P&G sues CAO Group Inc. over whitening strips for teeth

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The Procter & Gamble Company, also known as P&G, has filed a patent lawsuit against CAO Group Inc, P & G announced on its official website.

CAO Group, Inc. is accused of manufacturing and selling products with patented technology by P&G. P&G filed this suit to protect its technology and Whitestrips business. P&G had patent lawsuit against Brushpoint Innovations, Inc. over same technology patent infringement last year as well. 

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Christian Louboutin vs.Alba

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Christian Louboutin has filed a trademark infringement suit against Alba Footwear and others. 

According to Bloomberg, Louboutin sued California-based company Alba over red shoe soles.  Louboutin claims more than $2 million in damages, attorney fees and litigation costs. It accused Alba of importing red-soled shoes which is trademarked by Louboutin.

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Kim Dotcom considers patent lawsuit against google, twitter and facebook

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Kim Dotcom, a German-Finnish Internet entrepreneur, is considering a legal action for his patent against Google, twitter and facebook. He claimed that the world famous companies are using website login method which is invented by him. 

According to CNET, he didn’t really want to sue those companies using his technology as Google, twitter, facebook and other banks and companies in the world. But he might because that’s what U.S did to him, he said. U.S won last legal battle and the country argued that Kim's website 'MegaUpload' was a service pirates were using to facilitate copyright infringement.

More information about this patent dispute 

Original article http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57585865-93/kim-dotcom-threatens-to-sue-twitter-others-over-patent/

Kim's twitter https://twitter.com/KimDotcom

Login Patent on Google https://www.google.com/patents/US6078908

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Rihanna Sues Topshop for copyright infringement on T-shirts

A pop star Rihanna has filed a copyright infringement suit against Topshop, UK-based clothing retailer. Rihanna claimed £3.5m in damages for using her pictures on t-shirts without permission, Daily Mailreported. Topshop released a T-shirt with a picture of Rihanna last year.

It might be an awkward situation when Rihanna and Sir Phillip Green, the owner of Topshop, face each other in court after they had good relationship. Rihanna once tweeted that she had dinner with Simon Cowell and Philip Green and also spent time with his daughter while holidays 2 years ago.  

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Weekly Korean IP Headlines 05.28. 2013

The Korea Times reported, Samsung Display also announced on May 23, that it has set up Intellectual Keystone Technology (IKT) in Washington D.C. The company is specialized in patent issuance and backed by Samsung’s US $25 million investment.  


©Vernon Chan |  Samsung's Galaxy S4

According to Korea Times, Samsung bought display-related patents previously owned by Seiko Epson on April 30.  To strengthen its patent portfolio it is anticipated that Samsung will buy patents in LCD and OLED technologies. 

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Nokia vs. HTC Patent infringement dispute

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Finnish mobile phone company Nokia filed another patent infringement claims against HTC in the ongoing lawsuit. It said that the three patents in dispute are "terminal, method and computer program product for interacting with a signaling tag.", Computerworld reported.

These two smartphone companies have been in patent lawsuits for years. Nokia had filed similar claims against HTC in Germany, the U.S. and the U.K.  

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Google glass will use Samsung's OLED display technology

According to Korea Times on May 23rd, Google glass will use Samsung’s OLED display technology.  According to sources, the company’s top management has approved a business proposal by Samsung Display to use its OLED technology for Google glass.  

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Google said the device is currently being tested by developers, and will be launched end of this year or later. The glass will provide a mass-market ubiquitous computer environment. 

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Eminem's publisher sues Facebook

According to HollywoodReporter, Eminem’s song publisher Eight Mile Style sued facebook and its ad agency for using unauthorized song. Facebook released its new mobile application ad ‘Airplane’ last April.

In the federal lawsuit the publisher says, “W+K’s and/or Facebook’s willful encouraging, inducing, facilitating and enabling of the unauthorized use and exploitation of the Eminem/D12 Composition and any derivative thereof constitutes copyright infringement.” tribute.ca also reported this issue on its website. The lawsuit also said that the song was picked for Zuckerberg who refers himself as ‘Slim Shady’ which is Eminem’s famous alter ego.

After the lawsuit implies that the observers noticed the similarity of the music, facebook released the Airplane ad in altered form.

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Tyre make Bridgestone wins design pattern patent lawsuit

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Bridgestone Corp, a Japanese tyre and rubber company, won a design patent infringement lawsuit against Qingdao Genco Industrial Group in China, Bridgestone announced.

Bridgestone found out that their patented tyre pattern for truck and bus was in Qingdao Genco Industrial Group’s catalog. It filed a suit for coping of tyre pattern. The pattern is the groove design on the portion of the tire that makes contact with the road, according to Bridgestone.

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Kim Kardasian and Kanye West's baby name trademark

Kim Kardasian and Kanye West’s baby is going to be birth in a month and his or her name will be applied for trademark, entertainmentWise.com reported.

The couple is planning to trademark their baby’s name before birth just in case they want to clothing business with the name, just like Beyonce and Jay-Z couple did. Kim and Kanye West haven’t announced the baby’s sex and name. But lots of people and articles are assuming that the baby's name is probably beginning with a ‘K’ as Kim and Kanye’s name.

"There are always people keen to [capitalize] on the Kim and Kanye names. This means that they could control anything to do with their daughter in the future," a source told entertainmentWise.com. 

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80's children TV programme 'Button Moon' Wins copyright infringement dispute

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Button Moon’s creator Ian Allen won a copyright infringement dispute of his Mr. Spoon character, BBC news reported. He was awarded £3,736 in damages and £3,421 legal costs from Robert Redshaw. Robert Redshaw was sued for selling T-shirts and mugs with designs similar to Button Moon and Mr. Spoon character.

Allen said "I was very determined that this man should not win. It was like someone taking your children and doing what they want to with them, and making money from it." BBC added. Mr. Redshaw said he didn’t copy the design but he intended to make parody of it.

Button Moon was a popular children’s television programme broadcast in the UK in the 80s. It was 10 minutes short episode per each and it was about adventures of Mr. Spoon. 

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Apple says “Samsung’s galaxy S4 infringed our patent”

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It seems Apple will add ‘Galaxy S4’ to its patent lawsuit against Samsung, according to Apple Insider. It reported that Apple extended ‘Galaxy S4’ to its patent fight list with Samsung for its patented design.

To add Galaxy S4, Apple needs to remove one of the 22 other Samsung devices on the list. It has been ordered by the court to limit the number of patent claims and infringing devices in the forthcoming trial, Apple Insider added.  

These are Apple’s current list of infringing products, 9to5mac.com wrote.

: Admire, Captivate Glide, Conquer 4G, Dart, Exhibit II 4G, Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Note 10.1, Galaxy Note II, Galaxy Player 4.0, Galaxy Player 5.0, Galaxy Rugby Pro, Galaxy SII, Galaxy SII Epic 4G Touch, Galaxy SII Skyrocket, Galaxy S III, Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, Galaxy Tab 8.9, Galaxy Tab 2 10, Illusion, and Stratosphere.

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appleinsider.com/articles/13/02/21/apple-and-samsung-must-narrow-claims-in-upcoming-lawsuit

9to5mac.com/2013/05/14/apple-seeks-to-add-galaxy-s4-to-ongoing-samsung-patent-suit-in-california/

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Creative Ideas to make our lives better!

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This idea is for wheelchair users when they need to take stairs by themselves. By simply pushing a lever under this Convertible Ramp, the steps will be converted into a slope. This is designed for easy installation with minimal maintenance and low cost.

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This is a Wheelbench which can be moved with a wheel. People who likes to trip will love this invention! 

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If someone needs a fancy kitchen but the space is not enough, this foldable kitchen can solve the problem! This foldable kitchen consists of four parts, including ice hot-fridge/deepfreeze/oven, dishmaster-dishwasher, slidecooker-a cooktop, and panneli-screens. 

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Nongsim lost Jeju Samdasoo Trademark dispute

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Jeju special self-gorvering province development Corporation (JPDC) won to take back ‘Jeju Samdasoo’ trademark. Samdasoo is a brand of drinking water in Korea and it's the 1^st in drinking water category since it has launched.

Nongsim had a contract with JPDC as a selling agent. The 2 companies had the first contract with a condition that Nongsim's trademark right for 5 years after the contract would canceled. When they renewed the contract in 2002, the 5 year trademark right condition was removed but Nongsim applied trademark ‘Nongsim Samda’, ‘Nongsim Samdasoo’ and ‘Nongsimg Samdado’.

After the contract was expired in December, 2012, JPDC asked to transfer or cancel the trademark right, but Nongsim refused. JPDC requested for arbitration to Korean Commercial Arbitration Board and it pulled for JPDC. 

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IP and Appropriate Technology

KIPO announced that they are improving residential environment of Neapolitans by enhancing insulating effect of bamboo house as an Appropriate Technology development work using patent information.  KIPO and Habitat developed insulating effect technology of bamboo house in Terai, Nepal, 2012.

© KIPO | Newly built bamboo house in Nepal

 

In Terai region, people freeze to death because the temperature range is huge during the summer.  Therefore, KIPO and Habitat developed easy, inexpensive and environment-friendly bamboo house using straw, soil to enhance its insulating effect.

Find out how Intellectual Property promotes our everyday lives.

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Nintendo Won a Patent dispute against Motiva LLC

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Nintendo won a patent case which filed by Motiva LLC in 2008. According to Reuters, Nintendo can keep importing Wii system into United State.

Motiva claimed that Wii infringed 2 patents for a tracking system that tracks user’s body position and movement. U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) concluded that Motiva filed the case for damages or a settlement, and ITC ruled that Nintendo did not infringe the Motiva’s patents.

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‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ author Sues her agent

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The author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, Harper Lee, has sued her literary agent. She claimed that the agent used her age and infirmity to take her royalties from the novel. To Kill a Mockingbird was published in 1960 and it won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961.

According to Bloomberg, she sued Samuel Pinkus and others to ensure her copyright ownership.

“Pinkus knew that Harper Lee was an elderly woman with physical infirmities that made it difficult for her to read and see, Harper Lee had no idea she had assigned her copyright” Gloria Phares, Lee’s lawyer, said in the complaint. The Pinkus’ defendant, Leigh Ann Winick didn’t respond immediately.

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Creative Advertisements!

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This is the famous online open encyclopedia Wikipedia’s 10^th anniversary advertisement. Wikipedia provides lots of articles about things which can be edited by anyone in the world.

A woman who is training animals, a man who owns many LP records and a young man with a passion for militaries, they are all experts in what they like.  This ad wants people to share their knowledge on Wikipedia and be an author at Wikipedia.org.

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Aquafresh made a funny advertisement for kids. Aquafrsh is a toothpaste brand and they have toothpaste and toothbrush lines for both children and adults. In the ads, there are villains made of chocolate, cookie and jelly. This ad says that their products can beat the villains.    

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Radioshack, an American franchise of electronics retail store, made funny advertisement to promote their battery products. As the copy ‘Surprising power‘ says, toys show their power.

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Hyundai Mobis vs. Autoliv, Airbag patent infringement lawsuit

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Hyundai Mobis has been accused patent infringement by Autoliv. Autoliv is a Swedish company and it develops and manufactures automotive safety systems for all major automotive manufacturers in the world. Hyundai Mobis is also a auto parts company in South Korea.

According to a news reports, Autoliv filed a patent infringement lawsuit claiming that Hyundai Mobis infringed on its patented technologies. Autoliv said Hyundai’s Elantra has the airbag cushion module which is patented by them. It prevents passengers’ injuries from air bag inflation. This is second patent case for Hyundai Mobis after a patent violation lawsuit by a company in Canada.

Some people think that this is an attempt to hold back Hyundai Mobis’ overseas expansion. Hyundai Mobis doesn’t have much of worries about this case. The company had technical review and it was approved that they didn’t infringed Autoliv’s patented technologies.

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WIPS Participated PIUG Conference 2013

April 27th to May 2nd, PIUG (Patent Information Users Group) 2013 Annual Conference took the place at Hilton Alexandria Mark Center. It was the 25th annual conference which began with patent information users, has operated with volunteers’ efforts. WIPS also participated in PIUG 2013 as a first event of WIPS US Corporation.

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There were many patent managers and searchers around exhibition area.  Many of these experts showed their interest in WIPS’ products and mentioned the necessity of Asian patent information and databases. 

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WIPS also publically announced its corporation during the company presentation hour.  Many attendees were impressed by large number of WIPS’ customers around the world.

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WIPS believes that the event was a good stepping stone for WIPS’ US market advance. 

 

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