Court abused its discretion by staying patent infringement case

Procter & Gamble v. Kraft Foods, 89 USPQ2d 1085 (Fed Cir 2008).  The district court abused its discretion by effectively denying [by granting Kraft Foods' motion for a stay] Procter & Gamble’s motion for a preliminary injunction without considering and balancing the required factors.

Trader Joe’s v. Trader John’s

According to Forbes.com, Trader Joe’s has sued a renovated grocery store re-opening under the name of Trader John’s.

Perfecting Security Interests in Intellectual Property

From the New Hampshire Business Review:

“In short, in order to perfect a security interest in a domain name, trademark or unregistered copyright, a state UCC-1 filing should be sufficient. For a registered copyright, the security interest should be filed with the U.S. Copyright Office. For a security interest in a patent, the security interest should be filed as a state UCC-1 filing and as a filing with the PTO.”