Berlin, Germany: A candid photograph of Eva Braun with Adolf Hitler at the dining table. A new book explores the lives of six women through food, and Hitler's mistress is a startling inclusion. But what Braun ate reflected a "perpetual enactment of her own daydream" against a barbaric back
I like having some direction in my life, but signing on for a 12-week running program, or a full week of specific meals, is kind of a big commitment. Adidas’s new fitness app takes a different approach: it’s full of short, self-contained adventures to choose. Take the strength and high-intensity
The one published claim: A method of operating a computing device to provide presence based functionality, comprising: receiving at least one image at the computing device from an image capture device associated with the computing device;performing a face detection routine on the at least one image
These barre-inspired moves from Bergen Wheeler of Exhale Spa work your core from every angle. And all you need is a little floor space to get them done! via Self http://www.self.com
The Illinois House has voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of a bill to raise the state's income tax, the first and most difficult of a series of votes expected today to give the state its first budget in three years. The action came on a largely party-line vote 71 to 42, the bare number need
Lawmakers had to be called back to the Illinois State Capitol Building in Springfield, Ill., shown in 2012, to override the governor's veto and pass a budget deal. Raymond Boyd/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Raymond Boyd/Getty Images Lawmakers had to be called back to the Illinois State Ca
Japanese and European Union leaders on Thursday announced an agreement in principle to remove tariffs on 99% of goods as well as other barriers to trade. While it will be phased in over many years and some obstacles remain, the deal overcomes Japan’s reluctance to open its market to food products
by Dennis Crouch Hitachi Metals v. Alliance of Rare-Earth Permanent Magnet Industry (Fed. Cir. 2017) (nonprecedential decision) Rare-earth magnets are the strongest commercially available permanent magnets. Hitachi’s U.S. Patent Nos. 6,491,765 and 6,537,385 are directed to important commercial
In another successful appeal by Prof. Mark Lemley, the Federal Circuit has reversed on fees – finding that the E.D. Texas Court (Judge Gilstrap) erred by not awarding fees to the successful defendant Newegg. AdjustaCam v. Newegg (Fed. Cir. 2017) [16-1882.Opinion.6-29-2017.1] [regarding U.S. Pate
Guest post by Josh Landau, Patent Counsel for CCIA It seems like a truly simple question to answer: where is an act of infringement committed? And it’s one that became more important after TC Heartland’s decision that venue is proper “in the judicial district where the defendant resides, or
Guest post by Matthew Fagan, Principal at KDP where he handles patent matters. Much of the post-Helsinn analysis has focused on its impact on pharma where substantial strategic pre-filing activity is the norm. I asked Mr. Fagan to come at the problem from the computer and software perspective.
Tim Buck, From ex parte Wood & Brundage, 9 Wheat. 603 (1824)(Story, J.): “The securing to inventors of an exclusive right to their inventions, was deemed of so much importance, as a means of promoting the progress of science and the useful arts, that the constitution has expressly delegated to
The following guest post is by Daniel Taskalos. After reading his 2013 Stanford Technology Law Review article on Metallizing Engineering post-AIA, I asked Mr. Taskalos to revisit those issues here in Patently-O. – DC In Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., the Federal Circuit
by Dennis Crouch The ongoing trade secrecy case between Waymo (Google) and Uber / Otto Trucking centers on former Wamo creative Anthony Levandowski who left in 2016 to form Otto that was then purchased by Uber. In the case, Waymo has alleged improper solicitation of Google employees and “the
CBM Review Keeps its Narrow Scope: Narrowly Surviving En Banc Challenge Secure Axcess v. PNC Bank (Fed. Cir. 2017) (en banc denied) In its original panel decision, the Federal Circuit narrowly construed the Covered Business Method statute – holding that CBM review is only available when the cla
Guest post by Professor Erika Lietzan of the University of Missouri School of Law. This is cross-posted on the new FDA Law blog “Objective Intent” created by Professor Lietzan and GSU Law Professor Patti Zettler. On May 30, the Supreme Court surprised many of us by ruling that exhaustion
GC2 Inc. v. Int’l Game Tech, PLC is a fairly unexciting copyright ownership case. The main argument involves construction of an ambiguous contract. (What other kinds are there?) GC2 provided “video graphics and artwork” for IGT’s gaming machines and conversion kits. The agreement had a licen
By now you should have read John Welch‘s excellent report on the Federal Circuit opinion in Lyons v. The American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation; you can also find more background from me on the Board decision here. Despite my fondness for ownership cases, I wish this was
Well, that happened! According to the Supreme Court’s opinion in Matal v. Tam, Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act, which purports to prohibit the registration of marks that “disparage . . . persons,” is unconstitutional. When we first started blogging on this topic, here, we noted that certain s
Last week, everyone in Washington, D.C. was talking about the invocation of “executive privilege,” the ability of a President to withhold information from, for example, an investigation into Russian influence on the U.S. election. Meanwhile, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) c
Sonneman, seller of lighting products, sues privacy service, NameCheap (provided of WhoisGuard), for protecting site used to sell infringing lighting products. Comments are closed. via Trademark Blog http://ift.tt/rh7nzz
Fragrances and e-Liquids (flavors for e-cigarette)s too dissimilar. TTABlog commentary on LUSH VAPOR TTAB Decision. via Trademark Blog http://ift.tt/rh7nzz
Department of Justice memo to dismiss in CREW v Trump, 1:17-cv-00458-RA (SDNY). Discussion of emoluments begins on page 26. Comments are closed. via Trademark Blog http://ift.tt/rh7nzz