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Judge Michel Implores Full CAFC to Fix ‘Fuzzy’ Rebuttable Presumption of Nexus Jurisprudence

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9,336,307 for Engineering Emmy® and technical OSCAR award-winning wireless microphone technology, petitioned the U.S. 2019), “confused the law” regarding a rebuttable presumption of nexus. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) for rehearing en banc after the court found its original patent claims unpatentable as obvious.

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Zaxcom Asks Full Federal Circuit to Clarify Court-Created Confusion on Presumption of Nexus

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9,336,307 for Engineering Emmy® and technical OSCAR award-winning wireless microphone technology were unpatentable as obvious, but upheld the substitute claims Zaxcom had proposed. 2019), “confused the law” regarding a rebuttable presumption of nexus. SRAM LLC, 944 F.3d 3d 1366 (Fed.

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Trademarks in 2021: Recounting the Most High-Profile Trademark Developments of the Year

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The past year has seen the implementation of brand-new trademark legislation, significant analysis of trademark liability for new technologies, renewed focus on the doctrine of initial interest confusion, the transformation of Nikes into “Satan Shoes,” the functionality of chocolate dipped cookies, and the end to a long-running case involving two multi-million (..)