Patent & IP news for December 8, 2012

Reissue Cannot Be Used to Remove Terminal Disclaimer from www.patentlyo.com

In re Yamazaki (Fed. Cir. 2012) Yamazaki filed a terminal disclaimer back in 1996 linking his future Patent No. 6,180,991 to his prior Patent No. 4,581,476. However, after a substantial amendment ...

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Single European Patent Dominates IP Summit As European Parliament Vote Nears from www.ip-watch.org

Brussels, Belgium - As the value of intellectual property reaches unprecedented heights, policymakers, business leaders, and legal experts discussed the need for international patent harmonisation during a two-day patent conference in Brussels last week. With the ...

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Croc Counterfeiters in China get Jail Time from www.ipwatchdog.com

Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) announced earlier today that Chinese courts have sentenced 18 individuals to a total of more than 46 years in prison for producing and selling counterfeit Crocs goods. Seventeen individuals were convicted ...

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