Film finance not "trade", rules FTT from ipfinance.blogspot.com Decisions of the UK's First-Tier Tax Tribunal don't often get a mention on this blog, but
Eclipse Film Partners No 35 LLP v Revenue & Customs [2012] UKFTT 270 (TC) looked quite interesting, this ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Ready or Not, the Cooperative Patent Classification Has Arrived! from intellogist.wordpress.com The patent world is about to get rocked by the upcoming 2013 roll-out of the new Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC), which will replace both the current US patent classification system and the European patent classification ...
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Brands that really deserve to die, Sepp (aka P1) speaks from www.tangible-ip.com Sepp Blatter did his already junk-bond status reputation further damage with his remarkable remarks to the Joao Havalange and son in law scandal this week. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/jul/12/sepp-blatter-joao-havelange-fifa ...
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Kodak Authorized to Sell Patent Assets in Bankruptcy from www.ipwatchdog.com Even if the dispute with Apple and FlashPoint has not been fully resolved by the time of the final sale of the patent assets Kodak may still be able to proceed with the sale if ...
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USPTO Extends First Action Interview Pilot Program from www.ipwatchdog.com On July 9, 2012, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that they are extending the First Action Interview (FAI) Pilot Program. The extension of the program will be in conjunction with a ...
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Counterfeit Coupons – A Costly Scam from www.ipwatchdog.com According to the FTC, coupons are a big business. There are more than 3,000 manufacturers that annually distribute nearly 330 billion coupons that are worth an estimated $280 billion. With this type of marketplace ...
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Apple contacted U.S. carriers and retailers to demand removal of banned Samsung products from www.fosspatents.com During the last 24 hours there have been various filings with the Federal Circuit in the cases relating to Apple's preliminary injunctions against the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Galaxy Nexus smartphone. I ...
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WIPO Governments Push On New Folklore Treaty Text; Indigenous Peoples Disappointed from www.ip-watch.org After a late start, delegates at the World Intellectual Property Organization today are trying to make up for lost time in an attempt to draft a potential treaty text to protect traditional cultural expressions on ...
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Hard Times Ahead For Rights Holders? IPR High On Brussels Agenda Before Recess from www.ip-watch.org At a little-publicised annual meeting of the Transatlantic Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Working Group in Brussels this week representatives of the European Commission, several United States agencies and rights holder agreed that there might be ...
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USPTO Opens First Ever Satellite Office in Detroit from www.ipwatchdog.com The Detroit USPTO will create approximately 120 highly-skilled jobs in its first year of operations alone. The IP experts in the office will work closely with entrepreneurs and help further reduce the backlog of patent ...
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Trying to Make Sense Out of the Copyright Abolitionists from tacticalip.com TweetBy: Mark R. Malek As you know, I have been in somewhat of a debate with some folks on Twitter.com regarding copyright protection. See my previous article for more information. Today it all...
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USPTO Elijah J. McCoy Detroit Office Grand Opening Gala. from anticipatethis.wordpress.com JW Note: Attended the USPTO Elijah J. McCoy Detroit Office Grand Opening Gala yesterday evening at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. Met a number of new Patent Examiners and Administrative Patent Judges (APJs ...
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WIPO Folklore Talks Headed To Assembly; Treaty Negotiation Not Likely In 2013 from www.ip-watch.org The World Intellectual Property Organization committee addressing protection of traditional cultural expressions (folklore) concluded a weeklong meeting today with progress on a draft text but doubts about moving to a high-level diplomatic conference in 2013 ...
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Federal Circuit speeds up proceedings for Galaxy Nexus appeal from www.fosspatents.com The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit just entered an order that contains good news for Samsung. As the Korean electronics giant requested, its appeal of the preliminary injunction against the Galaxy ...
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Oh Canada And The Copyright Law from tacticalip.com TweetBy Daniel Davidson The Supreme Court of “Oh Canada” has begun its reform of copyright law in the country. On Thursday, the justices dropped their decisions concerning copyright royalties for...
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IP = weakness? from ipfinance.blogspot.com An article in Tuesday’s ‘The Times’ regarding the
Apple v Samsung design litigation in the High Court concluded with the statement:
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Commentators have suggested Apple’s decision to pursue its rivals in court could ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Google's driverless cars from britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk Google has been road testing a driverless car, and so I had a look for its relevant patent specifications. They are controlled by computers processing a combination of mapping data, radar, laser...
(From Steve van ...
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