ARE Patent Litigation Alert:
Federal Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Another False Marking Case and Clarifies Meaning of “Patented Article”

On April 29, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued another decision further clarifying the law on false patent marking under 35 U.S.C. § 292. In Stauffer v Brooks Brothers, Inc., 619 F.3d 1321 (Fed. Cir. 2010) and Charles R. Macedo, ‘ANY’ Person Has Standing for False Marking Claim in Use, J. […]

ARE Copyright Litigation Alert:Southern District Judge Rejects Google Books Amended Settlement Agreement

On March 22, 2011, Judge Chin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York rejected the proposed Amended Settlement Agreement (“ASA”) in the class action copyright infringement suit brought by The Authors Guild, et al. against Google, Inc. The settlement was rejected on the basis that it is not fair, adequate […]