Patent & IP news for August 31, 2011
Patent Litigations
- Heavy Hammer, Inc. v. FFS Data, Inc. et. al. filed 2011-08-30 in Maryland
- Silver Eagle Labs Inc v. M&C Specialties Company filed 2011-08-30 in Wisconsin Eastern
- Hollymatic Corporation et. al. v. Interstate Meat & Provision filed 2011-08-30 in Michigan Western
- PC 50, LLC v. Fox 40 International filed 2011-08-26 in New Jersey
- Pennington Seed, Inc. et. al. v. Hartzell et. al. filed 2011-08-30 in Missouri Western
- Hurricane, Inc. filed 2011-08-30 in Michigan Western
- Tel-Tron Technologies Corporation v. Stanley Security Solutions, Inc. filed 2011-08-30 in Florida Middle
- UNL Technology Development Corporation et. al. v. Voichahoske et. al. filed 2011-08-30 in Nebraska
- CareFusion 303 Inc. v. Hospira Inc. filed 2011-08-30 in Delaware
- Alexsam Inc v. IDT Corporation filed 2011-08-31 in Texas Eastern
- Blake v. Professional Coin Grading Service et. al. filed 2011-08-31 in Massachusetts
- Euro-Pro Operating Company, LLC v. Pick Five Imports, INC., et. al.. filed 2011-08-31 in Massachusetts
USPTO Stats
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Patent & IP Blogs
Obviousness in Chemical Formulations: (Unclaimed) Purpose of Limitation Leads to Nonobviousness Holding from www.patentlyo.com Unigene Labs. and Upsher-Smith Labs v. Apotex (Fed. Cir. 2011) One critical reading of this case is that the Federal Circuit intends to continue to take steps to ensure that important chemical formulation patents are ...
Wednesday whimsies from ipkitten.blogspot.com 
Having drawn the attention of readers to the PressTV production on the police, the press and phone hacking on Monday here, the Kat can also recommend that they take a look at Four Corners' "Bad ...
Online design filing: latest news from ipkitten.blogspot.com ODFAG (the Online Design Filing
Action Group) is now sealing
up letter-boxes in order to prevent
postal filings ... Spurred by the IPKat's earlier post ("Lost in the post", here) in which a correspondent asks ...
Temporarily Immunized from www.patenthawk.com John Classen got patents for immunizing mammals on a schedule, and determining whether there is an effect; patents which the patent office should have never allowed: 5,723,283; 6,420,139; & 6,638,739 ...
Myriad Calls ACLU Bluff On Standing from www.pharmapatentsblog.com
As I wrote yesterday, the ACLU filed a Petition for Panel Rehearing in Association for Molecular Pathology v. USPTO, also known as the ACLU/Myriad "gene patenting" case, alleging factual and legal errors in the ...
As I wrote yesterday, the ACLU filed a Petition for Panel Rehearing in Association for Molecular Pathology v. USPTO, also known as the ACLU/Myriad "gene patenting" case, alleging factual and legal errors in the ...
Is investment in Marcellus shale gas development leading to technology innovation? from ipspotlight.com
In recent years geological studies, economic drivers and government policy have spurred significant investment in hydraulic fracturing activities. New studies showing that the Marcellus shale formation alone can supply 25% of the country’s natural ...
In recent years geological studies, economic drivers and government policy have spurred significant investment in hydraulic fracturing activities. New studies showing that the Marcellus shale formation alone can supply 25% of the country’s natural ...
Kodak IP as the lowest hanging fruit? from ipbiz.blogspot.com
From a post at AppleInsider: A recent valuation of Kodak's digital imaging IP collection estimated it at $3 billion, more than five times the company's market cap at the time. Earlier this month ...
From a post at AppleInsider: A recent valuation of Kodak's digital imaging IP collection estimated it at $3 billion, more than five times the company's market cap at the time. Earlier this month ...
PNAS article boosts corn over switchgrass for biofuel from ipbiz.blogspot.com
The PNAS has an article titled Implications for the hydrologic cycle under climate change due to the expansion of bioenergy crops in the Midwestern United States which boosts corn over switchgrass.
The PNAS has an article titled Implications for the hydrologic cycle under climate change due to the expansion of bioenergy crops in the Midwestern United States which boosts corn over switchgrass.
How has Judge Everingham applied the Exergen standard for pleading inequitable conduct? from docketreport.blogspot.com
Docket Navigator utilizes a powerful search bar that allows you to quickly and accurately answer questions like this one. For example, in just a few seconds we discovered:
Docket Navigator utilizes a powerful search bar that allows you to quickly and accurately answer questions like this one. For example, in just a few seconds we discovered:
■ That Judge Everingham has addressed seven motions ...
Reinventing the Paperclip from patentlibrarian.blogspot.com
Office supply geeks around the world are abuzz over a new paperclip called the Acco Klix. The metal, jaw-type, multicolored clips are said to be an improvement over traditional wire and sheet-metal paperclips, although they ...
Office supply geeks around the world are abuzz over a new paperclip called the Acco Klix. The metal, jaw-type, multicolored clips are said to be an improvement over traditional wire and sheet-metal paperclips, although they ...
Joint Inventors from inventivestep.net
Inventions can be conceived of and reduced to practice by multiple individuals. Perhaps each makes a contribution to the overall invention. Each individual is considered an inventor. I am often approached by an individual or ...
Inventions can be conceived of and reduced to practice by multiple individuals. Perhaps each makes a contribution to the overall invention. Each individual is considered an inventor. I am often approached by an individual or ...
New Generic Top Level Domain Names: Dispute Resolution Mechanisms from www.postgrant.com
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Should I Trademark My Business Name or My Logo? from patents101.com
Trademarks protect branding- things like your business name and your logo that you put on your products so that your customers know they are not knock-offs or imitations. For a really big business, a brand ...
Trademarks protect branding- things like your business name and your logo that you put on your products so that your customers know they are not knock-offs or imitations. For a really big business, a brand ...
UK Copyright Modernisation Effort Picks Up Steam from www.ip-watch.org
Efforts to modernise Britain’s creaking copyright regime sped up over the summer as the government accepted recommendations for major changes to the system, Parliament opened an inquiry into the matter, and the Intellectual Property ...
Efforts to modernise Britain’s creaking copyright regime sped up over the summer as the government accepted recommendations for major changes to the system, Parliament opened an inquiry into the matter, and the Intellectual Property ...
New Patent Library in Iowa from patentlibrarian.blogspot.com
The Davenport Public Library is the newest member of the USPTO's library network and the first new site to be designated a Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC). There are now 81 libraries in ...
The Davenport Public Library is the newest member of the USPTO's library network and the first new site to be designated a Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC). There are now 81 libraries in ...
B. Braun Medical Sues CareFusion for Patent Infringement from www.infringementupdates.com
The following is excerpted from an August 30, 2011 B.Braun press release published by PR Newswire: B. Braun Medical Inc. (B. Braun) late yesterday filed a multi-count patent infringement suit against its competitor, CareFusion ...
The following is excerpted from an August 30, 2011 B.Braun press release published by PR Newswire: B. Braun Medical Inc. (B. Braun) late yesterday filed a multi-count patent infringement suit against its competitor, CareFusion ...
Patent Licensing Is The Answer, But What Is The Question? from gametimeip.com
If mainstream media reports the pulse of its readership, then the average American is terrified by the idea of patent licensing. Of course, they don’t report it this way, but they do talk about ...
If mainstream media reports the pulse of its readership, then the average American is terrified by the idea of patent licensing. Of course, they don’t report it this way, but they do talk about ...
US Justice Dept Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against AT&T / T-Mobile Merger from www.ip-watch.org
The United States Department of Justice today announced it has filed an antitrust lawsuit to block US telecommunications company AT&T; from acquiring one of its top rivals, Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile. The Justice Department ...
The United States Department of Justice today announced it has filed an antitrust lawsuit to block US telecommunications company AT&T; from acquiring one of its top rivals, Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile. The Justice Department ...
Classen wins at CAFC on US 139 and ’739, even tho breadth is not of staggering character from ipbiz.blogspot.com
The conclusion of the CAFC in Classen v Biogen, et al. :
The district court’s holding of ineligibility for patenting under §101 is reversed as to the claims of the ’139 and ’739 patents, and ...
The conclusion of the CAFC in Classen v Biogen, et al. :
The district court’s holding of ineligibility for patenting under §101 is reversed as to the claims of the ’139 and ’739 patents, and ...
Unpatentable Subject Matter (abstract ideas) from gordononpatentcases.blogspot.com
CLASSEN IMMUNOTHERAPIES, INC. V. BIOGEN IDEC
CLASSEN IMMUNOTHERAPIES, INC. V. BIOGEN IDEC
- Methods that simply collect and compare data, without applying the data in a step of the overall method, may fail to traverse the §101 filter.
- The ’283 claims do ...
US Court of Appeals Rejects Freelance Authors’ Settlement Follow Up To Tasini Precedent from www.iposgoode.ca
Nora Sleeth is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The National Writers Union, The Authors Guild, and the American Society of Journalists and Authors, along with 21 individual writers, have filed a class ...
Nora Sleeth is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The National Writers Union, The Authors Guild, and the American Society of Journalists and Authors, along with 21 individual writers, have filed a class ...
Immunization Methods are Patent Eligible from inventivestep.net
In December 2008, a Federal Circuit panel rejected claims concerning methods of immunization and determining an immunization schedule as not being directed to patentable subject matter. The 70 word opinion authored by Judge Moore left ...
In December 2008, a Federal Circuit panel rejected claims concerning methods of immunization and determining an immunization schedule as not being directed to patentable subject matter. The 70 word opinion authored by Judge Moore left ...
Book Review – Intellectual Property Law: Copyright, Patents, Trade-marks, 2nd Ed. from www.iposgoode.ca
Hashim Ghazi is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Professor David Vaver’s Intellectual Property Law: Copyright, Patents, Trade-Marks, 2nd ed., takes up where the first edition left off, providing a complete and ...
Hashim Ghazi is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Professor David Vaver’s Intellectual Property Law: Copyright, Patents, Trade-Marks, 2nd ed., takes up where the first edition left off, providing a complete and ...
Beat the Odds: How to Get Your Invention Licensed from ipwatchdog.com
If your invention has moving parts, but you haven’t yet made a working prototype, consider making a virtual prototype. A virtual prototype is an animated video that is made by a graphic studio. Each ...
If your invention has moving parts, but you haven’t yet made a working prototype, consider making a virtual prototype. A virtual prototype is an animated video that is made by a graphic studio. Each ...
Classen Immunotherapies v. Biogen: The Broad, Broad Scope of Statutory Subject Matter from www.patentlyo.com
By Jason Rantanen Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. v. Biogen Idec (Fed. Cir. 2011) Download 06-1634-1649 Panel: Rader (offering "additional views"), Newman (author), Moore (dissent) There is no doubt that the Federal Circuit continues to struggle mightily ...
By Jason Rantanen Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. v. Biogen Idec (Fed. Cir. 2011) Download 06-1634-1649 Panel: Rader (offering "additional views"), Newman (author), Moore (dissent) There is no doubt that the Federal Circuit continues to struggle mightily ...
Exporting Citations/Bibliographies in ProQuest and Scopus from intellogist.wordpress.com
Creation of citations (or bibliographies, to be specific) within non-patent literature search systems is an important feature for professional searchers. It allows searchers to translate their relevant search results into a convenient format for the ...
Creation of citations (or bibliographies, to be specific) within non-patent literature search systems is an important feature for professional searchers. It allows searchers to translate their relevant search results into a convenient format for the ...
The case for manufacturing - and the need to understand the transformation from www.athenaalliance.org
In New York Times op-ed yesterday, Susan Hockfield, the President of MIT, made the case for manufacturing. Central to her piece ("Manufacturing a Recovery") is a description of some advanced manufacturing companies:Like the jet ...
In New York Times op-ed yesterday, Susan Hockfield, the President of MIT, made the case for manufacturing. Central to her piece ("Manufacturing a Recovery") is a description of some advanced manufacturing companies:Like the jet ...
Technical difficulties with the blog - please stand by from www.athenaalliance.org
You can read -- but you can't link. That seems to be the state of the Intangible Economy blog. None of the links are working. Technicians are working on the problem -- but no estimate of ...
You can read -- but you can't link. That seems to be the state of the Intangible Economy blog. None of the links are working. Technicians are working on the problem -- but no estimate of ...
Federal Trade Commission Issues Final Report on Authorized Generic Drugs from www.orangebookblog.com
The Federal Trade Commission announced earlier today that it has completed its study into the competitive effects of authorized generic drugs. The FTC's final report, entitled "Authorized Generic Drugs -- Short-Term Effects and Long-Term Impact ...
The Federal Trade Commission announced earlier today that it has completed its study into the competitive effects of authorized generic drugs. The FTC's final report, entitled "Authorized Generic Drugs -- Short-Term Effects and Long-Term Impact ...
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