One sure sign of a healthy industry is the growth of intellectual property developed by companies in the field. I’ve blogged a lot lately about augmented reality patents–both their creation and litigation over them. But other forms of AR-related IP are expanding as well. Trademarks are what companies use to distinguish themselves and their products[...]
Double Whammy – Augmented Retailer Ditto Hit With Second Patent Lawsuit
Monday, April 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
No sooner had I finished reporting on a new wave of patent infringement lawsuits filed in March 2013 against retailers such as Ditto Technologies–the innovative leader in “virtual try-on” technology for eyewear–than I learned about a second lawsuit aimed specifically at Ditto that had been filed a month earlier, in February. Unlike the series of[...]
The 6th Circuit Copyright Updates Are Out!
Sunday, April 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
What do alarm monitoring software, Tim McGraw, and Teens in Tight Jeans have in common? They have all been the subject of copyright infringement litigation in the courts of the Sixth Circuit within the past six months. Particularly interesting are the growing tidal wave of decisions from BitTorrent cases in the Eastern District of Michigan,[...]
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