Patent & IP news for May 9, 2012

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post image Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health tables damning report on the dangerous liaisons between the DCGI & the pharmaceutical industry from spicyipindia.blogspot.com

In what is probably a first of its kind report in independent India, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health & Family Welfare has tabled before Parliament a unanimous, damning report on the state of drug regulation ...

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post image That 'Online Snoopers' Charter' and the Queen's Speech from ipkitten.blogspot.com

There has been some criticism in the UK media that the Queen’s Speech this morning, setting out the Government’s legislative program for the forthcoming year amid lavish traditional ceremony at the House of ...

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WPO Development Agenda Implementation: The Ongoing Fight For Development In IP from www.ip-watch.org

As World Intellectual Property Organization members engage this week in discussions about the extent of change to the UN agency’s development orientation, a new substantive proposal for reform has been put forward based on ...

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Micron Retains Interest In Round Rock Patent Monetization Proceeds from gametimeip.com

Micron, in disposing of patents to John Desmarais’ Round Rock Research, LLC, developed a plan that was simple in concept, although potentially complex in execution thanks to a desire to conceal the participation of its ...

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A Guide to Limiting the Damage Done by the Supremes in Mayo from www.ipwatchdog.com

Now the Patent Office and the courts have the unenviable task of trying to figure out what the Supreme Court really meant in Mayo v. Prometheus. If Diehr remains good law, which it clearly does ...

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USPTO Official Honored for Public Service from www.uspto.gov

One of our stars here at the USPTO was honored this morning for her excellent work as a public servant. Senior Telework Advisor Danette Campbell is one of 33 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America ...

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Example of an Excellent IP Office Website: Sweden’s PRV from intellogist.wordpress.com

The USPTO Website and its associated free databases don’t always provide the easiest navigation, search, and viewing experiences. The USPTO recently revamped its website to make important links and current news more accessible through ...

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Dataco and database: slipping under the Sportradar from ipkitten.blogspot.com

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush -- but there are also times when two birds are worth their weight in gold. One is when the birds in question are Bird & Bird ...

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Guest Blogger--David Taylor on Patent Misjoinder from writtendescription.blogspot.com

Many thanks to Sarah Tran for highlighting my most recent scholarship on the Written Description blog yesterday and permitting me the opportunity to post a short response. 



The blog entry was particularly timely.  Just this ...

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ITC asks 'members of the public' for input on how an Xbox import ban would affect the public interest from www.fosspatents.com

Companies and organizations fighting the abuse of standard-essential patents as well as makers of Xbox games now have an opportunity to warn a U.S. trade agency against the implications of a ban of Microsoft ...

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Study: Specialized IPR Courts Offer Many Advantageous from www.ipwatchdog.com

Information on the world’s specialized intellectual property courts can now be found in one place. The Study on Specialized Intellectual Property Courts, a joint effort published by the International Intellectual Property Institute (IIPI) and ...

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In re Cyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride Extended-Release Capsule Patent Litigation (Fed. Cir. 2012) from www.patentdocs.org

By Kevin E. Noonan -- The Federal Circuit reversed a finding of obviousness in Eurand Inc. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. (under the caption In re Cyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride Extended-Release Capsule Patent Litigation), taking the occasion to expound ...

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