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Keval Amin is a member of the Intellectual Property Practice Group, focusing on various litigation matters involving patents, trademarks, copyright and trade secrets. Read Keval Amin's full bio.

Sliced and Diced: Operating Manuals Are Printed Publications


By on Feb 15, 2024
Posted In Patents

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed the Patent Trial & Appeal Board’s non-obviousness determination, finding that the Board erred in determining that an operating manual did not qualify as printed publication prior art. Weber, Inc. v. Provisur Technologies, Inc., Case Nos. 22-1751; -1813 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 8, 2024) (Reyna, Hughes, Stark,...

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Bling It On: Laches Prevents Profit Disgorgement in Diamond-Studded Trademark Battle


By on Feb 8, 2024
Posted In Trademarks

In a dispute involving allegedly counterfeit luxury watches, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court’s finding of trademark infringement and its finding that a laches defense prevented disgorgement of profits. Rolex Watch USA, Incorporated v. BeckerTime, L.L.C., Case No. 22-10866 (5th Cir. Jan. 26, 2024) (Douglas, King, Willett, JJ.)...

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Don’t Cut, Paste, Copyright: Bonding over Borrowed Words


By on Jan 25, 2024
Posted In Copyrights

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court’s award of attorneys’ fees and its determination that trivial additions to existing documents were not copyrightable. UIRC-GSA Holdings, LLC v. William Blair & Company, L.L.C., and Michael Kalt, Case Nos. 23-1527; -2566 (7th Cir. Jan. 12, 2024) (Brennan, Flaum, Kirsch. JJ.) UIRC,...

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