Patent & IP news for December 21, 2012

BPAI Backlog and its Hopeful Trajectory from www.patentlyo.com

by Dennis Crouch The PTAB continues to show signs of taking control of its ex parte appeals docket. The backlog of cases has remained fairly steady for the past nine months. The hope is that ...

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USPTO News Briefs from www.patentdocs.org

By Donald Zuhn -- USPTO to Hold Roundtable on Recordation of Real-Part-in-Interest Information Last month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a notice in the Federal Register (77 Fed. Reg. 70385) indicating that the ...

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Congressional Corrections Regarding H.R. 6621 from www.patentdocs.org

By Kevin E. Noonan -- Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA46) has written regarding our discussion of his remarks regarding H.R. 6621 (see "Congressional Misunderstandings (Apparently) Motivate H.R. 6621"). In his own words (as sent to ...

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US Supreme Court Poised To Rule Human Genes Are Not Patentable from www.ip-watch.org

For decades, the United States has pioneered the patenting of human genes, and other countries have followed this lead. But the US will soon perform an abrupt about-face, most experts predict. When the US Supreme ...

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Sprint Acquisition adds Large Wireless Spectrum Portfolio from www.ipwatchdog.com

Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S), the wireless powerhouse, has announced that they have entered into an agreement that will allow them to acquire the remaining shares of the wireless broadband provider Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR). Sprint ...

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ALJ Bullock Issues Public Version Of Initial Determination Finding No Violation of Section 337 In Certain Static Random Access Memories (337-TA-792) from www.itcblog.com

On December 18, 2012, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued the public version of the Initial Determination (“ID”) (dated October 25, 2012) finding no violation of Section 337 in Certain Static Random Access Memories and ...

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

By Dennis Crouch President Barack Obama has now signed-into-law the Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012, Pub. Law 112-211 (December 19, 2012). The new law contains two titles that provide domestic law required to ...

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At WIPO, A Complex Fight Against Counterfeiting, Piracy from www.ip-watch.org

The fight against counterfeiting and piracy is at the heart of the World Intellectual Property Organization committee on enforcement, a non-negotiating body. In a meeting of the committee this week, delegates heard expert presentations on ...

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Nuance Files New 337 Complaint Regarding Certain Mobile Handset Devices from www.itcblog.com

On December 20, 2012, Nuance Communications, Inc. (“Nuance”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The complaint alleges that Shanghai HanXiang (CooTek) Information Technology Co., Ltd of China ...

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Fellowes Files New 337 Complaint Regarding Certain Paper Shredders from www.itcblog.com

On December 20, 2012, Fellowes, Inc. of Itasca, Illinois and Fellowes Office Products (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. of China (collectively, “Fellowes”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The ...

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PTO Announces New PPH with Taiwan Intellectual Property Office from www.ipwatchdog.com

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced the launch of a permanent Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program with the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO). The permanent ...

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