Vincent Li, PhD

Don’t Dew It: Second Circuit Cans Likelihood of Confusion Argument
By Vincent Li, PhD on Aug 11, 2022
Posted In Trademarks
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed and vacated a district court’s preliminary injunction grant because the district court erred in assessing the strength of a trademark. RiseandShine Corporation v. PepsiCo, Inc., Case No. 21-2786 (2d Cir. July 22, 2022) (Leval, Chin, Menashi, JJ.) Rise Brewing began selling canned coffee under the...
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Clearly, the Disclosure Was an Error
By Vincent Li, PhD on Jul 21, 2022
Posted In Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial & Appeal Board (Board) finding that claimed subject matter was not disclosed in asserted prior art where the prior art reference contained an “obvious error of a typographical or similar nature that would be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the...
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Apply That Formulation: Presumption of Obviousness Based on Overlapping Ranges
By Vincent Li, PhD on Mar 24, 2022
Posted In Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found a method of treatment claims pertaining to topical formulations to be obvious, applying the presumption of obviousness of overlapping ranges theory. Almirall, LLC v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC & Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC, Case No. 020-2331 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 14, 2022) (Lourie, Chen, Cunningham,...
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