News and Events

Please check back often for the latest News and Events here at Fish & Associates.

December 20, 2008

Fish & Associates receives first installation of colorized Patent Beast comics strips.  These strips have been featured monthly in IP Today since 1Q07.

December 17, 2008

Fish & Associates obtains favorable settlement for Koenigsegg Automobile AB, the Swedish supercar manufacturer, in which the defendants relinquish all US and international rights to their claimed Koenigsegg word and logo marks.

November 30, 2008

Fish & Associates procures patents in November for Improved Scheduling And Decision System (US), Irradiated Absorbent Materials (US), and Improved Ammonia Plant Configuration (US), LNG Vapor Handling Configurations and Methods (Australia  ), Improved Split Flow Process and Apparatus (EPO), and Humid Air Turbine Cycle with Carbon Dioxide Recovery (China).

November 25, 2008

Fish & Associates files patent infringement complaint on behalf of San Diego company, Billups-Rothenberg, Inc. against Utah company, Associated Regional and University Pathologists, Inc, dba Arup Laboratories.  Case involves groundbreaking work on hemochromatosis.

November 14, 2008 

Fish & Associates favorably settles for Zetera Corporation in a trademark opposition with the Trademark Appeals Board Action for the mark ZETERA filed by Altera Corporation.

November 1, 2008  

Fish & Associates Senior Associate Mei Tsang begins work training moot court team for Western States College of Law.

October 31, 2008   

Fish & Associates procures patents in October for Improved Ammonia Plant Configuration (US), Collapsible Hammock Stand (US), Low Pressure Ngl Plant Configurations (EPO), Improved Distillations Systems (Canada), and Improved Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Coproduction (Mexico).

October 20, 2008    

Fish & Associates represents patentee, Parallax Group International, in a patent declaratory judgment action in Ohio.

September 30, 2008     

Fish & Associates procures patents in September for Level-Controlled Pipette for Automated Analytic Devices (US), Integrated Acceptance Testing (Australia), Configurations and Methods for LPG Production and Power Cogeneration (Australia), Methods And Apparatus For Mixing Fluids (China), Activated Water Apparatus and Methods (EPO), Configurations And Methods Of Acid Gas Removal (US), Apparatus for Supporting Automotive Tires (Canada).

September 29, 2008      

Fish & Associates welcomes Lindsey Ripley as its new trademark and patent paralegal specialist.

September 12, 2008       

Fish & Associates represents Cyberinasoft, Inc. and files suit against Primas Group for copyright infringement and unjust enrichment.

September 11, 2008       

Fish & Associates represents TIC Computer, Inc. (dba Wolverine Inc.) to defend against patent infringement claim being pursued in Eastern District of Texas.

September 4, 2008       

Fish & Associates’ Robert Fish testifies as an expert witness on patent practices in an arbitration.

September 2, 2008       

Fish & Associates welcomes Ryan Dean begins as its new associate attorney.

August 31, 2008       

Fish & Associates procures patents in August for Configuration And Process For Carbonyl Removal (Australia, China, Japan), COS-Claus Configurations and Methods (Mexico), Multi-Channel Integrated Circuit (US), Security Through Manipulation of Virtual Topography (US), Low Frequency Surface Array (US), Simulator Cart (Canada), Configurations and Methods of Acid Gas Removal (Australia), Configurations And Methods For Acid Gas And Contaminant Removal with Near Zero Emission (Mexico), Twin Reflux Process And Configurations For Improved Natural Gas Liquids Recovery (Canada), Methods and Apparatus for Mixing and Distributing Fluids (Canada).

August 31, 2008       

Fish & Associates files petition for re-examination of OGT's patent no. 6,054,270 on Methods Of Analyzing Polynucleotide Sequences.

August 4, 2008       

Fish & Associates is moving to its own space!  Office to remain at 2603 Main Street, Irvine, CA, but in a bigger suite, Suite 1000.

August 4, 2008       

Fish & Associates wins a summary judgment motion on behalf of Michael Marrin in the United States District Court, Central District of California with Judge George Wu in a coffee cup litigation in Marrin et al v. Griffin and Griffin.

July 31, 2008        

Fish & Associates procures patents in July for Methods to Identify Hemochromatosis (Canada), Methods to Identify Hemochromatosis (Canada), Image Capture and Identification System and Process (US), Activated Water Apparatus and Methods (Mexico), Perchlorate Destruction (US), Compositions and Methods for Anion Absorbent Metal Hydroxides (US), Collapsible Moon Chair (US), Configurations and Methods for LPG Production and Power Cogeneration (Eurasian region); Power Cycle with Liquefied Natural Gas Regasification (Mexico), Configurations And Methods For Ultrasound Time Of Flight Diffraction Analysis (China), Improved Ammonia Plant Configuration (Mexico); PSA Sharing (Mexico), Methods And Apparatus For Mixing Fluids (Canada), Chamber Support For Pyrolytic Waste Treatment System (Singapore and Mexico).

July 27, 2008        

Fish & Associates obtains a settlement for Parallax Group International LLC in its design patent infringement action against BJ's Wholesale and Venture Products.  The terms of the settlement is confidential.

July 22, 2008        

Fish & Associates representing Koenigsegg Automotive AB, a Swedish supercar company, successfully forces the cancellation of two registered marks (3092176 and 2755583) fraudulently obtained by the defendants, Koenigsegg Automotive Inc. and Antonio Caselini.

June 30, 2008        

Fish & Associates procures patents in June for High-DPF Yarns with Improved Fatigue (Korea), Methods and Apparatus for Conducting Tests (Japan), Solvent Filtration System And Methods  (Mexico), Improved Configurations and Process for Shift Conversion (China), Low Pressure Ngl Plant Configurations (Mexico), Configurations and Methods for Effluent Gas Treatment (US).

June 4, 2008        

Fish & Associates represents Marchelo Design d/b/a Ital Art Design and files a copyright infringement lawsuit against Best Master Enterprise et al in the United States Central District Court of California for various sofa designs.

May 31, 2008        

Fish & Associates procures patents in May for Configurations and Methods of Electrochemical Lead Recovery from Contaminated Soil (US), Methods and Devices for Dispensing a Potable Product Liquid (Mexico), Configurations and Methods of Electrochemical Lead Recovery from Contaminated Soil (US), Configurations and Methods for Ribbed Downcomer Wall (Mexico), Improved Split Flow Process and Apparatus (US), Configuration And Process For NGL Recovery Using A Subcooled Absorption Reflux Process (US), Regeneration of Caustic Solutions (EP), Multi Retort Pyrolytic Waste Treatment System (Mexico), Outlets For Pyrolytic Waste Treatment System (Mexico), Universal Inkjet Printer Device and Methods (US).

May 22, 2008        

Fish & Associates represents Pivotal Security Devices and obtains a favorable settlement in an infringement action patent for lockable water spout cover (US 5649437) against Orbit Irrigation Products, Inc., with payment of damages and destruction of all infringing product.

May 8, 2008        

Fish & Associates represents and assists Anticancer, Inc. along with co-counsel in facilitating a favorable settlement with Perry Scientific in a patent infringement suit.

April 30, 2008        

Patents issue/grant for F&A clients in April for Secondary Battery with Autolytic Dendrites (EPO), Dual Saddle Bridge [for guitar] (US), Microarray Detector and Methods (US), Improved Ammonia Plant (Italy), COS-Claus Configurations and Methods (Eurasian group), Configurations And Methods For Acid Gas And Contaminant Removal with Near Zero Emission (Eurasian group), Configurations and Methods of Acid Gas Removal (Japan), Improved Split Flow Process and Apparatus (Japan), Improved Distillations Systems (Japan), Switching System With Distributed Switching Fabric (US), Utility Knife With Safety Guard Having Reduced Play (US).

March 31, 2008        

Fish & Associates procures patents in March for Method and Apparatus for Gamma Ray Detection (US), Stationery Products Incorporating Fiber Optics (US), Configurations And Methods For LNG Fueled Power Plants (Eurasian group), Integrated Acceptance Testing (Eurasian group), Improved Configurations and Process for Shift Conversion (Mexico), Configuration And Process For NGL Recovery Using A Subcooled Absorption Reflux Process (Australia), Combined Recovery of Hydrogen and Hydrocarbon Liquids From Hydrogen Containing Gases (Canada), Methods And Apparatus For Mixing Fluids (Mexico), Variable Speed Pyrolytic Waste Treatment System (Korea).

February 29, 2008        

Fish & Associates procures patents in February for Collapsible Quad Chair With Integrated Back And Armrest (US), Improved Configurations And Methods For Effluent Gas Treatment (Eurasian Group), Improved Configuration And Process For Carbonyl Removal (Japan), Configurations And Methods For Ultrasound Time Of Flight Diffraction Analysis (Mexico), Methods and Apparatus for Using Water Use Signatures and Water Pressure in Improving Water Use Efficiency (US), Slitter Device (Canada).

January 31, 2008        

Fish & Associates procures patents in January for Compositions and Methods For Treating NIDDM and Other Conditions and Disorders Associated With AMPK Regulation (US), Configurations and Methods for Ribbed Downcomer Wall (China), High Pressure Gas Processing Configurations and Methods (EPO), Twin Reflux Process And Configurations For Improved Natural Gas Liquids Recovery (EPO), Management of Peak Water Use (US), Combination Car Alarm and Personal Locator System (US).

January 15, 2008        

Fish & Associates represents and assists Quality Systems Inc. d/b/a Next Gen in a patent infringement action with the Southern District Court of Texas in Prompt Medical Systems L.P v. NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc.

January 2, 2008        

Fish & Associates assists Dana Innovations on a licensing program regarding its iPort patent 7155214.

January 2, 2008        

Fish & Associates’ Robert Fish begins work as an expert witness for Quality Systems in Document Generation Corp. v. Allmeds et al. in the Southern District Court of Illinois.