Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property
PATENT—Fed. Cir.: Ruling to name co-inventor of expandable garden hose patents affirmed
Based on contributions and collaboration, the district court properly concluded an engineer was the co-inventor of patents for an expandable garden hose. In a dispute over patents for an expandable garden hose, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Feder...

Intellectual Property
TRADEMARK—U.S.: ‘Bad Spaniels’ dog toy maker must face infringement claims by Jack Daniel’s
Use of “a trademark as a trademark”—i.e. , as a source identifier—fell within “the heartland of trademark law” and was not entitled to special First Amendment protection, even if the use was purportedly “expressive.” The maker of a dog toy with a des...

Intellectual Property
PATENT—M.D. Fla.: Xfinity X1 platform does not infringe streaming video patent
No reasonable jury could find literal infringement of the “adding or deleting channels” or the “interactive program guide application installed on the device” limitations. In a jury trial brought by WhereverTV, Inc. against Comcast over a patent for ...

Intellectual Property
The Board had found secondary considerations overcame conclusion that prior art had disclosed a feature of the patent for WeatherTech vehicle floor mats. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reversed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board...

Intellectual Property
TRADEMARK NEWS: TRUMP TOO SMALL gets a hearing in the Supreme Court
The Court will decide whether a t-shirt maker’s right of expression outweighs a former President’s right to protect his name. The Supreme Court will hear arguments next year over the merits of Lanham Act provision that prohibits registration of a tra...
