Using Provisional Patent Applications in Invalidity Challenges

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The following article by Michael J. Flibbert and Pier D. DeRoo published by Westlaw Journal Intellectual Property is very instructive and is recommended reading. Article Using Provisional Patent Applications in Invalidity Challenges February 28, 2018 Westlaw Journal Intellectual Property By Michael J. Flibbert, Pier D. DeRoo While provisional patent applications are never published and cannot become prior art, recent decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit illustrate that parties can nonetheless make effective use of provisional applications when raising invalidity challenges. For instance, parties can use the earlier filing date of a provisional application to show an issued patent or a published...

08 February

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Googles Arm for Self Driving Cars Is Accusing a Former Engineer of Stealing Trade Secrets for Uber

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Google is suing Uber and alleging that a former employee engaged in a “concerted plan” to steal trade secrets related to the search giant’s self-driving car technology. In a blog post Thursday, Google’s self-driving car subsidiary, Waymo, said that a former top executive who later went to work for Uber illegally downloaded troves of proprietary data onto an external hard drive before taking the information to his new employer. “Six weeks before his resignation this former employee, Anthony Levandowski, downloaded over 14,000 highly confidential and proprietary design files for Waymo’s various hardware systems, including designs of Waymo’s LiDAR and circuit board,” said Google, referring to...

11 November

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Form 3115 for a Cash to Accrual Method for Small Businesses

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13 December

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Clawing Deeper into the Monster v. Raptors Trademark Battle

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Torontonians may have accepted the loss of Kawhi Leonard, but another Raptors asset is still at risk: their newest logo. As detailed here, the Raptors are tipping off against energy drink company, Monster, who allege the Raptors’ logo—featuring a clawed-up basketball—is confusingly similar to their own claw-mark logo. Since first filing their United States trademark opposition suit in 2015, Monster has continued their court battle against the Raptors for the last four years with no known resolution to date. Monster has a whopping 176 trademarks active in Canada at this time. Their most recognizable and widely used mark contains three jagged vertical gashes,...