[E-trademarks] USPTO accused of infringing 6 patents in rare lawsuit

[Tim Ackermann]

Prof. Tushnet's question -- about the USPTO being estopped from asserting
invalidity -- is exactly how I saw this case first raised....
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On Mon, Apr 29, 2024 at 5:52 PM Tushnet, Rebecca via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> I have to ask: are they estopped from challenging the validity of the
> patent?
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> Rebecca Tushnet
> she/her
> Frank Stanton Professor of the First Amendment, Harvard Law School
> 703 593 6759
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> *Cc:* Alex Butterman <abutterman at dbllawyers.com>
> *Subject:* [E-trademarks] USPTO accused of infringing 6 patents in rare
> lawsuit
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> This looks like a blog topic for Carl’s blog if not yet already written.
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> *USPTO accused of infringing 6 patents in rare lawsuit*
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__r.smartbrief.com_resp_rVkpCjqUzaDzBirVCignacCicNySjC-3Fformat-3Dmultipart&d=DwMFAg&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=E-M4OQvQBo8UWqE1LwEiDR3PcWlfM0I-0jiI1c4ous0&m=cnzevWmVJhPw9pQm41fuI4VvX7QuDgrkcP3souHRtwPgnhSv5b50QJaQU2Wqt8a7&s=dw1RVImGmGLKcnn1Vf5dOfVc7JwBE_b6BnYgUScHcv4&e=>
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> A lawsuit filed against the US Patent and Trademark Office by
> Virginia-based Factor2 Multimedia Systems alleges that the agency infringed
> six patents via the use of two-factor authentication on USPTO websites,
> marking a rare instance of a patent infringement lawsuit against the
> agency. A Bloomberg Law analysis found 51 patent infringement cases have
> been brought against the federal government since 2014 and that only two of
> those, including the Factor2 case, were filed against the USPTO.
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> *Full Story: *Bloomberg Law
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