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• Seventh Circuit Pattern Trademark Jury Instructions

  Click here for the Seventh Circuit's new proposed pattern trademark jury instructions.*  The committee that prepared the instructions included Northern District of Illinois Judges Kendall and Kennelly, as well as a broad spectrum of attorneys…

• Joint Authors Must Share Profits of Their Derivative Works

  Donovan v. Quade, No. 05 C 3533, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Oct. 15, 2009) (Nolan, Mag. J.) Judge Nolan granted in part defendants/counterplaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment in this copyright suit. Initially, the Court deemed admitted…

• Court Stays Claims re One Patent, but Other Patent Claims Proceed

  Se-Kure Controls, Inc. v. Senneco Sol’ns., Inc., No. 08 C 6075, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Oct. 23, 2009) (Holderman, C. J.) Chief Judge Holderman stayed the case as to plaintiff Se-Kure Controls’ ‘590 patent while…

• Internet Archive Website is Admissible Evidence

  SP Techs., LLC v. Garmin Int'l., Inc., No. 08 C 3248, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Sep. 30, 2009) (Pallmeyer, J.) Judge Pallmeyer denied defendants' motion for summary judgment of inequitable conduct in this patent infringement…

• Bilski: Reading the Tea Leaves

  The Supreme Court heard oral argument in the Bilski case Monday afternoon.  Click here for a transcript of the arguments.  Here are a few of the highlights from Bilski's argument: JUSTICE GINSBURG: But you say…

• N.D. Illinois Local Patent Rules: More CLE Opportunities

  If you cannot make the Applied Discovery roundtable discussion about the new Local Patent Rules that I am participating in this Wednesday, November 11, from 11:30 until 2:00pm (click here for more information and click here…

• Patentability at the Supreme Court: Bilski Oral Arguments

  The Supreme Court hears oral argument today in Bilski v. Kappos.  The Court will decide the proper test for Section 101 patentability and will either decide or at least significantly impact the patentability of software and…

• N.D. Illinois Local Patent Rules: Seminar

  Next Wednesday, November 11, from 11:30 am until 2:00 pm, I am participating in a roundtable discussion about the Northern District's new Local Patent Rules hosted by Applied Discovery.  Blog readers have already read a lot…

• IP for Your Business: Reducing Patent Litigation Budgets

  I recently started writing a column for the Southeast Texas Record, and its sister publications the West Virginia Record and the Madison (Illinois) Record.  The column is titled "IP for Your Business" and focuses on IP…

• Court Not Required to Review Accused Products During Claim Construction

  SP Techs., LLC v. Garmin Int’l, Inc., No. 08 C 3248, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Oct. 9, 2009) (Pallmeyer, J.). Judge Pallmeyer construed the claims of plaintiff SP Technologies' (“SPT”) patent to a method for…