Patent & IP news for October 26, 2010
Patent Litigations
- Fasteners for Retail, Inc. v. American Gasket Technologies, Inc. filed 2010-10-25 in Illinois Northern
- Turek v. McNeil-PPC, Inc. filed 2010-10-25 in Illinois Southern
- Jason International Inc v. American Acrylic & Injection Inc filed 2010-10-25 in Arkansas Eastern
- Ham v. Jeffcoach filed 2010-10-25 in California Eastern
- CPI Card Group-Colorado, Inc. v. Leighton Technologies, LLC filed 2010-10-22 in Colorado
- Network Signatures Inc v. Scottrade Inc filed 2010-10-25 in California Central
- Clip Ventures LLC v. Joe Leighton & Associates, Inc. et. al. filed 2010-10-20 in California Northern
- Innovative Global Systems LLC v. OnStar, LLC et. al. filed 2010-10-26 in Texas Eastern
- Abbott Laboratories et. al. v. Anchen Pharmaceuticals Inc. et. al. filed 2010-10-25 in Delaware
- Network Signatures Inc v. Comerica Incorporated filed 2010-10-25 in California Central
- Main Hastings LLC v. Commscope, Inc. filed 2010-10-26 in Texas Eastern
- Promote Innovation LLC v. Motorola, Inc. filed 2010-10-26 in Texas Eastern
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Patent & IP Blogs
They Invented What? (No. 186) from anticipatethis.wordpress.com U.S. Pat. No. 5,593,111: Safety system for removing a rider from a vehicle by deploying a parachute.
What is claimed is:
1. Apparatus comprising:
a drag-inducing device affixed to a rider for ...
Unified Patent Classification One Step Closer to Reality from intellogist.wordpress.com In an effort under the IP5 forum (Five IP Offices) banner, the European Patent Office (EPO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) have agreed to move forward on jointly developing a unified ...
Wednesday whimsies from ipkitten.blogspot.com Dead King still enjoys royalty perks, but Shultz earns Peanuts. While it has been established since the days of Lewis Carroll (deceased) that a Kat may look at a king, it is plain that he ...
Two paradoxes and a paradigm: a tale of three books from ipkitten.blogspot.com Neil Netanel's Copyright's Paradox was such a cool book title, and this was a book published by his very good friends at Oxford University Press, that the IPKat confidently expected to receive a ...
USPTO and EPO to Develop Joint Patent Classification System from www.patentdocs.org
By Donald Zuhn -- In a joint press release issued on Monday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and European Patent Office announced that the two offices would be working together to develop a joint ...
By Donald Zuhn -- In a joint press release issued on Monday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and European Patent Office announced that the two offices would be working together to develop a joint ...
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IP And Competition Policy Can Help Each Other, Officials Say from www.ip-watch.org
Intellectual property and competition policy are sometimes seen as counterweights, but an efficient patent system and effective competition policy are ultimately complementary in nature, speakers said at an event today at the World Intellectual Property ...
Intellectual property and competition policy are sometimes seen as counterweights, but an efficient patent system and effective competition policy are ultimately complementary in nature, speakers said at an event today at the World Intellectual Property ...
Preparing for Future Litigation Before Your Patent Issues from ipwatchdog.com
This strategy is tried and true, and any company with a serious patent portfolio and an eye toward enforcing that portfolio through licensing or litigation has followed this strategy. What you do is look at ...
This strategy is tried and true, and any company with a serious patent portfolio and an eye toward enforcing that portfolio through licensing or litigation has followed this strategy. What you do is look at ...
EPO and USPTO Agree to Develop New Patent Classification from patentlibrarian.blogspot.com
Yesterday the EPO and USPTO announced that they have agreed to jointly develop a patent classification system based on ECLA and the IPC. The press releases are here and here.
Both offices have yet to ...
Yesterday the EPO and USPTO announced that they have agreed to jointly develop a patent classification system based on ECLA and the IPC. The press releases are here and here.
Both offices have yet to ...
To PCC or not to PCC? Here's a helpful chart from patlit.blogspot.com
Published here in the current issue of the UK Intellectual Property Office's IP Insight, in "IP enforcement in UK: Cheaper and simpler new procedure", but first published here as one of its IP Updates ...
Published here in the current issue of the UK Intellectual Property Office's IP Insight, in "IP enforcement in UK: Cheaper and simpler new procedure", but first published here as one of its IP Updates ...
Non-analogous art classifications different from allthingspros.blogspot.com
Arguments guaranteed to lose: non-analogous art when classifications are different
Takeaway: In evaluating non-analagous art arguments, the BPAI considers evidence that references are in different PTO classification to be "weak." The Board has cited two ...
Arguments guaranteed to lose: non-analogous art when classifications are different
Takeaway: In evaluating non-analagous art arguments, the BPAI considers evidence that references are in different PTO classification to be "weak." The Board has cited two ...
The ACLU Gene Patent Challenge: Analysis of Myriad's Brief from holmansbiotechipblog.blogspot.com
Yesterday I posted a link to the brief filed last Friday by Myriad Genetics with the Federal Circuit in the case of AMP v. PTO (ACLU and Public Patent Foundation challenge to gene patents). In ...
Yesterday I posted a link to the brief filed last Friday by Myriad Genetics with the Federal Circuit in the case of AMP v. PTO (ACLU and Public Patent Foundation challenge to gene patents). In ...
Brin Panna & The Chamber of Oppositions- I from spicyipindia.blogspot.com
For the purposes of this post, let’s have a few characters- Brin Panna is the protagonist and Peeve Jobs is the antagonist (Poltergeist, may be). And let’s call the story- “The Obvious Indian ...
For the purposes of this post, let’s have a few characters- Brin Panna is the protagonist and Peeve Jobs is the antagonist (Poltergeist, may be). And let’s call the story- “The Obvious Indian ...
Climate-Ready Crop Patents Present Danger For Biodiversity, Group Says from www.ip-watch.org
NAGOYA, JAPAN - A civil society group this week warned government officials gathered here against patents on “climate-ready” crops and what they characterised as an attempt to obtain an exclusive monopoly over plant gene sequences. The ...
NAGOYA, JAPAN - A civil society group this week warned government officials gathered here against patents on “climate-ready” crops and what they characterised as an attempt to obtain an exclusive monopoly over plant gene sequences. The ...
Convenience of False Marking Plaintiff "in the Business of Litigation" Given Little Weight in Venue Dispute from docketreport.blogspot.com
In granting defendant's motion to transfer venue of plaintiff's qui tam false marking action, the court found that the convenience of the parties favored defendant. "[Plaintiff] manufactures and produces nothing. It is in ...
In granting defendant's motion to transfer venue of plaintiff's qui tam false marking action, the court found that the convenience of the parties favored defendant. "[Plaintiff] manufactures and produces nothing. It is in ...
The Art of Selling Chocolate: Remarks on Copyright’s Domain from www.iposgoode.ca
Abraham Drassinower is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto On July 27, 2007, the Supreme Court of Canada released a significant decision dealing with copyright and parallel imports ...
Abraham Drassinower is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto On July 27, 2007, the Supreme Court of Canada released a significant decision dealing with copyright and parallel imports ...
Trading or employment? from ipfinance.blogspot.com
In XX v HMRC (and related appeals) (TC00689): the First Tier Tax Tribunal has confirmed that licence fees paid to an inventor (XX) by a company of which he was a director were trading income ...
Protocol on ABS Could Further Impoverish Indigenous Peoples, Groups Claim from www.ip-watch.org
Indigenous peoples today walked out of the ongoing negotiations at the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, Japan, according to an indigenous representative. Indigenous Peoples are being left with a bitter taste from ...
Indigenous peoples today walked out of the ongoing negotiations at the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, Japan, according to an indigenous representative. Indigenous Peoples are being left with a bitter taste from ...
Change Coming For Quiet UN Plant Variety Protection Agency? from www.ip-watch.org
Two new civil society observers were admitted last week to the Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) though whether that represents a cultural shift for the organisation or simply a procedure ...
Two new civil society observers were admitted last week to the Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) though whether that represents a cultural shift for the organisation or simply a procedure ...
Inventor's prior art patents and prosecution history lead to reversal of claim construction from www.filewrapper.com
In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit reversed a district court's grant of summary judgment of noninfringement and invalidity based on inadequate written description. The issue of infringement was reversed based on the district ...
In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit reversed a district court's grant of summary judgment of noninfringement and invalidity based on inadequate written description. The issue of infringement was reversed based on the district ...
Food Security Rests On Wild Plant Genetic Diversity, Says UN from www.ip-watch.org
The world's future food security could ride on the ability to save the wild cousins of crops usually cultivated for human consumption, says a Food and Agriculture Organization report out today. Related Articles:
The world's future food security could ride on the ability to save the wild cousins of crops usually cultivated for human consumption, says a Food and Agriculture Organization report out today. Related Articles:
U.S. and Europe agree to merge patent classification system from www.postgrant.com
On October 25, 2010, the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office have agreed to merge the classifications systems for the two offices. The merged classification system would be based on ...
On October 25, 2010, the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office have agreed to merge the classifications systems for the two offices. The merged classification system would be based on ...
Biodiversity Benefit-Sharing Treaty Negotiators Tackle New Text As Clock Ticks from www.ip-watch.org
Another grace period has been given to negotiators trying feverishly to find agreement this week in Nagoya, Japan on an international instrument protecting countries against unlawful appropriation of their genetic resources and ensuring the fair ...
Another grace period has been given to negotiators trying feverishly to find agreement this week in Nagoya, Japan on an international instrument protecting countries against unlawful appropriation of their genetic resources and ensuring the fair ...
Announcing the Winners of Canada’s 2010 IP Writing Challenge from www.iposgoode.ca
Professor Giuseppina D’Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode Michel Gérin is the Executive Director of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada IP Osgoode and the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada are ...
Professor Giuseppina D’Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode Michel Gérin is the Executive Director of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada IP Osgoode and the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada are ...
Is the IPAB above the RTI Act, 2005? from spicyipindia.blogspot.com
It has been five years since Parliament has passed the Right to Information Act. The legislation which gives citizens a right to demand information from the Government has been a tremendous success across the board ...
It has been five years since Parliament has passed the Right to Information Act. The legislation which gives citizens a right to demand information from the Government has been a tremendous success across the board ...
NCIS "Cracked" episode does biofuels, patents from ipbiz.blogspot.com
The NCIS episode titled "Cracked" on October 26, 2010 gave a healthy does of US Navy - sponsored research on biofuels, and two distinct references to patents.
Of the former, bacteria (nominally E. Coli) would consume ...
The NCIS episode titled "Cracked" on October 26, 2010 gave a healthy does of US Navy - sponsored research on biofuels, and two distinct references to patents.
Of the former, bacteria (nominally E. Coli) would consume ...
The benefits of scientific blogging from ipbiz.blogspot.com
A blog at The Scientist notes:
But in early 2005, he started a blog after hearing about the virtual world, Second Life. Eisen says that his eyes were opened to the nearly endless possibilities to ...
A blog at The Scientist notes:
But in early 2005, he started a blog after hearing about the virtual world, Second Life. Eisen says that his eyes were opened to the nearly endless possibilities to ...
NCIS-LA does the chemistry of Sarin from ipbiz.blogspot.com
Keeping with the theme of heavy-duty chemistry in the NCIS "Cracked" episode on 26 Oct 2010, NCIS-LA gave a brief look of the chemistry Sarin.
Isopropenol, sodium fluoride, phosphorous trichloride and acetonitrile--are all useful in ...
Keeping with the theme of heavy-duty chemistry in the NCIS "Cracked" episode on 26 Oct 2010, NCIS-LA gave a brief look of the chemistry Sarin.
Isopropenol, sodium fluoride, phosphorous trichloride and acetonitrile--are all useful in ...
"The Good Wife" reprises the blue dress from ipbiz.blogspot.com
"Four hours to decide if we sue the most beloved Democrat in America." In the show, this is one "Joe Kent," Nobel Prize winner.
The issue is what happened during a VIP massage session at ...
"Four hours to decide if we sue the most beloved Democrat in America." In the show, this is one "Joe Kent," Nobel Prize winner.
The issue is what happened during a VIP massage session at ...
Inequitable conduct larson aluminart remand from allthingspros.blogspot.com
Takeaway: We all know that inequitable conduct requires materiality and intent. But I think sometimes we forget that in the end, it comes down to balancing the equities – materiality vs. intent – so finding a little ...
Takeaway: We all know that inequitable conduct requires materiality and intent. But I think sometimes we forget that in the end, it comes down to balancing the equities – materiality vs. intent – so finding a little ...
Preparing Yourself for When the Patent Market Explodes from ipwatchdog.com
Pundits I have heard talk about the economy suggest that there is anywhere from $1 trillion to $3 trillion sitting in business bank accounts just waiting for a signal. As that money starts to go ...
Pundits I have heard talk about the economy suggest that there is anywhere from $1 trillion to $3 trillion sitting in business bank accounts just waiting for a signal. As that money starts to go ...
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