CannabIP: U.S. Patent No. 9,943,491 B2
U.S. Patent No. 9,943,491 B2 issued on April 17, 2018, for “Compressed tablet containing cannabidiol, method for its manufacture and use of such tablet in oral treatment of psychosis or anxiety...
CannabIP: U.S. Patent No. 9,962,340 B2
U.S. Patent No. 9,962,340 B2 issued on May 8, 2018, for “Device and method for the transdermal delivery of cannabidiol.” It was issued to applicant Medipatch Inc., of San Diego, California, and...
Software Removing Metadata Not Enough Showing to “Conceal or Induce” Copyright Infringement
Technology is meant to make things easier or improve conditions in society. However, sometimes technology, in the form of software, can sometimes do errant things that can create issues later. So...
“Au revoir” to California Resale Royalties Act, Says Ninth Circuit
In what will be a major case to shake up the art world, the nation’s only droit de suite statute has again been eviscerated as a federal appeals court has found the resale royalty right only applies...
Fed Circuit Watch: No Sovereign Immunity in IPR
Sovereign immunity is the right of the government to not be sued absent waiver or consent. The federal government retains sovereign immunity rights. States, through the Eleventh Amendment, also...
Fed Circuit Watch: PTAB Decisions Questioned in Light of SAS and Aqua Products
On June 19, 2018, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued Sirona Dental Systs. GmbH v. Institut Straumann AG. The case is important because two other recent court decisions – SAS and...
Fed Circuit Watch: TTAB Fails Genericness Test
In a rare review of a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) case, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated and remanded the decision in Royal Crown Co., Inc. v. The Coca-Cola Co.,...
Fed Circuit Watch: All Claims and Grounds Must Be Addressed Post-SAS
On July 2, 2018, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a mandate in Adidas AG v. Nike, Inc., in yet another post-SAS determination. Before a panel composed of Judges Moore, Wallach,...
CannabIP: U.S. Patent No. 9,938,663 B2
U.S. Patent No. 9,938,663 B2 issued on April 10, 2018, for “Methods for Producing Raw Materials from Plant Biomass,” to applicant 9Fiber, Inc., of Silver Spring, Maryland, and inventor Adam Powars,...
Fed Circuit Watch: Every Limitation Required for Infringement-by-Manufacture
In FastShip, LLC v. United States, the patented Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) was allegedly infringed. This case is interesting, in part because the defendant was the U.S. Government, and it is a...
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