Patent & IP news for December 5, 2012

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post image Rader: Reviving the Doctrine of Equivalents from www.patentlyo.com

By Dennis Crouch John Deere v. Bush Hog (Fed. Cir. 2012) When I was a kid, we had a "John Deere Bush Hog" for mowing pasture land (AKA "bush hogging"). Several years later I learned ...

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USPTO to Hold Roundtable on Genetic Diagnostic Testing from www.patentdocs.org

By Donald Zuhn -- In a notice published last week in the Federal Register (77 Fed. Reg. 71170), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it was interested in gathering "additional information" on independent ...

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Patent Pooling Is an Effective Tool for IP Monetization from www.ipwatchdog.com

When the media paints images of all patents being bad they are doing a disservice to the industry and ignoring the good that has come from patented innovation and the sharing of such innovation via ...

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Survey On IP: Policymakers Believe Junk Statistics; North-South Divide Dissolving from www.ip-watch.org

Preliminary findings of a survey aimed at mapping the current prevailing ideas on intellectual property confirmed recognised trends that academics and intergovernmental IP professionals look more favourably on weaker IP protection, and traditional North-South differences ...

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Solicitor General to the Supreme Court: Deny Cert. in Retractable Technologies from www.patentlyo.com

Guest Post by Andrew Dhuey The U.S. Solicitor General has recommended that the Supreme Court deny certiorari in Retractable Technologies, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson and Co. The key issues in Retractable concern i) the ...

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Libraries, NGOs Warn EU Commissioners Against Restrictive Copyright Licensing from www.ip-watch.org

A diverse group of more than two dozen groups representing libraries, digital civil liberties, free software and an open, user-friendly internet has called on European commissioners to refrain from overly restrictive copyright licensing policies and ...

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About that knowledge tax credit from www.athenaalliance.org

Last night, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) was honored with the Jack Kemp Foundation's Leadership Award. In his speech, Senator Rubio touched on a theme that I have supported for a number of years: our ...

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Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 from www.patentlyo.com

It appears that the Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 will soon become law. The U.S. Senate passed the bill earlier this year (S. 3486) by a unanimous vote and this morning the ...

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Director Kappos Steps Down from www.postgrant.com

David Kappos, will step down as director of the Patent and Trademark Office in February.  Kappos oversaw a number of important changes during his tenure as Director, most significantly the passing and implementation of the ...

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ALJ Pender Grants Motion To Terminate Investigation In Certain Computing Devices With Associated Instruction Sets And Software (337-TA-812) from www.itcblog.com

On November 30, 2012, ALJ Thomas B. Pender issued Order No. 18 in Certain Computing Devices With Associated Instruction Sets and Software (Inv. No. 337-TA-812). According to the Order, ALJ Pender granted a joint motion ...

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ALJ Bullock Denies Summary Determination Motion For Failure To Include A Separate Memorandum Of Points And Authorities In Certain Ink Application Devices (337-TA-832) from www.itcblog.com

On December 3, 2012, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order No. 14 in Certain Ink Application Devices and Components Thereof and Methods of Using The Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-832). In the Order, ALJ Bullock ...

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ALJ Bullock Sets Target Date For Enforcement Proceeding In Certain Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (337-TA-739) from www.itcblog.com

On December 3, 2012, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order No. 72 (dated November 30, 2012) in Certain Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-739). In the Order, ALJ Bullock ...

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A Centralized Portal to Free Biomedical Literature: Europe PubMed Central from intellogist.wordpress.com

I was recently alerted to the Europe PubMed Central portal by a post on the Science Intelligence and InfoPros blog, where Herve Basset describes the site as “not only a new Medline“: Unlike PubMed Central ...

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FTC Stops “History Sniffing” by Online Advertising Network from www.ipwatchdog.com

An online advertising company agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it used “history sniffing” to secretly and illegally gather data from millions of consumers about their interest in sensitive medical and financial issues ...

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FTC Says Injunctions Related to Standard-Essential Patents Can Harm Competition, Innovation from www.ipwatchdog.com

The brief addresses this issue in the context of patent infringement claims that Motorola, Inc. has filed against Apple, Inc. regarding technologies used in iPhones and iPads that allegedly are covered by Motorola’s SEPs ...

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The Fox Group v. Cree: Expanding Section 102(g) Prior Art from www.patentlyo.com

By Jason Rantanen The Fox Group, Inc. v. Cree, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2012) Download 11-1576 Panel: Newman, O'Malley (dissenting-in-part) and Wallach (author) In The Fox Group, the Federal Circuit substantially expands the scope of ...

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Guest Post:Claim Construction Catch-22: Why the Supreme Court Should Grant Certiorari in Retractable Technologies from www.patentlyo.com

Guest Post by Peter S. Menell (UC Berkeley School of Law) and Jonas Anderson (American University Washington College of Law). After nearly two decades of lower court confusion, there was a glimmer of hope that ...

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European Commission Embarks On Process To ‘Modernise’ Copyright from www.ip-watch.org

The European Commission today (5 December) agreed on a process to ensure copyright is best suited for the digital age with the aim of possible legislative reform in 2014. Commissioners in a meeting decided to ...

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ITC Decides To Review In Part Initial Determination In Certain Coenzyme Q10 Products (337-TA-790) from www.itcblog.com

On November 29, 2012, the International Trade Commission (“the Commission”) issued a notice in Certain Coenzyme Q10 Products and Methods of Making Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-790).  In the notice, the Commission determined to review in ...

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US Congress Passes Act Implementing Patent Law Treaties from www.ip-watch.org

The United States Congress passed a bill on 5 December that implements several international treaty obligations, including a treaty on industrial design, according to sources. The bill now heads to President Obama for signature.Related ...

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