A storm in a pint glass from ipkitten.blogspot.com Large companies tend to spend a great deal of time and money clearing trade marks for registration and against infringement, but should they also pre-clear them for negative cultural connotations? This is the question that ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
From Curia to Caries: music to the public in the dentist's chair from ipkitten.blogspot.com Without a licence, some dentists
have resorted to singing on the job.
This stylish dental gag helps
to muffle the sound ... Case C‑135/10,
Società Consortile Fonografici (SCF) v Marco Del Corso, Procuratore generale ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
The Sound of Music: the Court of Justice rules from ipkitten.blogspot.com No communication,
no payment ... Case C‑162/10,
Phonographic Performance (Ireland) Limited v Ireland, Attorney General, was one of two copyright rulings to emanate from the Court of Justice of the European Union this morning ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Educational Outreach Program from www.patentabilityblog.com The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is looking to partner with colleges and universities, entrepreneurship clubs, and similar groups to present informational lectures on trademarks. The lectures will be conducted by a USPTO ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
A Glimpse under the Hood: How the USPTO Proposes to Adjust Patent Fees from www.patentdocs.org By Kevin E. Noonan -- In what was an object of great controversy, the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act grants the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office the authority to "set or adjust by ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Apple drops two 'display space' patents from litigation with Motorola in Miami from fosspatents.blogspot.com [Unrelated Note] Before I address the latest in this Apple v. Motorola case, I'd like to ensure those of you following Oracle v. Google are aware of my update to the previous post. The ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
What limitations does TRIPS put on compulsory licensing? from ipkitten.blogspot.com This Kat has been thinking more about compulsory licensing provisions and what is permitted under the
TRIPS agreement, following the post
yesterday about this
Decision of the Controller of Patents Mumbai concerning compulsory licences in ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Patent Hoteling Program Succeeding as a Business Strategy from www.ipwatchdog.com The telework program affords employees the ability to work from home from 1 to 5 days a week, and the largest of these telework programs — the Patent Hoteling Program (PHP) — had 2,600 patent examiners ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Take The Brussels University Survey On Beliefs About IP from www.ip-watch.org The Free University of Brussels has set out to map predominant normative and causal beliefs regarding IP laws and policies. To give your input and participate in the survey, click on
www.surveymonkey.com/s ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
More Foreigners Find Themselves Targets Of US Copyright Law from www.ip-watch.org All the experts agree: US copyright law doesn’t apply outside US borders. But try telling that to Kim Dotcom, Aubrey Canning, or the growing number of other foreigners whose activities outside the United States ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Pathetic Patent Piece At PaidContent from gametimeip.com Over at PaidContent.org, an article went up yesterday about The Facebook Fight attempting to explain to us mere mortals How Yahoo Could Win, Lose Or Draw. The article is chock full of useful, and ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Patents in Sports: Inventions that Changed the Game from info.inovia.com With March Madness gearing up, it is a given that productivity in the US workplace, law firms included, will plummet. Therefore, in an attempt to satisfy your appetite for sports while imparting at least some ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
CAFC en banc in MARINE POLYMER v. HEMCON: an unusual and unfortunate approach to an important issue? from ipbiz.blogspot.com The conclusion of the CAFC:
In sum, the plain directive of the governing statute before us does not permit HemCon to invoke intervening rights against claims that the PTO confirmed on reex- amination to be ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Munich court won't ban Motorola Gleam at this stage for infringement of an Apple patent of doubful validity from fosspatents.blogspot.com Earlier today, the Munich I Regional Court held a second hearing, which under the local rules for patent litigation ("Münchner Verfahren") roughly corresponds to a trial, on one of Apple'S various German lawsuits against ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
DHC brings down the viva-voce cut off marks for patent agent exam from spicyipindia.blogspot.com In a recent
decision, (Ms. Anvita Singh v. Union of India and Another) the Delhi High Court (DHC), has directed the Patent Office to register a candidate as a patent agent who had passed the ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Basketball Bracket Busting Patents from intellogist.wordpress.com Today marks the start of America’s biggest productivity drain, March Madness, the annual college basketball tournament that pits juggernauts against minnows, moves outsiders into NBA Draft territory, and creates lasting memories that are later ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Patent Research for Sports Fans from info.articleonepartners.com Patents cover nearly everything we use in our daily lives, from the simplest technologies to the most esoteric. The patents that get the most media attention these days often deal with complex electronics and medical ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
WIPO Design Treaty Proposal Still On Horizon; Key Points Bared from www.ip-watch.org Members of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) are working to stage a diplomatic conference on the adoption of a new industrial design treaty at the earliest opportunity. The treaty, at the minimum, could harmonise ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Council Of Europe Passes Internet Governance Strategy from www.ip-watch.org In passing a comprehensive Internet Governance Strategy, the Council of Europe (CoE) today laid claim to a front runner position in the human rights dialogue for the internet.
Related Articles: Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook