Patent News Watch
From First to File (www.firsttofile.com)March 24th, 2008
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Headlines for the week: (Scroll down for articles)
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-Moving to First-to-File~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-Guitar Hero In Court: Gibson Sues Retailers; Activision Responds; EA, Harmonix Sued
-Advanced Sensor Technologies takes feud with Toro to the Internet
-Apple, AT&T Re-Sued Over iPhone
-US patent appeals court rules on Roche, Amgen fight
-Dish Says TiVo Witness Gave Contradictory Testimony
-Qualcomm Still Banned from Shipping 3G Chips
-3 For-Profit Colleges Hit With Courseware-Patent Lawsuit
-ITC to hear complaint about LED / LD patent infringements
-UK Grants Rare Computer Program Patent
Moving to First-to-File
(Patently O) The potential move to a first-to-file system has received little attention - it is certainly not the most controversial in the current package of patent reforms. Of course, this says more about the Patent Reform proposal than about the potential impact of the first-to-file change. Although not receiving the most press, in the end, this change would have the most impact on the reform package.
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Guitar Hero In Court: Gibson Sues Retailers; Activision Responds; EA, Harmonix Sued
(Forbes) The spat between guitar maker Gibson, and Guitar Hero maker Activision escalated this week, as Gibson filed suit against several retailers in hopes of stopping the game's sale.
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Advanced Sensor Technologies takes feud with Toro to the Internet
(Bizjournals) A small competitor of The Toro Co. has launched a public-relations campaign against the Bloomington-based lawn-equipment maker to highlight a patent dispute between the two companies.
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Apple, AT&T Re-Sued Over iPhone
(InformationWeek) For the second time in less than a week, Apple has been sued for patent infringement in the Eastern District of Texas, long seen as a plaintiff-friendly venue for patent litigation.
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US patent appeals court rules on Roche, Amgen fight
(Reuters) A U.S. appeals court that specializes in patent cases handed Roche Holding Ltd on Wednesday a small win in a fight with Amgen Inc over EPO anemia drugs, but Amgen won the right to have the lower court decide if the patent was infringed, said court documents.
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Dish Says TiVo Witness Gave Contradictory Testimony
(Multichannel) Dish Network asked a federal appeals court Monday to rehear the TiVo patent-infringement case, alleging that a TiVo expert witness provided contradictory testimony.
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Qualcomm Still Banned from Shipping 3G Chips
(PCMagazine) Broadcom Corp said on Wednesday a U.S. appeals court let stand a lower court order barring wireless chip maker Qualcomm Inc from selling chips that infringe on three of its patents.
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3 For-Profit Colleges Hit With Courseware-Patent Lawsuit
(Chronicle) Digital-Vending Services International, a company linked to a nonprofit educational group with ties to the U.S. military, has filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against three for-profit online higher-education institutions.
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ITC to hear complaint about LED / LD patent infringements
(EETimes) The U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed to hear a case filed by a former Columbia University professor with a 50-year engineering career, Gertrude Neumark Rothschild, who has accused 34 companies including Nokia, Sony, Motorola, and Samsung of infringing her patents for LEDs and laser diodes.
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UK Grants Rare Computer Program Patent
(Digitaltrends) It might seem strange, but in the UK it's rare for a company to be granted a patent on a computer program. According to the BBC, the way the 1977 Patents Act and subsequent case law is worded.
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