LaRiviere, Grubman & Payne, LLP

Summer 2010

In this issue:

"This Here Town Ain't Big 'Enuf fer the Two of Us"

Well, folks, I’m back. It’s the Ol’ Sage agin. I been readin’ about this fracas between the Naked Cowboy and the Naked Cowgirl in New York City. (New York City!) And I just gotta throw in my two bits. There’s a fella in New York who calls himself the Naked… more >

Firm Summer News

David LaRiviere and Evelyn Martin Speak at Legal Tech Conference. David LaRiviere and Evelyn Martin spoke on June 24 in Los Angeles at the West Coast Legal Tech Conference on Applying Project Management Principles to Law Practice. The presentation included advice on setting up management systems and evaluation of fixed… more >

This Just In on Bilski: No News — Supreme Court Says “Read the Statute”

The Supreme Court’s much awaited (at least by patent attorneys) decision in Bilski v. Kappos has finally dropped, and while there may be much said about it, the decision itself actually did not say much. By way of brief background, the Bilski decision addresses what the guidelines are for the… more >

ANTI-COUNTERFEIT CORNER: Pharmaceutical Industry Prepares for “Pedigree” Requirements

The GS1 Healthcare industry group has put into place a supply chain model for the pharmaceutical industry as part of its 2015 Readiness program. The model uses a standard serialized track-and-trace system, known as “e-pedigree”, to track movements of such products throughout the supply chain from manufacturer to retailer. Under… more >

The Federal Circuit Sets the Bar High in False Marking Cases

In recent months, there has been an explosion of cases filed “citizen bounty hunter” plaintiffs alleging that companies are guilty of “false patent marking” pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 292. (See, April 2010 edition of LGP Newsletter). On June 10, 2010, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued… more >

Just One Is Enough - No Likelihood of Trademark Confusion

The Federal Circuit has recently further “clarified” the standard for likelihood of confusion in trademark registrations in Odom's Tennessee Pride Sausage, Inc. v. FF Acquisition. A trademark applicant moved for summary judgment to dismiss an opposition proceeding filed by Odom's Tennessee Pride Sausage, Inc. The Federal Circuit agreed with the… more >

Chocolate Lovers Are Put to the Test

If you saw a brown rectangular baking pan divided into 12 smaller rectangles, would you immediately think of a Hershey chocolate bar? What if the pan was marketed as a “Chocolate Bar Brownie Pan” and each small rectangle had the word “chocolate” printed on it? Williams-Sonoma, a retail store known… more >

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