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Intellectual Ventures filed a complaint for patent infringement against Trend Micro and others for infringement of claims in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,987,610, 6,073,142, 6,460,050, and 7,506,155 relating to systems and methods for filtering data files (such as email messages) based on their content. The jury found that Symantec did not infringe the asserted claims of the ’050...

Syngenta sued Willowood for copyright infringement and patent infringement, asserting four patents directed to a fungicide compound and its manufacturing processes. Prior to trial, the district court dismissed the copyright infringement claims, determining them to be precluded by the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Syngenta appeals, inter alia, the district court’s dismissal of its copyright...

FOX appeals the decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) in two inter partes reviews (“IPRs”) of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,182,027 relating to improved bicycle chainring structures. The Board found that the prior art references asserted by FOX disclose all the limitations of the ’027 patent’s independent claims and that a skilled...

Carter DeLuca partners George Likourezos and Robert Michal visited Japan during the last week of January to give an intellectual property (IP) presentation in Osaka to the Japanese Patent Attorney Association (JPAA).  They discussed U.S. patent practice and best practices for overcoming rejections from the US Patent and Trademark Office.  Later in the week, George and Robert gave...

Carter DeLuca hosted a WebEX on January 13, 2020 for members of the Hofstra Women’s Summer Program in Computing/Engineering (WSPICE) Initiative. The WebEX consisted of four panelists from the PTO to discuss their career paths and careers. Dr. Carmella Stephens spoke about her career path, her typical day at work and provided a little background...

Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP hosted an informational breakfast presentation on September 12, 2019 featuring  Lisa Jorgenson, Executive Director of AIPLA, and Chen Wang, Deputy Executive Director of AIPLA, focusing on the national and global issues facing IP practitioners, the future of intellectual property and the achievement of success in a career in this field.