News/Events - Newsletter

June/July 2005

Robert C. Faber will be lecturing on patent claim drafting at the PLI program entitled "Fundamentals of Patent Prosecution 2005 - A Boot Camp for Patent Claim Drafting & Amendment Writing". The program takes place in New York City on June 22-24, 2005. Martin Pfeffer is the Chair of the Program. Douglas A. Miro is on the faculty and will be hosting a workshop on claim drafting with Mr. Pfeffer.

Peter S. Sloane successfully represented Honeywell International Inc. in a domain name arbitration filed against r9.net. Honeywell International Inc. v. r9.net, FA0503000445594 (Nat. Arb. Forum May 23, 2005). Respondent r9.net had registered the domain name Honeywell.net without authorization from Complainant Honeywell. An individual named "David Honeywell" filed a Response to the Complaint on behalf of "honeywell.net" service members and various Honeywell family members. "David Honeywell" contended that he maintained a variety of services to Honeywell family members through honeywell.net such as e-mail messaging and online web-based e-mail services. The Panelist agreed with Honeywell that "David Honeywell" lacked any standing to submit a Response on behalf of r9.net. Accordingly, the Panelist found that the Complaint filed by Honeywell satisfied the necessary elements to obtain an order transferring the domain name honeywell.net.