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In other barks of the week: Federal Circuit Court of Appeals (CAFC) Finds District Court Made Innocent Error in Granting Motion to Dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6) of Civil Procedure Did. Since Hawk Technology Systems’ patent claims were directed to ineligible subject matter under 35 USC § 101, we state the claims and ultimately affirm the determination. ASML says a former employee stole data related to its proprietary chip technology. The U.S. Department of Justice says the U.S. government, not Moderna, is responsible for potential patent infringement in his ongoing COVID vaccine lawsuit. and announced funding limits to protect Canadian IP.
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The Federal Circuit will issue a preliminary decision on eligibility determinations at the Rule 12(b)(6) stage.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday upheld a district court decision that Hawk Technology Systems LLC’s U.S. Patent No. 10,499,091, “High Quality, Low Data Rate Streaming Video Product and Surveillance System,” should be dismissed on the grounds that: confirmed. State the claim because the patent was invalid under 35 USC § 101. Alice It is the first stage and lacks sufficient technical improvements to convert the claims into patent eligible applications. Alice In Step 2, the Court also disagreed with Hawk’s contention that the district court made a reversible error in granting its motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6). The court acknowledged that the district court should have changed to a Rule 56 motion for summary judgment under the Sixth Circuit because it considered evidence other than the pleadings, but the Federal Circuit said this was “innocuous.” error,” he said. The court explained: The district court’s opinion here indicates that the district court’s analysis was not contingent on additional information provided. “
Clarivate Announces Top 100 Global Innovators List
On Thursday, February 16, British and American analytics firm Clarivate released its 2023 Top 100 Global Innovators list. Innovative performance. The list, he said, includes companies from 12 countries, with Asia continuing to grow and reign supreme in the innovation industry. Japanese companies topped his list with 38, and the United States with 19, the most outside of Asia.
CAFC Consents to District Court in Peloton Patent Infringement Lawsuit
On Thursday, February 16, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a district court decision ordering Peloton’s former designer Villency Design Group (VDG)’s patent to be invalid and the company to pay Peloton’s attorneys’ fees. bottom. Peloton’s remaining claims for breach of warranty, breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing, fraudulent concealment, and tortious interference were all dismissed by the district court. The court found the arguments unpersuasive and upheld the district court’s ruling.
ASML claims ex-employee stole chip tech
On Wednesday, February 15, semiconductor company ASML claimed in its 2022 annual report that a former employee in China stole information about the company’s chip technology. The company wrote that it “experienced data misappropriation related to its proprietary technology by a (current) former employee in China.” ASML said the information was not material to its business, but the Dutch company said it had reported the incident to the relevant authorities because the security breach violated export rules. The facts came to light after it was rumored to have agreed to a deal restricting exports to the United States.
DOJ says US government, not Moderna, is liable for patent infringement
On Tuesday, February 14, the Justice Department told a district court that the U.S. government, not Moderna, would be held liable for patent infringement in a patent lawsuit involving a COVID-19 vaccine. Although the United States did not take full responsibility for all of Moderna’s allegations of infringement, it accepted all applicable contractual agreements between pharmaceutical companies and the government. The patent infringement was against the Arbutus Biopharma and Genevant Sciences patents. A Delaware District Court previously ruled that Moderna was liable in this case.
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Copyright Office Issues Proposed Rules for Unsolicited Communications
The U.S. Copyright Office announced Friday that it has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking clarifying the use of one-sided Communication in Informal Rulemaking. “The proposed rule would one-sided Instruct the public on how to communicate, request one-sided A meeting with the Secretariat defines the subsequent responsibilities of the parties one-sided meetings, and identify unauthorized one-sided communication,” he announced. Comments must be received by 11:59 PM EST on April 3, 2023.
Virgin wins $160 million from Alaska Airlines in trademark dispute.
On Thursday, February 16, a British High Court judge ruled that Alaska Airlines had to pay Virgin $160 million over a previous trademark deal. Despite the fact that Alaska Airlines no longer uses the Virgin brand, a British judge has ruled that the US airline has a contractual obligation to pay Virgin royalties until 2039. Did.
Trademark dispute over WallStreetBets Reddit forum escalates into lawsuit
On Wednesday, February 15th, an entrepreneur and former moderator of the WallStreetBets Reddit community filed a trademark lawsuit against Reddit. Jamie Rogozinski in 2012 he founded WallStreetBets and in 2021 he gained widespread attention for his role in boosting the price of so-called “memetic stocks” like GameStop. The lawsuit alleges that the social media company banned him from the site because of a trademark application he filed in 2020.
Canada Announces Limits on Research Funding to Prevent Intellectual Property Theft
On Tuesday, February 14, Canada announced new rules to protect intellectual property, including blocking funding for researchers affiliated with foreign governments. “Canada’s advanced research ecosystem is at the forefront of global discovery, but it can also be an attractive target for foreign actors who pose risks to national security,” she said. The minister said in an official statement. Canada has announced a strategy that involves the government denying funding to individuals it determines are associated with foreign governments it sees as a threat. The ministers continued, “This new action is one of many important steps the Government of Canada is taking to protect its country, institutions and intellectual property.”
Song Faces Heated Situation in Third Nomination Hearing
On Tuesday, February 14, Gigi Song attended the Senate Commerce Committee’s third confirmation hearing to be nominated for the vacant seat on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). An advocate of net neutrality, Song has drawn the ire of Republicans and telecom giants. In his opening statement, Song accused the Republican opposition of having a “black money group” behind it. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called Song an “extreme partisan,” while Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) said: Become an FCC Commissioner. “
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YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki announces retirement
On Thursday, February 16, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki sent a letter to employees announcing that she was leaving the company to focus on her family. Wojcicki was one of Google’s first employees, and she was the CEO of YouTube for nine years. Wojcicki’s tenure with YouTube was part of her growing interest in YouTube, which Google acquired in 2006.
Tesla recalls 362,758 vehicles for self-driving beta
On Wednesday, February 15th, Tesla announced a voluntary recall of 362,758 vehicles with full self-driving (FSD) beta software. According to the announcement, “The FSD Beta system may cause vehicles to behave unsafely around intersections.” I never made it public.
Quarterly results – The following companies, identified among the IPO’s top 300 patentees for 2022, will announce quarterly earnings next week (2022 ranking in parentheses):
- Monday: none
- Tuesday: Medtronic (29), Walmart (218)
- Wednesday: Baidu (73), NVIDIA (159), eBay (179), Stellantis (205)
- Thursday: Alibaba (103), Intuit (256)
- Friday: Berkshire Hathaway (239)
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