Conley Rose, P. C.

Conley Rose specializes in intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, unfair competition, and non- competes.

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Coming up on IP Fridays today - interview with Elizabeth King about non-traditional trademarks http://t.co/zCNYzaA2pI

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Coming Soon >> http://t.co/Xfd0vxarmG >> Facebook Drones, the Redskins Case and an Interview with Elizabeth King http://t.co/i35Ve15t38

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CAFC in Elcommerce holds finding M+F structure requires evidence of POSITA’s view & transfer forum has PJ over π if π could’ve sued there

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CAFC in ANCORA holds that when construing a claim term, ordinary meaning cannot be overcome by few passing references that do not redefine

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Period b/w NOA and Issuance counts towards PTO’s 3 yr max for prosecution when determining pat. term adj., even if RCE filed, CAFC says

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Goodlatte Innov. Act targeting abuses of the patent system passed in House 325-91, similar legislation introduced in @SenateFloor

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CAFC in CBT Flint: narrow construction of 28 U.S.C. 1920(4) - tax only cost for making copies produced, not preparatory or ancillary costs.

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S. Ct. in Medtronic reversed CAFC, stating that patentee has burden of persuasion on infring. even as a DJ def. and with ongoing license.

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CAFC in Institut Pasteur dismisses appeal as moot bc proposed amendments were substantive and not enterable after expiration of patent.

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In Lifescan, CAFC holds patent exhaustion applies to method when device given to customers embodies the inventive features of the claim

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CAFC in Ibormeith IP affirmed means-plus-function patent invalid as indefinite where the structure was not particularly defined in spec

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There is the potential that Washington Redskins are changing name to WASHINGTON BRAVEHEARTS based on new USPTO filing last week. Stay tuned

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In Broadcom case, Chief Judge Rader upholds nonobviousness of infringed patent and articulates interesting standards post-KSR

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The CFAC in MWV vacates court’s grant of sum judgment, holding that it wrongly resolved material issues of fact in favor of the nonmovant.

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“Taking Vermont’s lead-from Activision v. Pinnacle Bancorp, more states and their AGs show interest in actions by aggressive patent holders”

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In Jang v. Boston Scientific, the 3rd Circuit held that a cash-offset in a settlement agreement may be considered a recovery of damages.

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CAFC (Aevoe) found prel. inj. extended to non-party that (1) had notice, (2) selling barred prod, (3) “acting in concert” with enjoined pty

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#ConleyRose enjoyed recruiting at @UTexasLaw and meeting so many sharp law students!

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CAFC (Hamilton v. Sunbeam) holds that acceptance of purchase order by patentee's 3rd party mfr. before critical date triggers on sale bar

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CAFC Judge Plager in 3M v Tredegar (Aug 6) concurring opinion promotes contra proferentem to construe ambiguous claim terms against patentee