Zoltek v. United States: Patents, the Federal Government, and 271(g) from www.patentlyo.com By Jason Rantanen Zoltek Corporation v. United States (Fed. Cir. 2012) (en banc in part) Download 09-5135 Majority: Rader, Newman, Lourie, Bryson, Linn, Prost, Moore, O'Malley, Reyna, and Wallach Dissent: Dyk We recently discussed ...
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Can you Wait 20-Years to Challenge Inventorship?: In this case, Yes from www.patentlyo.com by Dennis Crouch Pei-Herng Hor and Ruling Meng v. Ching-Wu "Paul" Chu (Fed. Cir. 2012) Sometimes I'm surprised that there are not more inventorship disputes. But, the rise in power of HR managers in ...
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IPO Submits Comments on Proposed Fees from www.patentdocs.org By Donald Zuhn -- In September, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register (77 Fed. Reg. 55028) presenting its proposal for setting and adjusting patent fees ...
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Recent Patently-O Posts from www.patentlyo.com Can you Wait 20-Years to Challenge Inventorship?: In this case, Yes Patently-O Bits & Bytes by Lawrence Higgins Linking Pigs and Humans through the Enablement Doctrine Patent Stats for FY 2012 The Baby Boom of Patent ...
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Peace Corps Fellowship for Law School at the University of Missouri from www.patentlyo.com by Dennis Crouch This is totally off topic, but may be relevant to you. I am involved with our Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows program here at the University of Missouri. Our fellowship is an amazing ...
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Exclusive with Seth Waxman, Supreme Court Patent Superstar from www.ipwatchdog.com All of these accomplishments would be more than enough to fill out a lifetime spent in the law, but upon leaving the Department of Justice, Waxman has become nationally recognized and highly sought after as ...
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New USPTO Satellite Office from www.postgrant.com The new Elijah J. McCoy Satellite USPTO Office has opened in Detroit Michigan. The Office is located on the Detroit River at 300 River Place South, Suite 2900, Detroit, MI 48207. The Detroit Office provides ...
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Social Media for Business 101 from www.ipwatchdog.com Whether you are just getting your feet wet in the wild world of inventions and patents, or you already have your business up and running, social media can help expand your business. Everywhere you look ...
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Patent Issues in the 2012 Lame Duck Session of Congress from www.patentlyo.com By Dennis Crouch Congress began its "lame duck" session this week and the session can potentially last until January 3, 2013 when the new Congress is sworn in. The primary focus of this session will ...
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EU Parliament, Scientists Press Governments To Boost Research Funding from www.ip-watch.org As governments prepare to debate the European Union's overall budget for 2014-2020, European Parliament members and top scientists today warned that any cuts to research and innovation funding will risk the loss of a ...
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Global Fund Names Mark Dybul Executive Director from www.ip-watch.org The Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria appointed Ambassador Mark Dybul, a former US Global AIDS Coordinator, as the new head of the organisation. Additionally, the Board decided to move ...
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New Features for Patent Searchers Now Available on PatBase from intellogist.wordpress.com When we last checked in on PatBase in July 2012, new tools added to the system included a “compare” tool, on-the-fly highlighting in full text, and a new IDS (Information Disclosure Statement) Generator, among other ...
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ALJ Gildea Grants-In-Part Kodak’s Motion To Compel HTC To Produce Discovery And Witnesses In Certain Electronic Devices For Capturing And Transmitting Images (337-TA-831) from www.itcblog.com On November 6, 2012, ALJ E. James Gildea issued the public version of Order No. 33 (dated October 12, 2012) in Certain Electronic Devices for Capturing and Transmitting Images, and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-831 ...
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ALJ Gildea Grants-In-Part Kodak’s Motion To Compel Apple To Produce Discovery In Certain Electronic Devices For Capturing And Transmitting Images (337-TA-831) from www.itcblog.com On November 6, 2012, ALJ E. James Gildea issued the public version of Order No. 35 (dated October 24, 2012) in Certain Electronic Devices for Capturing and Transmitting Images, and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-831 ...
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ALJ Gildea Rules Regarding Kodak’s Motion For Judicial Enforcement Against Non-Party Microsoft In Certain Electronic Devices For Capturing And Transmitting Images (337-TA-831) from www.itcblog.com On November 6, 2012, ALJ E. James Gildea issued the public version of Order No. 36 (dated October 25, 2012) and Order No. 38 in Certain Electronic Devices for Capturing and Transmitting Images, and Components ...
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ITC Decides To Review Initial Determination In Certain LED Photographic Lighting Devices (337-TA-804) from www.itcblog.com On November 13, 2012, the International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) issued a notice in Certain LED Photographic Lighting Devices and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-804). In the notice, the Commission determined to review in part ...
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Pending Decision On GM Maize In Mexico Under Fire from www.ip-watch.org The ETC Group has issued a warning that "agribusiness giants Monsanto, DuPont and Dow are plotting the boldest coup of a global food crop in history," as they have applied to the Mexican government for ...
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Leading Brands Increasingly have the Most Valuable Patents from ipcloseup.wordpress.com Patent portfolios associated with strong positive reputation appear to enjoy better performance, or so it seems. It is no coincidence that many of the world’s best known and most valuable brands have other IP ...
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