Patent & IP news for March 26, 2010
Patent Litigations
- Quality Management, Inc. v. Tom W. Thurman, Inc. filed 2010-03-25 in Minnesota
- Shifferaw v. Emson Usa et. al. filed 2010-03-22 in New York Southern
- Inventec (CC) v. E. Mishan & Sons, Inc. filed 2010-03-25 in California Central
- Mogas Industries, Inc. v. Velan Inc. filed 2010-03-25 in Texas Southern
- WM Organic Growth, Inc. v. A-Harmony NV, LLC et. al. filed 2010-03-25 in Texas Southern
- Helferich Patent Licensing, LLC. v. Hewlett-Packard Company filed 2010-03-25 in Illinois Northern
- Essociate, Inc. v. Blue Whaler Investments, LLC et. al. filed 2010-03-23 in California Central
- Harmon et. al. v. WM Organic Growth, Inc. et. al. filed 2010-03-25 in Texas Southern
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Patent & IP Blogs
Friday fantasies from ipkitten.blogspot.com As World Intellectual Property Day looms ever closer, the imperative to keep checking the IPKat's Forthcoming Events side bar grows more powerful too. Don't let the world celebrate this momentous occasion without you ...
Two new articles from ipfinance.blogspot.com The March 2010 issue of Informa Law's Copyright World has now been published. This issue is of particular interest to readers of this weblog since it contains two articles on transactions involving virtual assets ...
Monsanto's Patent Strategy: Less Today May Be More Tomorrow from ipfinance.blogspot.com I have been under (blog)water for the better part of the last two weeks but, with the trial over, it's great to be able to comment once again. What grabbed my immediate attention ...
The Relevance of Invention Date in Patent Prosecution: Part IV (Survey) from www.patentlyo.com This is Part IV of my series on the relevance of the invention date in patent prosecution. You may download my entire paper here.This part discusses the results of a survey on the impact ...
Call for IP Golden Oldies from ipkitten.blogspot.com Think of "Golden Oldies", and Elvis or Petula Clark come to mind. Something quite different was suggested while listening to a podcast interview with the august U.S. law academic and judge, Richard A. Posner ...
Fingers Crossed for Spring 2010 ICAP Ocean Tomo Auction from www.ipprospective.com Today ICAP Ocean Tomo will host their Spring 2010 IP Auction in San Francisco, which has stirred a lot of buzz lately in the blogosphere because of various sales made before the auction has even ...
Merger Considerations in Patent Reissue and Inter Partes Patent Reexamination Proceedings from www.patentspostgrant.com The general policy of the USPTO is that the examination of a reissue application and an inter partes reexamination proceeding will not be conducted separately at the same time as to a particular ...
Google AdWord Rapid Response seminar report from ipkitten.blogspot.com Yesterday's Rapid Response seminar on the Court of Justice ruling in Joined Cases C-266 to 238/08 Google AdWords was an amazing experience. Exactly 56 hours after the European Union's leading court gave ...
PUBPAT Expresses "Deep Concern" over Senate False Marking Provision from www.patentdocs.org
By Donald Zuhn -- Last week, in a letter addressed to Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Ranking Member Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT) Executive Director Daniel Ravicher expressed "deep concern" over the ...
By Donald Zuhn -- Last week, in a letter addressed to Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Ranking Member Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT) Executive Director Daniel Ravicher expressed "deep concern" over the ...
Applera Corp. v. Illumina, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2010) from www.patentdocs.org
By Kevin E. Noonan -- The Federal Circuit waded into the question of patent ownership in a dispute between a patent attorney and Applera-Applied Biosystems over patents involving nucleic acid sequencing technology in Applera Corp. v ...
By Kevin E. Noonan -- The Federal Circuit waded into the question of patent ownership in a dispute between a patent attorney and Applera-Applied Biosystems over patents involving nucleic acid sequencing technology in Applera Corp. v ...
The Relevance of Invention Date in Patent Prosecution: Part IV (Survey) from www.patentlyo.com
This is Part IV of my series on the relevance of the invention date in patent prosecution. You may download my entire paper here.This part discusses the results of a survey on the impact ...
This is Part IV of my series on the relevance of the invention date in patent prosecution. You may download my entire paper here.This part discusses the results of a survey on the impact ...
Addressing inaccuracies in domain name contact information from www.iposgoode.ca
Billy Barnes is a JD candidate at the University of Toronto. According to a report commissioned by ICANN, the organization that oversees the domain name system, less than one quarter of domain name ownership records ...
Billy Barnes is a JD candidate at the University of Toronto. According to a report commissioned by ICANN, the organization that oversees the domain name system, less than one quarter of domain name ownership records ...
Brody Berman Launches New Blog from www.infringementupdates.com
On February 12, 2010, Brody Berman launched the IP Insider as the IP insight, people and transactions blog. Some recent titles: BW (yawn… ) on Patent Trolls NPE Impact is Focus of PwC Study Acquistion Values ...
On February 12, 2010, Brody Berman launched the IP Insider as the IP insight, people and transactions blog. Some recent titles: BW (yawn… ) on Patent Trolls NPE Impact is Focus of PwC Study Acquistion Values ...
Amendment of Infringement Contentions Permitted Despite Public Availability of Information Addressed by Amendment from docketreport.blogspot.com
The court granted plaintiff's motion to amend its infringement contentions despite defendant's argument that "the information providing the basis for the amendment was publicly available. . . . This case is similar to [American Video Graphics ...
The court granted plaintiff's motion to amend its infringement contentions despite defendant's argument that "the information providing the basis for the amendment was publicly available. . . . This case is similar to [American Video Graphics ...
Handling trademark infringements: a discussion with Patrick Reilly of IP Society from ipelton.wordpress.com
I had the pleasure last week of doing my first ever “video blog” interview with Patrick Reilly of IP Society. We discussed some considerations and strategies when a trademark owner learns about an infringement. Write ...
Google’s War of Words from eyesonip.blogspot.com
Switching from patents to trademarks, and from the U.S. federal court system to the European Court of Justice (ECJ), today’s entry throws together two companies with little in common: Google (selling words via ...
Switching from patents to trademarks, and from the U.S. federal court system to the European Court of Justice (ECJ), today’s entry throws together two companies with little in common: Google (selling words via ...
Round and round with Angiomax from ipbiz.blogspot.com
Following last week's events with Angiomax, with the USPTO playing hardball, it appears we will have a reprise. From Reuters:
[Medicines Co] filed the complaint on March 25 against the PTO, the U.S ...
Following last week's events with Angiomax, with the USPTO playing hardball, it appears we will have a reprise. From Reuters:
[Medicines Co] filed the complaint on March 25 against the PTO, the U.S ...
Blogs quiet on Ariad? from ipbiz.blogspot.com
Many of the IP blogs have been quiet on the en banc Ariad decision, which represented a stunningly thorough repudiation of positions taken by a number of IP professors.
Patently-O noted:
My sense is that ...
Many of the IP blogs have been quiet on the en banc Ariad decision, which represented a stunningly thorough repudiation of positions taken by a number of IP professors.
Patently-O noted:
My sense is that ...
Patent Irony: Crush Your Invention by Calling It Such from sharpip.blogspot.com
One of my favorite ironies in the world of intellectual property involves the deadly magic of the word "invention." By simply using that word in describing your invention in a patent, you may cast a ...
One of my favorite ironies in the world of intellectual property involves the deadly magic of the word "invention." By simply using that word in describing your invention in a patent, you may cast a ...
Fungibility in the days of 10% unemployment from ipbiz.blogspot.com
Karen Burns of US News has a piece 7 Things Your Boss Should Never Say to You which begins with
"I pay your salary. You have to do what I say." and includes It's ...
Karen Burns of US News has a piece 7 Things Your Boss Should Never Say to You which begins with
"I pay your salary. You have to do what I say." and includes It's ...
More 1 April 2010 EPO Rule Changes: Amendments at European Regional Stage Entry from info.inoviaip.com
In view of the high excess claims fees that apply to European applications, it's common for PCT applicants to reduce the number of claims on file at regional phase entry to Europe.
In the ...
The Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendment Act of 2010 is Now in Effect from dailydoseofip.blogspot.com
As highlighted with a recent U.S. Patent and Trademark Office notice (available HERE), the Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendment Act of 2010 (Pub. Law No. 111-146, 124 Stat. 66 (2010)) became effective on March ...
As highlighted with a recent U.S. Patent and Trademark Office notice (available HERE), the Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendment Act of 2010 (Pub. Law No. 111-146, 124 Stat. 66 (2010)) became effective on March ...
Commercialization of University Research from www.athenaalliance.org
Yesterday, the National Economic Council in the White House put out an announcement Request for Information on Commercialization of University Research. As part of the earlier announced Obama innovation strategy:
Yesterday, the National Economic Council in the White House put out an announcement Request for Information on Commercialization of University Research. As part of the earlier announced Obama innovation strategy:
the Administration is interested in ...
So You Think You Had A Bad Week from 37thoughts.wordpress.com
Applera Corporation (part of the Applied Biosystems Group, if I recall correctly, which is in turn part of Life Technologies) has had a tough couple days. They managed to go 0-for-2 at the Federal Circuit ...
Applera Corporation (part of the Applied Biosystems Group, if I recall correctly, which is in turn part of Life Technologies) has had a tough couple days. They managed to go 0-for-2 at the Federal Circuit ...
Pressure Products v. Greatbatch: Why Another 5 Judge Panel? from www.ipwatchdog.com
Nothing in the appealed issues in Pressure Products (claim construction, denial of motion for JMOL, leave to amend answer) even remotely hints at or suggests the basis for this five judge panel. In fact, Pressure ...
Nothing in the appealed issues in Pressure Products (claim construction, denial of motion for JMOL, leave to amend answer) even remotely hints at or suggests the basis for this five judge panel. In fact, Pressure ...
The oldest Australian film from ipwars.com
Last week, various news agencies carried reports about a showing of Australia’s oldest, or oldest surviving, film – Patineur Grotesque. The story, with links to the video, at the ABC, the Age and the SMH ...
Last week, various news agencies carried reports about a showing of Australia’s oldest, or oldest surviving, film – Patineur Grotesque. The story, with links to the video, at the ABC, the Age and the SMH ...
Google’s sale of ‘trademarked’ keywords does not infringe in EU from ipwars.com
The European Court of Justice has ruled that the sale of ‘trademarked’ terms by Google as keyword triggers of advertising: From IPKat reports. According to the IPKat, the rulings themselves: 1. Article 5(1)(a ...
The European Court of Justice has ruled that the sale of ‘trademarked’ terms by Google as keyword triggers of advertising: From IPKat reports. According to the IPKat, the rulings themselves: 1. Article 5(1)(a ...
Deja vu on bans on public cursing from ipbiz.blogspot.com
On March 26, CBS News without Katie Couric had a story on a teenager campaigning against profanity. A "cuss jar" was part of the deal. The teenager had sent one to Joe Biden, who more ...
On March 26, CBS News without Katie Couric had a story on a teenager campaigning against profanity. A "cuss jar" was part of the deal. The teenager had sent one to Joe Biden, who more ...
Reform Doing Away with Interference Proceedings & First to Invent from www.ipwatchdog.com
One of the proposals in the pending patent reform legislation is a change from first to invent to a first to file system. The trouble is that an interference proceeding, the proceeding that would take ...
One of the proposals in the pending patent reform legislation is a change from first to invent to a first to file system. The trouble is that an interference proceeding, the proceeding that would take ...
Slideshow: 'Understanding And Obtaining Patents And Managing Costs' from www.mxlegal.com
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Below are the slides from a presentation on patents that I made to a joint meeting of the New England Sections of the American Ceramic Society and the International ...
Pharmaceutical & Biotech Patent Litigation Strategies Conference from www.patentdocs.org
Pharma IQ will be holding its 5th Annual Pharmaceutical & Biotech Patent Litigation Strategies conference on May 24-26, 2010 in London, England. The conference will allow attendees to: • Protect a patent portfolio through implementation of the ...
Pharma IQ will be holding its 5th Annual Pharmaceutical & Biotech Patent Litigation Strategies conference on May 24-26, 2010 in London, England. The conference will allow attendees to: • Protect a patent portfolio through implementation of the ...
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