Patent & IP news for April 24, 2010

Medicrime: Another Anti-Counterfeiting Convention Emerges In Europe from www.ip-watch.org

While the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is getting a lot of attention with its draft consolidated version just published, there is another convention dealing with one major aspect it was always said ACTA would tackle ...

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Difficulties Collecting Royalties from www.patentlyo.com

In the recent case ofClearPlay v. Max Abecassis and Nissim Corp(Fed. Cir. 2010), the patent holder (Nissim) struggled to collect its royalty payments even after the parties signed an agreement that settled their ...

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Wikipedia from patentlibrarian.blogspot.com

Several Canadian judges have criticized immigration officials for citing Wikipedia articles in decisions to deport or deny entrance to foreigners. (Judges rap Wiki-evidence... Globe and Mail, Apr. 21) This is the most recent case of ...

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Official Notice | Avoiding a Possible Patent Prosecution Pitfall from www.presumptionofvalidity.com

During patent prosecution, Examiners may take Official Notice of facts which are not of record or utilize “common knowledge” to support a patentability rejection.  As Official Notice is employed occasionally in Office Actions, it is ...

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