WIPO Turns 40! Happy World Intellectual Property Day! from www.ipwatchdog.com The blasted desk calendar that promised to remind me of all important holidays almost failed me miserably. How is it possible that a calendar that tells me that January 2 is a bank holiday in ...
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Blawg Review #261 from ipkitten.blogspot.com Blawg Review #261. Today is the tenth World Intellectual Property Day. While you’re reading this, I shall be partying with friends and colleagues in my intellectual property community. This community, for the record, consists ...
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Design Patents: Eliminating the Ornamental/Functional Dichotomy from www.patentlyo.com Richardson v. Stanley Works, Inc. (on petition for en banc rehearing at the Federal Circuit, 2010)
In its March 9, 2010 decision, the Federal Circuit held that design patent infringement should focus only on ornamental ...
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Experiences of IP and VCs from ipfinance.blogspot.com Next Friday 29th April in London, Jon Calvert of
ClearView IP will be sharing his experience of investors and their views on intellectual property in an evening presentation for the
Licensing Executives Society.
According to ...
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Ambush Marketing: those companies thumbing their noses at trade mark laws… from ipfinance.blogspot.com Recently I came across an
excellent article written by Mike Du Toit of South African law firm
Edward Nathan Sonnenberg on “Ambush Marketing”. As the World Cup in his home country approaches, the moment is ...
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Letter from AmeriKat - Costco Wholesale v Omega SA from ipkitten.blogspot.com
Last Friday night the AmeriKat, in true display of her geekiness, was at the Royal Albert Hall for the cinematic screening of the Lord of the Rings Two Towers with live soundtrack played by the ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Cloud Computing: Winners and Losers from ipfinance.blogspot.com I continue to ponder various points about cloud computing that were raised in a session on the subject in which I participated earlier this week. I paid particular attention to the presentation of a senior ...
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World Intellectual Property Day 2010 from www.ipeg.eu Tomorrow, Monday April 26 is World Intellectual Property Day. Initiated by WIPO in 2000, the 10th anniversary of this day coincides with the 40th anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention establishing WIPO ...
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Personalized medicine - a growing market from intangitopia.blogspot.com In March, I wrote about how personalized medicine is becoming an increasingly important concept in the biotechonomy worldwide. This development is now becoming more apparent and actors seem to be moving in this direction. One ...
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TRIPs protocol: Australian implementation consultation from ipwars.com IP Australia has issued a consultation paper on implementing the TRIPS protocol.
The TRIPS protocol is the modification (or is that clarification?) of TRIPS obligations to improve the availability of “crisis” pharmaceuticals in least developed ...
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Google's Street View a problem in Germany? from ipbiz.blogspot.com From The Register, of the problem:
Google's roving Street View spycam may blur your face, but it's got your number. The Street View service is under fire in Germany for scanning private WLAN ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Accidental plagiarism? from ipbiz.blogspot.com In describing a situation wherein a poet (later) discovered a substantial similarity between a poem he wrote and one in a book he owned, Tom Bartlett wrote:
This kind of plagiarism—if that's even ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Apple's missing iPhone: First Amendment vs. lost property from ipbiz.blogspot.com Of the iPhone 4G left in a Redwood City bar, Apple is working with local authorities; according to CNET:
Apple has spoken to local police about the incident and the investigation is believed to be ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
The “Befuddled Examiner” standard from www.717madisonplace.com In Harari v. Hollmer, 2009-1406 (Fed. Cir. April 19, 2010) decided this past week, the Federal Circuit introduced a new standard, the “befuddled examiner” standard, in assessing whether an applicant’s actions were appropriate. The ...
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Licensees underpay royalties 86% of the time, according to Invotex report from ipspotlight.com Patent, trademark, and copyright license agreements typically give the licensor a right to audit the licensee’s records to ensure that the licensee is accurately reporting sales and calculating royalties that are due. However, licensors ...
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Written description enablement difference from allthingspros.blogspot.com In a lot of file histories that I read, both practitioners and Examiners seem to confuse the written description and enablement requirement, conflating the two into a single requirement that "claim terms must have support ...
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Conference & CLE Calendar from www.patentdocs.org April 27-28, 2010 - 4th Annual Paragraph IV Disputes*** (American Conference Institute) - New York, NY April 27-28, 2010 - Corporate IP Counsel Summit (World Research Group) - New York, NY April 29, 2010 - 26th Annual Joint Patent Practice ...
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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. Ferndale Laboratories, Inc. v. PruGen, Inc. et al. 2:10-cv-11644; filed April 22, 2010 in the ...
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Dr. Reddy's Wins Attorney's Fees from AstraZeneca in Prilosec OTC Case from www.orangebookblog.com AstraZeneca v. Dr. Reddy’s, No. 07–6790 (S.D.N.Y. 2010)
by Jim Wasicak and Aaron Barkoff
After Dr. Reddy’s filed an ANDA for Prilosec OTC (omeprazole), AstraZeneca (AZ) filed suit, alleging ...
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