Alice in Wonderland from www.patenthawk.com Alice Corporation got patents on a computerized trading platform that ameliorates settlement risk. CLS Bank, spooked over its own infringement, filed a DJ. A DC district court judge ameliorated her docket by ruling the four ...
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Patented electronic cigarettes from britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk Recently a busload of passengers were detained by police on a motorway when someone used an electronic cigarette, as reported by the BBC. This certainly gave publicity to the concept of trying to...
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UN agency ITU to hold high-level talks on standard-essential patent litigation in October from www.fosspatents.com On Friday (July 6, 2012), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), which is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies, "will host a high-level roundtable discussion between standards organizations, key industry players and ...
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End run around California’s rejection of the inevitable disclosure doctrine from ocpatentlawyer.com Scope of injunction narrow based on rejection of inevitable disclosure doctrine In a trade secret case, courts tailor the scope of an injunction to narrowly protect the trade secret information of the trade secret owner ...
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Licenses dated after hypo negotiation not excluded from patent-damages.com On June 15, 2012, the District of Idaho in Hoyt A. Fleming v. Escort Inc., 109-cv-00105 (IDD) (D. Idaho June 15, 2021), the court addressed two reasonable royalty issues: 1) whether license agreements dated after ...
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Methodology for Appeal Fees from www.uspto.gov Continuing our series on implementation of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), allow me to discuss one type of fee being set using Section 10 fee-setting authority: appeal fees.
In preparation for public hearings—as ...
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June 2012: Controller's decisions at the IPO from spicyipindia.blogspot.com June was yet another sizzling month at the Controller's offices! A highlight about this month is that out of the 140 decisions issued, 75 applications were granted. For 38 decisions, there was no file ...
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UN Human Rights Council Tackles IPRs, Benefits Of Scientific Progress from www.ip-watch.org The United Nations Human Rights Council last week adopted a resolution promoting cultural rights and diversity, with a commitment to hold a seminar next year on the right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress ...
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“Landmark” Global Commission On HIV And Law Report Has Sharp Words For IP System from www.ip-watch.org An independent, UN-led multistakeholder group today issued strong recommendations on ways to fix ongoing global problems with addressing HIV/AIDS. Among them - serious questions about the current intellectual property rights system.
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GE Wins at Federal Circuit in Mitsubishi Wind Turbine Case from www.ipwatchdog.com On Friday, July 6, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision in General Electric Co. v. ITC. The Federal Circuit, per Judge Newman with Chief Judge Rader and ...
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WIPO Folklore Committee Stuck In Starting Blocks; Indigenous Peoples Wave UN Declaration from www.ip-watch.org On opening day of weeklong meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization committee on the protection of folklore, what was characterised as a procedural matter by the chair kept delegates in informal consultations most of ...
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In Memoriam: Andrew Sarris, An American Original from ipcloseup.wordpress.com Film Historian & Critic Broke New Ground Andrew Sarris, who died recently, was the greatest film historian and, over a more than fifty year career, one of its most accomplished critics. He also was my teacher ...
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