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IP News
Highlights of the latest intellectual property news from around the country.
Refining the Pleading Requirements for Patent Infringement
In <i>In Re Bill of Lading Transmission and Processing System Patent Litigation</i>, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that Form 18 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure governs the required specificity when pleading direct patent infringement.
Much Ado About Standards of Review (But Not All That Much About AdWords)
While on the surface the <i>Rosetta Stone</i> opinion might seem to be a public rebuke of the merits of Google's AdWords program, on closer scrutiny it is clear that the Fourth Circuit's opinion is more properly read as a reprimand of the district court, which, according to the Fourth Circuit, improperly mixed its standards of review and made a hash of the functionality doctrine in the process.
In re EMC Corp.
The Federal Circuit recently addressed whether it is proper to join multiple defendants within a single action for no other reason than each defendant is accused of infringing the same patent.
Tax Affecting S Corporations and Other Pass-Through Entities
Matrimonial attorneys are often confronted with equity in an S-corporation business that must be valued as a marital asset. Since S corporations and other pass-through corporate structures carry no tax obligations, should the appraiser tax affect or not?
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IP News
Highlights of the latest intellectual property news from around the country.
Crayon Shinchan
The naughty five-year-old Japanese comic-book character Crayon Shinchan would tell foreign trademark owners that although foreign trademarks ultimately receive legal protection in China, pragmatic owners must be mindful of the time and costs involved.
An Analysis of Kappos v. Hyatt
Although the Supreme Court's decision in <i>Kappos v. Hyatt</i> addressed the Patent Act specifically, the decision may have implications for cases brought in district courts to challenge decisions of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. The <i>Kappos</i> decision may also encourage defendants to continue pushing against the "clear and convincing evidence" standard for obviousness challenges based on prior art not considered by the PTO during examination.
The Great (Online Copyright) Compromise of 2012
Although neither service providers nor content providers can claim a complete victory, the Second Circuit's <i>Viacom</i> opinion represents a pragmatic, middle-of-the-road solution to several issues at the heart of the new user-centered Internet experience.

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