Daiichi: now at least we know what the dispute is all about from ipkitten.blogspot.com Yesterday the IPKat celebrated the fact that two extra days were given to anyone who wants to advise the UK government whether -- and how -- to intervene in
Case C-414/11 Daiichi Sankyo Company Limited, Sanofi-Aventis ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Trademark Infringement of Youngblood Timepieces from patentlawip.blogspot.com Fossil Watches was served a trade dress and
trademark infringement lawsuit Monday, courtesy of
Youngblood Timepieces, a newcomer to the fashion watch industry. Taking it one step further, the suit also named several high profile ...
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Inventions of Steve Jobs Define Us from www.lotempiolaw.com Steve Jobs revolutionized our world through his inventions. There are very few inventors in the world that give us devices that change the way we live. There are not many households in the world that ...
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Another Study Shows How Far the U.S. Has Fallen from hallingblog.com Forbes magazine released its ranking of the best countries in which to do business. The U.S. fell a spot to tenth on the list. Canada jumped three spots to first place. This is another ...
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Featured Resource: Gallica Digital Library from info.articleonepartners.com This week’s featured resource is the Gallica Digital Library, the official digital resource of the French National Library. An ambitious project well over 10 years in the making, Gallica seeks to broadly digitize French ...
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Examination of patent applications at the Indian patent office. from spicyipindia.blogspot.com Our patent office recently issued a circular relating to examination of patent applications and consideration of examiner's report by the Controllers. This circular provides an insight into the current process of examination of a ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
USPTO Seeking Comment on AIA Mandated Studies from www.patentdocs.org By Donald Zuhn -- On Friday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it was seeking comments with regard to two studies it must conduct under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). The studies ...
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The Disharmonious Loss Of The Hilmer Doctrine from www.pharmapatentsblog.com One of the many changes included in the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act relates to the date that a U.S. patent application is effective as prior art. While eliminating the Hilmer doctrine and giving prior ...
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Berkeley Bionics' exoskeleton eLEGS from britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk Berkeley Bionics, a California company, will be showcasing their exoskeleton for wheelchair users, eLEGS, at a London exhibition. It will be at the London International Technology Show at ExCel,...
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The Great Patent Bubble of 2011 from www.ipeg.eu Under the title “The Great Patent Bubble of 2011″, INTIPSSA members debate the biggest challenge companies face developing and implementing an IP strategy. How can a market function effectively when 99% of the assets are ...
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The IPKat from ipkitten.blogspot.com Astronomers, philosophers and fans of Queen the world over will by now have learned that the European Union's General Court has delivered its decision last week in the Battle of the Galileos,
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US trademark filings up 6.8% in first 3/4 of 2011 from www.erikpelton.com With 2011 now 3/4 over, how do the number of new trademark applications filing stack up to same period in 2010? Here is the data from the USPTO website: 1st nine months of 2011 ...
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Intellogist Roundup: Surf-IP, New Categories, and Advertising Opportunities! from intellogist.wordpress.com In our last news roundup, we looked at the Google “Related” function, the Zanran search engine, and a special trial offer of Boliven Pro for Intellogist readers. Today we have more exciting (and in the ...
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Medicines Patent Pool Signs Deal With Indian Generics Producer from www.ip-watch.org The Medicines Patent Pool, which negotiates voluntary licences for lower pharmaceutical prices, today announced the signing of an agreement with generics producer Aurobindo Pharma Limited to manufacture antiretroviral medicines. The Patent Pool has recently come ...
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Cloud Computing: Intellectual Property Legal Issues from www.infringementupdates.com Strafford Publications is hosting the above-titled live phone/web seminar for tomorrow, Wednesday, October 12, 1:00pm-2:30pm EDT. Companies are using cloud computing to resolve capacity challenges, cut costs and improve flexibility. However, along ...
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Failure to Identify Noninfringing Substitute During Summary Judgment Precludes Such Evidence at Trial from docketreport.blogspot.com The court granted in part plaintiff's motion in limine to preclude evidence of a noninfringing alternative that was not addressed in summary judgment. "The summary judgment ruling that there were no acceptable and available ...
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Unpunished Human Rights Violations Challenge Right To Food, Activists Say from www.ip-watch.org Despite international frameworks and mechanisms to protect food security as a human right, a number of violations are committed in total impunity, according to the third edition of the "Right to Food and Nutrition Watch ...
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Patent Valuation: The Measurement ‘Gold Rush’ And The Emerging Bubble from www.iposgoode.ca Mekhala Chaubal is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, and is currently enrolled in Professor Ikechi Mgbeoji’s Patents class, in Fall 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to ...
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Overview of Samsung's 3G patent assertions against Apple: 13 patents in 9 countries from fosspatents.blogspot.com Last week, Apple filed a motion in the Southern District of California to obtain documents from Qualcomm that Apple hopes will enable it to fend off Samsung's 3G (UMTS) patent assertions around the globe ...
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Reality Star Sues For Trademark Infringement – Maybe? from tacticalip.com By: Daniel Davidson The only thing worse than the complaint that was filed with the New York Superior Court last week is that the show which is the basis of this complaint has ended. HBO ...
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Are you a Patents County Court user? If so, have your say! from patlit.blogspot.com Members of the PCC Users Committee prepare for action ... Readers of this weblog will know, without needing any reminder, about the effort and care that are being pumped into the Patents County Court (PCC) for ...
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The Patent Law of Perpetual Motion from ipwatchdog.com The reality is that science fact and science fiction are dictated based on currently accepted understandings, whether they be true or not. As impossible as something sounds, what we understand as science fact is always ...
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AIA Overview: First-Inventor-to-File Provisions from www.patentdocs.org By Kevin E. Noonan -- The provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) relating to "First-Inventor-to-File" are set forth in Section 3. Section 3(a) amends definitions relating to inventorship in 35 U.S.C ...
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