VASLaw Intellectual Property Blog

Regents of the University of Minnesota v. Gilead Sciences, Inc., March 6, 2023, Fed. Cir.

By Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus P.A. February 13, 2025PTAB45 Comments

Intellectual Property: In an interesting decision, in 2023, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit cited Yogi Berra in a ruling against the U of M. The Federal Circuit…

Ericsson Constructs a Victory on Appeal

By Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus P.A. September 13, 2022PTAB736 Comments

The Examiner rejected claims, arguing that a reference met the claim limitation "measurement configuration constructed". The patent trial and appeal board (PTAB) found that the reference taught maintaining rather than…

Chinese Firm Uses Dead Attorney to File Thousands of Trademark Applications

By Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus P.A. September 2, 2022Trademark20 Comments

In a show cause order dated August 25, 2022, the US Trademark Office indicated it had reason to believe that Shenzhen Haiyi Enterprise Management Col, Ltd. (and others) provided false,…

IBM Wins an Appeal from a Patent Examiner’s Rejection

By Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus P.A. September 1, 2022Patent, PTAB26 Comments

IBM won an appeal to the PTAB (Patent Trial and Appeal Board) reversing a patent examiner's 102 (anticipation) and 103 (obviousness) rejections of claims 1-20. The claimed subject matter “relates…

Nike Strikes Out

By Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus P.A. September 1, 2022Patent, PTAB53 Comments

Nike is striking out at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) in its Inter Partes Review involving Adidas. This is the third appeal Nike has lost. Is…

Establishing and Protecting a Trademark

By Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus P.A. September 1, 2022Trademark12 Comments

A trademark can be a very powerful marketing tool. Once established it must be fiercely protected. Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A. advises numerous companies in trademark and trade dress matters.…

Establishing and Protecting Patent Rights

By Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus P.A. September 1, 2022Patent12 Comments

A patent protects your rights to your innovation and enables you to prevent competitors from exploiting your ideas. Determining if you need patent protection and, where appropriate, pursuing it, requires…

So You Want To Register A Copyright

By Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus P.A. September 1, 2022Copyright42 Comments

A copyright application can be filed by an author of the work, the owner of all the exclusive rights in the work, the owner of some but not all of…

So You Want To Become a Trademark Attorney

By Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus P.A. September 1, 2022Trademark18 Comments

Good news! No patent bar required. Any individual who is an active member in good standing of the highest court of any U.S. state (including the District of Columbia, and…

So You Want To Become a Patent Attorney

By Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus P.A. September 1, 2022Patent12 Comments

There are two types of patent practitioners: patent agents or patent attorneys. A patent attorney has a legal degree and a patent agent doesn't. Both types have to have the…

International Trade Commission CAFC Decision

By Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus P.A. August 31, 2022ITC33 Comments

Today the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) decided INVT SPE LLC, v. ITC and HTC America and HTC Corp. (Intervenors). The holding is interesting in…

Dropbox Reversed a Patent Examiner’s rejection of claims 1-21

By Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus P.A. August 31, 2022Patent, PTAB14 Comments

Recently Dropbox obtained a reversal of an Examiner's rejection of claims 1-21 by arguing that the Examiner's rejection under 103 (obviousness) didn't meet the burden of proof of showing the…

Motorola Reversed a Patent Examiner’s Rejection to claims 1-20

By Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus P.A. August 31, 2022Patent, PTAB20 Comments

Recently Motorola obtained a reversal of an Examiner rejection to claims 1-20. The examiner rejected these claims as anticipated by a reference, and equated "bearer" to equipment rather than a…

Apple Wins an Appeal at the PTAB

By Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus P.A. August 31, 2022Patent, PTAB20 Comments

An Apple patent application wins on appeal to the PTAB (Patent Trial and Appeal Board). The Examiner's rejection based on 102 (anticipation) was reversed by the PTAB. Here is the…