Patent & IP news for June 5, 2012

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post image Charlie Sheen Trademark Infringement and Right of Publicity from patentlawip.blogspot.com

For $250, guests of a New York Gentlemen’s Club could eat sushi off the body of an almost-naked woman in the “Charlie Sheen Room.” At least until Sheen’s lawyer sent the Cheetahs Gentlemen ...

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post image Inventor organizational meetings from www.lotempiolaw.com

United States Patent and Trademark Office has come out with the June edition of its Inventors Eye bi-publication for the independent inventor community. One of the things I thought was interesting was the announcement of ...

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post image The Basmati story that even RTIs can't get out from spicyipindia.blogspot.com

This saga began nearly six months ago. A half-conclusion of sorts was reached yesterday, and hence this post. (Warning: very long post.)

One of the major tasks we have tried to undertake on this blog ...

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USPTO Issues Proposed Rules for Implementing Micro Entity Status from www.patentdocs.org

By Donald Zuhn -- Last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced proposed amendments to the rules of practice to implement the micro entity provision of § 10 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. Pursuant ...

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Court Report - Part II from www.patentdocs.org

By Sherri Oslick -- In an effort to catch up with recently filed biotech and pharma cases, Patent Docs presents this additional installment of Court Report. Exelixis, Inc. v. Honorable David J. Kappos 1:12-cv-00574; filed ...

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Judge says Apple jumped the gun on Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban, denies motion for the time being from www.fosspatents.com

Late on Monday, Judge Lucy Koh of the United States District for the Northern District of California denied, for the time being, Apple's post-appeal push for an injunction against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10 ...

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Note on Delhi HC judgment in Lt Foods Ltd v. Sunstar Overseas Ltd &Anr. from spicyipindia.blogspot.com

The Delhi HC, in Lt Foods Ltd v. Sunstar Overseas Ltd &Anr;., decided on a bunch of interim applications filed by the parties in the cross-suits, seeking injunction against each other. The parties, in the ...

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Mobile App Developers Gain Ally to Fight Patent Infringement from www.ipwatchdog.com

As a result of this announcement today, AOP will help Appsterdam accomplish the organizations mandate of supporting ongoing innovation and business success in the mobile app development community through research projects sent to its global ...

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From startup to innovation supporter: inovia AusIndustry Case Study from info.inovia.com

inovia was recently featured in a customer story by AusIndustry, the Australian government program that supports innovation and small business development in the country. The study acknowledges the investments made in inovia to help it ...

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Motorola just lost one of two patents it wanted to assert against Apple at this month's Chicago trial from www.fosspatents.com

Judge Posner continues to act like a winnowing machine in his efforts to reduce the scope of the Apple v. Motorola Mobility trial that will start on Monday (June 11). Yesterday I reported that he ...

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New Patent Analysis Tools Coming to Orbit.com from intellogist.wordpress.com

In a previous post, I listed the new features for Questel’s Orbit.com platform, which were released on April 8, 2012 for Orbit version 1.5.  New tools include legal status searching and filter ...

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Michael Burstein: Exchanging Information without Intellectual Property from writtendescription.blogspot.com

Are intellectual property rights necessary for robust innovation? In his article, Exchanging Information Without Intellectual Property (forthcoming Texas Law Review), Professor Michael Burstein analyzes the role of intellectual property in information exchange. The article explores ...

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We Have Met The Enemy … from tacticalip.com

TweetBy:  Bill Harding … and quite possibly, intellectual asset (IA) professionals, he may be us. Fact:  Intellectual assets are big business.   Fact:  Today’s businesses have a well-established...

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En banc timelines from www.717madisonplace.com

In this previous post, I tried to figure out how long en banc opinions usually take to issue after oral argument.  Looking back on the chart, it is interesting to note that most of the ...

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USPTO Proposes Rules for New Micro Entity Status from info.inovia.com

In a previous post discussing the effects of the America Invents Act on the sole inventor and small company, I mentioned its provision to recognize a new micro entity applicant status. As described by Under ...

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Plaintiff’s expert properly relied on defendant’s customer surveys and internal record for apportionment from patent-damages.com

On May 10, 2012, in Pact XPP Technologies, AG v. Xilinx, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 2:07-CV-563-RSP (E.D. Tex.), Magistrate Judge Payne denied defendant Xilinx’s motion to strike plaintiff’s expert ...

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Window of Opportunity for Pre-Issuance Submissions by Third Parties Under the AIA from www.postgrant.com

Section 8 of the America Invents Act (AIA) includes new pre-issuance submission provisions for third parties.  The Act amends 35 USC 122 by adding 35 USC 122(e) which sets forth certain conditions that apply ...

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Copyright Infringement Tag Team – Netflix And Relativity from tacticalip.com

TweetBy Daniel Davidson In a lawsuit filed by Atlas Productions, LLC, which made the 2011 movie Atlas Shrugged: Part 1, Netflix, Inc., Relativity Media, LLC, and a Relativity subsidiary, RML...

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BIO International Convention 2012 Preview from www.patentdocs.org

BIO and the Prometheus Supreme Court Case By Andrew Williams -- The 2012 BIO International Convention in Washington D.C. is less than two weeks away. If you are planning on attending, you probably already know ...

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