Producers of ‘hit’ Tamil movie ‘Aaranya Kaandam’ face an ex-parte injunction for alleged copyright infringement from spicyipindia.blogspot.com In an order dated the 29th of February, 2012 the Madras High Court acting on a plea by Tamil script-writer Thiagarajan Kumararaja, passed an ex-parte interim injunction against Capital Film Works (India) Limited, the producers ...
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Hacking, raspberry jam and the power of PSI: on the deeper meaning of IP from ipkitten.blogspot.com Does it really matter what "intellectual property" is? After all, if we have specific types of IP such as patents, trade marks, copyright and designs, is not the existence of this emotive and woolly blanket ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Cupcakes and websites: USPTO trademark filings reflect overall economic and pop culture trends from www.erikpelton.com I’ve never met someone who could resist a cupcake in front of them. They’re cute. They’re sweet. Not too big, not too small. In recent years, the number of places to get ...
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SpicyIP Tidbits: Patents, TKDL and our 'holy cows' from spicyipindia.blogspot.com Kounteya Sinha of the Times of India has
recently reported on yet another success story of the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL). I’m a little amused at the title though, which claims that 'India ...
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Google and the Law from ipkitten.blogspot.com Only a few short minutes ago, an email from the IPKat's excellent friend and blog-colleague AurelioLopez-Tarruella Martinez arrived, hot and out of breath, all the way from Alicante. The email was so fresh ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Book Review Monday: Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law from www.patentbaristas.com “I wanted to call this book A Dispeptic Introduction to Intellectual Property, but the publishers understandably said “Um, no.” ~Dan Hunter Sometimes, a book comes along that is just so cute you have to pick ...
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"Is it a Birss, is it a plane ...?" Skydive litigants crash-land in court from ipkitten.blogspot.com It is a little known fact that video footage taken by an unknown tourist exists of this excited Kat paragliding around the ski resort of Val d'Isère. This Kat has not taken the plunge ...
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The rage against the Karnataka State Bio-Diversity Board: too much rhetoric? from spicyipindia.blogspot.com In a
scathing press release, published about a month ago, the Environmental Support Group (ESG), a Bangalore based NGO, has slammed the decision of the Karnataka State Biodiversity Board to not prosecute Monsanto’s Indian ...
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In re Staats (Fed. Cir. 2012) from www.patentdocs.org Federal Circuit Overrules PTO on Statutory Construction By Kevin E. Noonan -- The interplay between the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and its supervisory appellate court (whether the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals or ...
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Cast Vote Today for Medical Research - Halfway to March 18 Goal! from www.infringementupdates.com The following is excerpted from an article posted at The Wistar Institute: My name is Scott Hensley, Ph.D., and I’m an assistant professor here at The Wistar Institute. Like most academic biomedical researchers ...
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Who Owns LTE Patents? from www.ipeg.eu This year, LTE (Long Term Evolution) the 4th generation (4G) mobile network communication technology is rolled out in many countries worldwide. It looks like it will be an even greater success than the currently prevailing ...
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In re Staats on re-issue from ipbiz.blogspot.com The issue before the CAFC: We must decide whether the Board correctly held that a broadening reissue application filed outside of the two-year period is not timely if it is not related to an earlier ...
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The Next Generation of WIPS Global: WIPS Global ADVANCED – Part 1 from intellogist.wordpress.com Hot on the heels of the updated Inspec Intellogist Report, we now have a fully updated WIPS Global Intellogist Report. WIPS Global hasn’t seen too many changes since 2009, but some recent updates include ...
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Cybersquatting Cases Reached New Record In 2011, WIPO Reports from www.ip-watch.org The number of cybersquatting cases filed with the arbitration body of the World Intellectual Property Organization reached a record high in 2011 with 2,764 cases filed by trademark owners, the UN agency reported today ...
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Something I don’t understand-Apple & Samsung from www.tangible-ip.com Amongst the (pick the right word) plethora/myriad/mountain of things in this world I don’t understand, one thing is how Apple and Samsung can be kicking lumps out of each other in the ...
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You could be here . . . from www.717madisonplace.com You could be in San Diego on April 2nd, if you sign up to attend the 2012 AIPLA Electronic and Computer Patent Law Summit being held at the University of San Diego College of Law ...
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Exclusive Interview: USPTO Chief of Staff Peter Pappas from www.ipwatchdog.com While there is no doubt that the rejuvenation of the Patent Office during the Obama Administration is directly related to the capable and steady leadership of Director Kappos, I equally have no doubt that Pappas ...
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Policy and External Affairs Dashboard Overview from www.uspto.gov Guest blog by Acting Administrator for Policy and External Affairs Shira Perlmutter
Recently I joined the USPTO as Acting Administrator for Policy and External Affairs. In this role I lead the Office of Policy and ...
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‘Last Samuri’ Copyright Litigation from tacticalip.com TweetBy Daniel Davidson The Last Samurai was a blockbuster movie from 2003 which featured Tom Cruise as an American Civil War hero turned Samurai. I’m sure you have heard of or seen it. What ...
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Repeats: March 5 and March 6, 2012 from ipbiz.blogspot.com CBS Monday repeats: Two Broke Girls, Two and a Half Men, Mike and Molly, Hawaii Five-O, Letterman; Tuesday repeats: NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, Unforgettable, Letterman; NBC Monday/Tuesday "Tonight Show" repeats, as well.
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Book review: Patent Professional’s Handbook, by Susan Y. Stiles from ipspotlight.com Patent paralegal Susan Stiles recently published Patent Professional’s Handbook: A Training Tool for Administrative Staff, an extremely helpful reference tool for administrative staff, paralegals, support professionals who work with patent attorneys and agents. The ...
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