Patent & IP news for March 22, 2010
Patent Litigations
- McCabe v. Floyd Rose Guitars et. al. filed 2010-03-19 in California Southern
- IpLearn, LLC. v. Learn.com, Inc., et. al. filed 2010-03-19 in Texas Eastern
- craigslist, Inc. v. GraphOn Corporation filed 2010-03-18 in California Northern
- Etagz v. Flambeau et. al. filed 2010-03-18 in Utah
- NeuroGrafix et. al. v. Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. et. al. filed 2010-03-18 in California Central
- Wise v. Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. filed 2010-03-19 in Washington Western
- Lonestar Inventions, L.P. v. Nvidia Corporation filed 2010-03-19 in Texas Eastern
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Monday miscellany from ipkitten.blogspot.com Well done, to the IPKat's friends Frédéric Glaize, Bertrand Pautrot, Gilles Ringeisen and Cédric Manara, who have masterminded a French-language rapid response podcast, to take place this coming Wednesday, just one day after the ...
BIO IPCC Spring Conference from www.patentdocs.org
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will be holding its Intellectual Property Counsels Committee (IPCC) Spring Conference & Meeting on April 19-21, 2010 in New Orleans, LA. The semi-annual IPCC conference will once again be open to ...
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will be holding its Intellectual Property Counsels Committee (IPCC) Spring Conference & Meeting on April 19-21, 2010 in New Orleans, LA. The semi-annual IPCC conference will once again be open to ...
Conference & CLE Calendar from www.patentdocs.org
March 22-23, 2010 - 4th Annual Patent Law Institute (Practising Law Institute) - San Francisco, CA March 24-25, 2010 - FDA Boot Camp*** (American Conference Institute) - New York, NY March 30, 2010 - "The Bilski Decision: Expert Strategies to ...
March 22-23, 2010 - 4th Annual Patent Law Institute (Practising Law Institute) - San Francisco, CA March 24-25, 2010 - FDA Boot Camp*** (American Conference Institute) - New York, NY March 30, 2010 - "The Bilski Decision: Expert Strategies to ...
Court Report from www.patentdocs.org
By Sherri Oslick -- About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Cephalon, Inc. et al. v. Lupin Ltd. et al. 1:10-cv-00661; filed March 17, 2010 in ...
By Sherri Oslick -- About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Cephalon, Inc. et al. v. Lupin Ltd. et al. 1:10-cv-00661; filed March 17, 2010 in ...
BIO International Convention from www.patentdocs.org
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will be holding its annual BIO International Convention on May 3-6, 2010 in Chicago, IL. Founded in 1993, BIO is a nonprofit association seeking supportive biotechnology policies on behalf of ...
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will be holding its annual BIO International Convention on May 3-6, 2010 in Chicago, IL. Founded in 1993, BIO is a nonprofit association seeking supportive biotechnology policies on behalf of ...
Hollywood, Bollywood tying up to fight piracy from spicyipindia.blogspot.com
There are reports that Hollywood and Bollywood are launching a joint initiative against piracy in India. The MPAA on behalf of Hollywood, and seven Indian companies have decided to join together to fight counterfeiting of ...
Introducting smar(tm)ark newsletter from ipelton.wordpress.com
The first edition of my new monthly newsletter was published today. Read it here: smar(tm)ark newsletter from Erik M. Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Sign up for future issues here: http://visitor.constantcontact.com/manage ...
The first edition of my new monthly newsletter was published today. Read it here: smar(tm)ark newsletter from Erik M. Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Sign up for future issues here: http://visitor.constantcontact.com/manage ...
Inoculate Your Patents from Inequitable Conduct Allegations? from www.patentspostgrant.com
The ability to inoculate your patent portfolio from inequitable conduct charges may be coming soon. Patent Reform, as proposed in the revised version of S.515, provides new mechanisms to address inequitable conduct allegations.
The ability to inoculate your patent portfolio from inequitable conduct charges may be coming soon. Patent Reform, as proposed in the revised version of S.515, provides new mechanisms to address inequitable conduct allegations.
Google AdWords Do Not Infringe Patent Requiring "Price-Determining Activity" from docketreport.blogspot.com
Defendants Google Inc. and AOL LLC were entitled to summary judgment of noninfringement as to the asserted patent claiming "methods of doing business over the Internet 'wherein various forms of competition and/or entertainment are ...
Defendants Google Inc. and AOL LLC were entitled to summary judgment of noninfringement as to the asserted patent claiming "methods of doing business over the Internet 'wherein various forms of competition and/or entertainment are ...
Does the March 5, 2010 Version of S. 515 Encourage Commission of Fraud on the Patent Office? from www.patentspostgrant.com
Section 17 of the March 5, 2010 version of S. 515 (the Patent Reform Act of 2010) makes certain curious changes to Sections 116 (Joint Inventions), 184 (Filing in a Foreign Country), 185 (Foreign Filing ...
Section 17 of the March 5, 2010 version of S. 515 (the Patent Reform Act of 2010) makes certain curious changes to Sections 116 (Joint Inventions), 184 (Filing in a Foreign Country), 185 (Foreign Filing ...
Trademarks Next Generation from www.uspto.gov
I’d like to focus today on something in the works for Trademarks. One of the goals I have for Trademarks is complete end-to-end electronic processing internally and externally. We’re calling our project Trademarks ...
Madrid System Trademark Filing Statistics Recently Published by WIPO from dailydoseofip.blogspot.com
On Friday, March 18, 2010, the World Intellectual Property Organization published statistics comparing 2009 trademark filings under WIPO’s Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks ("Madrid") to filings made in 2008. In total ...
On Friday, March 18, 2010, the World Intellectual Property Organization published statistics comparing 2009 trademark filings under WIPO’s Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks ("Madrid") to filings made in 2008. In total ...
Dump Doha? from www.athenaalliance.org
It has been a busy weekend in Washington. On Saturday, there was an anti-war demonstration. On Sunday, tens of thousands of immigration reform supporters gathered on the Mall (and many thousands of them marched past ...
It has been a busy weekend in Washington. On Saturday, there was an anti-war demonstration. On Sunday, tens of thousands of immigration reform supporters gathered on the Mall (and many thousands of them marched past ...
Senator Leahy at politico on patent reform from ipbiz.blogspot.com
In a post on Politco titled Patent reform: Good for innovation, Senator Leahy writes:
Innovation has been impeded in recent years by a patent system that too often grants low-quality patents with overly broad claims ...
In a post on Politco titled Patent reform: Good for innovation, Senator Leahy writes:
Innovation has been impeded in recent years by a patent system that too often grants low-quality patents with overly broad claims ...
“Some of the certitude surrounding intellectual property is breaking down" from ipbiz.blogspot.com
An article in the Harvard Crimson titled Ad Board Grapples with Plagiarism ends with a quote attributed to Dean of Undergraduate Education Jay M. Harris:
“It’s a moment to really revisit the way in ...
An article in the Harvard Crimson titled Ad Board Grapples with Plagiarism ends with a quote attributed to Dean of Undergraduate Education Jay M. Harris:
“It’s a moment to really revisit the way in ...
Battle of the Patent Search Systems, Part II from intellogist.wordpress.com
Wow – the ongoing ratings competition between QPAT, PatBase, TotalPatent, and Thomson Innovation has really turned a lot of heads. Last week’s Intellogist update post was one of the most popular so far on this ...
Wow – the ongoing ratings competition between QPAT, PatBase, TotalPatent, and Thomson Innovation has really turned a lot of heads. Last week’s Intellogist update post was one of the most popular so far on this ...
The iTeddy® from britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk
I occasionally come across the patents of those who have appealed for finance on Dragons' Den. Here is another, Imran Hakim of Bolton, Lancashire, whose background is as an optometrist and "serial...
(From Steve van ...
I occasionally come across the patents of those who have appealed for finance on Dragons' Den. Here is another, Imran Hakim of Bolton, Lancashire, whose background is as an optometrist and "serial...
(From Steve van ...
China Tells WTO: Obligations Fulfilled On IP Dispute Case from www.ip-watch.org
China on Friday briefed the World Trade Organization on improvements in its intellectual property rights enforcement needed to bring it into compliance with a dispute settlement decision made last year.
China on Friday briefed the World Trade Organization on improvements in its intellectual property rights enforcement needed to bring it into compliance with a dispute settlement decision made last year.
EU To Request Publication Of ACTA Documents To Stop “Rumours”; Civil Society Meeting Planned from www.ip-watch.org
Europe will request the publication of the current drafts for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) at the next ACTA negotiating meeting in New Zealand in April, EU trade official Luc Devigne said today. Speaking at ...
Europe will request the publication of the current drafts for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) at the next ACTA negotiating meeting in New Zealand in April, EU trade official Luc Devigne said today. Speaking at ...
Forest Group Decision Has Led To Great Rise In Patent Marking Lawsuits from www.ip-watch.org
The recent Forest Group case decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has made it more financially viable for plaintiffs to sue for under the false marking patent statute ...
The recent Forest Group case decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has made it more financially viable for plaintiffs to sue for under the false marking patent statute ...
Amazon’s Infamous One-Click Patent Accepted in US Upon Re-Examination from www.iposgoode.ca
Alex Gloor is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. North of the Border we are quite familiar with the patent application brought by online retailer Amazon.com for its one-click ordering system. This ...
Alex Gloor is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. North of the Border we are quite familiar with the patent application brought by online retailer Amazon.com for its one-click ordering system. This ...
Federal Circuit Confirms that Patents Must Meet Both the Written Description and Enablement Requirements of Section 112. from www.patentlyo.com
Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Eli Lilly and Co. (Fed. Cir. 2010) (En Banc Decision) In a 9-2 decision, an en banc Federal Circuit has confirmed that 35 USC § 112 ¶1 includes separate written description and ...
Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Eli Lilly and Co. (Fed. Cir. 2010) (En Banc Decision) In a 9-2 decision, an en banc Federal Circuit has confirmed that 35 USC § 112 ¶1 includes separate written description and ...
Federal Circuit Confirms that Patents Must Meet Both the Written Description and Enablement Requirements of Section 112. from www.patentlyo.com
Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Eli Lilly and Co. (Fed. Cir. 2010) (En Banc Decision) In a 9-2 decision, an en banc Federal Circuit has confirmed that 35 USC § 112 ¶1 includes separate written description and ...
Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Eli Lilly and Co. (Fed. Cir. 2010) (En Banc Decision) In a 9-2 decision, an en banc Federal Circuit has confirmed that 35 USC § 112 ¶1 includes separate written description and ...
Early Patent Litigation: Pfizer & Alphapharm from info.articleonepartners.com
This week, we take another close look into a recent patent litigation case centered on patent quality.
Pfizer Inc. et al. v. Alphapharm Pty. Ltd. et al.
Case number 10-cv-00204 - U.S. District Court for ...
"Patent Reform Act of 2010" and "First Inventor to File" Rule Change from www.lotempiolaw.com
The Patent Reform Act of 2010 was recently made public in the form of an (“Amendment to S. 515”). Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) spoke at an Executive Business meeting (webcast) February 25 ...
Ariad Pharmaceuticals v. Eli Lilly from gordononpatentcases.blogspot.com
This is an en banc decision about whether a separate written description requirement exists (apart from enablement.) The majority held that the written description requirement exists: “We now reaffirm that § 112, first paragraph, contains a ...
This is an en banc decision about whether a separate written description requirement exists (apart from enablement.) The majority held that the written description requirement exists: “We now reaffirm that § 112, first paragraph, contains a ...
Design Patent and Replacement Parts from www.patentlyo.com
Insurance Industry Testimony: "alternatively-supplied collision repair parts typically are 26% to 50% less expensive than the car company parts, and the mere existence of competition for a given part results in the car companies lowering ...
Insurance Industry Testimony: "alternatively-supplied collision repair parts typically are 26% to 50% less expensive than the car company parts, and the mere existence of competition for a given part results in the car companies lowering ...
Marrin v. Griffin from gordononpatentcases.blogspot.com
This case involved a patent for a “scratch-off label to mark beverage containers and cups so that attendees of a gathering or party could keep track of their beverage cups.” (p. 2.) The district court ...
This case involved a patent for a “scratch-off label to mark beverage containers and cups so that attendees of a gathering or party could keep track of their beverage cups.” (p. 2.) The district court ...
Health Care Bill Good for BIO According to Greenwood from www.ipwatchdog.com
Notwithstanding the above, I am conflicted in my feelings. It seems that one of the deals included in the Health Care Bill, provisions aimed at biotechnology, are unquestionably good. This is not the type of ...
Notwithstanding the above, I am conflicted in my feelings. It seems that one of the deals included in the Health Care Bill, provisions aimed at biotechnology, are unquestionably good. This is not the type of ...
Federal Circuit Holds That Patent Act Includes Separate Written Description Requirement from inventivestep.net
Today, the Federal Circuit finally released its long-awaited opinion in Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Eli Lilly and Co. In a 9-2 decision, the court chose to follow Judge Lourie’s interpretation of the statute from ...
Today, the Federal Circuit finally released its long-awaited opinion in Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Eli Lilly and Co. In a 9-2 decision, the court chose to follow Judge Lourie’s interpretation of the statute from ...
USPTO Announces Live Administered Exam Schedule for 2010 from www.ipwatchdog.com
This year individuals seeking registration before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) as patent attorneys and agents can take the exam at the USPTO on July 13 or July 14, 2010. The deadline ...
This year individuals seeking registration before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) as patent attorneys and agents can take the exam at the USPTO on July 13 or July 14, 2010. The deadline ...
Pirate Party UK's 2010 manifesto from ipkitten.blogspot.com
The2010 election manifesto of the Pirate Party UK has just been published this evening, making the PPUK what the IPKat believes to be the first party to declare its hand before this year's General ...
The2010 election manifesto of the Pirate Party UK has just been published this evening, making the PPUK what the IPKat believes to be the first party to declare its hand before this year's General ...
Peer-to-Patent Australia from www.infringementupdates.com
The Peer-to-Patent project run recently in the United States has been adopted in Australia. Peer-to-Patent Australia is a joint initiative of the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and IP Australia that is designed to improve ...
The Peer-to-Patent project run recently in the United States has been adopted in Australia. Peer-to-Patent Australia is a joint initiative of the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and IP Australia that is designed to improve ...
Philly Inquirer talks about Michael Mann and ClimateGate from ipbiz.blogspot.com
Back on February 4, Katie Couric's CBS News showed part of the famous "Hide the Decline" clip satirizing Michael Mann of Penn State. On March 22, Faye Flam of the Philly Inquirer follows up ...
Back on February 4, Katie Couric's CBS News showed part of the famous "Hide the Decline" clip satirizing Michael Mann of Penn State. On March 22, Faye Flam of the Philly Inquirer follows up ...
Changes in Exminers' Hoteling Rules from just-n-examiner.livejournal.com
Hoteling is the program that allows examiners to do their work from home. It is a great benefit for examiners who take advantage of it. It helps out the Office as well, most obviously by ...
Hoteling is the program that allows examiners to do their work from home. It is a great benefit for examiners who take advantage of it. It helps out the Office as well, most obviously by ...
Ex parte Frye (precedential): BPAI does not give deference to Examiner findings from allthingspros.blogspot.com
Takeaway: On appeal to the BPAI, is the Examiner presumed to be correct, such that the Appellant has the burden to show error in the Examiner's position? Or does the Board review de novo ...
Takeaway: On appeal to the BPAI, is the Examiner presumed to be correct, such that the Appellant has the burden to show error in the Examiner's position? Or does the Board review de novo ...
Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Eli Lilly & Co. (Fed. Cir. 2010) (en banc) from www.patentdocs.org
By Kevin E. Noonan -- It's settled, then -- unless the Supreme Court decides to weigh in, there is a separate written description requirement in 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph. The precedent developed since ...
By Kevin E. Noonan -- It's settled, then -- unless the Supreme Court decides to weigh in, there is a separate written description requirement in 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph. The precedent developed since ...
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