FTC Study Finds That Pharmaceutical Industry Will Cause World To Explode from www.patentbaristas.com OK, maybe not explode but at least some terrible, Armageddon-like fate. According to a study by the Federal Trade Commission, pharmaceutical companies are engaging in anticompetitive tactics of paying potential generic rivals to delay the ...
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Windy 500: GE Rotor Blade Patent Marks Milestone for USPTO Green Tech Pilot Program from www.greenpatentblog.com The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced that it has reached a milestone - issuance of the 500th patent through its Green Technology Pilot Program. The honor goes U.S. Patent No. 8 ...
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Broccoli and tomatoes: it's "green for stop, red for go!" from ipkitten.blogspot.com Only from the EPO: the Enlarged
SmorgasBoard of Appeal In the case of traffic lights, the first thing any respectable Kat teaches his kittens is "red for stop, green for go!". However, in the Wonderful ...
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PCC Page 42: Octopus-watching continues: giant squid v small fry .. and the prospect of settlement from patlit.blogspot.com Incipiently inspired by the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA), the PCC Pages seek to explain how litigation works in the recently-revamped Patents County Court (PCC) for England and Wales, taking as its theme a ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
The Process of Writing and Publishing a Book from www.lotempiolaw.com As a Buffalo patent attorney I often get asked questions from would-be authors about publishing and copyright. Dave Kocak tennis pro at the Miller Tennis Center wrote a book called "Tennis for the Rest of ...
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More on Microsoft's IP licensing strategy from ipfinance.blogspot.com As we commented
here last week, Microsoft has been making a series of important announcements recently concerning the licensing of its patent portfolio and asserted its ambitions on the smartphone market. But since all the ...
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Row over Darjeeling? Just a storm in a tea-cup from ipkitten.blogspot.com Don't monkey around with Darjeeling! Europe's top advisers
offer Protected Geographical Tips to tea producers and importers Commission Implementing Regulation 1050/2011 of 20 October 2011 entering a name in the register of ...
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Business cards -- or books for review? from ipkitten.blogspot.com This Kat has long had a fascination for the way his American colleagues conduct their professional and business relationships. This is not just because they appear far more skilled in projecting themselves but also because ...
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U.S.Application Backlog Falls to Five-Year Low from www.patentdocs.org By Donald Zuhn -- Last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it had met or exceeded all of its goals for fiscal year 2011 (FY2011). The most significant goal to be met ...
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AIA Overview: Changes to Provisions Relating to Third Party Submissions of Prior Art from www.patentdocs.org By Kevin E. Noonan -- The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) revises the law relating to third-party submissions of patent and printed publications in patents (Section 6(h)) and patent applications (Section 8). In both instances ...
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File Electronically To Avoid "Tax" On U.S. Patent Applications from www.pharmapatentsblog.com The America Invents Act included two separate fee provisions with early effective dates. A 15% surcharge on many USPTO fees took effect on September 26, 2011. Next, a surcharge on patent applications that are not ...
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What is an ‘intent to use’ trademark application? (video) from www.erikpelton.com Intent to use trademark applications provide wonder opportunities in the U.S. to protect brand names before they are launched or used in commerce. But there are special cautions applicants must be aware of. This ...
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Patent Reform and Patent Bar Review, What You Should Know from ipwatchdog.com Don't forget that as of the end of the 2011 fiscal year on September 30, 2011, the PTO has a “backfile” of nearly 679,000 patent applications that have not yet been given even ...
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Jack-o’-lanterns of the IP World: The David Kapp-o’-lantern from intellogist.wordpress.com We all love carving pumpkins, but don’t you get bored of carving the same old grin into every single Jack-o’-lantern you’ve ever created? Do you want to carve a pumpkin that is ...
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Location of Documents and Convenience of Witnesses and Parties Given Little Weight in Venue Analysis from docketreport.blogspot.com In denying defendants' motion to transfer venue of plaintiff's declaratory relief action, the court gave little weight to the location of documents and convenience of witnesses and parties. "[T]echnological advances have rendered certain ...
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US To Seek Bids To Manage Key Aspect Of The Internet from www.ip-watch.org It is often said the internet was created in the United States, though techies around at the time are quick to point out the international efforts involved. Since its creation, management of the internet domain ...
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Philippines IP Office: ‘Our Meeting Is Not Fostering Corporate Greed’ from www.ip-watch.org The Philippines Intellectual Property Office has issued a statement in response to criticism that an IP enforcement meeting it is hosting this week with numerous corporate representatives "does not favor big corporations."
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WIPO Re:Search Webpage Goes Live, Shows Sponsors from www.ip-watch.org The webpage of the new Re:Search IP licensing database project at the World Intellectual Property Organization partnered with the BIO Ventures for Global Health foundation is now live, and shows a range of corporate ...
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The Reasonable Royalty Becomes More “Reasonable” from www.infringementupdates.com The following is excerpted from an October 25, 2011 article by Eric Lobenfeld, co-head of the U.S. Intellectual Property Practice of Hogan Lovells, published by Inside Counsel: Responding to increasingly large damages awards based ...
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Industry body rebuts Google's and HTC's public interest arguments against potential Android import ban from fosspatents.blogspot.com Yesterday I reported on the ITC staff's modification of its position on a potential ban of HTC's Android-based devices that could result from Apple's first ITC complaint against the Taiwanese company. In ...
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Intellectual Property Day in NYC from info.articleonepartners.com On Tuesday, November 8th, the USPTO and the New York Public Library will hold a free educational seminar in New York City about intellectual property research and protection. The event caters to both industry professionals ...
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US Copyright Office Releases Priorities For Next Two Years from www.ip-watch.org The US Copyright Office today issued its priorities and projects for the next two years, targeting studies, legislation, trade and foreign relations, and administrative law.
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Warning: Texan Patent Troll Seeks To Stamp Out Amazon’s (Kindle) Fire from www.iposgoode.ca Sean Jackson is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, and is currently enrolled in Professor Mgbeoji’s Patents class, in Fall 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to write ...
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