Method of treatment claims in the US: a foreigner asks ... from ipkitten.blogspot.com A colleague who practises a long way from the United States has some questions concerning that country's patent law ("the envy of the world", as recently described in an
Innovation Alliance circular) and thinks ...
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PCT v. 2.0 on the anvil? from spicyipindia.blogspot.com WIPO intends to impose a "Global Patenting Regime" on the developing world, on behalf of big pharma and developed countries, if
this editorial by KG Narendranath in Economic Times and
this note in Pharmabiz are ...
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Monday miscellany from ipkitten.blogspot.com The Amerikat is a little bit under the weather at the moment, so if you were visiting the blog especially to read her weekly contribution, please be patient -- it will be a little late this ...
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Northern District of Illinois Proposes Patent Rules Affecting Claim Construction Practice from www.grayonclaims.com As noted in an article posted today on Dennis Crouch's Patently-O blog by R. David Donoghue (of the Chicago IP Litigation blog), the Northern District of Illinois is considering a new set of patent ...
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A desiccated follower of trashion from ipkitten.blogspot.com The July-August issue of Informa's ten-times a year Trademark World contains a cover story which rather appeals to the IPKat. "Trash or Treasure", by
Andrea Anderson (Holland & Hart) discusses a subject that is pretty ...
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Guest Post: Is OSHO a Trademark - Osho Friends to the Rescue from spicyipindia.blogspot.com We bring you a guest post on controversial case of the Osho trademark, as decided by the Trademark Trial and Appellate Board (TTAB) in the US. You will recall our previous posts on the frequently ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Internet overhauling in European Union from www.iposgoode.ca European Union Telecommunications Commissioner Viviane Reding is planning to overhaul Internet downloading policies in order to facilitate simple, consumer friendly, and legal access to music and films online. Her response to a recent survey, showing ...
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New Proposed Patent Rules Significantly Change Claim Construction Briefing from www.patentlyo.com by David Donoghue (of Chicago IP Litigation and Holland & Knight) The Northern District of Illinois judges are currently considering public comments on a new set of proposed Local Patent Rules – click here to download a ...
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Bilski and Biotechnology: An Update from holmansbiotechipblog.blogspot.com A host of amicus briefs critical of the Federal Circuit's "machine-transformation" test for patent eligibility, as recently set forth in the court's en banc Bilski decision, will be filed this week with the ...
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McNeil Dodges Bullet on Timing of Appeal Filing from www.patentbaristas.com After McNeil appealed obviousness rejections to the US Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, the Board dismissed the whole business as filed in an untimely manner. McNeil took the case to ...
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Deja vu? from ipbiz.blogspot.com Back during the oil crunches of the 1970's, the predictions made at the time were that oil would run out in the 2020's.
Those predictions were discarded. Now, we have a prediction from ...
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SpicyIP Tidbit: Glasgow Wants Protection for Chicken Tikka Masala from spicyipindia.blogspot.com After calls for a GI for Birmingham’s Balti dishes on which Sumathi had blogged early last month, it is now chicken tikka masala’s turn.
According to the Financial Times, an MP from UK ...
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McNeil: BPAI misunderstands patent claim! from ipbiz.blogspot.com The case
IN RE MCNEIL-PPC, INC. is a review of re-examination by the CAFC, and addresses
the issue of "from what day" a response period is measured, date of decision vs. date of mailing.
By ...
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Before You Fire That Social Networker … from blawgit.com The Problem The Des Moines Register reports that in the past year alone, businesses have fired several workers for posting objectionable material to social networking websites. The latest incident involves a Casey’s General Stores ...
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Government to introduce a whistle blower scheme in a bid to counter spurious drugs from spicyipindia.blogspot.com The Union Health Minister Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad has
proposed, in Parliament, a whistle blower scheme for all those informants who volunteer with information on spurious or counterfeit drugs. According to the policy a maximum ...
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Google/Apple tensions: Schmidt off Apple's Board from ipbiz.blogspot.com Erick Schonfeld of TechCruch wrote on 3 Aug 09 of Google CEO Eric Schmidt resigning from the Apple Board:
Google brought down the disapproving scrutiny of the FCC onto Apple on Friday night [July 31 ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Seth on Shaving from inventblog.com Seth Godin’s piece today on “Bear Shaving” is, yet again, an excellent illustration of his brilliance. Sadly, every time I hear someone with a new “patent reform” argument/plan/policy…it is almost always ...
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Patents per capita and Idaho from inventblog.com One statistic I get tired of hearing is how data shows (showed?) that Idaho is (was) #1 per capita for patents and Boise is (was) #2 per capita for patents. The reality is those numbers ...
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