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Tailoring Music to Your Tastes – Another Successful 101 Challenge in N.D. Cal.
After more than nine months since the PIPL came into effect, three new regulatory developments will provide guidance on the administrative procedures and detailed rules to implement the cross border transfer rules.
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Another Bites the Dust Under § 101 – N.D. Cal. Axes Patent on Wireless Tag Tracking System
Northern District of California Invalidates Patent on Wireless Tag Tracking System Under Section 101.
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Northern District of California Continues its Saga with § 101 Challenges
In a dispute related to technologies covering instant messaging systems, Ginegar sued Slack for infringing two of its patents.
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Phillip Burton Federal Building & United States Courthouse.
San Francisco is the largest division in the Northern District of California. It has ten district judges, four of whom are senior status, and five magistrate judges. Judge James Donato and Jacqueline Scott Corley are Patent Pilot Judges and magistrate judges Joseph C. Spero, Laurel Beeler, Sallie Kim, and Elizabeth D. Laporte are Patent Magistrate Judges. The courthouse is located near the Civic Center and other government buildings in San Francisco. Civil actions arising in the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, or Sonoma are assigned to either the San Francisco Division or the Oakland Division, with the exception of certain cases (such as IP cases), which are assigned on a district-wide basis.
Article III Judges
- William Alsup, District Judge
- Charles R. Breyer Sr., District Judge
- Edward M. Chen, District Judge
- Maxine M. Chesney Sr., District Judge
- Vince Chhabria, District Judge
- Jacqueline Scott Corley, District Judge
- James Donato, District Judge
- Susan Illston Sr., District Judge
- William H. Orrick, District Judge
- Richard Seeborg, District Judge
San Jose
Robert F. Peckham Federal Building & United States Courthouse.
The San Jose courthouse is located in downtown San Jose. It has two district judges and three magistrate judges. Magistrate judges Nathanael Cousins and Susan van Keulen are Patent Magistrate Judges. Civil actions arising in the counties of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito, or Monterey are assigned to the San Jose Division, with the exception of certain cases (such as IP cases), which are assigned on a district-wide basis.
Oakland
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building & United States Courthouse
The Oakland courthouse is located in downtown Oakland. It has six district judges, four judges of whom are senior status, and two magistrate judges. Civil actions arising in the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, or Sonoma are assigned to either the San Francisco Division or the Oakland Division, with the exception of certain cases (such as IP cases), which are assigned on a district-wide basis.