Patent & IP news for June 9, 2012

From the Archives: The lobbying briefs of the IDMA, IPA, OPPI & ICPA for the Patent (Amendment) Acts of 1999 & 2002 from spicyipindia.blogspot.com

Image from here.Continuing from my earlier post on the archives from the DIPP, I would also like to share with our readers some of the policy briefs submitted by various industry bodies, that we ...

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From the archives: A brief glance at the govt. files on the Patent (Amendment) Acts of 1999 & 2002 from spicyipindia.blogspot.com

Image from hereEarlier this year, I had gone to the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Industry & Commerce, along with Sumathi, hoping to collect some information under the RTI Act from the ...

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Apple and Samsung agree on Tuesday and Thursday deadlines in Galaxy S III dispute from www.fosspatents.com

At a Thursday hearing on Apple's motion for a preliminary injunction against the Galaxy Nexus as well as Apple's concern over the launch of the Galaxy S III (scheduled for June 21), Judge ...

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Patentability Overview: Obviousness and Adequate Description from www.ipwatchdog.com

In a nutshell, an invention would be obvious when someone knowledgable about the area would look at your invention and consider it to be already known; not exactly but rather known if one were to ...

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EU Negotiators Tentatively Agree On Plan For Orphan Works from www.ip-watch.org

European Union institutions this week informally agreed on how to handle “orphan works” - those whose creators cannot be found. The proposed new directive is the first legislation to come out of the European Commission (EC ...

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Financial Impact of Satellite Patent Offices from www.717madisonplace.com

Speculation is beginning to grow across the country as to where the next satellite patent offices will be located.  Here is a report from a local television station in my town of Denver that asserts ...

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Challenge.gov Issues New Challenge to Software Developers and Inventors from tacticalip.com

TweetBy: Mark R. Malek Challenge.gov has issued yet another challenge.  This time it is directed to software developers.  According to this post, NYC Media Lab is challenging developers to drive...

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