Rush Limbaugh Cries: Google tax avoidance strategy from www.lotempiolaw.com Whenever Rush Limbaugh sees an article and talks about it everybody wants know what’s going on. Just a few minutes ago on his show he mentioned how Google’s relative revenues of almost $10 ...
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Dot-Com Bubble Myth from hallingblog.com It is quite common for Austrian Economists and others to suggest that the Federal Reserve created a Tech Bubble (Dot-Com Bubble). If by a technology bubble they mean that real wealth was not created in ...
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When Should a Start-Up Seek Patent Protection? from ipfinance.blogspot.com In carrying out due diligence, how many times have I heard this refrain from a start-up: "Oh yes, we have a couple of a patents or patent applications, but they don't really address our ...
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USPTO Seeks Public Feedback on RCE Practice from www.patentdocs.org By Donald Zuhn -- Last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a notice in the Federal Register (77 Fed. Reg. 72830) seeking public feedback on Request for Continued Examination (RCE) practice. The notice ...
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South Korea Bolsters Copyright Strategy In K-Pop Crazy States from www.ip-watch.org Manila, Philippines - With the global success of the dance single Gangnam Style, the heyday of the Korean popular music or K-Pop, along with the country's other creative content, is proving to be far from ...
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USPTO Financial Tidbits from www.patentlyo.com by Dennis Crouch The USPTO’s Chief Financial Officer Tony Scardino provided a few interesting bits of information in his PPAC presentation: Final fee rules are expected to be finalized and implemented at least by ...
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The First 3 Steps to Starting a Website or Blog from www.ipwatchdog.com With the growing trend of online marketing for business, it has become important to have a distinct Internet presence. A blog can give help you raise your search engine ranking, get more traffic and even ...
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Structuring a Privateering Contract from www.patentlyo.com By Dennis Crouch The world of patent deals and monetization schemes are difficult to report on because the details of most deals (and often all aspects of the deals) are kept secretly buried under binding ...
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ALJ Gildea Grants-In-Part Motion To Quash In Certain Consumer Electronics (337-TA-839) from www.itcblog.com On December 6, 2012, ALJ James E. Gildea issued Order No. 18 granting-in-part a motion to quash or limit subpoenas served on nonparty Reed Smith LLP (“Reed Smith”) in Certain Consumer Electronics, Including Mobile Phones ...
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ALJ Gildea Grants Joint Motion To Terminate LG Respondents In Certain Consumer Electronics (337-TA-839) from www.itcblog.com On December 7, 2012, ALJ James E. Gildea issued Order No. 21 granting a joint motion to terminate Respondents LG Electronics, Inc., LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., and LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A ...
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No One is Patenting Your Genes: The Ripple Effect if Isolated DNA Claims Are Made Patent Ineligible from www.ipwatchdog.com One side in the “gene patent war” has nevertheless convinced the Supreme Court to weigh in on the issue of whether DNA sequences derived from the human genome are patentable, in Association for Molecular Pathology ...
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They Invented What? (No. 223) from anticipatethis.wordpress.com U.S. Design Patent No. D587161: Nativity scene decoration including Santa Claus and Rudolph. JW Note: Wishing a Happy Holidays to all! See you in 2013! CLAIM The ornamental design for a Nativity scene decoration ...
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Patent Attorney Gifting Suggestion – The Art of the Patent, by Kevin Prince. from anticipatethis.wordpress.com Looking for that perfect gift for your favorite patent attorney? We at the AT! suggest that you consider The Art of the Patent by Kevin Prince, an inventor and U.S. Patent Agent. To many ...
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New Jersey Superior Court Finds the Recently-Enacted New Jersey Trade Secrets Act Does Not Preempt Common Law Claims from www.iplawalert.com In an opinion dated December 7, 2012, a New Jersey Superior Court judge in Bergen County considered an issue of first impression relating to the recently-enacted New Jersey Trade Secrets Act (“NJTSA”). In SCS Healthcare ...
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ALJ Pender Grants Motion For Termination In Certain Food Waste Disposers (337-TA-838) from www.itcblog.com On December 11, 2012, ALJ Thomas B. Pender issued Order No. 8 granting Complainant Emerson Electric Co.’s (“Emerson”) motion for termination of the investigation as to each of the Respondents based upon withdrawal of ...
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ALJ Bullock Grants-In-Part Motion To Strike Expert Reports In Certain Wiper Blades (337-TA-816) from www.itcblog.com On December 12, 2012, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order No. 56 granting-in-part Complainant Robert Bosch LLC’s (“Bosch”) motion to strike portions of Respondents ADM21 Co., Ltd., ADM21 Co. (North America), Ltd., Cequent ...
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