SoCal IP Institute :: February 27, 2012 :: Anticipation by Ranges of Values and the Meaning of “No Legitimate Interests” in UDRP Proceedings

We will be discussing one Federal Circuit case and one WIPO UDRP administrative panel decision during our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, February 27, 2012. Brief synopses are presented below. ClearValue, Inc. et al. v. Pearl River Polymers, Inc. et al., Case No. 2011-1078 -1100 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 17, 2012) (attached).  ClearValue accused [...]

SoCal IP Institute :: February 13, 2012 :: Functionality in Trade Dress and Certification Marks

We will be discussing two recent cases during our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, February 13, 2012. The first is a 9th Circuit case involving trade dress and the second is a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) case seeking cancellation of a certification mark.  Brief synopses are presented below. Secalt S.A. v. [...]

SoCal IP Institute :: February 6, 2012 :: Patentability of “Hybrid” Claims, Sufficiency of Means-Plus-Function Structure and Waiver

We will be discussing two recent Federal Circuit cases during our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, February 6, 2012. Brief synopses are presented below. Dealertrack v. Huber et al., Case No. 2009-1566, 1588 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 20, 2012) (attached).  Dealertrack obtained patent protection for a process of applying for multiple loans simultaneously by [...]