Posts by Stone Law, P.C.

On October 15, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), in St. Jude Medical, LLC v. Snyders Heart Valve LLC, affirmed an inter partes review (IPR)…

CAFC Affirms District Court Dismissal of Declaratory Judgment Under Doctrine of ‘Abstention’

October 18, 2020

On October 14, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), in Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. v. Sasso, affirmed a decision of a district court dismissing Medtronic’s declaratory…

3D Printing: Adoptability, Assurance, IP and Consumer Concerns

October 17, 2020

Business, Patent

Conceiving of an idea and then turning that idea into an actual end-product were two distinct processes prior to the era of 3D printing. But thanks to recent advancements in…

Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Finding that Immunex Antibody Patent is Obvious

October 16, 2020

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Tuesday affirmed an invalidity decision of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)…

Don’t Let the Pandemic End Your Startup: Tips for Shoring Up Agreements Among Business Partners

October 15, 2020

Business, Patent

Starting your own business is exciting. Finding the right partner to share the same vision is vital for the company’s future success. However, people don’t always see eye to eye…

Voices, Copyrighting and Deepfakes

October 14, 2020

Jay-Z recently tried to have a YouTube video removed for copyright violations. When YouTuber Voice Synthesis used an open-source program, Tacotron 2, to digitally impersonate Jay-Z’s iconic voice saying different things or…

Federal Circuit Vacates District Court’s Summary Judgment Ruling, Slamming ‘Misdirected Lawyering’

October 13, 2020

On October 7, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), in AntennaSys, Inc. v. AQYR Technologies, Inc., vacated and remanded a decision of the United States…

This Week in Washington IP: Antitrust in the Ninth Circuit, Shaping Artificial Intelligence and Promoting Security in 5G Networks

October 12, 2020

Patent

This week in Washington IP events, the House of Representatives remains quiet during district work periods, while the Senate focuses this week on the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to…

How to Carve the Best Pumpkin on the Block

October 10, 2020

Real Estate

While Halloween may look a little different this year, there’s no reason you can’t still have an amazing outdoor display. If you’re not interested in shelling out big bucks for…

Eagle Forum Event Focuses on IP, Antitrust Nexus

October 10, 2020

Business, Patent