Patent & IP news for October 25, 2009

Letter from AmeriKat I: Patents and Trade Marks from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Last week the AmeriKat was so engrossed in reading the latest issue of Vanity Fair and Michael Wolff’s article on Rupert Murdoch, newspaper content, and the internet on her flight back to London that ...

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In other news: Denic softens its rules, Pirate Bay and a handbag war from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Some IP news that caught this kat's eye this week include....

We learned from the BBC that The Pirate Bay, now officially owned by a Seychelles-based company called Riversella Ltd, was yet again involved ...

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Patenting the Virtual World: Webkinz from www.1201tuesday.com

There's few situations more embarrassing than when your six-year old son figures out that you were playing his video game the night before. Okay, maybe when your wife stumbles upon you after midnight playing ...

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Letter from AmeriKat II: copyright from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Every time a phone rings, ASCAP won’t get its wings, judge decides

When someone calls the AmeriKat, Led Zeppelin’s Misty Mountain Hop blasts out (much to the annoyance those around her) on her ...

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The case of the Fabulous Fake … from spicyipindia.blogspot.com


In light of a recent decision by the UK High Court, tweeting might just have a new meaning. To make things a clearer, recently the UK High Court allowed an injunction to be served on ...

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Ted Blake from ipkitten.blogspot.com

The IPKat is sad to record the passing of Ted Blake, who died peacefully on Friday after a long battle with leukaemia. He had only very recently retired from a career in the world of ...

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HP out of "Coalition for Patent Fairness"? from ipbiz.blogspot.com

Andrew Noyes reports: Computer giant Hewlett-Packard has pulled out of the Coalition for Patent Fairness over concerns that legislation currently moving through Congress does not go far enough to curb what some high-tech firms believe ...

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Kappos on the USPTO: "the nose of this airplane is pointed down" from ipbiz.blogspot.com

At the Association of Corporate Counsel's annual meeting, David Kappos did NOT exude near-term confidence for the USPTO. As quoted in the National Law Journal:

"the nose of this airplane is pointed down" (...)

"Under ...

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Global Battle Brews Over Green Building Eco-marks from greenpatentblog.com

The Green Building Initiative (GBI) is a Portland, Oregon non-profit that promotes green building practices. GBI offers an assessment protocol and rating system for environmentally friendly building design under the GREEN GLOBES mark. GBI is ...

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USPTO Designates New PTDL, But What About Online? from www.ipwatchdog.com

The United States Patent and Trademark Office a few days ago announced the designation of the Ryan-Matura Library of Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, as a Patent and Trademark Depository Library (PTDL). The patent ...

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