Text of letter from Senators Tillis and Leahy re concentration of patents cases in ED Texas, and solicitation by a judge in that district that patent owners file their cases in his district:
Appellation of Origin of the Day: Calicut
Kohzikode is a large city on the Malabar coast in the south west of India in the Kerala state. It is known in English as Calicut.
Calicut is one of the pivots on which world economic history turned. By the time of the 1400’s, Calicut had been an important trading city for several hundred years
The Appellation of Origin of the day is Mocha
The appellation of origin of the day is Mocha. Mocha is a city in Yemen, known as a market (not a grower) of coffee beans from the 15th through the 18th centuries.
A great deal of the coffee was imported from Harar in Ethiopia. A mocha latte is a chocolate-flavored coffee beverage. This article suggests
Strictly Ballroom: Arthur Murray asserts there can be only one World Championship of Dance
Heaven… I’m in heaven,
And the cares that hung around me through the week,
Seem to vanish like a gambler’s lucky streak,
When we’re out together dancing cheek to cheek.
Arthur Murray, of dance studio fame, asserts rights in WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP for dance.
Idea for movie: A top ballroom dancer pairs with a plain, left-footed
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Recommended Reading: Germain and Sitler, "The Constitution Commandeth: Thou Shalt Not Protect the Same Subject Matter Under Design Patent and Trade Dress Laws" https://t.co/BCP7nLQJo0 pic.twitter.com/JCpHwspoIH
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CAFC Affirms TTAB: "BF-7" Registration for Nutritional Supplements Invalid Due to Non-Ownership https://t.co/XmVw7O4Wvt pic.twitter.com/WC2HjdF4D2
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Campbell’s V8 Juices Increase Risk of Heart Disease, Diabetes, False Ad Class Action Lawsuit Alleges https://t.co/BTsnRtG90U
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Disgorgement of Profits under 43(a)(1)(B) – D. Minn.
Disgorgement in a noncomparative false advertising case: doctrinal drift? https://t.co/T60oWVrMiU
— Rebecca Tushnet (@rtushnet) December 10, 2021
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Covenants Running With The Billboard – Macy’s v Amazon (sort of)
This billboard in Herald Square is arguably one of the most famous signs in the world, at least during the parade on Thanksgiving. In 1963, Macy’s entered into an agreement with the owner of the billboard that the sign could not be used to “. . . advertise or refer directly or indirectly to
SDNY: RDPA v Geopath – motion for fees in patent case denied
Prevailing defendant’s motion for fees denied by Judge Liman. The Octane standard for “exceptionality” includes frivolousness, motivation, objective uneasonableness (both in the factual and legal components of the case, and the need in particular circumstances to advance considerations of compensation and deterrence.
Plaintiff’s patents, although found to be unenforceable at the motion to dismiss stage,