Patent Lawsuit Filing Update (2006.01.23)

Written on January 23, 2006 by nipper in Lawsuits/Laws/Rules
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One of the things I do every week (almost) for Rethink(IP) is create a list of the patent lawsuits that were recently filed.  Subscription information (if you are interested) can be found here:  http://www.rethinkip.com/archives/rss_email_patent_lawsuit_filing_notices.html

This week’s notice included an interesting case.  The USPTO being sued for patent infringement by a  pro se litigant.  Sadly, no electronic copy was available (so I can’t attach a copy of the Complaint).  If anyone has the scoop, let me know.

Ms. Grasty does appear to have a design patent:   D464,214.

The docket sheet shows:

 U.S. District Court
Eastern District of Virginia (Alexandria)
CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:06-cv-00040-GBL-TCB

Diahann Grasty v. PTO
Assigned to: District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee
Referred to: Magistrate Judge Theresa Carroll Buchanan
Cause: 18:4208(B) Agency Action Review


Date Filed: 01/10/2006
Jury Demand: None
Nature of Suit: 830 Patent
Jurisdiction: U.S. Government Defendant

 

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One Response to Patent Lawsuit Filing Update (2006.01.23)
  1. Brady
    February 7, 2006 | 10:11 am

    I am a law student interested in patent/copyright law for music…does such a specialty exist? Are their firms that focus solely on this?

    My prior short career b/f law school was as a musician; I worked for the University of Michigan as a staff accompanist (I’m a pianist) and then worked for the USAF Band for 3 years. Everyone I know in school is taking advantage of their undergraduate degrees, for instance in business or in computer science…why can’t I?

    Please let me know if you have any leads. My previous searches have been fruitless. Even my career services office has told me there is really no such thing.

    Thanks