Patent & IP news for October 4, 2011

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post image Plastic Bag Makers Do a Reversal in Reverse Greenwash Suit from www.greenpatentblog.com

In previous posts here and here I wrote about a lawsuit in which plastic bag manufacturers Hilex Poly Company (Hilex), Superbag, and API Enterprises took issue with certain statements made by ChicoBag, the popular reusable ...

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post image From decease to de-cheese: Foamation takes on the Grim Reaper from ipkitten.blogspot.com

The IPKat is fond of mice-- and almost as fond of their reputedly favourite food, cheese. For this reason he read with great interest the news of a cheese-related dispute which reached him from the ...

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post image Article One Researcher Meetup in Boston from info.articleonepartners.com

You are invited to join us for the first Article One Researcher Meetup in Boston, Massachusetts.  On Friday, October 14th from 2-5pm ET, members of our team will be meeting with Researchers at the ...

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post image Attitude from www.patenthawk.com

As regularly witnessed, the codgers on the bench are far too comfortable with their biases as a basis for ruling against a fundamental principle of law - that justice is to be blind to petty prejudice ...

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post image More competition for Europe's football industry from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Now drinkers can enjoy the IPKat's football prowess via Greek decoders Breathlessly back on the blog after this morning's envigorating copyright and trade mark law training session with a bright and bushy-tailed batch ...

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post image My Book: The Decline and Fall of the American Entrepreneur Now Available on Kindle from hallingblog.com

The The Decline and Fall of the American Entrepreneur: How Little Known Laws and Regulations are Killing Innovation , is now available in Kindle format for only $7.99. Book Highlights: *New US laws since 2000 ...

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USPTO News Briefs from www.patentdocs.org

By Donald Zuhn -- For the past few weeks, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has been busy implementing changes brought about by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (see "USPTO Implements AIA Changes to Inter ...

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Debate Over Hot-Tubbing In Patent Litigation from www.iposgoode.ca

Tracy Ayodele is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and currently enrolled in Professor Ikechi Mgbeoji’s Patents course, in Fall 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to write ...

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The First-To-File Poison Pill from www.pharmapatentsblog.com

Now that we've been studying the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act for a few weeks, some of its subtle intricacies are coming to light. One of the more complex provisions relates to the effective date ...

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More plain packaging for tobacco products from ipwars.com

Back in July, the Government introduced the Tobacco Plain Packaging Bill and related legislation. As you will recall it generated quite some controversy as it effectively bans the use of some types of trade marks ...

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As Bilateral Trade Deals Proceed, WIPO Hears Warnings, Calls For Change from www.ip-watch.org

As some developed countries prepared to ink a secret plurilateral trade agreement against rampant global piracy and counterfeiting in recent days, leading emerging economies and nongovernmental groups to warn the World Intellectual Property Organization that ...

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Public Statements by Foreign Defendant's CEO Reflecting "Affront to the United States Patent System" Warrant Strong Enhancement of Ongoing Royalty from docketreport.blogspot.com

The court granted plaintiff's motion for an ongoing royalty, found that defendant's ongoing infringement was willful, and based on that finding, doubled the royalty rate for one product category. "[B]ecause the paramount ...

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Has any court determined that the term “circuit board” needs no construction? from docketreport.blogspot.com

When it comes to claim construction, knowing how terms have been construed is helpful, but knowing when a judge has chosen not to construe a term further can be just as helpful. In Docket Navigator ...

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Prometheus v. Mayo SCOTUS Argument set for December 7, 2011 from www.postgrant.com

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Chief Judge Rader: “We Need to Tolerate A Little Injustice” from ipwatchdog.com

During his contemporaneous, unscripted speech, Chief Judge Randall Rader made several remarks about the access to justice that raised some eyebrows. On Friday we were told that we need to tolerate the injustice of certain ...

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Free Websites for Searching Genetic Data: NCBI, IHOP, and NextBio from intellogist.wordpress.com

Searching through genetic data is a highly specialized skill, but prior art searchers looking for systems or tools to support genetic searches do have a variety of options, especially with free tools.  The Intellogist article ...

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Rumored Investor Stake Fuels RIM IP Asset Speculation from ipcloseup.wordpress.com

Icahn Interest May Enhance Patent Value or Inflate It Patent portfolios are making some investors smarter, others richer and companies confused. They also are making the job of technology stock analysts more difficult. Blackberry maker ...

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Featured Resource: WorldWideScience.org from info.articleonepartners.com

WorldWideScience.org is a free, international, collaborative database search tool, offering simple and advanced search of government science documents from all over the world.  It was created by the U.S. Office of Scientific and ...

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Nagoya Protocol On Biodiversity Benefit-Sharing Has 64 Signatories from www.ip-watch.org

The UN agreement struck last year to bolster access and benefit-sharing related to biodiversity has been gaining signatures rapidly and may on its way to an early approval, according to the UN Convention on Biological ...

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Oracle and Google fight over possible partial or complete stay of their lawsuit from fosspatents.blogspot.com

On Monday, September 26, Judge William Alsup asked Oracle and Google for input relevant to his determination on whether to go ahead with a near-term trial (possibly as early as Halloween) or to stay the ...

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KickStarter Seeks To Protect Fan-Funding Model From Patent Threat from www.infringementupdates.com

The following is excerpted from an October 4, 2011 article by Eriq Gardner published by the Hollywood Reporter: Kickstarter, the burgeoning online forum that allows filmmakers, musicians, and other artists to raise independent financing for ...

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Electronic Arts Sued Over Madden Game from tacticalip.com

By Daniel Davidson The iconic game that has caused millions of men to disregard the women in their life and convince them that they could replace the likes of Bill Belichick and Rex Ryan due ...

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Prior Art Under America Invents: The UPTO Explains First to File from ipwatchdog.com

If (B) gives a blanket exclusion to subject matter, which cannot be used as prior art after a disclosure by an inventor, that would lead to nearly ridiculous results. Imagine for example that an inventor ...

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Both Apple motions to stay Motorola Mobility lawsuits have been denied from fosspatents.blogspot.com

Three weeks ago I reported on two Apple motions to stay lawsuits with Motorola Mobility (MMI) until the closing of MMI's proposed acquisition by Google, arguing that MMI lacked standing to sue due to ...

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