Notes from DC

• Read the new Patently-O Patent Law Journal Essay by Prof. Sarnoff. He explains some of the problems arising from the elimination of section 102(f) in the new Patent Act.
• I’ll be at the Houston’s 27th Annual Institute on Intellectual Property (in Galveston) this evening and tomorrow. I look forward to seeing you there. – Dennis
• Intellectual Ventures has filed its first patent infringement lawsuit using its own name. Intellectual Ventures I & II v. Motorola Mobility, Inc.  The case was filed in Delaware using the new Feinberg Day firm and former Judge Joseph Farnon’s boutique firm as local counsel. The case asserts six patents: 6,412,953,  6,557,054,  6,658,464,  7,120,462,  7,409,450, and 7,810,144. IV obtained the patents from various sources, including Hyperspace Communications, Malibu Networks, Khyber Technologies, TeleShuttle, and the Taiwan-based company Industrial Technology Research Institute. The case is also interesting in that Google is a major investment in the Intellectual Venture funds and is also in the process of merging with Motorola.