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IP Law 360 Quotes Partner Chester Rothstein as expert on recent case law: “Design Patent Law Still Murky Post-Egyptian Goddess”” “
Click Chester Rothstein, a partner at Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP, was less convinced of the significance of the Crocs ruling, however. While it’s helpful to have another example to add to the 100-plus years of case law related to design patents, Rothstein said, “I don’t think Crocs dramatically changed the law or analysis. We […]
XML Feature in Microsoft Word Permanently Enjoined in US Patent Case
i4i L.P. v Microsoft Corp., No. 2009-1504, 589F.3d 1246, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 22 December 2009 Abstract The US District Court properly found irreparable harm to a patentee, based on prior injury caused by infringing conduct. Legal context An earlier Current Intelligence note (4 JIPLP 310–312 (2009)) discussed Acumed L.L.C. v […]
In The Press:IP Law 360 turns to Partner Charles R. Macedo For Insight on TiVo v. Echostar Oral Arguments Before the Federal Circuit
Click here to download the article. Charles R. Macedo, a partner at Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP, said that the two key questions attorneys wanted answered by the Federal Circuit were how much a redesigned product must be changed in order to warrant a new trial and whether a good faith effort to design around a patent […]