CPhI "Pharma IPR India 2013" Conference, Mumbai, India, April 10-12 from www.orangebookblog.com CPhI will be holding its 2nd annual Pharma IPR India conference in Mumbai on April 10-12. This was an outstanding conference last year, and it promises to be even better this year. Pharma IPR India ...
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ALJ Gildea Grants Motion To Terminate Investigation In Certain Electronic Devices for Capturing and Transmitting Images (337-TA-831) from www.itcblog.com On February 12, 2013, ALJ James E. Gildea issued Order No. 47 in Certain Electronic Devices for Capturing and Transmitting Images and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-831). By way of background, the investigation is based ...
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USPTO Issues First-Inventor-to-File Examination Guidelines and Final Rule from www.patentdocs.org By Donald Zuhn -- In a press release issued earlier today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that examination guidelines and the final rule for implementing the first-inventor-to-file (FITF) provisions of the Leahy-Smith America ...
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Highlights of the USPTO first-inventor-to-file rule from ipspotlight.com The USPTO has published its long-awaited first-to-file rules and examination guidelines, which will take effect March 16, 2013. The new rules will convert U.S. patent law from a “first-to-invent” system to a “first-to-file” system ...
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Refocusing Kirtsaeng Analysis on Extra-Territoriality Principles from www.ipwatchdog.com The parties and amici have filed over 25 briefs in this case, almost none of which address or even consider whether the actual right granted under Section 109(a)—to “sell or otherwise dispose of ...
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First-to-File Final Rules and Examination Guidelines from inventivestep.net Today, the PTO is publishing Final Rules and Examination Guidelines for the implementation of the first-to-file provisions of the AIA that take effect March 16, 2013. These documents are extremely lengthy and detailed. The most ...
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New Rules for the America Invents Act from 37thoughts.wordpress.com Today, the United States Patent and Trademark Office officially released its new Rules package for implementation of changes wrought by the America Invents Act. The Changes To Implement the First Inventor To File Provisions of ...
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10 Fun Love Patents for Valentine’s Day from www.ipwatchdog.com Valentine's Day is again upon us, a day for lovers to express their undying affection for one another by giving gifts of chocolates, flowers, and love coupons. It's also a day for inventors ...
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The RCE Backlog: A Critical Patent Office Problem from www.ipwatchdog.com The backlog of unexamined patent applications was down over 15.1% in September 2012, compared with October 2010. At the same time, however, the number of unexamined RCE filings grew 95.56%, after peaking at ...
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DDEL approves case-by-case approach to discovery of license negotiation documents from patent-damages.com The District of Delaware in Sciele Pharma, Inc. v. Lupin, LTD, Civil No. 09-37 (RBK/JS) (Redacted Version) (D. Del. January 31, 2013), ruled on plaintiff’s motion seeking production of certain license agreements and ...
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Constitutionality Question Looms as USPTO Implements Regime that favors a “Filers” over “Inventors” from www.patentlyo.com Madstad Engineering, Inc. v. U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, 8:12-cv-01589 (M.D. Fla. 2013) In 2012, Madstad filed a declaratory judgment action against the USPTO and requesting that the court find various aspects of ...
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Final Rules on First-to-File Regime from www.patentlyo.com By Dennis Crouch On February 14, 2013, the USPTO published its final rules to govern implementation of the first-to-file provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. The new rules will apply to any application claiming ...
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EU Unitary Patent And Court Are Here. Or Are They? from www.ip-watch.org As several countries prepare to sign an international agreement establishing an EU unified patent court, debate still rages over whether the concept of the court, and of a single EU patent, is actually feasible. Some ...
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FM v. Google: Means-plus-Function Indefiniteness and O2 Micro Challenges from www.patentlyo.com By Jason Rantanen Function Media, L.L.C. v. Google Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2013) Download FM v Google Panel: Rader, Newman, Reyna (author) Function Media sued Google for infringement of three related patents: 6,446 ...
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Judge Leonard Davis at the Federal Circuit from www.717madisonplace.com Judge Leonard Davis of the Eastern District of Texas sat by designation with the Federal Circuit last week. Since Chief Judge Rader took over the Chief Judge position from Paul Michel, relatively few district court ...
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