Privacy law has traditionally focused on an individual’s right to privacy vis-à-vis a government’s physical intrusion. Privacy law, however, has morphed in recent years to address concerns of the digital…
Yesterday, in MCM Portfolio LLC v. Hewlett-Packard Company, the Federal Circuit found inter partes reviews constitutional. HP filed for inter partes review (IPR) of several of the claims of MCM’s…
The recently announced Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a multi-national trade agreement between Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam, and the United States, has been the topic of debate in the…
The Federal Circuit held that the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) could not block the import of infringing digital files because the ITC lacked jurisdiction. According to the Federal Circuit,…
Knobbe Martens Partners Catherine Holland, Lynda Zadra-Symes, Jeff Van Hoosear and Jonathan Hyman give insight into the major trademark law issues across multiple jurisdictions, covering: ownership and scope of trademarks,…
In Anheuser-Busch LLC v Innvopak Systems Pty Ltd (Case No 91194148, August 19 2015) (precedential), the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has found that the applicant’s mark WINEBUD for…
3D Medical Limited (ASX: 3DM) recently announced that it has entered into a binding Heads of Agreement (HOA) to purchase 100% of shares issued in Mach7 Technologies. According to the agreement, 3D Medical will issue 460 million…
In Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences v GoDaddy.com, the US District Court for the Central District of California has entered judgment in defendant GoDaddy’s favour, holding that plaintiff…
Trademark Partners Catherine Holland and Jeff Van Hoosear recently authored “To Tweet or Not to Tweet: Social Media and Intellectual Property Issues” for the Orange County Business Journal. Social media…
Michael Fuller, the firm’s San Diego Co-Managing Partner and chair of the biotech practice group, wrote a piece for JD Supra Legal Perspectives discussing the High Court of Australia’s recent decision in…
