Patent & IP news for June 24, 2012

Hamilton Ventura Trade Dress Infringement Against Stuhrling Original from patentlawip.blogspot.com

Did any of you moviegoers notice Will Smith’s watch during Men in Black III? Apparently Will Smith wore the same watch, a “Hamilton Ventura”, in all three of the Men in Black movies. The ...

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The New GTLDs and What it Means for Your Organization from www.ipwatchdog.com

If your organization identifies generic or geographic terms relevant to your industry or consumer base, such as .bank, .kids, .music, or .nyc, consider registering second level domain names reflecting your brands (e.g., suntrust.bank ...

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China’s New Drug Patent Laws: A Bitter Pill For Big Pharma from www.iposgoode.ca

In a bold move recently, China has rewritten parts of its intellectual property laws to allow for Chinese companies to make generic copies of life-saving medication still under patent. These domestically-produced drugs will be offered ...

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Apple clarifies and reinforces push for immediate U.S. import ban of 29 HTC Android devices from www.fosspatents.com

After Apple filed its third ITC complaint against HTC, seeking an immediate import ban against 29 new devices that allegedly continue to infringe the '647 "data tapping" patent, the Taiwanese company's lawyers replied that ...

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Unmasking the Mysterious “TV Rights” to Anne of Green Gables from www.iposgoode.ca

On June 11 2012 an article by Vinay Menon appeared in the Toronto Star titled “Anne of Green Gables to be remade for TV”.  The article reports that Kate Macdonald Butler, granddaughter to author Lucy ...

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Conference & CLE Calendar from www.patentdocs.org

June 24-26, 2012 - IP Business Congress (Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) magazine) - Cascais, Portugal June 25-26, 2012 - Hatch-Waxman Boot Camp*** (American Conference Institute) - San Diego, CA July 11-13, 2012 - Fundamentals of Patent Prosecution 2012: A Boot ...

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