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In Other Barks & Bites this week, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ruled against Apple in a trademark dispute. Arbutus and Genevant Sciences File Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Pfizer Related to COVID-19 Vaccine. Sweetgreen quickly renames menu items after Chipotle files a trademark lawsuit against the salad chain.
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EUIPO details Achievements over the past five years
On Wednesday 5 April, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) released a report detailing the organization’s achievements over the past five years. The report highlights Office’s outreach to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic and its commitment to implementing quality improvements based on user feedback. Executive Director Christian Archambeau said: The 21st century creating IP value for EU customers and citizens. ”
Pfizer Hits in New Patent Infringement Lawsuit Related to COVID-19 Vaccine
On Tuesday, April 4, Arbutus and Genevant Sciences filed a lawsuit against Pfizer and its partner BioNTech, alleging patent infringement of mRNA technology. The pharmaceutical company argued that Pfizer “could not have accomplished the feat of creating and manufacturing a vaccine at a rate unprecedented in medical history had it not been for the plaintiff’s existing and proven LNP technology.” bottom. The companies had previously discussed licensing the technology. However, this did not result in an agreement or settlement.
Apple JAZZ Trademark Owner Wins Appeal Against Apple
On Tuesday, April 4, the CAFC reversed a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) decision that dismissed the Apple JAZZ trademark owner’s challenge to Apple’s Apple Music trademark application. A CAFC judge allowed Apple to claim absolute priority for all services listed in the application based on his one-service priority designation, noting that the board ruled to be erroneous. The question at hand is that “a trade mark applicant has priority over all the goods or services in the Whether priority can be established.” The CAFC ruled that the board had erroneously applied the tacking doctrine. Read the full IPWatchdog article.
Valve receives mixed news in divisional CAFC ruling on video game controller patent lawsuit
On Monday, April 3, the CAFC upheld, in part, a district court decision finding video game company Valve willfully infringed Ironburg’s patent. However, the judge ruled that the district court erred when it barred Valve from raising several reasons not covered by its partially-instituted inter partes review (IPR) petition against Ironburg. to reopen the door with a bid to dismiss Valve’s lawsuit. Judge Clevenger disagreed, arguing that the other patent at issue was indefinite. Click here for the full story of this incident.
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USPTO Begins Transition to Patent Center Electronic Office Action Program
On Thursday, April 6, the USPTO announced that it will begin transitioning to the Patent Center e-Office Action program. According to the Office, this will streamline the service delivery process and modernize the e-Office Action process. The company plans to make the Patent Center a “more modern and user-friendly system that offers improved system performance and a more intuitive user experience.” The USPTO is also seeking public comment on plans to offer users a new option to receive electronic postcards as a reminder that users have not viewed or downloaded her USPTO correspondence. Ultimately, this will replace postcards in the future.
Sweetgreen renames menu items after Chipotle files trademark infringement lawsuit
On Wednesday, April 5, Sweetgreen changed new menu items just one day after Chipotle sued the company for trademark infringement. In the lawsuit, Chipotle accused his Sweetgreen of using its name trademark on his new Chipotle Chicken Bowl to “sell a product that is very similar to and directly competes with Chipotle’s Chicken Burrito Bowl.” . Just one day after the lawsuit was filed, Sweetgreen tried to avoid charges by renaming the bowl to Chicken + Chipotle Pepper Bowl.
ITC Launches Shopping Cart Patent Infringement Investigation
On Wednesday, April 5, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) announced an investigation into the importation of electronic anti-theft shopping cart wheels that may violate six Gatekeeper Systems patents. The three companies surveyed are based in the United States, China, and the Netherlands.
Six million counterfeit goods were seized last year, according to Amazon’s brand protection report
On Tuesday, April 4th, Amazon released its brand protection report, showing that over 800,000 attempts were blocked in 2022, up from 2.5 million in 2021 and 6 million in 2020. increase. The number of valid infringement notifications filed by brands in Amazon’s Brand Registry has dropped by more than 35%, and the company’s counterfeit crimes unit has sued or investigated over 1,300 criminals in the US, UK, EU, and China. submitted forand in conjunction with brands and law enforcement, specified, seizure, disposal 6 million Counterfeit.
USPTO Reduces Multiple Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Fees
On Saturday, April 1st, the USPTO updated several PCT fees. Most of the changes are reductions in search and preliminary examination fees. The only price increase was for 1712: International Research, IP Australia, which increased from $1,419 to $1,523.
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Layoffs up 15% in March
On Thursday, April 6, Challenger, Gray & Christmas released a report showing US-based employers laid off 89,703 employees. This is a 15% increase from February. This increase is a 319% increase compared to March 2022 and much larger year-on-year. The first quarter of 2023 saw the sixth-highest number of job cuts since 2000.
Germany threatens to fine Twitter
On Tuesday, April 4th, the German Federal Ministry of Justice announced that it had opened legal proceedings against Twitter for failing to remove clearly illegal content. If found guilty, Twitter could be fined up to €50 million. Within days of taking over the company, his new CEO Elon Musk laid off more than half of the company’s employees.
Quarterly results – The following companies, identified among the top 300 patentees of 2022 for IPO, will release quarterly earnings next week (2022 rank in brackets):
- Friday: Wells Fargo (109), JP Morgan (183)
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