Yes.Jysk Bed’N Linen operates furniture stores in Georgia, New Jersey, and North Carolina. In early 1999, it had a website developed for it and hosted that website at http://www.bydesignfurniture.com. It had asked the website developer to register the domain
Florida IP
The Florida IP blog, published by Shutts & Bowen, LLP, focuses on intellectual property law as it applies within Florida. It covers topics such as trademark infringement, patent litigation, copyright issues, and the impact of regulatory changes on IP rights. The blog also addresses procedural matters like service of process and case management in IP disputes, including adaptations due to public health crises. Additionally, it discusses administrative developments from agencies like the USPTO, including deadline extensions and procedural adjustments. The content reflects practical legal challenges faced by businesses and individuals in protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights in Florida.
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Is Using an Unflattering Candid Photo in Blog Posts To Criticize the Subject of the Photo Fair Use?
Yes.Irina Chevaldina was a tenant in commercial property owned by one of Raanan Katz’s corporate entitles. Chevaldina was unhappy with Katz and posted a number of blog entries criticizing him. Some of those posts included a candid photo of Katz…
Patent Eligibility and Collateral Estoppel
I previously wrote about a Middle District of Florida Court invalidating one FairWarning IP’s patents at the pleading stage. There, the Court determined the asserted patent (U.S. Patent 8,578,500) was invalid because it was directed only an abstract…
Middle District of Florida Releases New Discovery Handbook
The Handbook on Civil Discovery Practice has been revised (dated June 5, 2015). You may download a copy here. (You may receive a printed copy at the Intake counter in each divisional Clerk’s office.) It’s a good idea to…
Fraud Detection in Patient Records Patent — Is it Patent-Eligible?
“In other words, Claim 1 comprises…” Perhaps the most dangerous words in a court opinion directed to the patent eligibility of a challenged patent. I say dangerous because essentially any patent claim can be presented “in other words” in order…
Are the Kardashians’ European Activities Beyond The Reach of a U.S. Court?
Nope.Lee Tillett owns U.S. Trademark No. 4079066 for KROMA in connection with cosmetics. Tillett exclusively licensed the mark to Kroma Makeup EU, LLC (“Kroma EU”) granting Kroma EU the right to import, distribute, and sell products using the mark in…
Staying Litigation Because of Request for Inter Partes Review?
Not yet. The request is premature until the Patent Office determines whether or not to institute the Inter Partes Review (“IPR”).TAS Energy, Inc. sued Stellar Energy Americas, Inc. for patent infringement concerning U.S. RE 44,815. TAS and Stellar are…
