Patent Lawsuit Aims at Uncommon Defendant: the US Patent Office
A patent infringement lawsuit filed in late March resembles thousands filed annually: it describes an invention, alleges it was used without permission, and claims the patent owner is entitled to damages.
TMT’s Medical Patent Suit Against Medtronic Ends in Mistrial
A trial over TMT Systems Inc.'s patent infringement allegations against Medtronic Inc. over sales of medical stent devices for aneurysms ended in a mistral.
Acuitas, Partner CureVac Settle Clash Over Vaccine-Tech Patents
Acuitas Therapeutics Inc. and CureVac NV have settled their clash over who controls patents central to a blockbuster Covid-19 shot, according to filings in Virginia federal court.
America’s Got Talent Star Usurped Copyrights, Songwriter Says
A songwriter accused former “America’s Got Talent” star Sebastien De La Cruz and his father of wrestling away rights to songs he wrote for the singer.
TikTok Sale-or-Ban Law Spurs Promise of Legal Fight: Explained
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Volkswagen Sues Texas Used Car Dealer for Trademark Violations
Volkswagen is accusing a Dallas-based used car dealership of diluting and infringing on its “world famous” trademark on the dealer’s website, name, and logo, according to a new lawsuit.
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Copyright Claim Survives Over Cryptocurrency From Video Game
NC Interactive LLC may proceed with its copyright infringement suit alleging that the defendants sold millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency for a game they created after having access to NCI’s “Criminal Empire” video game, a federal court said.
Ceva Animal Health Files Suit Over Unauthorized Online Sales
Ceva Animal Health LLC filed trademark infringement claims against Premium Sellers LLC—a company that buys online storefronts on Amazon, eBay and Etsy—over the unauthorized sale of its animal care products.
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Kardashian Shapewear Shoppers Spied on by Meta, Lawsuit Claims
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CorrectCare to Pay $6.49 Million to Settle Data Breach Lawsuit
CorrectCare LLC would pay $6.49 million to settle allegations it failed to protect the personal information of nearly 650,000 people that was exposed in a January 2022 data breach, under a deal given initial approval by a federal court.
TikTok, Tesla Show US-China Battle Over Data Is Just Beginning
The US push to ban TikTok marks a new phase in its approach to data security that could eventually impact everything from electric vehicles to health care, reshaping trade relations between the world’s biggest economies.
Canada’s London Drugs Keeps Stores Closed After Cyber Issue (2)
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Wireless Carriers Say They’ll Fight FCC on Customer Data Fines
The top three US wireless providers vowed to fight fines totaling almost $200 million by regulators who said the carriers illegally shared customers’ location information.
Plasma-Donation Chain Hit With Class Action Over Data Breach
A plasma-donation chain’s “woefully inadequate data security measures” exposed the sensitive health data and personal information of hundreds of thousands of patients to hackers, according to a proposed class action filed in a North Carolina federal court.
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View MoreCase: Patents/Stay (W.D. Tex.)
The court granted Cisco Sytems Inc.'s motion to stay UMBRA Technologies Ltd. (UK), UMBRA Technologies Limited (CN), and UMBRA Technologies (US) Inc.'s action for infringement of three patents, pending inter partes review. Umbra Techs. Ltd. UK v. Cisco Sys. Inc., 2024 BL 142085, W.D. Tex., 1:23-CV-903-DII, 4/25/24
Case: Trademarks/Jurisdiction (D. Utah)
The court granted New Creation Brands’ motion to dismiss Rayware Ltd.’s trademark infringement claims on the grounds that the court lacks jurisdiction over the foreign defendant, because advertising products on a website wasn’t enough to satisfy the minimum contacts. Rayware Ltd. v. New Creations Brands, 2024 BL 140567, D. Utah, 2:23-cv-00355-DBB-DAO, 4/24/24
Case: Trade Secrets/Summary Judgment (9th Cir.)
The court affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment for Chattem Chemicals Inc. on H&H Pharmaceuticals LLC’s breach of contract claim and vacated the lower court’s ruling on H&H’s tort claims. H&H Pharms. LLC v. Chattem Chems. Inc., 2024 BL 138056, 9th Cir., 23-15055, unpublished, 4/23/24
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