We’ll post regular round-ups of patent reexamination related news from respected intellectual property blogs and online news sources.  The period from January 1 – 15, 2010 saw the following news:

Gene Quinn with IPWatchdog.com notes that courts are reluctant to stay patent litigation pending reexam in a post dated January 11th.  The Reexamination Center’s Editor Michael D. Specht commented on this issue as well.  Read the full post here: http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2010/01/11/courts-reluctant-to-stay-patent-litigation-pending-reexam/id=8307/.

Patent Docs reported on the upcoming American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) 2010 Mid-Winter Institute on January 27-30, 2010 in La Quinta, CA.  The preliminary program for the Mid-Winter Institute includes a presentation on patent reexamination.  Read more about the event here: http://www.patentdocs.org/2010/01/aipla-midwinter-institute-1.html.

On January 5th, the Phoenix Business Journal reported that Lumension Security Inc. and Shavlik Technologies LLC have settled a patent dispute regarding patching security holes in networked computer systems — a dispute also involving a patent reexamination.  Read this story at http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2010/01/04/daily21.html.

This week, both Gambling911.com and IPWatchdog.com reported on an internet gambling related litigation that also involved patent reexamination.  You can read the full stories here:

• Gambling911.com – “Internet Gambling Patent: US Default Judgment Rendered”
• IPWatchdog.com – “Bodog Loses Again, Claim Preclusion Not Applicable in Ex Parte Reexam”