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Michael W. Shapiro

Dallas

Senior Reporter at Bloomberg Law

Currently writing about the Federal Circuit & Intellectual Property Litigation for @BLaw ([email protected])

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  • 1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Michael W. Shapiro

    A panel of Federal Circuit judges voiced skepticism about the eligibility of a ride-share company’s patent that was tweaked during a review before an administrative tribunal at the US Patent and Trademark Office. Lyft Inc. challenged US Patent No. 9,892,637 at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, which found it eligible after its owner, Rideshare Displays Inc., amended certain claims relating to connecting a passenger with a driver using a unique code.

  • 2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Michael W. Shapiro

    A federal judge in Brooklyn rejected Apple Inc.'s bid to transfer a suit to California over its alleged infringement of radio-frequency identification patents. Varia Holdings LLC in October 2023, accused the tech giant of copying its inventions, including through an Apple Pay feature allowing New York City subway riders to use the service to pay fares. Apple said Varia signed a non-disclosure agreement as part of a licensing negotiation meeting in March 2013.

  • 2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Michael W. Shapiro

    The Federal Circuit on Tuesday cleared a generic liquid antibiotic used to treat a bacterial infection in the colon accused of infringing an Azurity Pharmaceuticals Inc. patent. The appeals court affirmed a lower court ruling in a precedential opinion, finding that Azurity “disclaimed any presence” of a key ingredient that falls outside of its issued US Patent No. 10,959,948.

  • 2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Michael W. Shapiro

    Mobile cash-game company Papaya Gaming Ltd. accused several political consultants of working for a competitor to build a deceptive website that portrays the rival as the only honest broker in the industry.

  • 2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Michael W. Shapiro

    Mobile cash-game company Papaya Gaming Ltd. accused several political consultants of working for a competitor to build a deceptive website that portrays the rival as the only honest broker in the industry.

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Michael Shapiro
Michael Shapiro @mwshapiro
20 Aug 24

Judge Albright’s indefiniteness ruling in $NEON v Samsung is reversed, which means its WDTX suit is back on https://t.co/ER6UDQKYPU

Michael Shapiro
Michael Shapiro @mwshapiro
18 Jul 24

However the ‘879 patent was separately invalidated by Judge Albright and that Neonode appeal is still pending. The lawsuit against Samsung lives or dies based on the coming decision

Michael Shapiro
Michael Shapiro @mwshapiro

That’s right. The fed circuit has now affirmed the three PTAB decisions which collectively invalidated one $NEON patent and leaves alive the ‘879 patent

Michael Shapiro
Michael Shapiro @mwshapiro
18 Jul 24

That’s right. The fed circuit has now affirmed the three PTAB decisions which collectively invalidated one $NEON patent and leaves alive the ‘879 patent

mc
mc @MadMomentum

@mwshapiro The court opined on the Samsung/Apple and Google appeals today. All affirmed.