Administrative Processes for Challenging a Patent (Application) from hallingblog.com Here are the four ways to administratively challenge a patent or patent application. Note that I do not consider an ITC (International Trade Commission) case an administrative challenge. The challenges are organized from least expensive ...
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Legislation Introduced to Develop Public Access Policies for Federal Research from www.patentdocs.org By Donald Zuhn -- Last month, companion bills were introduced in the House and Senate that would require Federal agencies to develop public access policies relating to research conducted by employees of the agency or using ...
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New house and senate bills, and White House memo, call for open public access to publications and data resulting from federally funded research from ipspotlight.com If a new White House memo directing government agencies to ensure that publications and data resulting from federally funded research seems familiar, that’s because it nearly matches a new bill that was introduced in ...
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Debate on Joint/Divided Infringement Doctrine Continues from www.patentlyo.com by Dennis Crouch Move, Inc. v. Real Estate Alliance (REAL) (Fed. Cir. 2013) REAL owns U.S. Patent No. 5,032,989 that covers a computerized map-based system for locating available real estate. Although the ...
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Job Opening – Midlevel Patent Prosecution Associate – DC from www.ipwatchdog.com This prominent international firm seeks a mid-level IP associate attorney with a Ph.D. in Chemistry (organic or medicinal chemistry preferred) for its Intellectual Property practice group in the Washington, D.C. office. Related posts ...
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Monsanto v. Bowman: Stocktaking After Supreme Court Hearings from www.ip-watch.org The United States Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in the case opposing a US farmer to agro-industry giant Monsanto on the issue of patent exhaustion in patented seeds. Lead lawyers in the case and ...
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Bayer Will Appeal India Compulsory Licence On Its Cancer Drug from www.ip-watch.org German pharmaceutical manufacturer Bayer has announced it will appeal yesterday's ruling in India that upheld a compulsory licence on one of its drugs.
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Should Ongoing Royalties be Enhanced for Bad Attitude? from www.ipwatchdog.com In January 2013, Taiwan’s InnoLux Corp. filed an appeal with the Federal Circuit, requesting the Court to overturn an award of enhanced post-judgment (“ongoing”) royalties that appeared to be enhanced, at least in part ...
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“Works for Hire” A Key Issue As Music Stars Begin Terminating Copyright Transfers from www.ip-watch.org Courts in the United States are beginning to interpret a Copyright Act of 1976 provision allowing authors of protected works to terminate their rights assignments beginning this year. Intellectual property attorneys appear to differ over ...
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A hidden resource: grandma from www.athenaalliance.org Intangible assets exist in many forms. Human capital is one. But human capital means more than just the skills of the individual. Human capital is best used when united with social/relational capital. And that ...
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The 3 Best Ways to Find Google Search Product News from intellogist.wordpress.com In 2012, I discussed some of the best websites for locating database updates and search platform news. A network of blogs and websites exists that caters specifically to professional searchers and IT specialists, and these ...
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Phatrat's Helmet Impact Technology Patent Suit in N.D. Illinois -- Considerations For Defendant Riddell from www.iplawalert.com In PhatRat Technology, LLC v. Riddell, PhatRat, the purported exclusive licensee of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,386,401 and 7,693,668 relating to helmet impact reporting technology (“the PhatRat patents”), sued sporting goods ...
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USPTO Partnership Aims to Spur Innovation and Generate Jobs from www.ipwatchdog.com The U.S. Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the AutoHarvest Foundation today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together to spur innovation and ...
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2013 Sequester at the USPTO from www.patentlyo.com by Dennis Crouch If the 2013 Sequester holds through the end of FY2013, it looks like the USPTO will be forced to cut about $148 million from its FY2013 budget of $2.951 billion. [White ...
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Developments in Data Protection 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 a very busy year for Italian lawmakers. Several laws significantly ...
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Online Gripesites and ICANN’s new GTLD Process from www.iposgoode.ca A “gripe site” is a web site established to criticize an institution such as a corporation, union, government body, or political figure. Not surprisingly, powerful institutions often do not take kindly to being criticized, and ...
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Graham Henderson’s 5 Easy Steps to Fixing Canada’s Music Industry from www.iposgoode.ca #MusicCanHelp – This Twitter hashtag and motto for Graham Henderson’s recent address is now being used to inspire communities, industries, and politicians to help music help Canada. Graham Henderson, the President of Music Canada for ...
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Sparking Innovation With Students: Examining The Student Role From Invention To Commercialization from www.iposgoode.ca Sparking Innovation With Students: Examining The Student Role From Invention To Commercialization Including Keynote Addresses from: Sylvain Laporte Commissioner of Patents, Registrar of Trademarks and CEO, Canadian Intellectual Property Office Bill Mantel Assistant Deputy Minister ...
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ALJ Rogers Sets Procedural Schedule In Certain Mobile Handset Devices And Related Touch Keyboard Software (337-TA-864) from www.itcblog.com Further to our January 30, 2013 and February 7, 2013 posts, on February 28, 2013, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued Order No. 5 in Certain Mobile Handset Devices and Related Touch Keyboard Software (Inv ...
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