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FORTNITE COPYRIGHT LAWSUITS HURT BY COPYRIGHT OFFICE DENIAL

By Joseph Mandour on February 28, 2019

Fortnite Copyright Lawsuits Hurt by Copyright Office DenialSan Diego – Performers have been suing video game creators lately for copying dance moves. Among them are rapper 2 Milly and Alfonso Ribeiro, the actor who played Carlton on the popular show “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”. In unison with the lawsuit, Ribeiro filed a copyright application for the Carlton Dance made popular on the TV show. The United States Copyright Office has now responded by denying the application.

Alfonso Ribeiro is claiming that Fortnite maker Epic Games committed copy Read the rest

APPLE COUNTERSUES QUALCOMM FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT

By Joseph Mandour on December 7, 2017

Apple Countersues Qualcomm for Patent InfringementSan Diego – Qualcomm has long accused Apple of infringing its patents, but now the tables have turned. In a new countersuit, Apple alleges that it owns at least eight battery life patents that Qualcomm has violated. Apple, the company that kickstarted the modern smartphone, stated that Qualcomm is acting like a “common patent troll” – a company that hoards intellectual property without making any real products.

San Diego based Qualcomm is a long-standing technology company specializing in LTE chip design. The two companies have been entangled in a legal war since the Read the rest

CROCS DENIED PATENT FOR PLASTIC SHOE DESIGN

By Joseph Mandour on August 17, 2017

Orange County – Crocs, the footwear company based out of Colorado, appears to be losing any hope to achieving a design patent on its well-known plastic shoes. It has taken 10 years for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to officially reject Crocs’ design patent application. Crocs’ patent had been rejected twice before but Crocs has now received a third rejection.

Despite it being Crocs third rejection, Crocs still may attempt to appeal the decision, Read the rest

TIVO WINS A PRELIMINARY PATENT RULING IN THE ITC AGAINST #COMCAST

By Joseph Mandour on June 16, 2017

TiVo Wins a Preliminary Patent Ruling in the ITC Against #ComcastTiVo and Rovi (which purchased TiVo for $1.1 billion dollars last year) won an initial patent ruling in the International Trade Commission against Comcast. In the complaint against Comcast, TiVo claimed that Comcast had violated six patents. The ruling finds that Comcast, and its hardware partners Arris and Technicolor, had violated two patents held by TiVo.

The ruling is the latest development in a series of ongoing lawsuits between Comcast and TiVo. In addition to the ITC complaint, TiVo is in the midst of federal litigation against Comcast. Read the rest

SCHUTT SPORTS SUES RIDDELL OVER FOOTBALL HELMET PATENT INFRINGEMENT

By Joseph Mandour on June 2, 2017

Orange County – On May 18th 2017, Kranos Corp, operating as Schutt Sports, filed a lawsuit against Riddell Inc. for patent infringement. The two companies are market rivals in the football helmet design and manufacturing industry. Schutt Sports claims that Riddell has infringed three different helmet designs. Schutt is seeking an injunction as well as an undisclosed amount in damages.

Robert Erb, president and CEO of Schutt, in a statement to the news Read the rest

COSTCO AND TITLEIST TANGLE OVER GOLF BALL PATENTS

By Joseph Mandour on March 23, 2017

Costco and Titleist Tangle Over Golf Ball PatentsSan Diego – Costco is preemptively suing Acushnet Holdings, maker of the popular Titleist golf ball. Costco is seeking a judge’s ruling that Costco’s brand new line of Kirkland Signature golf balls do not violate any of Acushnet’s patents.

In 2016, Costco released its now famous Kirkland Signature golf ball. As part of the Kirkland Signature series, the golf balls were advertised as living up to the brand’s quality pledge that they, “must be equal to or better than the national brands, and must offer a savings to our members”. Costco’s new golf balls dr Read the rest

GOOGLE’S WAYMO FILES PATENT AND TRADE SECRET LAWSUIT AGAINST UBER

By Joseph Mandour on March 9, 2017

Google’s Waymo Files Patent and Trade Secret Lawsuit Against UberSan Diego – In 2009, Google began to design self-driving cars. Since that time, the project, known as Waymo, has been an industry leader in the area and has helped Google acquire thousands of patents in nearly every aspect of autonomous driving technology.

Waymo recently filed a lawsuit against fellow automation technology giant Uber and its driverless truck division known as Otto. Waymo claims that key intellectual property was stolen by a former employee and is now being used by their competitor. The specific technology in question is called Read the rest

#PROCTORANDGAMBLE FILES #PATENT INFRINGEMENT LAWSUIT VERSUS #SHAVING RIVAL

By Joseph Mandour on August 26, 2016

shaverOrange County – Proctor and Gamble (P&G) filed a lawsuit through its subsidiary The Gillette Company against Edgewell Personal Care Co., which produces Schick brand razors and Edge shave gels. The lawsuit claims Edgewell engaged in false advertising, unfair competition, patent infringement, and deceptive acts and practices.

Edgewell released a new razor and cartridges in June designed to fit Gillette’s Mach3 razor. The marketing for the razor claimed it is “as good or better” than Mach3.

Gillette argues that claim is false advertising, citing internal testing comparing the razors that found Edgewell blades cause more nicks and cuts and Read the rest

#ADIDAS SUES #SKECHERS OVER #PATENT INFRINGEMENT

By Joseph Mandour on July 20, 2016

shoesSan Diego – The athletic shoe industry has heated up with lawsuits recently and the latest is another lawsuit against Skechers. Adidas filed a patent infringement lawsuit claiming that the Skechers Mega Flex series copied the design of its Springblade shoe.

First released in 2013, the Springblade shoe has an innovative design where several individual blades are attached to the sole of the shoe. This approach is modeled after the running blades used by amputees. Runners who use the shoes, Adidas claims in the lawsuit, are given a “high energy return” and a “sense of buoyancy, even when you’re walking.”

The design of the Skechers Mega Fl Read the rest

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