Patent & IP news for January 23, 2010

SpicyIP Tidbit: The Science and Engineering Research Board Act, 2008 from spicyipindia.blogspot.com

In 2008 the then Minister for Science and Technology, Mr. Kapil Sibal had introduced in Parliament the Science and Engineering Research Board Bill, 2008. The Bill as passed by both Houses of Parliament in December ...

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The ethics of writing a "letter to the editor" from ipbiz.blogspot.com

One "Ellie Light" has been writing "letters to the editor" in support of President Obama. An issue is that she claims different addresses in the letters. As noted in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, variations of ...

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"The Tonight Show" saga as a parable in obviousness from ipbiz.blogspot.com

IPBiz has discussed trademark issues that might inhere in the recent "Tonight Show" controversy. [
"The Tonight Show" controversy: do trademarks have a temporal dimension?]

Suppose back in the year 2004, NBC executives had attempted to ...

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Things one finds on wikipedia: "magnetic air car" from ipbiz.blogspot.com

Under "magnetic air car," one finds the following text on wikipedia:

The magnetic air car is a concept car. Instead of an alternative fuel source, the magnetic air car uses air-compressing technology to propel it ...

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SpicyIP Tidbit: WHO is looking after flu scares? from spicyipindia.blogspot.com

An Inter-Governmental meeting this week of the Executive Board Members of the WHO, saw concerns on several different issues being discussed. Regarding a way towards an influenza framework, it was agreed that they would try ...

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