Patent & IP news for September 30, 2011

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post image Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation in Portugal from patlit.blogspot.com


Court actions started by pharmaceutical companies usually delay or even stop appearance of generics in the market. This causes big harm not only to companies producing generics or consumers but also to those Governments that ...

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post image Clean Tech in Court: Green Patent Complaint Update from www.greenpatentblog.com

Several green patent lawsuits have been filed in the last two weeks in the areas of biofuels, energy storage, smart grid, LEDs and environmental remediation.   Biofuels Genifuel Corporation et al. v. Oyler This is an ...

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post image Top 5: Countries by Patent Intensity from info.articleonepartners.com

“Patent intensity” is a loose term that describes how vibrant a country’s patent culture is, regardless how big or small its economy.  Looking at patent intensity is a good way to identify high levels ...

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post image Friday Footlights from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Friday is traditionally the day that the IPKat will remind readers of all the lovely events that grace the, aptly titled, forthcoming events page. For those in search of an IP conference or seminar fix ...

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post image India’s desi AK – 47 from spicyipindia.blogspot.com


Indiamay soon have its desi AK – 47, reportedTimes of India. It is expected to be more potent than the Russian made AK –47.  As per the report, the weapon whichis developed by Tiruchirapalli Ordnance ...

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FDA Biosimilar Guidelines Complete, Awaiting Publication from www.patentdocs.org

By James DeGiulio -- Earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declared that it would release regulatory guidelines for biosimilars by the end of 2011, and since the FDA's announcement, the biotechnology ...

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In Boost To Multilateral System And WIPO, Audiovisual Treaty Set For 2012 Completion from www.ip-watch.org

World Intellectual Property Organization members yesterday agreed to attempt completion in 2012 of long-stalled negotiations on a treaty giving clearer protection to the rights of actors and others performing in audiovisual productions. The breakthrough is ...

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Patently-O Bits & Bytes by Lawrence Higgins from www.patentlyo.com

Opening of Franklin Pierce Center for IP UNH Law is proud to announce the official opening on September 30 & October 1 of the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property with an intellectual property works-in-progress conference ...

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Anatomy of a Section 7 amendment to trademark registration from www.erikpelton.com

Under certain limited circumstances, a US trademark registration can be amended. Such an amendment is called a Section 7 filing. An amendment to the mark itself is only permitted if the amendment does not materially ...

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Jeff Andrews of Locke Lord wins Scavenger Hunt #3 from docketreport.blogspot.com

Thanks to everyone who submitted a correct answer for our Scavenger Hunt this week. More than 70 attorneys found the correct answer with the powerful Docket Navigator patent litigation research database.

Congratulations to Jeff Andrews ...

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How We Do It from docketreport.blogspot.com

Since we began publishing the Docket Report in 2008, many of our customers (and a few competitors) have asked how we create the Docket Report and populate the Docket Navigator research database. The answer involves ...

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Preliminary Injunction Based On Divided Infringement Theory Denied For Failure to Show Likelihood of Success from docketreport.blogspot.com

Plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction for infringement of its piston patents was denied because plaintiff did not establish a likelihood of success on the merits and there was uncertainty following the Federal Circuit ...

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Case Study: A Second Life in Patent Law from info.inovia.com

Mike Ervin didn’t seek a career in patent law, it found him.  In 1970 Ervin took his Ph.D. in chemical engineering and went to work for DuPont, the science-based products and services company ...

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Update on Apple's patent lawsuits with Samsung, Motorola Mobility and S3 Graphics from fosspatents.blogspot.com

Apple keeps the courts busy around the globe. There are new developments in Apple's Australian and U.S. lawsuits against Samsung, two of its U.S. lawsuits against Motorola Mobility, and the ITC investigation ...

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Clear The Way For SMEs: Lessons From Nairobi from www.ip-watch.org

Penye nia, pana njia. A Swahili proverb for “when there's a will, there's a way,” this might well be the motto for innovative entrepreneurs the world over. Whether they’re based in Nairobi ...

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Lemley on new patent law: a big deal to patent lawyers, but it doesn't change the fundamental economics of the patent system from ipbiz.blogspot.com

from io9:

"If I were a hypothetical future A.I., I wouldn't be worried," says Mark A. Lemley, a partner at Durie Tangri who's also the William H. Neukom Professor at Stanford Law ...

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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup from info.inovia.com

Here are the highlights from the week of September 26, 2011:

  • Mike Ervin of M.A. Ervin and Associates, has filed around 100 foreign cases through inovia, which has allowed him to scale his business ...

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Federal Circuit Upholds Sanctions And Attorneys' Fees Award For Failure to Conduct Reasonable Pre-Suit Investigation from www.infringementupdates.com

The following is excerpted from a September 27, 2011 article by Stephen M. Hash, John A. Fedock and Syed Kamil Fareed of Vinson & Elkins LLP published by Mondaq: The U.S. Federal Circuit recently affirmed ...

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EDTX Awards Supplemental Damages (Pre- and Post-Verdict) from patent-damages.com

On July 11, 2011, Judge Ward of the Eastern District of Texas issued an opinion finding that SynQor was entitled to supplemental damages. At issue in this case are the damages related to Defendants’ infringement ...

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AIPF 2011 Annual Meeting: A Recap of the Event from ipwatchdog.com

Last week the Association for Intellectual Property Firms (AIPF) held its 2011 Annual Meeting at the W Chicago City Center Hotel. The theme for this years event was "Enhancing IP Rights in a Time of ...

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Controversy from www.patenthawk.com

Powertech (PTI) wanted to get out from under the thumb of its patent license to Tessera, so it filed a DJ. The district court dismissed "for lack of subject matter jurisdiction." PTI appealed, whereupon the ...

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Searching The IEEE Computer Science Digital Library from intellogist.wordpress.com

As a prior art searcher, it’s a smart idea to stay abreast of all the latest research and technology within your areas of specialization. The IEEE Computer Society Computer Science (CS) Digital Library is ...

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New Bill C-11 Reintroduces The Copyright Modernization Act from www.iposgoode.ca

Pauline Wong is the Assistant Director of IP Osgoode. The Government of Canada has reintroduced the Copyright Modernization Act, which is intended to update the Copyright Act for the information era.  Now designated as Bill ...

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Julie Newmar - inventor from ipbiz.blogspot.com

Julie Newmar, mentioned in the title of To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar ( , is an inventor:
3,914,799 and 4,003,094 for "Pantyhose with shaping band for Cheeky derriere relief" and ...

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Where do we stand with the European Unified Patent? from www.ipeg.eu

The European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW), comprising lawyers with many years of experience in European patent litigation, closely follows the preparatory work for and the legal discussions around the creation of a European patent court ...

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