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Supreme Court Grants Certiorari In The Ultramercial Case And Remands To Federal Circuit For Consideration In Light Of Mayo

On May 21, 2012, in the latest development in cases addressing patent-eligible subject matter and Section 101, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a petition for a writ of certiorari, vacated the decision of the Federal Circuit in Ultramercial, LLC v. Hulu, LLC, 657 F.3d 1323 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (“Ultramercial”), and remanded the case for further […]

ARE Trademark Law Alert:Fourth Circuit Revives Rosetta Stone Case Against Google’s Keyword Searching

(April 12, 2012) On April 9, 2012, a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit restored Rosetta Stone’s trademark infringement and dilution lawsuit against Google. See Rosetta Stone Ltd. v. Google, Inc., No. 10-2007, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 7082 (4th Cir. Apr. 9, 2012) (“Rosetta II”). The court determined that […]