Patent & IP news for April 18, 2013

How Much Does the C-Suite or a Board Really Care About IP? from ipfinance.blogspot.com

Let me lay out my cards on the proverbial table. My primary involvement in IP is as an IP lawyer, inclined to dealing principally with non-contentious matters. In so doing, I usually engage with middle ...

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Biogen Idec, Inc. v. GlaxoSmithKline LLC (Fed. Cir. 2013) from www.patentdocs.org

By Donald Zuhn -- Yesterday, in Biogen Idec, Inc. v. GlaxoSmithKline LLC, the Federal Circuit affirmed the determination by the District Court for the Southern District of California that the claim term "anti-CD20 antibody" as used ...

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Consultation Draft on the International Integrated Reporting Framework now available from www.athenaalliance.org

For the past six months or so, I have been serving as an advisor to the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC). The goal of the IIRC is "to create the globally accepted International Framework that ...

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USPTO Budget Cuts from www.patentlyo.com

By By Dennis Crouch Although unwilling to confirm that the PTO will be cutting its budget, a Commerce Department spokesperson has told me that: "The [USPTO] is continuing its efforts to develop a sequestration plan ...

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ALJ Essex Grants Motion To Compel And Denies Motion For Summary Determination In Certain Gaming And Entertainment Consoles (337-TA-752) from www.itcblog.com

On April 12, 2013, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued the public versions of Order No. 15 (dated August 31, 2011) and Order No. 18 (dated October 21, 2011) in Certain Gaming and Entertainment Consoles, Related ...

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US Digital Public Library Launches Free Online Access from www.ip-watch.org

The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) has launched a beta version of its website today, which aims to offer free public access to content of all libraries, universities, and museums in the United States ...

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“Substantial Budgetary Uncertainty” for the USPTO from www.ipwatchdog.com

Late this afternoon Teresa Rea, the Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, sent an e-mail to all those who work for the ...

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