Cutting the red tape: can we do better? from ipkitten.blogspot.com Even red tape
has its uses ... The United Kingdom's Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is, by definition, part of the civil service -- and it is the civil service, not just in the ...
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'Mein Kampf' copyright dispute - "foggy" news from ipkitten.blogspot.com The next chapter in the "Mein Kampf" copyright dispute between a British publisher and the Bavarian government (see the earlier IPKat post
here):
German news media websites
report (also
here,
here) that the Regional Court ...
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Megaupload’s Demise: A Warning to Cloud-Computing Services from dunlapcodding.com Teaser Image As most are aware, Megaupload recently came under fire from the government for violating copyright laws due to its practice of encouraging the public to upload and view enormous amounts of pirated movies ...
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How to Use the Most of Expensive Resources (For Free!) from info.articleonepartners.com There are a number of high-quality, free-of-charge research resources on the Internet, including a variety of BioMed and BioTech resources. But the fact remains that many of the largest, most advanced search databases require membership ...
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The IPKat from ipkitten.blogspot.com On Tuesday, this Kat discussed the majority’s holding in the U.S. Supreme Court case in Golan v. Holder, in which it was decided that Congress has the power to pull works out of ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Who Should Receive a National Medal of Technology and Innovation? from www.patentbaristas.com The USPTO is seeking nominations for the 2012 Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI), the nation’s highest honor for technological achievement, bestowed by the President of the United States on America’s leading innovators ...
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Streck, Inc. v. Research & Diagnostic Systems, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2012) from www.patentdocs.org By Andrew Williams -- In a sequel of sorts to the hugely popular Streck, Inc. v. Research & Diagnostic Systems, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2011), the Federal Circuit released Streck II (Streck, Inc. v. Research & Diagnostic Systems, Inc ...
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Judge ups the ante for Oracle with respect to two patents asserted against Google from fosspatents.blogspot.com Against Google's objections, Judge William Alsup of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California gave Oracle a third chance to present a damages report, and Oracle accepted his proposal, which ...
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Officials, Industry Discuss IPR In Relation To Economy And Society from www.ip-watch.org Two top international organisations in Geneva are working to adapt to trends in global intellectual property systems with an eye toward contributing to a positive economic impact, officials told a private sector conference this week ...
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Myopic Patent Cynicism from gametimeip.com In September 2011, flawed research from a handful of Boston University professors made headlines with several highly popular news organizations claiming that patent owners were somehow responsible for a net loss of billions of dollars ...
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"State of the Union" skipped biofuels? from ipbiz.blogspot.com A piece in Ethanol Producer Magazine begins:
President Barack Obama stressed the need for the nation to “double-down” on clean energy during his Jan. 24 State of the Union address, but neglected to include biofuels ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
GametimeIP rips Bessen from ipbiz.blogspot.com The post begins:
In September 2011, flawed research from a handful of Boston University professors made headlines with several highly popular news organizations claiming that patent owners were somehow responsible for a net loss of ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Yes, You Can Search Patents using Numeric Property Ranges! from intellogist.wordpress.com As a reference librarian I frequently get questions about patent search tools and their capabilities. A request I hear often is “how can I search patent data using a numeric property range?” If you’re ...
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Want an Oregon office of the PTO? from 37thoughts.wordpress.com Do you wish you could work for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, but in or near lovely Portland, Oregon? Or perhaps Bend? Eugene? Government benefits, Mt. Hood, the Coast, the desert, adventures in ...
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This Suit Is Bananas from www.iposgoode.ca Representatives of the defunct rock band, The Velvet Underground, have brought an action against the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc. concerning rights over the world’s most iconic banana image a full ...
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Examining the Appealled Patent Allowances from Art Unit 3689 from www.ipwatchdog.com The data clearly suggests that that inquiry should be made into what is going on in Art Unit 3689. If there is nothing odd after evaluation then I will be the first to report that ...
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No Time for Gridlock at USPTO from www.uspto.gov In an era where bitter partisan divide can often inhibit action in Washington, one need look no further than the United States patent system to observe how government can work to provide real and meaningful ...
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PTO Announces Proposed Rules for Supplemental Examination from www.patentlyo.com By Jason Rantanen Yesterday, the United States Patent and Trademark Office announced the proposed rules for supplemental examinations and proposed revisions to ex parte reexamination fees. These proposals detail the supplemental examination process, including the ...
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Proposed Rules for Supplemental Examination, Revised Reexamination Fees and Deadline for Satellite Office Comments from www.ipwatchdog.com The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is proposing rules of practice in patent cases to implement the supplemental examination provisions of the America Invents Act. The USPTO is also proposing to adjust the ...
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Training manual for new patent admin staff (and new associates) from inventblog.com A book I recently added to my “all patent practitioners should have” list is Susan Stiles’ “Patent Professional’s Handbook.” Stiles’ book is a complete instruction manual for new patent staff: explaining the entire patenting ...
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