United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a) [signed 27Sept2005]
Posted by J Matthew Buchanan at September 29, 2005 08:17 AM
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United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a) [signed 27Sept2005]
United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a) [signed 27Sept2005]
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United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a) [signed 27Sept2005]
Provisions for Claiming the Benefit of a Provisional Application With a Non-English Specification and Other Miscellaneous Matters
Posted by J Matthew Buchanan at September 28, 2005 09:31 AM
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U.S. Government Brings Anti-Counterfeiting and Piracy Program to South Florida
Posted by J Matthew Buchanan at September 26, 2005 08:47 PM
U.S. Government Brings Anti-Counterfeiting and Piracy Program to South Florida
Efforts Focus on Small Businesses, Particularly Those Investing In or Exporting to Latin America
U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property Jon Dudas on Monday warned an audience of South Florida small-businessmen and –women that they are increasingly at risk of overseas intellectual property theft -- even if they do not export -- and urged them to consider protective action.
In his remarks before the “Conference on the Global Intellectual Property Marketplace,” sponsored by the Commerce Department’s U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Dudas cited Florida’s export-dependant [sic] economy—particularly those small businesses that export to Latin America--as a major reason why businesses in the state should make intellectual property protection in the United States and overseas a priority business decision.
“More than 90% of Florida’s exporters are small and medium-sized businesses. While trade allows these businesses to enter into new markets and grow their bottom lines, it also makes them especially vulnerable to intellectual property theft abroad,” Dudas said. “The goal of this seminar and other efforts by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office here in Miami is to arm Florida’s small businesses with the information they need to protect their intellectual property assets in the U.S. and anywhere around the world they conduct business.”
While counterfeiting and piracy pose a serious threat to all American businesses, small businesses are particularly at risk because they often lack the knowledge and expertise to effectively combat it. Because small businesses typically do not have personnel or maintain large operations in other countries, theft of their intellectual property overseas can go undetected.
The Miami seminar is the latest in a series the USPTO is hosting across the country to help educate American small businesses about the realities of piracy and counterfeiting. During the two-day seminar in Miami, intellectual property experts from the agency are providing attendees with details and useful tips about protecting and enforcing their intellectual property rights in the United States and around the world. Previously, USPTO seminars were held in Salt Lake City, Utah; Phoenix, Arizona; and in Austin, Texas.
The Miami seminar represents one of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s many efforts to educate small businesses about intellectual property protection. Currently, the agency is conducting a nationwide awareness campaign that is providing information to small businesses about when to file for intellectual property protection, what type of protection to file for, where to file and how to go about it. The effort features outreach targeting industry sectors especially at risk of intellectual property theft, a Web site specifically designed to address the needs of small businesses, and informational materials informing small businesses about the problem and steps they can take to mitigate it. Materials and other information about the awareness campaign are available at www.stopfakes.gov/smallbusiness.
The campaign, in turn, is part of a much larger USPTO and federal government effort. The Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP!) initiative, also directed at small businesses, aims to combat criminal networks that traffic in fakes, stop trade in pirated and counterfeit goods at America’s borders and help small businesses secure and enforce their rights in overseas markets. As part of the initiative, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office maintains a toll-free telephone hotline, , that helps businesses leverage the resources of the U.S. government to protect their intellectual property rights.
Since Miami is viewed by many to be America’s gateway to Latin America, the USPTO also placed an intellectual property attorney in Miami, Florida earlier this month to serve as an on-the-ground expert in all facets of intellectual property protection and enforcement for Latin America. USPTO’s legal expert will routinely meet with representatives from Latin American nations to advise them on intellectual property policy and provide technical training and guidance on understanding complex intellectual property issues.
For more information about the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s effort to educate American businesses about intellectual property rights, visit www.stopfakes.gov.
Patent Lawsuit Filing Update 2005.09.26
Cases filed since Sept. 1, 2005 (updated).
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ABBOTT LABORATORIES vs. SANDOZ, INC.
ilndce
1:2005cv05373
Filed: 9/16/2005
AFFYMAX INC vs. JOHNSON & JOHNSON, ET AL
ilndce
1:2004cv06216
9/13/2005
AHEAD, INC. vs. GOLF DESIGN U.S.A.
madce
1:2005cv11839
9/9/2005
AMBERWAVE SYSTEMS CORPORATION vs. INTEL CORPORATION
txedce
2:2005cv00449
9/20/2005
ARIBA, INC. vs. SKY TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
madce
1:2005cv11883
9/16/2005
CELERITY INC. vs. ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS INC.
dedce
1:2005cv00668
9/13/2005
COMPOSITE CONCEPTS COMPANY, INC. vs. ELECTRODES, INC.
ohndce
1:2005cv02148
9/9/2005
CONTEYOR MULTIBAG SYSTEMS N.V. vs. BRADFORD COMPANY
miwdce
1:2005cv00613
9/8/2005
COSTA vs. PENN ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING CORP
inndce
3:2005cv00591
9/20/2005
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO 2 OF LOS ANGELES COU vs. PREMIER CHEMICALS LLC
cacdce
2:2005cv06706
9/12/2005
DEPUY, INC. vs. ZIMMER HOLDINGS, INC.
ilndce
1:2005cv05414
9/19/2005
DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION vs. SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
njdce
2:2005cv04513
9/15/2005
DIGITAL PACKET LICENSING INCORPORATED vs. MCI, INC.
txedce
2:2005cv00451
9/20/2005
DISPLAYS BY MARTIN PAUL CREATIVE CENTER INC vs. ROCKSTAR INC
txedce
4:2005cv00369
9/20/2005
DITZIK vs. ERGOTRON, INCORPORATED
miedce
2:2005cv73584
9/19/2005
ENVIRON, INC. vs. TOTAL CONTAINMENT
paedce
2:1995cv04467
9/1/2005
F.A.C.E. TRADING, INC. vs. FAMIANO
flmdce
8:2005cv01740
9/16/2005
FORT JAMES CORP vs. SOLO CUP COMPANY
wiedce
2:1999cv00827
9/12/2005
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD. vs. LEXAR MEDIA, INC.
nysdce
7:2005cv08038
9/15/2005
GENTILE vs. SUN PRODUCTS, INC.
madce
1:2005cv11885
9/19/2005
GOSSAMER DESIGNS LLC vs. LAPIERRE-MCAFEE
cacdce
2:2005cv06819
9/16/2005
GRASS AMERICA, INC. vs. HARDWARE RESOURCES, INC.
gasdce
5:2005cv00068
9/15/2005
HEIBER PATENT LICENSING, CORP. vs. CURTIS-YOUNG CORPORATION
flmdce
6:2005cv01392
9/22/2005
HIGH CONCRETE STRUCTURES, INC. vs. J.W. PETERS, INC.
ilndce
1:2005cv05368
9/16/2005
HIGH CONCRETE, INC. vs. NEW ENTERPRISE CO., ET AL
paedce
2:2002cv00086
9/16/2005
HINDS vs. CENTENNIAL PRODUCTIONS, INC.
ilndce
1:2005cv05393
9/19/2005
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. vs. PACTIV CORPORATION
ilndce
1:2005cv05378
9/16/2005
INCHWORM, INC. vs. ROLLERBLADE USA CORP.
madce
1:2005cv11905
9/20/2005
INTEL CORPORATION vs. AMBERWAVE SYSTEMS CORPORATION
dedce
1:2005cv00682
9/20/2005
INTELIFUSE, INC. vs. BIOMEDICAL ENTERPRISES, INC.
nysdce
1:2005cv08093
9/19/2005
JVI, INC. vs. UNIVERSAL HOLDINGS, INC.
ilndce
1:2005cv05385
9/16/2005
KEEN, LLC vs. KEEN
candce
5:2005cv03796
9/20/2005
LOTTOTRON, INC vs. GTECH CORPORATION
njdce
3:2005cv04562
9/19/2005
LUNAR EYE, INC vs. INDEPENDENT WITNESS, INC
txedce
9:2005cv00188
9/21/2005
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC vs. GUARDIAN MEDIA TECH
casdc
3:2005cv01796
9/16/2005
MCNAMARA vs. QUALITY SOURCING SERVICES, INC.
nysdce
1:2005cv08023
9/15/2005
METRIC PRODUCTS, INC. vs. S&S INDUSTRIES, INC.
nyedce
1:2005cv04377
9/15/2005
M-I L.L.C. vs. ROTEX, INC.
kyedce
2:2005cv00179
9/21/2005
MICROSOFT CORPORATION vs. 5009 8TH AVE CORP.
nyedce
1:2005cv04388
9/16/2005
MILLENIUM, L.P. vs. IMAGE ACCESS, INC.
nysdce
7:2005cv08049
9/16/2005
MR. BAR-B-Q, INC. vs. CAMPING WORLD, INC.
nyedce
1:2005cv04392
9/16/2005
ONEIDA LTD. vs. ALCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
nyndce 6
:2005cv01171
9/16/2005
PACIFIC CORNETTA, INC. vs. DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC.
pawdce
2:2005cv01309
9/20/2005
PAPER CONCEPTS, INC vs. AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION
madce
4:2005cv40162
9/16/2005
PITNEY BOWES INC vs. KERN INTL INC
ctdce
3:2005cv01455
9/15/2005
QUANTRONIX, INC. vs. GRAY ACQUISITIONS
utdce
2:2005cv00786
9/21/2005
REMBRANDT TECHNOLOGIES, LP vs. COMCAST CORPORATION
txedce
2:2005cv00443
9/16/2005
ROADMASTER (USA) CORP. vs. ELECTRA ACCESSORIES, INC.
paedce
2:2005cv04986
9/19/2005
RODGERS vs. BLADEZ CORPORATION
txwdc
1:2005cv00770
9/20/2005
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., vs. MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
txedce
2:2005cv00440
9/15/2005
SANOFI-AVENTIS vs. COBALT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
nysdce
1:2005cv08055
9/16/2005
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC vs. FORGENT NETWORKS, INC.
txedce
6:2005cv00343
9/19/2005
SEISMIC STRUCTURAL DESIGN ASSOCIATES INC vs. WHL CONSULTING ENGINEERS INC
cacdce
2:2005cv06792
9/15/2005
SHARPER IMAGE CORPORATION vs. BLUEBARGAIN INC
cacdce
2:2005cv06755
9/14/2005
STABLER COMPANIES INC. vs. SCIENTEX CORPORATION
dedce
1:2005cv00681
9/19/2005
SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES, LLC vs. SWIFT MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
mndce
0:2005cv02167
9/19/2005
SWAGELOK COMPANY vs. BODYCOTE THERMAL PROCESSING, INC.
ohndce
1:2005cv02200
9/19/2005
TERRY vs. HINDS
utdce
2:2005cv00776
9/19/2005
THE NEW L&N SALES AN vs. HEYDT
paedce
2:2001cv00125
9/21/2005
TIDEL ENGINEERING, L.P. vs. TIDEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC
txndce
3:2005cv01835
9/14/2005
UCB SOCIETE ANONYME vs. IVAX COPORATION
gandce
1:2005cv02450
9/19/2005
VERTICAL DOORS INC vs. J T BONN INC
cacdce
8:2005cv00905
9/16/2005
WARNER-LAMBERT CO vs. PUREPAC PHARMACEUTIC, ET AL
njdce
2:1999cv05948
9/21/2005
WHEELOCK, INC., vs. SIEMENS BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
txedce
2:2005cv00454
9/22/2005
WINDY CITY vs. AMER ONLINE INC
ilndce
1:2004cv04240
9/16/2005
ZIPWALL, LLC vs. FASTCAP, LLC
madce
1:2005cv11852
9/13/2005
Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez Announces USPTO-Related IPR Initiatives
Posted by J Matthew Buchanan at September 24, 2005 07:08 AM
Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez Announces USPTO-Related IPR Initiatives
U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez this week unveiled new Bush administration initiatives to fight intellectual property theft. The new initiatives include the appointment of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Experts in key overseas countries including Brazil, China, India and Russia, a new Small Business Outreach program to educate U.S. small businesses on how to protect their intellectual property rights, and a Global Intellectual Property Academy that will provide training programs for foreign government officials on global IPR issues.
“The protection of intellectual property is vital to our economic growth and global competitiveness and it has major consequences in our ongoing effort to promote security and stability around the world,” Gutierrez said. “The Bush administration is committed to stopping trade in pirated and counterfeit goods. Theft of intellectual property is not tolerated and will not be tolerated.”
The small business outreach initiative includes a Web site; www.stopfakes.gov/smallbusiness that is specifically designed to answer common questions of small business so they can better identify and address their IP protection needs. Additionally, the Department of Commerce is working closely with organizations like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers to help spread the word about the benefits of filing for IP protection both domestically and abroad.
Informational materials have been developed that can be downloaded off the Web site to help small businesses through the often complicated world of intellectual property protection. Small businesses are also being alerted to the resources available to them through advertising on Web sites they commonly turns to, such as Inc. Magazine.
The USPTO will continue to hold small-business outreach seminars all across the country to give Americans face-to-face contact with government IP experts. The next seminar will be held this coming Monday and Tuesday in Miami, FL.
The IPR experts in embassies will advocate for U.S. intellectual property policy and interests, conduct training on IPR matters and assist U.S. businesses. The program builds on the success of previous IPR expert postings in Geneva, Switzerland and China.
The Global IPR Academy is an aggressive expansion of existing training, technical assistance and capacity-building programs of the USPTO. The expanded academy will offer a full catalogue of both general overview courses and ones more focused on a variety of specialized IPR topics. It will be located at the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia.
USPTO Contracts International Patent Application Searches to Commercial Firms Pilot program to determine viability of contracting out U.S. searches
Posted by J Matthew Buchanan at September 22, 2005 07:29 AM
USPTO Contracts International Patent Application Searches to Commercial Firms
Pilot program to determine viability of contracting out U.S. searches
Washington, D.C. - The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced today that it has awarded contracts to Landon IP, Inc., and IP Data Miner Inc., to participate in a Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) search pilot program. This pilot will determine whether searches by commercial entities can maintain the accuracy and quality standards for searches conducted by the USPTO during the patent examination process while remaining cost effective.
This year, USPTO expects to receive over 45,000 requests to search and/or examine international applications. USPTO's patent examiners currently do this in addition to the 350,000 U.S. applications the agency receives each year. By outsourcing some of the processing of international applications, the USPTO can focus on reducing the backlog of pending national applications, thus increasing productivity and enhancing quality. Efficient and high quality government operations are cornerstones of the President’s Management Agenda and guiding principles for this effort.
The PCT, an international agreement to which the United States is a party, simplifies filing patent applications in its 128 member states. The USPTO is one of many authorized offices that searches and examines international patent applications filed under the PCT. An international application may be used as a national application for a patent in any of the designated PCT countries. International applicants request PCT-related search and examination reports to help them determine if an application meets basic patent criteria, such as novelty and non-obviousness, before committing to the high cost of translating and filing an application in one or more PCT countries.
The USPTO is also exploring contracting out some of its PCT-related work, on a pilot basis, to other established government intellectual property offices that currently perform PCT-related searches/examinations. This pilot is expected to begin next month.
Information concerning the existing pilot program is available at http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/comp/proc/pctsearch/pctsearchhom.html.
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U.S. GOVERNMENT TO ASSIST FLORIDA SMALL BUSINESSES IN COMBATING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THEFT
Posted by J Matthew Buchanan at September 21, 2005 01:09 PM
U.S. GOVERNMENT TO ASSIST FLORIDA SMALL BUSINESSES IN COMBATING
Miami Event Part of National Crackdown on Counterfeiting, Piracy
Washington, D.C.--U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property Jon Dudas will join hundreds of Florida small-businessmen and -women for a conference on the “Global Intellectual Property Marketplace” on September 26-27, 2005 in Miami, Fla. The event is part of the federal Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP), a major USPTO and U.S. government effort to protect American businesses from falling victim to intellectual property theft, both at home and abroad.
During the two-day Miami seminar, patent, trademark and copyright experts as well as lawyers from the USPTO will provide small- and medium-sized businesses, entrepreneurs and independent inventors with useful tips on protecting and enforcing their intellectual property rights in the United States and around the world.
WHAT: “Global Intellectual Property Marketplace” seminar
Remarks on the global intellectual property marketplace and how small businesses, including those in Florida, are increasingly at risk of intellectual property theft
WHO: The Honorable Jon W. Dudas, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Florida small-business owners
WHEN: September 26-27, 2005
WHERE: Marriott Miami Airport
Grand Ballroom
1201 NW LeJeune Road
Miami, FL
Information about the seminars and other USPTO efforts to educate small businesses can be found at www.stopfakes.gov/smallbusiness.
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Updated Lists of Exceptions to the Centralized Delivery and Facsimile Transmission Policy for Patent Related Correspondence (signed 19Sept2005)
Posted by J Matthew Buchanan at September 20, 2005 03:48 PM
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COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ NAMES NEW MEMBERS TO PATENT AND TRADEMARK PUBLIC ADVISORY COMMITTEES
COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ NAMES NEW MEMBERS TO
PATENT AND TRADEMARK PUBLIC ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez recently named three new members to the Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) and three to the Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC). They will serve three-year terms on the committees, which were created by the 1999 American Inventors Protection Act to advise the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on the agency's operations, including its goals, performance, budget and user fees. The committees have nine voting members who are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of Commerce.
The new PPAC members are:
Maximilian A. Grant, an associate in the litigation department of the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins. He is the local chair for the intellectual property and technology practice group. He joined Latham & Watkins in 2002 after serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense.
Gerald J. Mossinghoff, senior counsel to Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier and Neustadt, an intellectual property law firm in Alexandria, Va. He is a former Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks and former president of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.
Lisa Norton, an attorney at DLA Piper, Rudnick, Gray, Cary US LLP. Prior to this position, she practiced in the Washington, D.C. office of King & Spalding. Her practice focuses on all aspects of patent law.
The new TPAC members are:
Ayala Deutsch, vice president and senior intellectual property counsel at NBA Properties, Inc., in New York. Her specialties include trademark law, copyright law and Internet law. Ms. Deutsch is a member of the board of directors of the International Trademark Association and co-chairs the New York State Bar Association Committee on Sports Law.
Van H. Leichliter, intellectual property leader and corporate counsel-trademarks at DuPont Corporate. He is a member of the government relations committee of the International Trademark Association.
Albert Tramposch, director of trademark registry services, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in Washington, D.C. He has practiced exclusively in the area of intellectual property law for more than 19 years, and has worked in private practice in Alexandria, Va., Seattle, Wash., and Washington, D.C.
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Patent Lawsuit Filing Update 2005.09.19 (2of2)
Posted by Stephen M. Nipper at September 19, 2005 12:47 PM
NOTE: Movable Type doesn't seem to like long "patent lawsuit" posts...please forgive any duplicate posts you receive today.
NEUTROGENA CORPORATION vs.
cacdce
8:2005cv00866
pamdce
3:2005cv01855
NOCHAR INC vs. STOCKHAUSEN GMBH & CO. KG
insdce
1:2005cv01348
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS vs.
nysdce
1:2005cv07820
OCEAN INNOVATIONS, INC. vs.
ohndce
5:1998cv01515
madce
3:2005cv30200
OUTDOOR SPORTS ADVENTURES L L C vs. E B S C O INDUSTRIES INC
awdce
5:2005cv01622
PATENT CATEGORY CORPORATION vs. TARGET CORPORATION
cacdce
2:2005cv06574
PATENT CATEGORY CORPORATION vs. TARGET CORPORATION
cacdce
2:2005cv06576
paedce
2:2005cv04836
PICKHOLTZ vs. WIBU-SYSTEMS AG
candce
3:2005cv03661
PRECISION PROPELLER, INC. vs. TURNING POINT PROPELLERS, INC.
insdce
1:2005cv01340
PRIVASYS, INC. vs. MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
candce
3:2005cv03663
PUPOLS vs. UNITED STATES PATENT & TRADEMARK OFFICE
inndce
3:2005cv00579
QSL CORPORATION vs. CURRENT INC.
madce
1:2005cv11848
SAFEPRO USA, INC., ETAL vs. INVIRO MEDICAL DEVICES, INC.
nvdc
2:2005cv01110
SENTILLION INC. vs. CAREFX CORP.
dedce
1:2005cv00663
SHARPER IMAGE CORPORATION vs. WAL-MART STORES, INC.
candce
3:2005cv03691
SILICONIX INCORPORATED vs. MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO.,
candce
3:2005cv03617
SOLOMON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. vs. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
flmdce
8:2005cv01702
SONY ELECTRONICS INC vs. GUARDIAN MEDIA
casdc
3:2005cv01777
TECHNOLOGY LICENSING COMPANY INC. vs. ZENITH ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
candce
3:2005cv03682
TECHNOLOGY LICENSING COMPANY, INC. vs. CYBERHOME ENTERTAINMENT INC.
candce
3:2005cv03683
TECHNOLOGY LICENSING COMPANY, INC. vs. OPTA SYSTEMS LLC
candce
3:2005cv03681
THOMSON INC vs. AUDIO MPEG INC
cacdce
2:2005cv06619
casdc
3:2005cv01784
nvdc
3:2005cv00495
TRADING TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL INC vs. FUTUREPATH TRADING LLC
ilndce
1:2005cv05164
TRADING TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. vs. TRANSMARKET GROUP, L.L.C.,
ilndce
1:2005cv05161
VCODE HOLDINGS, INC vs. MITSUBISHI CORPORATION
mndce
0:2005cv02079
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Patent Lawsuit Filing Update 2005.09.19 (1of2)
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ABAXIS, INC. vs. CEPHEID, INC
candce
5:2005cv03618
AMERICAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. vs. VELOPEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.
txsdce
2:2005cv00463
ANVIK CORPORATION vs. NIKON PRECISION, INC.
nysdce
7:2005cv07891
AQUATEX INDUSTRIES vs. TECHNICHE SOLUTIONS
tnmdce
3:2002cv00914
A-TOP TECHNOLOGY INC vs. BROADWAY COM CORPORATION
cacdce
2:2005cv06566
BERRY vs. SASSY, INC.
flmdce
6:2005cv01332
CORPORATE
txndce
3:2005cv01767
DATA TREASURY CORPORATION vs. REMITCO LLC
txedce
5:2005cv00173
DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION vs. BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORPORATION
cacdce
2:2005cv06545
DOUGLAS PRESS INC vs. BK ENTERTAINMENT INC
ilndce
1:2005cv05187
ENGINEERED PRODUCTS vs. DONALDSON COMPANY
iandce
6:1998cv02106
EVCO TECHNOLOGY vs. PRECISION SHOOTING EQUIPMENT INC
azdce
2:2005cv02758
FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION vs. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
mndce
0:2005cv02081
FAUS GROUP, INC. vs. MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.
gandce
1:2005cv02373
FURNACE
nysdce
7:2005cv07830
GATEWAY PLASTICS INCORPORATED vs. WEATHERCHEM CORPORATION
wiedce
2:2005cv00986
GRADY vs.
ilndce
1:2005cv05220
GRASS AMERICA INC vs. HARDWARE RESOURCES INC
scdce
4:2005cv02655
GRINER vs. MERCURIO
cacdce
2:2005cv06583
HADLOCK vs. JONES
txwdc
5:2005cv00872
HALSTRUM LLC vs. COGENT SOLUTIONS GROUP, LLC
kyedce
3:2005cv00065
HOME GAMBLING NETWORK, INC., ETAL vs. CARRIBEAN ONLINE LIMITED, ETAL
nvdc
2:2005cv01089
HYBRID PATENTS, INC., vs. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
txedce
2:2005cv00436
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. vs. BROSE NORTH AMERICA, INC.
ilndce
1:2005cv05190
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS
tnwdce
2:2005cv02665
JOHN MANUFACTURING LIMITED vs. IMPACT MERCHANDISING INC
cacdce
2:2005cv06626
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION vs. TYCO HEALTHCARE RETAIL GROUP INC
wiedce
1:2005cv00985
LENDINGTREE, LLC vs. CYBER FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.
ncwdce
3:2005cv00388
MEYER CORPORATION
candce
3:2005cv03640
MINKA LIGHTING INC vs. HUNTER FAN COMPANY
cacdce
2:2005cv06557
MITSUBISHI DIGITAL vs. GUARDIAN MEDIA
casdc
3:2005cv01780
MVS ROYAL OAK, L. L. C. vs. HTG-TIFFIN, L. L. C.
miedce
2:2005cv73512
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Recordation of Trademark Registrations with United States Customs and Border Protection
Posted by Stephen M. Nipper at September 16, 2005 12:05 PM
RECORDATION OF TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS WITH UNITED STATES
CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
Please note that U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP), a bureau of the Department of Homeland Security, maintains a trademark recordation system for marks registered at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Parties who register their marks on the Principal Register may record these marks with CBP, to assist CPB in its efforts to prevent the importation of goods that infringe registered marks. The recordation database includes information regarding all recorded marks, including images of these marks. CBP officers who actively monitor imports to prevent the importation of goods bearing infringing registered marks can view the recordation database at each of the ports of entry where these officers work.
Information about how to obtain a recordation, and about CBP's Intellectual Property Rights border enforcement program, is available at CBP's web site, www.cbp.gov.
UPDATE: A reader asked where I found this. The answer: "The text came from an insert inside a trademark registration I received this morning from the USPTO."UPDATED NOTICE: Office Actions and Notice of Allowances Previously Mailed to Areas of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina [signed 15Sept2005]
NOTE: THIS NOTICE SUPERCEDES THE NOTICE SIGNED ON 9–14–05 (available via Rethink(IP) here).
View and/or download the new notice by clicking the link below:
Office Actions and Notice of Allowances Previously Mailed to Areas of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina [signed 15Sept2005] (15Sep2005) [PDF] (This notice supercedes the one that was signed 09/14/05)
USPTO To Hold Live On-Line for Independent Inventors
Posted by J Matthew Buchanan at September 15, 2005 04:42 PM
USPTO To Hold Live On-Line for Independent Inventors
Senior officials of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, as well as a representative from the Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program, will be available live on-line on Tuesday, September 20 , from 2 to 3 pm (EST). They will be answering questions and offering tips for independent inventors. Instructions for taking part in the online will be posted on the home page of the USPTO website at 10 am (EST) on Thursday. Inventors can begin logging on for the on-line at 1:30 pm.
The independent inventor on-line is part of the USPTO's continuing efforts to promote and protect America 's independent inventors. This effort includes educating inventor-entrepreneurs about the risks of working with invention development companies.
We have transcripts and frequently-asked questions and answers from previous onlines available on the Inventors Resources pages. Check them out and save time — your question may already have an answer waiting for you!
Changes To Implement the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement Act of 2004 [FINAL RULE]
Posted by J Matthew Buchanan at September 14, 2005 05:17 PM
Changes To Implement the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement Act of 2004 [FINAL RULE]
View and/or download a .pdf at the following link: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/sol/notices/70fr54259.pdf
Office Actions and Notice of Allowances Previously Mailed to Areas of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina [signed 14Sept2005]
Office Actions and Notice of Allowances Previously Mailed to Areas of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina [signed 14Sept2005]
View and/or download a .pdf at the following link: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/dapp/opla/preognotice/oa-katrina.pdf
U.S. Government Official Educates Texas Children About Intellectual Property Theft
U.S. Government Official Educates Texas Children About Intellectual Property Theft
Official Reminds Kids that Illegal Downloading, Copying is a Crime
U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property Stephen Pinkos asked elementary students in Austin to help combat piracy, counterfeiting and copyright violations by refraining from illegally copying and downloading music, movies, software and computer games. Pinkos reminded the children that copying or downloading others’ property without their permission is a crime and that such theft has real consequences on our economy. Pinkos delivered his remarks to approximately 300 students at Gattis Elementary School in Round Rock, Texas on Tuesday.
“Intellectual property can be anything-a car, medicine, a toy, a video game or a CD-as long as the product began as an idea,” Pinkos told the students. “It is important that people-especially children-show respect for others' property. That includes not illegally copying and downloading video games and movies from the Internet. This is not okay-it's breaking the law.”
Pinkos' appearance at Gattis Elementary School came as part of his visit to Austin, where he and the USPTO hosted a two-day “Conference on the Global Intellectual Property Marketplace” on September 12-13, 2005. The seminar was the third in a series that the USPTO is hosting across the county to help educate American small businesses about the realities of piracy and counterfeiting.
For more information about the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s effort to educate Americans about intellectual property rights, visit www.stopfakes.gov/smallbusiness.
view our anti-piracy
Under Secretary Dudas before the Subcommittee on Courts, The Internet, and Intellectual Property Committee on The Judiciary United States House of Representatives Ć¢ĀĀUSPTO Oversight HearingĆ¢ĀĀ
Posted by J Matthew Buchanan at September 12, 2005 08:45 PM
Under Secretary Dudas before the Subcommittee on Courts, The Internet, and Intellectual Property Committee on The Judiciary United States House of Representatives "USPTO Oversight Hearing"
(a .pdf of the Statement of Under Secretary Jon Dudas for the September 8, 2005 hearing of the House Subcommittee on Courts, The Internet, and Intellectual Property is available at the following link: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/speeches/2005sep08.pdf)
U.S. Government Official to Remind Texas Schoolchildren That Illegal Downloading and Copying is a Crime
U.S. Government Official to Remind Texas Schoolchildren That Illegal Downloading and Copying is a Crime
Kids to Be Taught the Value of Respecting Others’ Intellectual Property
Austin, Texas –U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property Stephen Pinkos will stress the importance of respecting others’ intellectual property in remarks before the third, fourth and fifth grade classes at Gattis Elementary School on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 at 8:30 a.m. In his remarks, Pinkos will remind students that downloading and copying music, movies and video games without the permission of the artists’ or copyright holders’ permission is illegal. Pinkos will also talk to the children about the importance of intellectual property and describe the value of patents, copyrights and trademarks throughout American history.
The young inventors at Gattis Elementary School are participating in Camp Invention, a weeklong enrichment day camp offered to children entering the first through sixth grades. The program is co-sponsored by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
WHO:
“Stephen M. Pinkos, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
WHAT: Remarks to local children on the importance of intellectual property, copyrights and trademarks
WHEN: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 at 8:30 a.m.
WHERE: Gattis Elementary School
2920 Round Rock Ranch
Round Rock, TX 78664
Phone: 512-428-2000
WEB: Visit http://www.uspto.gov/ to learn more about the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Information about the seminars and other USPTO efforts to educate small businesses can be found at www.stopfakes.gov/smallbusiness.
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Petitions to Accept a Delayed Patent Maintenance Fee Payment where Non-Payment was due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina (signed 09 September 2005)
.pdf file: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/dapp/opla/preognotice/mfeekatrina.pdf
U.S. GOVERNMENT URGES TEXAS BUSINESSES TO PROTECT THEIR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FROM THEFT OVERSEAS
U.S. GOVERNMENT URGES TEXAS BUSINESSES TO PROTECT
THEIR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FROM THEFT OVERSEAS
Small Businesses Particularly Vulnerable, Says U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Austin, Texas – U. S. Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property Steven Pinkos and U.S. Representative Lamar Smith (TX-21) today warned an audience of Austin small-businessmen and -women that they are increasingly vulnerable to overseas intellectual property theft -- even if they do not export -- and urged them to consider protective action.
In remarks before the “Conference on the Global Intellectual Property Marketplace,” sponsored by the Commerce Department’s U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Pinkos and Smith urged the audience to consider intellectual property protection in the United States and overseas a priority business decision. Pinkos noted that 90 percent of the companies exporting goods from Texas in 2002 were small- and medium-sized firms. Pinkos referred the audience to the USPTO’s new Web site, www.stopfakes.gov/smallbusiness, for information about how they can protect their businesses.
“Texas’ innovators and inventors are among the best that our country has to offer, and the intellectual property that they develop is critical to the U.S. economy as a whole,” Pinkos said. “This seminar in Austin will educate Texas small business owners and arm them with the information they need to protect their intellectual property and continue to grow our economy.”
Congressman Lamar Smith, Chairman of the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property, also attended the seminar and emphasized the importance of new legislation supporting intellectual property rights.
While theft of intellectual property poses a serious threat to all American businesses, small businesses are particularly vulnerable because they often lack the knowledge and expertise to effectively combat it. Because small businesses typically do not have personnel or maintain large operations in other countries, theft of their intellectual property overseas can go undetected.
The Austin seminar is the third in a series the USPTO is hosting across the country to help educate American small businesses about the realities of piracy and counterfeiting. During the two-day seminar (September 12-13, 2005) in Austin, intellectual property experts from the agency are providing attendees with details and useful tips about protecting and enforcing their intellectual property rights in the United States and around the world. The next seminar will be held September 26-27 in Miami, Florida.
The Austin seminar represents one of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s many efforts to educate small businesses about intellectual property protection. Currently, the agency is conducting a nationwide awareness campaign that helps small businesses know when to file for intellectual property protection, what type of protection to file for, where to file and how to go about it. The effort features outreach targeting industry sectors especially at risk of intellectual property theft, a Web site specifically designed to address the needs of small businesses, and free informational materials informing small businesses about the problem and steps they can take to mitigate it.
The campaign, in turn, is part of a much larger government effort. The Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP!) initiative aims to combat criminal networks that traffic in fakes, stop trade in pirated and counterfeit goods at America’s borders and help small businesses secure and enforce their rights in overseas markets. As part of the initiative, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office maintains a toll-free telephone hotline, 1-866-999-HALT, that helps businesses leverage the resources of the U.S. government to protect their intellectual property rights.
For more information about the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s effort to educate American businesses about intellectual property rights, visit www.stopfakes.gov/smallbusiness.
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Patent Lawsuit Filings Update Sept. 12, 2005
Court:
8:2005cv00855
Filed:
ORLAFORD LIMITED vs.
Court:
9:2005cv80816
Filed:
PROCTOR vs. TRANSKARYOTIC
Court:
3:2005cv01737
Filed:
Court:
2:2005cv01091
Filed:
Court:
2:2005cv00424
Filed:
RSS / E-mail Patent Lawsuit Filing Notices
The fact that a lawsuit has been filed can be an incredibly valuable piece of information, especially in the practice of patent law.
Today, Rethink(IP) announces the availability of another tool that allows you to acquire that valuable piece of information, every week with little to no effort.
Why is the existence of a lawsuit such a valuable piece of information?
First, the defendant might not know that he/she/it has been sued!
Your company, or your client, might have no idea that a patent lawsuit has been filed. How can this be? Remember that in the United States, a plaintiff has 120 days from the date of filing to serve a Complaint upon the defendant(s). To reserve a preferred venue/forum, many times a plaintiff will preemptively file the suit and not serve the Complaint, spending up to the next 120 days putting their case together, acquiring additional evidence, and (sometimes) attempting to settle the dispute.
Knowing that your company or client has been sued (but hasn't been served) can be priceless information when counseling them. How's that for a valuable "heads up"?
Second, the filing of a lawsuit can also be a valuable piece of competitive intelligence.
Knowing that competitor X just sued competitor Y may change discussions you're having with competitor X, Y, and/or A! It could also help in decision-making on several issues, such as marketing and product development. Best of all, it may allow you to monitor the case for information that might be helpful in a variety of situations.
We here at Rethink(IP) recognize the value of this information, and have created another RSS feed to deliver it to you.
The new RSS feed covers US patent lawsuit filings. We plan to update the feed at least weekly -- an interval that we expect will deliver value in a timely manner.
Each item in the feed will contain information on the lawsuits filed in the prior period (e.g., the past week). For each individual lawsuit, the names of the parties, name of the district court, and the case number.
A sample weekly report appears at the bottom of this post.
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EXAMPLE POST DATA
HULL vs. ROTHHAMMER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Court: candce
3:2005cv03538
Filed: 9/1/2005
ALZA CORPORATION vs. IMPAX LABORATORIES INC.
Court: dedce
1:2005cv00642
Filed: 9/1/2005
NOVO NORDISK A/S vs. SANOFI-AVENTIS
Court: dedce
1:2005cv00645
Filed: 9/2/2005
Patent Lawsuit Filings 2005.09.09
Posted by Stephen M. Nipper at September 9, 2005 10:36 AM
ABLAISE LTD. vs. E TRADE SECURITIES, LLC.
Court: candce
3:2005cv03581
Filed: 9/6/2005
BIOVAIL LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL SRL vs. WATSON LABORATORIES, INC.
Court: nysdce
1:2005cv07799
Filed: 9/6/2005
CARR LANE MANUFACTURING CO. vs. DE-STA-CO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Court: moedce
4:2005cv01413
Filed: 9/2/2005
CITIGROUP, INC. vs. DATATREASURY CORPORATION
Court: nysdce
1:2005cv07780
Filed: 9/2/2005
CREATIVE FOAM CORPORATION vs. CARCOUSTICS USA, INCORPORATED
Court: miedce
2:2005cv73444
Filed: 9/7/2005
DEVON DISTRIBUTING CORP vs. HAHN
Court: iandce
3:2005cv03060
Filed: 9/7/2005
GREAT NECK SAW MANUFACTURERS, INC. vs. WESTERN SUPPLY CORPORATION
Court: nyedce
2:2005cv04257
Filed: 9/8/2005
HAY vs. ISCREEN, INC
Court: alndce
5:2005cv01893
Filed: 9/8/2005
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION, LLC vs. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Court: txedce
2:2005cv00422
Filed: 9/6/2005
LONESTAR INVENTIONS vs. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS
Court: txwdc
1:2005cv00713
Filed: 9/6/2005
MERCK & CO INC. vs. WATSON LABORATORIES INC.
Court: dedce
1:2005cv00658
Filed: 9/7/2005
NESEA CONSTRUCTION vs. BILCO COMPANY
Court: njdce
1:2003cv02111
Filed: 9/6/2005
RACKABLE SYSTEMS, INC. vs. SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.
Court: candce
3:2005cv03561
Filed: 9/2/2005
SAVANT MEASUREMENT vs. DANIEL MEASUREMENT, ET AL
Court: txsdce
4:2004cv02174
Filed: 9/6/2005
ULTRA CLEAN TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS & SERVICE, INC. vs. CELERITY, INC.
Court: candce
3:2005cv03560
Filed: 9/2/2005
VAMCO INTERNATIONAL, INC vs. THE MINSTER MACHINE COMPANY
Court: pawdce
2:2005cv01248
Filed: 9/8/2005
U.S. Government Takes Intellectual Property Protection Campaign to Texas Small Businesses Events in Austin to Educate Small Businesses about Rising IP Theft in China, other high-risk nations
Posted by J Matthew Buchanan at September 7, 2005 05:17 PM
MEDIA ADVISORY
Contact:
Brigid Quinn
571-272-8400
brigid.quinn@uspto.gov
Neil Grace
(202) 530-4558
September 7, 2005
#05-42
U.S. Government Takes Intellectual Property Protection Campaign to Texas Small Businesses
Events in Austin to Educate Small Businesses about Rising IP Theft in China, other high-risk nations
Washington, D.C.--U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property Stephen Pinkos and U.S. Representative Lamar Smith (TX-21) will join hundreds of Texas small-businessmen and -women for a conference on the “Global Intellectual Property Marketplace” on September 12-13, 2005 in Austin Texas. The event is part of the federal Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP), a major U.S. government effort to protect American businesses from falling victim to intellectual property theft, both at home and abroad.
During the two-day Austin seminar, patent, trademark and copyright experts as well as lawyers from the USPTO will provide small- and medium-sized businesses, entrepreneurs and independent inventors with useful tips on protecting and enforcing their intellectual property rights in the United States and around the world.
WHAT:
“Global Intellectual Property Marketplace” seminar
Remarks on the global intellectual property marketplace and how small businesses, including those in Texas, are increasingly at risk of intellectual property theft
Media availabilities with Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce Stephen Pinkos to discuss U.S. government’s response to intellectual property theft.
WHO: The Honorable Stephen Pinkos, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property
The Honorable Lamar Smith, U.S. House of Representatives
Texas small-business owners
WHEN: September 12-13, 2005
WHERE: Hyatt Regency
Texas Ballroom
208 Barton Springs
Austin, Texas
Information about the seminars and other USPTO efforts to educate small businesses can be found at www.stopfakes.gov/smallbusiness.
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USPTO Museum Open in Alexandria
USPTO Museum Open in Alexandria
The public is invited to visit the United States Patent and Trademark (USPTO) Museum to learn about America’s inventive spirit and marvel at the ingenuity of mankind. Today, U.S. innovation is one of our most treasured and envied assets. The USPTO works to record, share, and preserve this inventive spirit.
“The United States Patent and Trademark Office Museum showcases the innovation and creativity of Americans. We hope it will inspire a new generation of Americans to explore, create, and contribute to the prosperity of this great nation,” noted Under Secretary Jon Dudas.
Since the beginning of time, people have been developing better ways to do things, and for over 200 years the American patent and trademark systems have been there to protect and encourage innovation. Everyone benefits, and that story is told well in the opening exhibit, The Invention Machine: A Day in My Life.
The museum’s visitors will realize that they take advantage of inventions and rely on trademarks every day of their lives without ever stopping to think of their origins. Visitors will see how intellectual property is found in the routines they follow at the beginning of the day, in methods they use for travel, in medical innovations they rely upon for good health, and in the different ways they relax and play. The Invention Machine: A Day in My Life will run through January 2006.
The museum and gift shop are located in the atrium of the Madison Building, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA, and easily accessible from the King Street and Eisenhower Avenue Metro stations. The hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday and noon to 5:00 p.m. Saturday; closed on Sundays and federal holidays. School groups are most welcome and encouraged to schedule a tour.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office Museum and Store were developed and are maintained by the National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation.
Directions to the museum
Schedule a museum tour
USPTO Museum Open in Alexandria
USPTO Museum Open in Alexandria
The public is invited to visit the United States Patent and Trademark (USPTO) Museum to learn about America’s inventive spirit and marvel at the ingenuity of mankind. Today, U.S. innovation is one of our most treasured and envied assets. The USPTO works to record, share, and preserve this inventive spirit.
“The United States Patent and Trademark Office Museum showcases the innovation and creativity of Americans. We hope it will inspire a new generation of Americans to explore, create, and contribute to the prosperity of this great nation,” noted Under Secretary Jon Dudas.
Since the beginning of time, people have been developing better ways to do things, and for over 200 years the American patent and trademark systems have been there to protect and encourage innovation. Everyone benefits, and that story is told well in the opening exhibit, The Invention Machine: A Day in My Life.
The museum’s visitors will realize that they take advantage of inventions and rely on trademarks every day of their lives without ever stopping to think of their origins. Visitors will see how intellectual property is found in the routines they follow at the beginning of the day, in methods they use for travel, in medical innovations they rely upon for good health, and in the different ways they relax and play. The Invention Machine: A Day in My Life will run through January 2006.
The museum and gift shop are located in the atrium of the Madison Building, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA, and easily accessible from the King Street and Eisenhower Avenue Metro stations. The hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday and noon to 5:00 p.m. Saturday; closed on Sundays and federal holidays. School groups are most welcome and encouraged to schedule a tour.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office Museum and Store were developed and are maintained by the National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation.
Directions to the museum
Schedule a museum tour
United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is designating the interruption in service of the United States Postal Service (USPS) in the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida on August 28, 2005, as a postal service interruption and an emergency within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. section 21(a) and 37 CFR 1.10(i) and 2.195(e).
View a .pdf of the announcement here:
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/dapp/opla/preognotice/uspskatrina.pdf
Patent Lawsuit Filings 2005.09.07
HULL vs. ROTHHAMMER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Court: candce
3:2005cv03538
Filed: 9/1/2005
ALZA CORPORATION vs. IMPAX LABORATORIES INC.
Court: dedce
1:2005cv00642
Filed: 9/1/2005
NOVO NORDISK A/S vs. SANOFI-AVENTIS
Court: dedce
1:2005cv00645
Filed: 9/2/2005
FINISAR CORPORATION vs. AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Court: dedce
1:2005cv00653
Filed: 9/6/2005
EXIGENT TECHNOLOGY vs. NUMIND SOFTWARE
Court: flsdc
1:2005cv22411
Filed: 9/2/2005
CATCH CURVE, INC. vs. CALLWARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Court: gandce
1:2005cv02288
Filed: 9/1/2005
BOESEN
Court: iasdce
4:2005cv00504
Filed: 9/1/2005
AGA MEDICAL CORPORATION vs. NITINOL MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Court: madce
1:2005cv11804
Filed: 9/1/2005
CEQUENT ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS, INCORPORATED vs. VALLEY INDUSTRIES, L.L.C.
Court: miedce
2:2005cv73399
9/1/2005
JACKSON PRODUCTS, INC. vs. FIBRE-METAL PRODUCTS COMPANY, The
Court: miwdce
1:2005cv00590
Filed: 9/1/2005
DEVON DISTRIBUTING CORP. vs. GYBERS
Court: mndce
0:2005cv02040
Filed: 9/1/2005
INTEGRITY ENGINEERING, INC. vs. WOODHAVEN, INC.
Court: mndce
0:2005cv02056
Filed: 9/2/2005
ELECTRO-SENSORS INC vs. MILLENNIUM, L.P.
Court: mndce
0:2005cv02062
Filed: 9/6/2005
PARACLETE ARMOR & vs. MICHAELS OF OREGON
Court: ncedc
7:2005cv00164
Filed: 9/2/2005
MERLIN INDUSTRIES, INC. vs. TEN CATE NICOLON USA
Court: njdce
3:2005cv04287
Filed: 9/1/2005
BBC INTERNATIONAL LTD. vs. LUMINO DESIGNS, INC.
Court: nyedce
2:2005cv04179
Filed: 9/1/2005
NATIONAL ELEVATOR CAB & DOOR CORPORATION vs. ELEVATOR DOORS INC. (EDI)
Court: nysdce
1:2005cv07752
Filed: 9/2/2005
RICE vs. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC
Court: txedce
6:2005cv00330
Filed: 9/2/2005
INTEGRATED MASONRY SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL vs. SOUTHWEST MANAGEMENT
Court: utdce
2:2005cv00727
Filed: 9/1/2005
United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
Posted by J Matthew Buchanan at September 6, 2005 11:11 AM
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is designating the interruption in service of the United States Postal Service (USPS) in the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida on August 28, 2005, as a postal service interruption and an emergency within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. section 21(a) and 37 CFR 1.10(i) and 2.195(e).
View a .pdf of the announcement here:
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/dapp/opla/preognotice/uspskatrina.pdf
US Patent Office Scammers
Posted by Douglas Sorocco at September 5, 2005 10:34 AM
An entity doing business as the 'United States Trademark Protection Agency' is NOT affiliated with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. (14Jul2001)
Report or read more about Scams & Fraud (Consumer Sentinel) • FTC: "Facts for Consumers" Invention Promotion Firms Brochure
Report Complaint re: Invention Promoter [PDF] also Fillable PDF version
Contact Information for USPTO Customers Affected by Hurricane Katrina
Posted by J Matthew Buchanan at September 2, 2005 10:35 AM
Contact Information for USPTO Customers Affected by Hurricane Katrina
Patents
USPTO customers in the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina who have questions or problems regarding patent applications or other patent proceedings should contact Eugenia Jones at 571-272-7727 or eugenia.jones@uspto.gov. For questions or problems regarding Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) matters, please contact Craig Feinberg at 571-272-9797 or craig.feinberg@uspto.gov.
The content of and status information for USPTO files of published and patented applications are available on the USPTO web site via public PAIR at http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/pair. The content of and status information for other applications are maintained in confidence and are available on the USPTO web site only to persons having authority to access the application via private PAIR. Additional information on private PAIR is available at http://www.uspto.gov/main/faq/p120pair016.htm.
Trademarks
USPTO customers in the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina who have questions or problems regarding trademark applications or registrations should contact Janis Long at 571-272-9573 or janis.long@uspto.gov. For questions or problems regarding Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) matters, please contact David Mermelstein at 571-272-4292 or david.mermelstein@uspto.gov.
The contents of USPTO files for trademark applications, many registrations, and international applications filed under the Madrid Protocol, are available on the USPTO website at http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow. If a party needs a file that is not available on the USPTO web site, the party may e-mail a request to add the contents of that file to the USPTO database to TM_Scanning@uspto.gov.
Status information about trademark applications, registrations and international applications filed under the Madrid Protocol is also available on the USPTO web site at http://tarr.uspto.gov.
Information about TTAB proceedings is available in the TTABVue database at http://ttabvue.uspto.gov//ttabvue.
J. Matthew Buchanan 
Stephen M. Nipper 
Douglas Sorocco 