Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Costco Copyright Case
The dispute arose because Omega, S.A., sought to prevent the petitioner, Costco Wholesale Corporation, from reselling genuine watches originally sold by Omega to authorized foreign distributors. Omega,...
View ArticleSupreme Court Punts on Costco First Sale Copyright Case
United States Supreme Court issued a non-decision in the matter of Costco Wholesale Corporation v. Omega, S.A. The Per Curiam decision simply read: "The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided...
View ArticleInfringer Lobby Seeks to Strip ITC of Patent Powers
Perhaps the infringer lobby needs a refresher course on the rights granted to a patent owner. 35 U.S.C. § 271(a) says: "whoever without authority makes, uses, offers to sell, or sells any patented...
View ArticleWeakening the ITC’s Patent Jurisdiction Will Harm US Economy
Licensing U.S. intellectual property strengthens the economy and improves our trade balance. Section 337, the statute that regulates unfair practices in import trade, is a key element of the nation’s...
View ArticleNPE Data Does Not Support the Patent Infringer Lobby
Anyone who is even casually interested in patents and innovation has to know that over the past few years there have been massive patent battles surrounding the major innovators, copy-cats and...
View ArticleITC to Review Google’s Claims of Patent Infringement by Apple
After examining the record of the investigation the Commission decided to review the ALJ's determination with respect to the claim construction of the phrase "touch sensitive input device," which...
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