On May 8, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the judgment of the District Court for the Central District of California, which had found after a bench trial that Melli Yellow Pages did not infringe three alleged trademarks asserted by a competing yellow pages company, Ketab Corporation. Affirming the District…
Daily Journal Weekly Appellate Report Podcast interviews Ben Davidson to explain how the Supreme Court is likely to consider of the constitutionality of inter partes reviews. (Daily Journal Dec 1, 2017) More…
Daily Journal Weekly Appellate Report Podcast interviews Ben Davidson to explain fallout from Supreme Court’s decision limiting venue for patent infringement lawsuits. (Daily Journal May 26, 2017) More…
Ruling Will Dramatically Change How Patent Cases Are Litigated On Monday, in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Food Group Brands LLC, 2017 DJDAR, the U.S. Supreme Court greatly limited the ability of patent owners to sue defendants in far-away venues, including in districts that have long been viewed as favorable to patent owners. The court…
Ben Davidson interviewed by the Daily Journal Appellate Roundup to unpack Supreme Court decision eliminating laches defense in patent infringement cases. (Daily Journal April 14, 2017)
(Originally appeared in Los Angeles Daily Journal March 27, 2017) Last week, in SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag SCA Personal Care, Inc. v. First Quality Baby Products, LLC, 2017 DJDAR 2683 (March 21, 2017), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the equitable defense of laches is not available as a defense to a damage claim in…
On August 17, 2016, Davidson Law Group, ALC, obtained an award of $292,000 in attorneys’ fees on behalf of its client Melli Yellow Pages in a contentious trademark infringement suit brought by Plaintiff Ketab Corp. The award was issued against both Plaintiff Ketab Corp. and its counsel under 28 U.S.C. § 1927. Read more here.
On May 4, 2016, Davidson Law Group prevailed at trial on all claims asserted against Melli Yellow Pages by Ketab Corp., which had asserted claims of trademark infringement, unfair competition, and counterfeiting. Melli Yellow Pages succeeded in showing that Ketab’s alleged trademarks were generic and not protectable, and that there was no likelihood of confusion….
US Federal Circuit unanimously affirmed U.S. District Judge James V. Selna’s ruling confirming the unpatentability and invalidity of Essociate’s patent. Last February, Crakmedia won the first round of a hard-fought patent battle filed by Essociate, Inc. Essociate claimed Crakmedia was infringing on their patent, U.S. Patent No. 6,804,660. Their patent described a method and system for…
Federal Circuit Affirms Axing of Web Referral Patent Under Alice. (Law360 March 11, 2016). On March 11, 2016, the Federal Circuit affirmed judgment of invalidity in favor of Davidson Law Group client Crakmedia, finding that Plaintiff Essociate Inc. had used its e-commerce patent to claim an abstract idea that was ineligible for patenting under the…
