This week in Other Barks & Bites: the UK’s Intellectual Property Office announced a proposed track for SEP license ratemaking in British courts; the Federal Circuit rules that Colibri’s cancellation of claims to methods of deploying heart valves by retraction barred the medical device firm from meeting the doctrine of equivalents; the Ninth Circuit finds that U.S. transportation of an infringing product sold abroad is a use in commerce under Abitron while finding no likelihood of consumer confusion in a nutritional supplement case; Senators question whether training AI tools on copyrighted works should be legal in a hearing on AI and copyright; and more.
Recent Posts
- Other Barks & Bites for Friday, July 18: CAFC Finds Doctrine of Equivalents Barred by Prosecution Estoppel; Senators Grill Witnesses on AI and Fair Use; and UKIPO Begins Consultation on SEP Ratemaking
- CAFC Says Prosecution History Disclaimer Applies to Design Patents, Too
- Harrity & Harrity Seeks FT Patent Attorney / Agent in Electrical or Mechanical Technologies
- Understanding IP Matters: Celebrated MIT Engineer and Entrepreneur Develops Medical Devices to Treat Cancer and Other Diseases
- CAFC Finds IPR Petitioner Did Not Rely on AAPA as Basis for Obviousness Grounds in Affirming PTAB Invalidation