Orange County – U.S. Patent No. 8,012,352 recently issued to American Water Works Company for “Optimized Nutrient Removal from Wastewater.” American Water is the largest public water utility company in the United States, servicing more than 16 million Americans in 32 states.
American Water believes that the new patented process will significantly decrease the energy
San Diego – The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“the TTAB”) upheld a decision to refuse protection for Apple’s trademark application for “Multi-Touch.” The trademark is related to Apple’s iPhone, iPad and MacBook line of products.
The TTAB decided that “Multi-Touch” was too descriptive to receive trademark protection, noting that the term “Multi-Touch” has been referenced in many scientific publications and the New
Los Angeles – Yesterday, as a result of the enactment of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, the USPTO began accepting requests for prioritized examination of patent applications.
The PTO’s goal of prioritized examination is to provide a final disposition on a patent application within twelve months of prioritized status being granted. The associated non-refundable fee is $4,800 which is in
Los Angeles – Chanel Inc. has filed a trademark infringement and cyber piracy lawsuit in Nevada against hundreds of website operators for allegedly selling counterfeit products which contain the Chanel name and logo. The complaint names defendants in China, the Bahamas, and other countries in which counterfeit products are a problem.
Besides seeking damages, Chanel’s lawsuit requests that
Los Angeles – Last week, President Obama signed a new patent reform bill called the America Invents Act into legislation which passed in the Senate by a large bipartisan majority vote, 89-9. The rare occasion that both political parties agree on anything would be reason to celebrate, however, in this case, individual inventors and entrepreneurs did anything
San Diego – A jury trial for a patent infringement lawsuit that TiVo has filed against AT&T and its U-verse TV platform has been delayed until January. TiVo initially filed the complaint in 2009 over patents relating to DVR technologies. The complaint seeks damages for past infringement and a permanent injunction against AT&T.
The delay in
Los Angeles – Social blogging network Twitter has filed a trademark infringement complaint in a San Francisco district court against Twittad over the use of the trademark ‘tweet.’ Twittad is currently the largest advertising platform operating on Twitter.
Twitter, the micro-blogging service that allows users to post messages called Tweets, has long been trying to register
San Diego – Published authors from the United States, Britain, Australia, and Canada are suing five American universities for allegedly “engaging in one of the largest copyright infringements in history.” The writers claim that the universities planned to digitize out of print books and provide them online to students.
The Authors Guild and the Australian
Los Angeles – iCloud Communications has dropped a trademark infringement lawsuit against Apple’s iCloud. There was no public comment available but the most likely reason was that the Phoenix, Arizona communications company was no match for Apple’s legal forces. In addition to dropping the suit, iCloud Communications appears to be operating under a new name.
The
San Diego – Iconic pop star Madonna has successfully made a name for herself as the ‘Material Girl.’ If we take a trip down memory lane, we fondly recall how the Queen of Pop coined the phrase in her classic 1985 song and video of herself emulating Marilyn Monroe. The ‘Material Girl’ nickname managed to
