Patent & IP news for November 2, 2011

Wednesday whimsies from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Looking for something to read? Code Wars: 10 Years of P2P Software Litigation is the title of the ever-engaging Rebecca Giblin's latest book. This Kat, having already lavished kind words on the back cover ...

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Will Duke’s Order Blow Away the Cloud Hanging Over Mitsubishi’s 2.4 MW Turbine? from www.greenpatentblog.com

I’ve written extensively about the patent infringement and antitrust litigation between wind power rivals GE and Mitsubishi (see, e.g., previous posts here and here). While that legal battle spans multiple venues, encompasses several ...

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Easter Bunny dispute - the next chapter from ipkitten.blogspot.com

If one was to compile a list of perennial trade mark disputes, the "Gold bunny" or "Easter Bunny" cases would certainly feature prominently.

It is therefore not much of a surprise that we have yet ...

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Happy trademarks from www.erikpelton.com

Recently I was thinking about how some brands really make people happy. And what an idea emotion for a brand to trigger — if buying or using something makes think about being happy, we are likely ...

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Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011 at the British Library from britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk

Every year the British Library celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week, and this year it's in the week 14-18 November. We in the Business & IP Centre have always believed in bringing together...

(From Steve van Dulken ...

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Android patent litigation schedule for the remainder of the year from fosspatents.blogspot.com

The last seven days have been the slowest seven-day period period on the smartphone patent litigation front in several months. There were various smaller developments in different places, but none of them met the threshold ...

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WIPO Talks On Industrial Design Treaty, Internet Intermediaries, Suspended Till 2012 from www.ip-watch.org

A meeting on trademarks and industrial designs at the World Intellectual Property Organization was cut short by an electrical fire last week. Before the unexpected interruption, delegates advanced work on a possible treaty on industrial ...

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Securus Technologies Sues for Infringement of Centralized Call Processing Patent from www.infringementupdates.com

The following is excerpted from a November 1, 2011 post at Indiana Intellectual Property Law News: Patent Attorneys for Securus Technologies of Dallas, Texas have filed a patent infringement suit in the Southern District of ...

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The Smartphone Patent War, pt. 3: An Uneasy Detente 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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Featured Researcher: Cwalsh44 from info.articleonepartners.com

This week’s featured Researcher is Cwalsh44.  She’s a leasing consultant from Lansdale, Pennsylvania with no previous experience in patent research.  She holds degrees in business management and culinary arts and uses her personal ...

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USPTO, Small Businesses Talk Patent Reform, Harmonisation, Fee Diversion from www.ip-watch.org

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is working to ensure small businesses and independent inventors have the tools they need to obtain, protect and enforce their patents overseas, as well as domestically, in ...

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Starbucks and Other Popular Restaurants Go Social from ipwatchdog.com

It seems that no matter where you go these days, the likelihood is high that you will see a "Free Wi-Fi" sticker on the front door of the establishment. Whether you are going for coffee ...

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Amid Global Efforts To Fill Internet Policy Gaps, India Proposes New UN Body from www.ip-watch.org

India has stirred some discussion with its recent proposal to create a new United Nations body for global internet-related policies. The proposal comes within the context of efforts by developed countries to build support for ...

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Commissioner for Patents Bob Stoll Retires After 29 Years from ipwatchdog.com

Commissioner for Patents at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Robert L. Stoll has announced his intention to retire from the agency effective December 31, 2011. Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property ...

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Commissioner Stoll to Retire; To Be Replaced by Deputy Commissioner Focarino from inventivestep.net

Hal Wegner is reporting that Commissioner for Patents, Robert L. Stoll, will retire from the PTO at the end of the year.   Stoll had replaced Jon Doll as Commissioner for Patents in October 2009.  He ...

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Update on Cooperative Patent Classification from intellogist.wordpress.com

It’s a little more than a year away, and it’s going to change patent information in a big way. What is it? It’s the Cooperative Patent Classification. Last week the European Patent ...

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US Patent Commissioner Stoll To Retire; Deputy Focarino To Step Up from www.ip-watch.org

Robert Stoll, the Commissioner for Patents at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), has announced his retirement on 31 December 2011. Deputy Commissioner for Patents Margaret "Peggy" Focarino will be nominated to replace ...

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