Patent & IP news for January 23, 2012

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post image Katonomics 9: IP valuation from ipkitten.blogspot.com

In this, the third post in the second series of Katonomics, the IPKat weblog's resident and much-loved Katonomite, Dr Nicola Searle continues her introduction to economics for intellectual property enthusiasts, scholars, practitioners and policy-makers ...

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post image Love it or leave it? PINTEREST website/app name from www.erikpelton.com

Pinterest is a website and mobile app that has become quite popular during the last few months. Pinterest is a tool for sharing and collecting content online, a “virtual pinboard.” Pinterest is a great name ...

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post image Monday miscellany from ipkitten.blogspot.com

There's nothing like a little
scrutiny to focus one's attention ...
The European Scrutiny Committee of the British House of Commons has been following discussions on the proposal to set up a unified patent ...

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post image BPAI obvious probability silence reference from allthingspros.blogspot.com

Takeaway: A Patentee appealed an inter partes reexam of a toy. In addressing an obviousness rejection, the Patentee argued that the primary reference did not teach peg templates that were opaque as claimed. The BPAI ...

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post image The "deformation" of Joseph Beuys' live art performance from ipkitten.blogspot.com

In a press release of 30 December 2011, the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf reported on a case concerning the copyright subsisting in photographs taken by a third party (a well-known photographer) of a live art ...

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The Stanford Experience: A Semester in the IP Intensive Program at Osgoode from www.iposgoode.ca

Last semester, I had the privilege of being a part of the inaugural class of the Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program at Osgoode Hall Law School. The program is a two week intensive seminar ...

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Conference & CLE Calendar from www.patentdocs.org

January 25-26, 2012 - Biosimilars Forum 2012 (C5) - London, UK January 26, 2012 - Life Under AIA: Anticipating and Surviving Post Grant Challenges (Technology Transfer Tactics) - 1:00 - 2:00 pm (Eastern) January 31, 2012 - Obviousness Standard ...

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Guest Post: Website Blocking to Prevent Copyright Infringement: A Comparison of the Indian and UK Approaches Part 1 from spicyipindia.blogspot.com

Majority of the Spicy IP readers are no doubt already aware of the hornet’s nest that promises to be stirred in the debate between freedom of expression of thought and belief, especially via cyber ...

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Website Blocking to Prevent Copyright Infringement: A Comparison of the Indian and UK Approaches Part 2 from spicyipindia.blogspot.com

Ms. Neeti Jain, an Indian lawyer specializing in media and entertainment laws, as well as issues involving copyright law and technology, Internet regulation and digital media, continues as follows the 2nd part of her guest ...

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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. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al. V. Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp. 1:12-cv-10087; filed January 17, 2012 in ...

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Website Blocking to Prevent Copyright Infringement: A Comparison of the Indian and UK Approaches Part 3 from spicyipindia.blogspot.com

For the readers of Spicy IP, Ms. Neeti Jain, an Indian lawyer specializing in media and entertainment laws, as well as issues involving copyright law and technology, Internet regulation and digital media, brings as follows ...

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A third case of extradition from ipwars.com

The 1709 blog has a good summary of the arrest of Megaupload.com’s Kim “Dotcom” in New Zealand for allegedly copyrights in the USA. Case 1 (Hew Griffiths aka ‘bandido’) Case 2 (Richard O ...

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Collective Licensing: Promises and Pitfalls from www.iposgoode.ca

Looking at the current state of trans-border licensing of music inEurope, the European example can teach mainly what to avoid. Even more so, many of the issues discussed in the EU might even be totally ...

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The New Choice: Inequitable Conduct or Copyright Infringement from www.patentlyo.com

Many patent applicants enjoy the fact that the USPTO lists all cited and considered references on the face of each patent. That listing provides an apparent presumption that the newly patented invention is a step ...

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SOPA, Piracy, Pharmaceuticals May Dominate US IP Policy Discussions In 2012 from www.ip-watch.org

Online piracy, patent reform and intellectual property issues relating to pharmaceuticals are among the top legislative and regulatory priorities for many stakeholder groups in the United States this year, but given that 2012 is an ...

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US Cracks Down On Download Sites In Midst Of Anti-Piracy Debate from www.ip-watch.org

In the midst of the global flare-up over draft anti-piracy legislation in the US Congress this week, several heavy-hitting actions were taken in the United States against websites said to be supporting unauthorised content. Related ...

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Occupy IP: New Economy Businesses Clash With Old from www.ip-watch.org

It may be too much, too late for content providers finally trying to tame the internet, and a fresh approach is needed, writes Bruce Berman. Related Articles:

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Occupy IP: New Economy Businesses Clash with Old from ipcloseup.wordpress.com

It May be Too Much, Too Late for Content Providers Finally Trying to Tame the Internet; a Fresh Approach is Needed [This following appears as an "Insider Views" commentary on Intellectual Property Watch] Have copyright ...

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Tips for Starting an AOP Study from info.articleonepartners.com

Article One publishes a Tip of the Week in each edition of our email newsletter.  The following is a compilation of Tips that center on the subject of getting started with the search process.

 

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Job Opening: Patent Research Analyst from www.ipwatchdog.com

Global Patent Solutions, LLC (GPS) seeks to hire a patent research analyst. This is not your ordinary, run-of-the-mill research position. Each project is unique and possesses a new challenge for you to tackle. The successful ...

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Ordinary Plain Meaning: Defining Terms in a Patent Application from www.ipwatchdog.com

The question of whether a term is defined adequately is really a legal question, so the views and opinions of those who are not well versed in the law are hardly probative. Inventors invent and ...

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Patently-O Bits & Bytes by Lawrence Higgins from www.patentlyo.com

Microsoft and LG Sign Patent Agreement Microsoft and LG singed a patent agreement that provides coverage under Microsoft's patent portfolio for LG's tablets, mobile phones and other products that runs on the Android ...

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