WLF Files Amicus Brief in Support of Respondents in Bowman v. Monsanto from www.patentdocs.org By Donald Zuhn -- In an amicus brief filed in support of respondents Monsanto Co. et al. last month, the Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) asked the Supreme Court to affirm that petitioner Vernon Bowman infringed Monsanto ...
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Genetic Origin In Food And Agriculture Difficult To identify, Say Seed Treaty Officials from www.ip-watch.org Global food security lies in the capacity to access and contribute to a wide pool of genetic material, the chair of the United Nations treaty on plant genetic material said on the margin of this ...
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Hall v. Bed Bath & Beyond: Design Infringement Can Proceed from www.ipwatchdog.com BB&B; initially moved to dismiss Hall’s complaint in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) – failure to state a claim on which relief can be granted. The district court granted ...
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Raymond Chen and Todd Hughes Nominated to Federal Circuit from inventivestep.net President Obama has nominated Raymond Chen and Todd Hughes to fill Federal Circuit seats vacated by Judges Linn and Bryson when they took senior status. Raymond Chen Since 2008, Raymond T. Chen has served as ...
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Apple Receives Patent on iPod Shuffle, iPad Scroll bars from www.ipwatchdog.com This patent protects Apple’s 4th-generation iPod Shuffle, originally introduced by the electronics device manufacturer back in September 2010. The application for this patent was originally filed as of late August 2010. The patent’s ...
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WIPO Update: Improved Text On Genetic Resources; Disclosure Still Undecided from www.ip-watch.org The second revision of a text on the protection of genetic resources was provided to the World Intellectual Property Organization country delegates this morning. The document, which has been streamlined by facilitators, contains a number ...
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December trade in intangibles - and annual from www.athenaalliance.org Remember that big jump in the trade deficit for November that BEA reported last month? Well, things might have been a little better than normal in December. This morning, the BEA said the December trade ...
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ALJ Rogers Grants Motion To Compel In Certain Two-Way Global Satellite Communication Devices (337-TA-854) from www.itcblog.com On February 5, 2013, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 12 in Certain Two-Way Global Satellite Communication Devices, Systems, and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-854). According to the Order, Respondents DeLorme Publishing Company ...
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New Textbook On Copyright Law For Librarians from www.ip-watch.org Copyright for Librarians (CFL), an online open curriculum on copyright law, has launched a new textbook aimed at providing librarians in developing and transition countries with general information concerning copyright law in addition to the ...
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EDVA grants motion in limine precluding pre-notice data to be used for determining post-notice price erosion from patent-damages.com In Morpho Detection, Inc. v. Smiths Detection, Inc. (E.D. Va. December 3, 2012), Judge Mark S. Davis granted the Defendant’s motion in limine to prevent the Plaintiff from using pre-notice data for calculating ...
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ALJ Gildea Sets 15.5-Month Target Date In Certain Wireless Communications Equipment (337-TA-866) from www.itcblog.com Further to our January 29, 2013 post, on February 6, 2013, ALJ E. James Gildea issued Order No. 2 in Certain Wireless Communications Equipment and Articles Therein (Inv. No. 337-TA-866). According to the Order, ALJ ...
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Draft Text On Protection Of Genetic Resources On Its Way To WIPO Assembly from www.ip-watch.org At the end of a weeklong drafting exercise, World Intellectual Property Organization delegates have produced a text on the protection of genetic resources that appears to be headed to the organisation's annual General Assembly ...
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US Justice Department Reaches Settlement In E-Books Case from www.ip-watch.org The United States Department of Justice today announced it has reached a settlement with Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC, which does business as Macmillan, for allegedly conspiring with Apple Inc. to raise e-book prices.
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ALJ Rogers Sets 16-Month Target Date In Certain Wireless Devices With 3G And/Or 4G Capabilities (337-TA-868) from www.itcblog.com Further to our February 1, 2013 post, on February 6, 2013, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 4 in Certain Wireless Devices With 3G and/or 4G Capabilities and Components Thereof (Inv. No ...
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