Katonomics 2: An Economic Perspective of IP: The Economics of Trade Marks from ipkitten.blogspot.com "Never mind the brand -- just
tell me how I can get out of this tin!" Another slice of Katonomics. The IPKat welcomes new readers who may be unfamiliar with the term 'Katonomics' and reassures them ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Guest Post: Is GE’s Wind Patent Portfolio Sustainable Without Future Licensing? from www.greenpatentblog.com Part I: Patent Portfolio Analysis of an Industry Leader Wind Industry Leader General Electric Company (GE) has vastly outpaced all of their competitors in intellectual property (IP) protection in many industries, but particularly wind turbines ...
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Scaremongers, IP Rights, Standardised ICT and Public Policy from ipfinance.blogspot.com In this, the ninth in a series of articles by Keith Mallinson (WiseHarbor) on issues concerning technical standards and IP in the ICT sector, the author cautions against the making of unfounded assertions concerning the ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
End to an interim injunction: TenXC decision announced from spicyipindia.blogspot.com The Delhi High Court recently announced the
verdict in the TenXC
case/
cases . We have earlier blogged about the case
here and
here. As expected, the interim injunction granted to the patentee, TenXC was vacated ...
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Collision from www.patenthawk.com The Wall Street Journal scores some points with "When Patent, Antitrust Worlds Collide." "Antitrust law frowns on monopolies. Patent law grants them to inventors." The courts have built in Janus-like bias, so as to be ...
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Should I Get A Patent? from blawgit.com What You Say vs. What Your Patent Lawyer Hears Clients ask me all the time, “Should I get a patent?” While that is certainly the most important question an inventor can ask of a patent ...
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Monday miscellany from ipkitten.blogspot.com "I wish I knew what interested me",
sighed Matilda, as she contemplated
her IP assignment ... A gentle plea to IP students. In recent times the IPKat has received an increasing number of very sweet emails ...
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Fuzzy Jurisprudence from www.patenthawk.com Fuzzysharp got patents on 3D rendering algorithms. Fuzzysharp asserted two of a family, 6,172,679 & 6,618,047 against 3DLabs. The district court ruled the patents §101 uneligible under the CAFC Bilski "machine-or-transformation test ...
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Update: Newsmaking “Occupy Wall St.” trademark effort is abandoned from www.erikpelton.com Over the last few week, the Maresca’s of Long Island have made a lot of news – and trademark blogs – as a result of their efforts to apply to register “Occupy Wall St.” with the ...
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Conference & CLE Calendar from www.patentdocs.org November 14, 2011 - Global Perspectives on the Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Innovation and Development (The World Bank) - Washington, DC November 15, 2011 - Patent Reform: First to File Provisions (Strafford) - 1:00 - 2:30 ...
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Court Report from www.patentdocs.org By Sherri Oslick -- About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Cephalon Inc. et al. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. et al. 1:11-cv-01111; filed November 9, 2011 ...
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Google Patent Lawyer Talks Shop from tacticalip.com The Wall Street Journal interviewed Google’s patent counsel, Tim Porter. Below are some highlights, and my awesome commentary (this is a blog after all). In the context of Android’s rise to power,...
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Inventions for 3D measuring for clothing from britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk The Sunday Times yesterday had an interesting article by Kevin Dowling titled "Virtual tailor sizes you up for buying clothes online." It's about German company UPcload and its invention to enable...
(From Steve van ...
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Patent Dispute Causes "Tickle Lipo" to End Production from www.infringementupdates.com The following is excerpted from a November 11, 2011 MicroAire press release published by PR Newswire: Using the term "nutation" to describe its product's reciprocating action was not enough for "Tickle Lipo" to avoid ...
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Parties' "Vastly Divergent Views on Damages" Warrant Court-Appointed Damages Expert from docketreport.blogspot.com The court appointed an independent damages expert. "In this patent and copyright infringement action, an independent damages expert was appointed pursuant to FRE 706 in accordance with the relevant case law, and this memorandum opinion ...
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Flower Powers – ECJ Rules On Interflora v Marks And Spencer from www.iposgoode.ca Ben Farrow is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On September 22, 2011, the European Court of Justice handed down a judgement on a series of trade mark related questions spurred by the ...
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Business Method Patents: Policy Implications from www.iposgoode.ca Bita M. Rajaee is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and is 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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Osgoode Entertainment & Sports Law Association Launches Its Own Blog from www.iposgoode.ca Sarah Falzon and Lawrence Schwartz are JD candidates at Osgoode Hall Law School and Co-Presidents of the Entertainment & Sports Law Association at Osgoode. The Osgoode Entertainment and Sports Law Association (ESLA) recently launched its blog ...
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Thinking Through IP Strategy from www.iposgoode.ca Asad Ali Moten is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Here, he reports on a workshop he organized for clients and prospective clients of ventureLAB, while interning there as part of the inaugural ...
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Post-Grant Oppositions Under US Patent Reform from www.ip-watch.org On September 16, 2012, the post-grant review process in the United States will change to closely resemble the opposition procedures in Europe even down to the same nine-month window after grant to oppose. With these ...
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Current Cybersecurity Issues and Laws Effecting Private Sector Industries Discussed at the Fifth Annual Gibbons E-Discovery Conference from www.iplawalert.com On the heels of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October, the second panel discussion at the Fifth Annual Gibbons E-Discovery Conference dealt with pressing issues involving cybersecurity and their effect on private industries.
Moderated by ...
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Appropriately Approaching Appropriation: Osgoode Professors On Feminist Alternatives To Postcolonial Intellectual Property Issues from www.iposgoode.ca Mekhala Chaubal is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Our very own Osgoode professors and feminist scholars, Rosemary Coombe and Carys Craig, presented a thought-provoking keynote at the Feminism and the Politics of ...
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Invention Services: Finding Valuable Services & Avoiding Scams from ipwatchdog.com But surely inventors, who are very smart people, could resist the advances of the unscrupulous, right? While that is what you might expect, my experience tells me otherwise. Aside from the conditions being right (i ...
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A Novel Innovation Index For Life Sciences Inventions from www.iposgoode.ca Dr. Ron Bouchard is an Associate Professor in the Faculties of Law and of Medicine at the University of Manitoba. An earlier article on this site by Mekhala Chaubal gives admirable service to the issue ...
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Sweepstakes and online advertising from ipspotlight.com As businesses try to attract viewers to their websites, social media pages and online ad campaigns, online contests have become more prevalent. The opportunity to win a prize can provide consumers with an incentive to ...
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