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

IP Watchdog

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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Coons, Cotton Reintroduce RESTORE Act on Injunctive Relief

IP Watchdog

Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) today introduced the Realizing Engineering, Science, and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive (RESTORE) Patent Rights Act of 2025, which would restore patent owners right to the rebuttable presumption that a court will issue an injunction upon a finding of patent infringement.

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

IP Watchdog

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 (..)

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Amendments to CR 26 and 30 Will Change Discovery and Deposition Practice

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We should adopt efficiencies in technology but we jeopardize the truth-finding process provided by the human interaction that litigation requires by walling the witness behind the shield of a safety-blanket video screen. Further, as a rule it has unintended and bad outcomes. CR 45 compels physical attendance. 1 1 Order No.

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ITIF Releases Report Pushing Back on ‘Progressive Anti-IP’ Claims

IP Watchdog

Earlier this week, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released a report that offers a rebuttal to nine claims it identifies with the “anti-IP progressive orthodoxy.”

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ITIF Releases Report Pushing Back on ‘Progressive Anti-IP’ Claims

IP Watchdog

Earlier this week, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released a report that offers a rebuttal to nine claims it identifies with the “anti-IP progressive orthodoxy.”