Patent & IP news for June 16, 2012

The glory of being a copyright lawyer, by the name of Ameet Datta from spicyipindia.blogspot.com

Mr. Ameet DuttaAround two weeks ago, on the 30th of May, 2012 I witnessed an incredible sight at the auditorium on the ISKCON premises at Juhu, Mumbai. An auditorium filled with the leading lights of ...

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CLE on AIA Post-Grant Proceedings from www.patentdocs.org

Law Seminars International (LSI) will be offering a one-hour telebriefing on the "Post-Grant Proceedings after the AIA" on June 19, 2012 from 3:00 - 4:00 pm (Eastern). Wab P. Kadaba of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton ...

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Meet the Docs at BIO 2012 from www.patentdocs.org

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will be holding its annual BIO International Convention next week in Boston, MA. Founded in 1993, BIO is a nonprofit association seeking supportive biotechnology policies on behalf of more than ...

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Google's H.264 license agreement with MPEG LA may preclude Motorola's pursuit of injunctions from www.fosspatents.com

Late on Friday, Microsoft filed a few documents in its FRAND enforcement dispute with Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility in the Western District of Washington. While only a limited amount of information entered the public record ...

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Coller Capital Pulls Plug On IP Fund, Reneges On Billion Dollar Patent Deak According To A Lawsuit from gametimeip.com

According to a lawsuit filed in a New York County Supreme Court, Coller Capital‘s IP fund, in the process of winding down, stands accused of backing out on a deal to sell three patent ...

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Understanding Obviousness: John Deere and the Basics from www.ipwatchdog.com

When approaching an obviousness determination it is essential to understand what makes the invention unique. It is also necessary to start to envision the arguments that can be made to distinguish the invention over the ...

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They Invented What? (No. 216) from anticipatethis.wordpress.com

U.S. Pat. Appl. Publication No. 20120137432: Devices and implements for deterring monsters, specters, demons, and the like. Abstract: Devices and implements for staving off monsters, specters, demons and the like as imagined by a ...

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U.S. Governemnt Files Brief in Myriad from holmansbiotechipblog.blogspot.com


The U.S. has filed a brief in Myriad, available here, which argues that under Mayo “isolated but otherwise unmodified DNA molecules are not patent-eligible because they are products of nature, not human-made inventions.” The ...

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ACI "Hatch-Waxman Boot Camp," San Diego, June 25-26 from www.orangebookblog.com

American Conference Institute will be holding a "Hatch-Waxman Boot Camp" conference in San Diego on June 25-26. McAndrews partner Herb Hart will be speaking at the conference on post-grant proceedings under the America Invents Act ...

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BIO, AUTM and the Coalition for 21st Century Medicine file amicus brief in Myriad Remand from holmansbiotechipblog.blogspot.com



The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), joined by the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) and the Coalition for 21st Century Medicine (representing diagnostic companies) has filed an amicus brief in the Myriad case, available here ...

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