Patent & IP news for November 7, 2009

Out of Hand from www.patenthawk.com

The New York Times turns troglodyte on invention, fearing patents can "stifle competition and infringe on the rights of non-patent holders. Not every bright idea should be protected as a property right." Only bright ideas ...

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Call for Papers: 7th Annual Symposium on IP/Gender: Mapping the Connections held at the Washington College of Law from spicyipindia.blogspot.com


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The American University Washington College of Law (WCL) (a top U.S. law school that is renowned as the provider of quality legal education ...

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Subject matter jurisdiction: KCI and Innovative from ipbiz.blogspot.com

In January 2008, IPBiz posted on a patent infringement suit by KCI against Innovative, launched in MD NC.
[
KCI goes after Innovative Therapies over vacuum bandage ]

On 14 July 2008, Magistrate Judge Leonard P. Stark ...

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On waiving attorney-client privilege to protect oneself from ipbiz.blogspot.com

In a 2005 post [
Overzealous patent attorneys lead to client disenchantment ], IPBiz made reference to Parker B. Potter, Jr., Ordeal by Trial: Judicial References to the Nightmare World of Franz Kafka, 3 Pierce L. Rev ...

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Derivative priority and the Thomas/Matisse/Obama matter from ipbiz.blogspot.com

Ben Shapiro, in a post titled ‘Washington Post’ Endorses Plagiarism to Defend Obama delves into the Thomas/Watusi/Matisse/Snail matter and the Shepard Fairey Obama Hope/AP matter.

In the first paragraph, the manifest ...

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"And outsourcing can often deliver real innovation, especially in economic development " from ipbiz.blogspot.com

The title quote [And outsourcing can often deliver real innovation, especially in economic development. ] appears in the New York Times.

In that outsourcing does change the way we live, it can be considered an innovation ...

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Mendte snagged by copyright law? from ipbiz.blogspot.com

Larry Mendte is apparently pushing a show Coming Clean to TV news execs, wherein news stories beneath headlines would be analyzed, with a removal of bias and spin. His treatment on YouTube got pulled because ...

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Much Ado About Nothing Over First to File from www.ipwatchdog.com

Just about 24 hours ago I posted an article relating to my changing position with respect to first to file, and already there is something of a firestorm. I understand there are those who feel ...

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