Truth in Wine Labeling: survey results released from ipkitten.blogspot.com Ever tasted a red wine which claimed to be from Burgundy on the label but tasted nothing like what you would expect from a Burgundy pinot noir? As discussed in recent posts, where a product ...
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An update on WIPO's website and the 'dodgy scam sites' from ipkitten.blogspot.com Further to Jeremy's
Friday fantasies and in particular on the topic of
'dodgy scam sites', may this Kat add that the WIPO scam warning site was indeed alive and kicking yesterday afternoon when she ...
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Top 5: Largest U.S. Patent Resource Libraries from info.articleonepartners.com The Patent and Trademark Resource Center Program (PTRC) is a USPTO designation for libraries to provide public access to patent and trademark documents. The program dates back to 1871, when it was created by federal ...
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Article One Announces Silicon Valley Office and New Hire from info.articleonepartners.com Article One is pleased to announce its newest office, located in the heart of Silicon Valley in Palo Alto, California. The move solidifies Article One’s desire to bring change to the expanding patent disputes ...
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Clean Tech in Court: Green Patent Complaint Update from www.greenpatentblog.com Two green patent lawsuits have been filed in the last few weeks in the areas of smart grid and solar. Smart Grid Sensus USA Inc. v. Nxegen LLC Sensus USA filed a complaint (Sensus-Nxegen_Complaint) against ...
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Friday fantasies from ipkitten.blogspot.com Friday's the day to check the IPKat's Forthcoming Events page. You just never know what exciting activities, lectures, seminars and conferences are just around the corner!
Among the events which are in the ...
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The Murky World of the IP Assignment from ipkitten.blogspot.com From my IP perspective, there are two kinds of contract categories that I encounter in provding transaction support. The first is your basic, non-IP focused contract, such as a share purchase agreement, in which an ...
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Life Sciences Venture Funding Drops in Third Quarter from www.patentdocs.org By Donald Zuhn -- Last week, the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), a trade association representing the U.S. venture capital industry, released the results of its MoneyTree Report on venture funding for the third quarter ...
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AIA Overview: Changes in Requirements for the Inventor's Oath or Declaration from www.patentdocs.org By Kevin E. Noonan -- Another significant change effected by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act relates to the power of an assignee, or someone who has obligated an inventor to assign, to file an application without ...
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Love it or Leave it: GROUPON name and logo from www.erikpelton.com I have never used Groupon. There, I said it. When I overhear people talking about a Groupon offer, I feel like one of a small minority that has never used the service. “Social” forms of ...
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Rufus Roo®, innovation of the Year from britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk I was pleased to hear that a company helped by us has become Innovation of the Year in the North Devon Journal Business Awards. This is Rufus Roo®, a travel jacket with large, strong pockets ...
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Trademark Guide to Game 7 of the World Series: mascots, logos, squirrels and more! from www.erikpelton.com I love baseball. And I love trademarks. Tonight will be Game 7 of the World Series® after a thrilling game last night. What are the trademark storylines in tonight’s game? There are quite a ...
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Yup, They're Hiring Again from just-n-examiner.livejournal.com The Office is hiring examiners in the following areas:
Mechanical Engineering (FEW vacancies)
Electrical Engineering (MANY vacancies)
Computer Engineering (MANY vacancies)
Biomedical Engineering (MANY vacancies).
The positions are posted until November 1st, so get those ...
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Patent Scholars Debate, But It Is What It Is from gametimeip.com Back in September, Professor Mark Lemley began promoting his latest piece of scholarly work, entitled The Myth of the Sole Inventor. Lemley set out to discover the truth about a theory of patents he apparently ...
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District Court Declines to "Expand" on Federal Circuit's Claim Construction from docketreport.blogspot.com Plaintiff's motion for a claim construction that differed from the construction by the court of appeals was denied. "Plaintiff is correct that the court of appeals did not address in its opinion the particular ...
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You’ve Lost Your Non-Profit Status from ipwatchdog.com We are still in limbo. I got a post card from the IRS telling us that they have received of our materials and that they will be working on it but with 270,000 extra ...
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Multiple Defendants In Patent Infringement Filing Under New US Law from www.ip-watch.org A company has filed a patent infringement complaint in the Eastern District of Texas that names 30 defendants, including some of the largest US technology companies, a case that reflects a change in US law ...
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The Smartphone Patent War, pt. 2: A kinder, gentler alternative from www.postgrant.com In light of the ever increasing, expanding and confusing smartphone patent litigation and licensing landscape, we have put together a three part series to apprise you of the current developments. Hopefully part one begins to ...
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President Obama Orders Acceleration of Technology Transfer from ipwatchdog.com Breakthroughs in science and engineering create foundations for new industries, new companies, and new jobs. This is undeniably true. The question is how do we unleash this engine of growth? I am in favor of ...
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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup from info.inovia.com Here's a look at the foreign filing/patent law news from the week of October 24, 2011:
- The USPTO shared details on new developments for the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) Project.
- Fire shuts down ...
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Can Biotechnology Help Curb The Deficit Crisis? from www.patentbaristas.com “There are 10,000 baby boomers entering Medicare every day… If you could delay the onset of Alzheimer’s by five years, you’d save Medicare $50 billion a year. That’s what biotechnology companies ...
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USPTO Announces Agenda for Next BCP Customer Partnership Meeting from www.patentdocs.org The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has announced the agenda for the next biotechnology/chemical/pharmaceutical (BCP) customer partnership meeting to be held on December 1, 2011. The proposed agenda is as follows: Morning ...
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ABA Webinar on America Invents Act from www.patentdocs.org The American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Intellectual Property Law, Section of Intellectual Property Law Young Lawyers Action Group, and Center for Continuing Legal Education will be offering a live webinar entitled "The America Invents ...
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USPTO Webinar on America Invents Act from www.patentdocs.org The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be hosting a free public webinar on the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act on October 31, 2011 at 1:00 (EDT). The panel for the webinar will include ...
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