plaintiff lacks standing (Fed. Cir.), 81:82
– False advertising, hair care product makers sued by salons (S.D.N.Y.), 81:348
– False patent marking claims by qui tam relator (Fed. Cir.), 80:478; relator has standing to sue, 80:598
– Licensees

– – First right to sue for infringement given by patent owner (Fed. Cir.), 80:92
– – Multiple patent licensees with right to sublicense do not bar standing to sue for infringement (Fed. Cir.), 81:287
– – Software, nonexclusive licensee cannot sue for infringement (7th Cir.), 81:373

– Mexican state oil company may seek cancellation of “Pemex” mark (T.T.A.B.), 81:294
– Personal name, search engine trademark infringement, standing not shown (7th Cir.), 80:760

SUPREME COURT, U.S.

– Generally

– – Breyer discusses his law review article on copyright law, 81:54
– – Kagan nomination, IP briefs filed as Solicitor General, 80:43
– – Online music sales, price fixing allegations against major labels may proceed to trial (rev sought), 80:660; (rev den), 81:315
– – 2010-2011 review and outlook, Special Report, 81:384

– Copyrights

– – Damages, statutory award when injury from infringement not shown (rev den), 80:104
– – Finding Nemo film not substantially similar to story submission, infringement claim dismissed (rev den), 80:104
– – Foreign works copyright restoration under URAA upheld (rev sought.), 81:344
– – Heroes television series, summary judgment for NBC Universal in infringement suit (rev den), 80:104
– – Innocent infringer defense rejected in music file sharing suit (rev sought), 80:521; (brief sought), 80:738; expert comments, 80:784; (rev den, Alito dissent), 81:140
– – Necklace registered when Copyright Office receives complete application (rev sought), 80:660; (rev den), 81:155
– – Ownership dispute, state court jurisdiction over suit (rev sought), 80:303; (rev den), 80:751
– – Record album is compilation, statutory infringement damages unavailable for each song (rev sought), 80:829; (rev den), 81:155
– – Santa Claus books, independent creation upheld (rev sought), 80:738; (rev den), 81:315
– – Watch designs, first sale doctrine inapplicable to sales in foreign jurisdictions, noninfringement summary judgment reversed (amicus brief filed), 80:721; (government brief invited), 80:751; summary of filed briefs, 81:6; (oral arg), 81:44; aff'd by equally divided court, 81:205; CRS report on decision, 81:344

– Patents

– – Appeals, judgment of affirmance without opinion issued by Federal Circuit (rev sought), 81:299; (rev den), 81:382
– – Attorney malpractice

– – – Expert witnesses' conclusory statements on patentability fail to show harm to client from lawyer's breach of duty (rev sought), 80:212; (rev den), 80:751
– – – Lost patent rights, state court lacks jurisdiction to hear suit (rev sought), 81:28

– – Biopsy devices, “detachable” and “releasably” claims construction (rev sought), 81:382
– – Commodity sale risk management method is unpatentable, machine-or-transformation test is not sole tool (aff), 80:285; Analysis and Perspective, 80:307; Judge Michel's views on decision, 80:323; lawyers discuss decision, 80:423
– – CRS report reviews patent rulings, 80:696
– – De novo judicial review, remand of obviousness ruling (rev sought), 80:660; (rev den), 80:751
– – Defenses, patent exhaustion doctrine, scope of (rev sought), 81:28; (rev den), 81:232
– – DNA and RNA hybridization patent claims not invalid for indefiniteness or anticipation (rev sought), 80:738; (government brief invited), 81:208
– – Drugs

– – – Dosage calibration method is patentable subject matter (vac and rem), 80:288
– – – Erectile dysfunction drug, joint inventorship not shown (rev sought), 80:751; (rev den), 81:382
– – – Hatch-Waxman counterclaim cannot be used to challenge overbroad use code in Orange Book listing for brand name drug (rev sought), 81:314
– – – Hypertension drug patent valid, generic equivalent infringing (rev sought), 81:299
– – – Monopoly claim against drug maker that does not rely on patent law need not be transferred to Federal Circuit (rev sought), 80:104; (rev den), 80:303
– – – Reverse payment agreement by Cipro maker to delay introduction of generic version not antitrust violation (rev sought), 81:299
– – – Yasmin oral contraceptive patent invalid for obviousness (rev den), 80:104

– – Evidence, standard of proof for obviousness (rev sought), 81:28
– – Inducement of infringement, deliberate indifference to risk that patent exists (rev sought), 80:439; (rev grant), 80:775; BNA Insights, 81:320
– – Inequitable conduct, radio frequency identification chips, founder of firm owed duty of candor to PTO (rev sought), 81:28; (rev den), 81:315
– – Malicious prosecution of infringement suit by power generation patentee (rev sought), 81:109; (rev den), 81:315
– – Medical equipment and supplies

– – – AIDS therapy patent, university lacks standing re infringement suit, inventor assigned rights before conception (rev sought), 80:104; (brief invited), 80:303; (rev grant), 81:5
– – – Hemodialysis machine patents, jury's obviousness findings wrongly reversed by lower court (rev den), 80:104
– – – Wound therapy device, actual controversy not shown, declaratory judgment suit dismissed (rev den), 80:823
– – – Wound treatment patent invalidity, declaratory judgment action dismissed for lack of controversy (rev sought), 80:660

– – Memorabilia trading card patent invalid for obviousness (rev sought), 80:521; (rev den), 80:751
– – Plant derivative, obviousness of methods for promoting lean body mass using (rev sought), 80:521; (rev den), 80:751
– – Plumbing system air admittance valve claims invalid for obviousness (rev sought), 80:521; (rev den), 80:751
– – Premature expiration of patent, generic exclusivity period not terminated (rev sought), 80:829; (rev den), 81:344
– – PTO employee claims of racial and sex discrimination (rev sought), 81:299
– – Rewritable CDs, patent pool license not misuse of patent (rev sought), 81:382
– – Securities, computer-based trading system patents obvious (rev sought), 81:382
– – Software

– – – Automatic date selection for online forms, Microsoft challenges infringement damage award (rev den), 80:126
– – – Word processing program infringed patent for reading XML documents, Microsoft assessed enhanced damages (rev sought), 80:660; (amicus briefs filed), 80:754; (rev grant), 81:137; presumption of validity could be weakened, group warns, 81:280

– – Transfer of patent ownership, settlement upheld (rev sought), 80:738; (rev den), 81:28
– – Video game controller infringement, invention date (rev sought), 80:660; (rev den), 81:15

– Trademarks

– – Antitrust, exclusive license to use NFL teams' marks is concerted action that must be evaluated under rule of reason (rvs), 80:116; CRS report on decision, 80:339
– – Bankruptcy, trademark licensing agreement cannot be rejected as executory contract (rev sought), 80:829
– – Baseball logo mark of college team, registration of (rev sought), 80:104; (rev den), 80:751
– – Counterfeit Tiffany jewelry listed for sale, eBay not liable for infringement (rev sought), 80:660; (rev den), 81:141
– – Damages, increased award without finding of intentional infringement or actual confusion (rev den), 81:344
– – Flavor delivery systems, “SensoryFlavors” mark not used in commerce (rev sought), 81:232
– – Hair and skin care mark, Japanese meaning attributed to Japanese term in license, judgment vacated (rev den), 80:104
– – Profits award in infringement suit (rev sought), 81:109; (rev den), 81:344
– – PTO employee claims of racial and sex discrimination (rev sought), 81:299
– – Victoria's Secret famous mark tarnished by adult business' mark (rev sought), 81:109; (rev den), 81:344
– – Weight-loss supplements, likelihood of confusion between “ForsLean” and “Forsthin” marks (rev sought), 81:232; (rev den), 81:315