Patent & IP news for April 11, 2013

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post image Academy of Country Music Sues ACM Records In Los Angeles After ACM’s Attorney Files TTAB Trademark Opposition from www.iptrademarkattorney.com

Although the “ACM Awards” trademark is prominently featured on the Academy of Country Music’s website, I was shocked to learn that the Academy only last month filed a trademark application with the US Patent ...

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post image Although “without tact”, Micron’s retaliatory decision to stop hiring University of Illinois Graduates is not Illegal from www.patentlyo.com

By Dennis Crouch I have a policy that I don't hire anyone who sues me. I think would actually take that personally. So does Micron. In a letter to University of Illinois engineering professors ...

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post image Popular Docket Navigator Service Adds PTAB Reporting from www.patentspostgrant.com

Popular Daily Email Service Now Includes PTAB Ruling & Filings  Docket Navigator is well known to practitioners for its highly popular daily Docket Report. This subscription report is emailed out every morning and includes not only ...

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Dr. Chris Mason Responds to Blog Posts on Genome Medicine Article from www.patentdocs.org

[Ed. Patent Docs recently reported on an article in the current issue of Genome Medicine which contends that due to the non-specificity of sequence uniqueness across the genome and the broad scope of claims to ...

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Patent Eligibility Today: Are Software Methods Patentable? from www.ipwatchdog.com

Two common criticisms of software patents, as compared to patents in the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors, are (a) the relatively low cost of invention; and (b) the relative ease of implementation. Are these the right ...

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Carve Outs: Into The Belly of the Hatch-Waxman Beast Part 2 from www.ipwatchdog.com

“Carve outs” essentially involve a situation where there is an FDA approved drug for which the generic drug maker seeks to market that drug, again through an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA), but instead for ...

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Community Right To Access Unpublished Works Trumps Moral Rights Of Heir, Argentine Court Says from www.ip-watch.org

In a recent decision, Ediciones de la Flor SA c. Fontanarrosa Franco s. Acción Mere Declarativa (File No. 1420/08), the Court of First Instance in Civil and Commercial Matters No. 12 of Rosario, the ...

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Awaiting the Outcome of CLS Bank v. Alice Corp. from www.patentlyo.com

by Dennis Crouch Pollin Patent Licensing v. Commerce Bancshares (E.D.Mo 2013) The following is a recent Court Order from Judge Audrey Fleissig. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter shall be stayed pending ...

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Once again, a budget request for entrepreneurial training from www.athenaalliance.org

As part of last year's budget request (for FY2013), President Obama included a provision to create a Community College to Career Fund (see early posting). The Fact Sheet on the program published last year ...

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Oracle Seeks Patent for Generational Garbage Collectors from www.ipwatchdog.com

Recent patent applications filed by Oracle, and released by the USPTO, highlight the technology developer’s planned upgrades to current software systems, including dead memory retrieval by garbage collection applications and automated event grouping for ...

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Liveblogging from the Loyola Law Journal Conference on Patents, Innovation & Freedom to Use Ideas from www.patentlyo.com

By Jason Rantanen Today I'll be liveblogging from the Loyola Law Journal Conference on Patents, Innovation & Freedom to Use Ideas. I'll be posting the full text of my entry below the break for ...

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Reports: Obama’s Proposed 2014 Budget Favours Patent Office, Generic Drugs from www.ip-watch.org

US President Barack Obama yesterday released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2014, and according to reports it would give the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) control over its revenues, and would be mixed ...

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3-D Printing Fun or Massive IP Infringement from ipfinance.blogspot.com

Recently, co-blogger Neil Wilkof wrote about 3-D printing.  The promise of 3-D printing is astounding and could be the next technology that changes the game in many different industries/fields—from biotech to ordinary manufacturing ...

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Loyola Law Journal - Chief Judge Holderman on innovations in jury trials from www.patentlyo.com

By Jason Rantanen Chief Judge Holderman: Innovations to Improve Juror Understanding in Patent Jury Trials. (My notes from the first panel are too much of a mess to be worth posting). Talking about how can ...

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Loyola Law Journal - Panel #2: Shortcomings in the Patent System from www.patentlyo.com

By Jason Rantanen Timothy Holbrook, Michael Meurer and Ted Sichelman, and Oscar Liivak, moderated by Atanu Das. Holbrook - The Written Description Gap: How do we balance access with protections to inventors. Going to discuss an ...

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Protecting brands on the Internet. A look at approaches taken by the EU, US and Italy 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. Introduction Online advertising is the backbone of the internet business model. However ...

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Reminder: Canada’s IP Writing Challenge 2013 from www.iposgoode.ca

We are now accepting submissions for our fifth annual writing challenge. The winner from each category will receive a prize of $1000 (CAD), publication on the IP Osgoode website, and consideration for publication in the ...

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ITC Institutes Consolidated Enforcement and Modification Proceedings In Certain Dimmable Compact Fluorescent Lamps (337-TA-830) from www.itcblog.com

On April 11, 2013, the U.S. International Trade Commission issued a notice and order instituting consolidated enforcement and modification proceedings in Certain Dimmable Compact Fluorescent Lamps and Products (Inv. No. 337-TA-830). By way of ...

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BriarTek Files Enforcement Complaint In Certain Two-Way Global Satellite Communication Devices (337-TA-854) from www.itcblog.com

On April 10, 2013, BriarTek IP, Inc. of Alexandria, Virginia (“BriarTek”) filed an enforcement complaint in Certain Two-Way Global Satellite Communication Devices, Systems, and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-854).  The enforcement complaint alleges that DeLorme ...

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