Newsletter - IP News Comment July 2006prfd1

Venable's IP News & Comment AUGUST 2006 Members of Venable's 80-plus Technology Division are pleased to present this edition of Venable's IP News & Comment, covering topics generating the greatest interest in the areas of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and IP litigation. We welcome your comments and look forward to being of service. Supreme Court to Review Obviousness Requirements…………..……..……..………………………..………...1 Grant of Injunctive Relief for Patent Infringement Requires Consideration of Equitable Factors…………….…3 Trademark Prosecution - Procedures and Timing...…………………………………………………………........4 Commerce Department Clarifies Export Control Obligations Associated with Foreign Filing Requirements for Patents…………………………………………………………..…..………………...………………………..5 Venable Opens California Office………………………………………………….6Venable Adds Two Attorneys to its Intellectual Property Group...……………………………………………….6 Supreme Court to Review Obviousness Requirements By Henry Daley, Ph.D. On June 26, 2006, the Supreme Court decided to review the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s decision in KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc. regarding the legal standards of what constitutes subject matter that is not patentable for being obvious from the prior art. KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc. No. 04-1350. This case has the potential to be the most important patent case in decades. If the Supreme Court reverses the Federal Circuit, or even modifies the ...