Patent & IP news for February 26, 2013

Patent Litigations

USPTO Stats

4,932
published
appl'ns
6,254
granted
patents
64
ptab
decisions

Patent & IP Blogs

post image Waiting for Federal Circuit Decisions from www.patentlyo.com

by Dennis Crouch I am regularly asked how long it will take for the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to issue its decision in a given patent case. The chart below helps to ...

Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook

Momenta Pharmaceuticals Files Supreme Court Petition in 271(e)(1) Safe Harbor Case from www.orangebookblog.com

by Aaron F. Barkoff Following through on its plan announced earlier this month, Momenta Pharmaceuticals recently filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in Momenta v. Amphastar. As we reported previously, the Federal Circuit ...

Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook

Obama Administration Reports on Efforts to Prevent Trade Secret Misappropriation from www.patentdocs.org

By Kevin E. Noonan -- The Obama Administration issued a Report earlier this month, entitled "Administration Strategy on Mitigating the Theft of U.S. Trade Secrets," that sets forth its efforts to prevent trade secret misappropriation ...

Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook

Bridging the Innovation Gap: Pro Bono Opportunities for Intellectual Property Attorneys from www.ipwatchdog.com

I ended my three-part article by recommending that members of the IP Bar should strive to volunteer more pro bono hours in order to help bridge the innovation gap. Encouragingly, I received some emails from ...

Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook

WTO: LDCs To Press For Extension For TRIPS, Plain Packaging Back from www.ip-watch.org

Least developed countries next week will ask that World Trade Organization members grant them another extension of the transition period to enforce intellectual property protection measures beyond the current date of 1 July 2013. In ...

Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook

UN Agency Ties Fraudulent Pharmaceuticals To Organised Crime In West Africa from www.ip-watch.org

A United Nations agency has linked shipments of fraudulent pharmaceuticals with cocaine trafficking and smuggling of migrants as illegal activities carried out by transnational organised crime syndicates that are contributing to instability in West Africa ...

Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook

Free Speech May Allow Disparagement, but the Trademark Office Does Not: TTAB Affirms Refusal to Register STOP THE ISLAMISATION OF AMERICA from www.iplawalert.com

On February 7, 2013, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board affirmed the refusal to register the mark, STOP THE ISLAMISATION OF AMERICA, for “providing information regarding understanding and preventing terrorism” on the basis that the ...

Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook

5 Unique Ways to Refine or Expand Result Sets with EBSCO Discovery Service from intellogist.wordpress.com

EBSCO Industries has developed a number of innovative search tools accessible on its flagship platform, EBSCOhost.  For instance, EBSCOhost offers a unique visual search option which we profiled in a 2011 blog post. EBSCO also ...

Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook

‘Osgoode Style’ Wins Big at 2013 Harold G. Fox Canadian Intellectual Property Moot from www.iposgoode.ca

It is my pleasure to return to my editorial duties (sans a 007 title pun) for the IPilogue to bring a first hand account of the fifth annual Harold G. Fox Canadian Intellectual Property Moot ...

Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook

Report Finds Stronger Regulation Spurs Chemical Innovation from www.ip-watch.org

New research shows that more rigid laws regulating hazardous chemicals encourage innovation in both large and small companies, according to a report published by The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL). Related Articles:

Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook

The Use of Legal Scholarship in Intellectual Property Decisions from www.patentlyo.com

By Jason Rantanen One of the ongoing debates involving the Federal Circuit revolves around its performance as a circuit court. Professors Craig Nard and John Duffy, for example, have critiqued the court's basic jurisdictional ...

Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook

ITC Issues Public Version Of Opinion In Certain Incremental Dental Positioning Adjustment Appliances (337-TA-562) from www.itcblog.com

On February 19, 2013, the International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) issued the public version of its opinion in Certain Incremental Dental Positioning Adjustment Appliances and Methods of Producing Same (Inc. No. 337-TA-562). By way of ...

Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook

Developments in advertising law, the Internet, e-commerce and IP in 2012, and trends for 2013 from www.iposgoode.ca

The re-posting of this analysis is part of a cross-posting collaboration with MediaLaws: Law and Policy of the Media in a Comparative Perspective. 2012 was characterized by a number of innovations in legal provisions, case ...

Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook

Job Openings: Patent Attorney & IP Litigation – Silicon Valley from www.ipwatchdog.com

We have teamed up with a recruiting agency that focuses on Intellectual Property placements, to help bring readers up to the minute information on both listed and unlisted positions that are available. Here are three ...

Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook

Helping Innovators Make it into the Economy from www.iposgoode.ca

IP Osgoode’s Professor Giuseppina D’Agostino was recently featured in an article entitled “IP Clinic Hoping for Growth” in the Law Times (also available here).  In the article, Professor D’Agostino discusses her hopes ...

Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook

Obama Administration Announces New Open Access Policy from www.ip-watch.org

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has issued a new policy memorandum increasing public access to federally funded scientific research, including peer-reviewed publications and digital data. Related Articles:

Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook

SMU 10th Annual Symposium on Emerging Intellectual Property Issues from www.patentlyo.com

By Jason Rantanen SMU Dedman School of Law 10th Annual Symposium on Emerging Intellectual Property Issues On Friday, March 22, the SMU Dedman School of Law will be hosting its 10th Annual Symposium on Emerging ...

Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook

ALJ Shaw Rules On Motions To Strike In Certain Wireless Devices With 3G Capabilities (337-TA-800) from www.itcblog.com

On February 21, 2013, ALJ David P. Shaw issued the public version of Order No. 89 (dated January 16, 2013) in Certain Wireless Devices with 3G Capabilities and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-800). By way ...

Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook

First-to-File Guidelines: Did Congress Mean What they Said? from www.ipwatchdog.com

Almost two weeks ago the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued two Federal Register Notices in anticipation of the U.S. converting from first-to-invent to a first-to-file regime. The first were the Changes to ...

Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook

ITU Sees Busy Year Ahead, Hopes To Overcome Divisions from www.ip-watch.org

The United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU) foresees a busy year, and one in which it continues its longstanding role as the key convener of international policymaking on information and communications technologies, the ITU secretary ...

Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook

ITC Institutes Investigation (337-TA-871) Regarding Certain Wireless-Communication Base Stations from www.itcblog.com

On February 25, 2013, the U.S. International Trade Commission issued a press release announcing their vote to institute an investigation of Certain Wireless-Communication Base Stations and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-871). The investigation is ...

Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook

Change to UK Patents Act To Remove Infringement For Use Of Clinical Trial Data from www.ip-watch.org

The United Kingdom government has announced a change to the UK Patents Act that it says will help keep the country’s life sciences industry at the forefront of innovation by removing certain risks of ...

Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook

Dogs and Cats Living Together? The New WIPO, WTO and WHO Book. from ipfinance.blogspot.com

On February 5, 2013, WIPO, the WTO, and the World Health Organization issued a jointly authored book titled, “Promoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation – Intersections between public health, intellectual property and trade.”  The 253 ...

Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook

Recording Industry Sees New “Buzz” From Digital Revenues from www.ip-watch.org

The major recording industry association has released its annual report for 2012, announcing a 9 per cent increase in revenues from digital sales of music, with licensed music services on the rise. It also said ...

Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook

Some content © 2007–2014 RPX Corporation.
Terms of Service & Privacy Policy
For DMCA requests contact help@priorsmart.com.