Patent & IP news for March 20, 2011

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post image Madame Tussauds Sued Over Evel Knievel Copyrights and Right Of Publicity from www.iptrademarkattorney.com

Los Angeles, CA – The late Evel Knievel was a motorcycle daredevil whose crashes made him more famous than his successful jumps. Lawsuits continue regarding ownership of the copyrights in his pictures and film clips. In ...

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post image Microsoft awarded Punitive Damages in Software Piracy Case: Autodesk, Inc. & Another vs Mr. Prashant Deshmukh & Others from spicyipindia.blogspot.com



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Autodesk, Inc. (hereinafter “Plaintiff 1”) is a renowned U.S.-based design software and digital content company, providing design software to professionals, has several authorized resellers in ...

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Draft Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Bill 2011 from ipwars.com

A few weeks back now, IP Australia released a draft Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Bill 2011 (pdf) and draft Explanatory Memorandum (pdf). You can probably guess its overall objective from the exposure ...

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Patent Reform Act of 2011 – Part 5 – Remaining Topics from tacticalip.com

By Scott Nyman During the past few articles, I have been discussing different aspects of the Patent Reform Act of 2011 as part of a series of articles. As a refresher, the Senate recently voted ...

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Charles Osgood on March 20, 2011 from ipbiz.blogspot.com

Charles Osgood introduced the stories for CBS Sunday Morning on March 20, 2011. A long cold winter comes to an end today. David Martin reports on Libya and Lucy Craft on Japan. Martha Teichner reports ...

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A professor who didn't recognize plagiarism of his own work from ipbiz.blogspot.com

Tim Hunt, once of Northern Illinois University and now in Idaho recounted a plagiarism incident at NIU:

When I was teaching freshman English at Northern Illinois University, long before the age of computers and the ...

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Cook Book by Innovative IP Owner is No Recipe for Success from ipinsider1.wordpress.com

Myhrvold’s ’Modernist Cuisine’ Inspires and Confounds Over the past ten years much has been written about Intellectual Ventures, the IP acquisition and licensing business, and its enigmatic founder, Nathan Myhrvold. A recent cover story ...

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The Curious Case of the "Data Exclusivity" Volte Face from spicyipindia.blogspot.com

In an earlier post, we referred to a rather curious article by Financial Express (FE) which claimed that some of our biggest generic names, namely Dr Reddys and Glenmark executed a stunning volte face and ...

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Valence Victorious in Canadian Advanced Battery Patent Suit from www.greenpatentblog.com

Valence Technology (Valence) is an Austin, Texas, energy storage technology developer that makes lithium iron magnesium phosphate battery modules. According to this piece in the Austin Business Journal, Valence recently won a four-year patent infringement ...

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Patent Truth and Consequence: File First Even in the U.S. from ipwatchdog.com

The date of invention relates to your conception. This is true whether you are engaging in an interference proceeding seeking to obtain a claim instead of another who is also seeking the claim, or you ...

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"60 Minutes" on March 20, 2011 from ipbiz.blogspot.com

Scott Pelli was on location in Japan, including at Matsushima. Pelli interviewed Julia Neshwad of the US. Last Wednesday, the US Embassy started a voluntary evacuation of UE citizens. Pelli showed pictures of the tsunami ...

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Canada’s Submissions on WIPO Broadcasting Treaty from www.iposgoode.ca

Canada recently sent a submission to the World Intellectual Property Organization on the proposed Broadcasting Treaty. The submission comments on the proposals contained in the WIPO document SCCR/15/2 rev, which will ultimately form ...

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CopySouth releases “the Rio Papers” from www.iposgoode.ca

Stuart Freen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Earlier this month, the CopySouth Research Group released a new set of papers that critically analyse the failings and contradictions of the international copyright ...

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World Water Day 2011 – Responding to the Urban Challenge from www.iposgoode.ca

Ivy Tsui is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. World Water Day started when the United Nations General Assembly designated March 22nd, 1993, as the first World Water Day to promote international efforts ...

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