Patent & IP news for January 21, 2012

Nuckin Futs: what the ...? from ipkitten.blogspot.com


Yes, you read the title correctly and no, this Kat has not made an unfortunate typo (was cheekily suggested by a certain Blogmeister). To satisfy your curiosity, this Kat can inform you that NUCKIN FUTS ...

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27th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference from www.patentdocs.org

The American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Intellectual Property Law will be holding the 27th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference on March 28-30, 2012 in Arlington, VA. Among the topics that will be covered at ...

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Corporate Intellectual Property Law Conference from www.patentdocs.org

The Law Bulletin Publishing Company will be holding its 7th annual Corporate Intellectual Property Law Conference on February 8, 2012 in Chicago, IL. Among the topics to be addressed at the conference will be: • Views ...

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Remarkable Performance Results in Trademarks from www.uspto.gov

Guest blog by Commissioner for Trademarks Debbie Cohn
 
There’s no question that electronic filing has changed the nature of trademarks, and a look at our performance dashboard for the first quarter of fiscal year ...

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SOPA, PIPA, and a Criminal Copyright Indictment Against Megaupload. from tacticalip.com

By Rene Dial What a week in the world of intellectual property protection! Okay I am trying to figure this one out.  Legislation is/was being pushed through with regard to SOPA and PIPA.  Read ...

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The Use of IP valuation in IP transactions, a Global Survey of IP Brokers from www.ipeg.eu

The valuation of intellectual property (IP) such as patents, or of non-patented technologies, is still considered by many to be more of an art than a science. While IP valuation might appear to be a ...

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Hungary’s President Pál Schmitt accused of plagiarism in Ph.D. thesis from ipbiz.blogspot.com

The Hungarian news magazine HVG asserts that the 1992 thesis of Hungary President Pál Schmitt comprises 180 out of a total of 215 pages which amount to material copied as a Hungarian translation of a ...

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Legal show "The Firm" tanks at NBC from ipbiz.blogspot.com

The show "The Firm" lost out big time to "Jersey Shore." From deadline.com :

The latest NBC series to take over ER‘s Thursday 10 PM slot, new legal drama The Firm, drew a puny ...

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Mixed decision by CAFC in Dealtrack v. Huber; 101 issues from ipbiz.blogspot.com

From within the opinion:

Both parties agree that a “communications medium” is a “network for transferring data” and only disagree about the Internet carve-out. There is undisputed evi- dence in the record, not challenged on ...

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