Patent & IP news for November 21, 2011
Patent Litigations
- Diptyque Distribution , LLC v. MVP Group International, Inc filed 2011-11-16 in California Northern
- Pexcor Manufacturing Company, Inc. v. Uponor Abb filed 2011-11-16 in DC
- Cummins-Allison Corp. v. Kappos filed 2011-11-18 in Virginia Eastern
- Cephalon Inc. et. al. v. Impax Laboratories Inc. filed 2011-11-18 in Delaware
- Icon Health & Fitness v. Garmin Ltd et. al. filed 2011-11-18 in Utah
- Icon Health & Fitness v. Polar Electro Oy filed 2011-11-18 in Utah
- Brandywine Communications Technologies, LLC v. LG-Ericsson Co. LTD et. al. filed 2011-11-18 in Florida Middle
- Joao Control and Monitoring Systems LLC v. Ahava Incorporated filed 2011-11-18 in California Central
- Pragmatus AV, LLC v. Citrix Systems, Inc. filed 2011-11-21 in Florida Southern
- Yeda Research and Development Co., Ltd. v. Kappos filed 2011-11-18 in Virginia Eastern
- Brandywine Communications Technologies, LLC v. Fortinet, Inc. filed 2011-11-21 in Florida Middle
- Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation v. Siemens AG et. al. filed 2011-11-21 in Wisconsin Western
- Brandywine Communications Technologies, LLC v. 3CX, Inc. filed 2011-11-21 in Florida Middle
- Pollin Patent Licensing, LLC et. al. v. Citibank, N.A. et. al. filed 2011-11-21 in Illinois Northern
- Semiconductor Technologies LLC v. Hynix Semiconductor America Inc et. al. filed 2011-11-18 in California Central
- Versata Software, Inc. f/k/a Trilogy Software, Inc. et. al. v. Toyota Motor Corporation et. al. filed 2011-11-21 in Texas Eastern
- Joao Control and Monitoring Systems LLC v. Game Link LLC filed 2011-11-18 in California Central
- Joao Control and Monitoring Systems LLC v. Gsmc Inc filed 2011-11-18 in California Central
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Patent & IP Blogs
Patent Models from www.patentlyo.com By Jason Rantanen As every student of patent law knows, inventors were required to submit a working miniature model of their invention along with their patent application until the late nineteenth-century. Famous models include those ...
Kentucky Bluegrass from www.patenthawk.com The Federal bench is well stocked with judges too stupid to rule prudentially, instead indulging their bias. Case in point: Stephen Byrne v. Wood Herron & Evans (WHE). Grass trimmer inventor Byrne sued Black & Decker for ...
Book Review Monday: Biotechnology and the Patent System (In Hindsight) from www.patentbaristas.com “The U.S. patent system has shown a remarkable ability for identifying flaws and implementing self-correcting, substantive policy changes within existing authority.” ~Barfield and Calfee On September 16, 2011, President Obama signed the Patent Reform ...
Guest Post: Is GE’s Wind Patent Portfolio Sustainable Without Future Licensing? from www.greenpatentblog.com Part II: Cost Estimation Analysis and cost estimation of GE’s patent portfolio suggests a bubble… but will it break? Part I of this article analyzed GE’s industry-leading wind patent portfolio. Part II asks ...
Paris Hilton has a trademark empire, and That’s Hot® from www.erikpelton.com Paris Hilton is frequently referred to as “famous for being famous”. But let’s give credit where credit is due – she has evolved into a very clever and successful businesswoman. Want proof? How about more ...
How to Perform Background Technology Searches from info.articleonepartners.com To continue our recent posts on how to choose and how to begin researching an Article One Study, we continue our tips with how to boost knowledge of the technology at hand before starting a ...
Federal Circuit Divided on Federal Jurisdiction over Legal Malpractice Claims from www.patentlyo.com Stephen Byrne v. Wood, Herron & Evans (Fed. Cir. 2011) Byrne's malpractice claim alleges that his former patent attorneys at WHE failed to secure broad enough patent protection for his weed trimming device. See RE ...
Monday miscellany from ipkitten.blogspot.com If this Kat were not busying himself tomorrow (Tuesday, that is) in chairing the IP Finance seminar on FRAND licensing, he would be beetling over to the very comfy London office of Allen & Overy, in ...
Katonomics 3: Evidence-Based Policy – The challenge of data from ipkitten.blogspot.com A third slice of Katonomics. The IPKat again welcomes new readers who may be unfamiliar with the term 'Katonomics'. As regular readers now know, it's the title of a mini-series on IP economics for ...
More Monday Miscellany from ipkitten.blogspot.com The IPKat's readers have now had their say. The result of last week's poll is a clear win for the Neuro as the name for the newly-rebranded Euro. The full results (below) still ...
FDA Approves 35 New Drugs in 2011 from www.patentdocs.org
By Donald Zuhn -- Earlier this month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that the agency has approved 35 new drugs over the past twelve months. With the exception of 2009, when 37 new ...
By Donald Zuhn -- Earlier this month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that the agency has approved 35 new drugs over the past twelve months. With the exception of 2009, when 37 new ...
Conference & CLE Calendar from www.patentdocs.org
November 30 to December 1, 2011 - Advanced Forum on Biotech Patents*** (American Conference Institute) - Boston, MA December 1, 2011 - Biotechnology/Chemical/ Pharmaceutical (BCP) Customer Partnership Meeting (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) - 9:00 am ...
November 30 to December 1, 2011 - Advanced Forum on Biotech Patents*** (American Conference Institute) - Boston, MA December 1, 2011 - Biotechnology/Chemical/ Pharmaceutical (BCP) Customer Partnership Meeting (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) - 9:00 am ...
10 Years Of TRIPS And Public Health: An Anniversary To Celebrate? from www.ip-watch.org
It has been 10 years since the World Trade Organization adopted the Doha Declaration on TRIPS and Public Health. The declaration highlighting the public health aspects of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual ...
It has been 10 years since the World Trade Organization adopted the Doha Declaration on TRIPS and Public Health. The declaration highlighting the public health aspects of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual ...
Microsoft Patents Computer That Knows You’re Annoying from tacticalip.com
Excepting the offices of Zies Widerman & Malek, Attorneys at Law, every workplace has those people. They bug, annoy, and generally sap the life out of everyone. The problem is that no one likes...
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Excepting the offices of Zies Widerman & Malek, Attorneys at Law, every workplace has those people. They bug, annoy, and generally sap the life out of everyone. The problem is that no one likes...
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How likely is the enforcement of German first-instance rulings against billion-dollar bonds? from fosspatents.blogspot.com
On January 20 and 27 and February 3, 2012, Apple could experience a series of Black Fridays at the Mannheim Regional Court. At 9 AM on each of those Fridays, the court will hand a ...
WHO Announces Members Of Pandemic Influenza Advisory Group from www.ip-watch.org
The World Health Organization today announced the 18 members of the advisory group that will monitor and report on implementation of the new WHO Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework. The group started its first meeting ...
The World Health Organization today announced the 18 members of the advisory group that will monitor and report on implementation of the new WHO Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework. The group started its first meeting ...
Free Federated Search Engines for Scientific Data and Literature from intellogist.wordpress.com
Federated search portals are all the rage right now, and the US Government seems enthusiastic about utilizing this technology to make its wide range of scientific data and literature easily accessible. Patent searchers who need ...
Federated search portals are all the rage right now, and the US Government seems enthusiastic about utilizing this technology to make its wide range of scientific data and literature easily accessible. Patent searchers who need ...
Recognizing individual skills from www.athenaalliance.org
We all know that human capital is much more than formal education, even though most of the time we use levels of educational attainment as a proxy for human capital. We do this because years ...
We all know that human capital is much more than formal education, even though most of the time we use levels of educational attainment as a proxy for human capital. We do this because years ...
Patents are not innovation from www.athenaalliance.org
One of the thing that drives me absolutely crazy is the narrow use of patent data as an indicator of innovation. Patents are important, but they are very misleading innovation indicator. Case in point is ...
One of the thing that drives me absolutely crazy is the narrow use of patent data as an indicator of innovation. Patents are important, but they are very misleading innovation indicator. Case in point is ...
Updating the Top Patent Blogs from ipwatchdog.com
As you click through to each of the blogs, you will notice the content on each of the blogs is different. Patentlyo.com appears to be statistically driven. Mr. Crouch produces many different patent stats ...
As you click through to each of the blogs, you will notice the content on each of the blogs is different. Patentlyo.com appears to be statistically driven. Mr. Crouch produces many different patent stats ...
Kellogg And Mai End Trademark Bird Fight from tacticalip.com
By Rene Dial Back in August I wrote about two birds fighting, the Kelloggs Fruit Loops’ mascot, Toucan Sam, versus Maya Archeology Initiative’s (MAI) toucan. The beak fight started when MAI placed...
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By Rene Dial Back in August I wrote about two birds fighting, the Kelloggs Fruit Loops’ mascot, Toucan Sam, versus Maya Archeology Initiative’s (MAI) toucan. The beak fight started when MAI placed...
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Brief Submitted to Supreme Court in Mayo v. Prometheus Laboratories from www.patentbaristas.com
In the on-going saga of the patentability of correlations between blood test results and patient health, Prometheus Laboratories submitted its brief to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court granted cert for the second time ...
In the on-going saga of the patentability of correlations between blood test results and patient health, Prometheus Laboratories submitted its brief to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court granted cert for the second time ...
EU’s Kroes Calls For New Thinking On Copyright System from www.ip-watch.org
Neelie Kroes, vice-president of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda, has issued a call for new thinking beyond old business models as a way to incentivize creativity in Europe. Related Articles:
Neelie Kroes, vice-president of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda, has issued a call for new thinking beyond old business models as a way to incentivize creativity in Europe. Related Articles:
Evaluating Supplemental Examination from www.patentlyo.com
By Jason Rantanen As seen in the recent Powell v. Home Depot case that Professor Crouch wrote about last week, the net effect of a weakened inequitable conduct doctrine post-Therasense is an increase in the ...
By Jason Rantanen As seen in the recent Powell v. Home Depot case that Professor Crouch wrote about last week, the net effect of a weakened inequitable conduct doctrine post-Therasense is an increase in the ...
US, China Hold High-Level Talks On IP Policy from www.ip-watch.org
The United States and China made notable progress on a range of intellectual property policy issues in cabinet-level meetings ending today, according to the US government. The 22nd US-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade ...
The United States and China made notable progress on a range of intellectual property policy issues in cabinet-level meetings ending today, according to the US government. The 22nd US-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade ...
Bits and Bytes by Dennis Crouch from www.patentlyo.com
PTO Funding: PTO Funding: The US Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (i.e., the Congressional Super-Committee) is unlikely to come to any agreement before its statutory deadline of November 23, 2011. The result is ...
PTO Funding: PTO Funding: The US Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (i.e., the Congressional Super-Committee) is unlikely to come to any agreement before its statutory deadline of November 23, 2011. The result is ...
U.S.-Funded Alternative Energy Patents Fall into Foreign Hands from ipcloseup.wordpress.com
Solar Subterfuge By Daniel Scotto, Whitehall Financial Advisors LLC The value of energy assets has taken a giant leap backward. What used to be simply bricks and mortar has transformed into billions of dollars’ worth ...
Solar Subterfuge By Daniel Scotto, Whitehall Financial Advisors LLC The value of energy assets has taken a giant leap backward. What used to be simply bricks and mortar has transformed into billions of dollars’ worth ...
ITC dismisses S3 Graphics complaint against Apple: no violation from fosspatents.blogspot.com
The US International Trade Commission has dismissed S3 Graphics' first complaint against Apple in its entirety.
The official notice states that "no violation [...] has been shown [...] and that the investigation is terminated".
In early September ...
New “prior user rights” lead companies to weigh advantages/disadvantages of patents vs. trade secrets from ipspotlight.com
In January 2012, the USPTO is scheduled to publish a report on the new “prior user rights” provision of the America Invents Act (AIA). The AIA revised Section 273 of the Patent Act to create ...
In January 2012, the USPTO is scheduled to publish a report on the new “prior user rights” provision of the America Invents Act (AIA). The AIA revised Section 273 of the Patent Act to create ...
Money! from just-n-examiner.livejournal.com
The Commerce Department budget was passed last week.
The $2,706,313,000 that was budgeted to the PTO is expected to cover all of the fees the Office is expected to collect in FY ...
The Commerce Department budget was passed last week.
The $2,706,313,000 that was budgeted to the PTO is expected to cover all of the fees the Office is expected to collect in FY ...
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