Klarquist associate Caroline Desmond presented Andy Warhol, Prince, and an Android Walk into a Bar on June 15th. This CLE discussed two of the most significant Supreme Court decisions to issue in the last two years regarding fair use under copyright law: Google LLC v. Oracle Am., Inc., […]
On April 19, 2016, Adidas filed three petitions for inter partes review of Nike patents by the USPTO. The three related patents relate to footwear and methods of manufacturing footwear, particular textile structures. Nike Patent Claim 1 of the Patents US Patent No. 8,266,749 1. A method of manufacturing an article of footwear, the method […]
On December 30, 2014, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal with prejudice for lack of standing of four patent cases brought by Walker Digital, LLC, against Klarquist clients Amazon.com, Inc. and Zappos.com, Inc., Fish & Richardson client Expedia, Inc., and Potter Anderson client Barnes & Noble, Inc. Delaware District Court Judge Sue […]
In an effort to encourage diversity within Klarquist, we are pleased to offer a fellowship to first-year law students of diverse backgrounds. The student selected for this fellowship will receive a paid position as a summer associate during the summer following the completion of his/her first year of law school. Click here for additional […]
On September 29, 2014, in reexamination proceedings, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) affirmed the cancellation of all patent claims asserted against Klarquist’s client Microsoft in a separate case brought by NetView Technologies, Inc. NetView had accused Microsoft’s Excel Services of infringing U.S. Patent No. 7,251,776 […]
Slep-Tone Entertainment sued Canton Phoenix (a Chinese restaurant and bar in Tigard, Oregon) for trademark infringement. Slep-Tone alleged that Canton Phoenix possessed unauthorized copies of karaoke tracks that were originally engineered and produced by Slep-Tone. Slep-Tone alleged that the public performance of these karaoke tracks in karaoke shows (in which Slep-Tone’s trademark was briefly displayed […]