Patent & IP news for April 27, 2013

WHY THERE IS NO GLOBAL WARMING CONSENSUS: Guest Post from hallingblog.com

The following gives the history of the global warming movement and explains why the scientists overwhelmingly believe that human CO2 does not play a significant role. History: In the 1970’s there was a period ...

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Generics and Patent Strategies Conference from www.patentdocs.org

SMi will be holding its 16th annual Generics and Patent Strategies conference from May 13-14, 2013 in London, UK. The conference will allow attendees to: • Discover ways in which to create a value added product ...

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Maximising Pharma Patents Conference from www.patentdocs.org

C5 (UK) will be holding its 12th International Forum on Maximising Pharma Patents on June 25-26, 2013 in London, England. The conference will provide insights on the latest regulatory and legal developments, including: • Guidance on ...

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Industry List Of Potential US GIs Released Ahead Of WIPO Meeting from www.ip-watch.org

A producers' group lobbying in favour of geographical indications has issued a preliminary list of candidate GIs in the United States. The list, released just prior to a World Intellectual Property Organization negotiation on a ...

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SO THAT’S WHAT “RAND” MEANS?: A Brief Report on the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law in Microsoft v. Motorola from www.patentlyo.com

Guest Post By Jorge L. Contreras, Associate Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law In a meticulous 207-page opinion released on April 25, Judge James Robart in the Western District of Washington has ...

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FCBA and Santa Clara Program on Advanced Complex Litigation from www.patentlyo.com

By Jason Rantanen This year, the Federal Circuit Bar Asociation is sponsoring a series of programs on Advanced Complex Litigation. Next Friday, May 3, the FCBA and Santa Clara Law School's High Tech Law ...

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GE Wind Patents Focus on Blade Design, Protecting Birds from www.ipwatchdog.com

Recently published patent applications include documents filed to protect a more efficiently designed turbine blade and an electronic sensor that can determine if corrosive forces have damaged a turbine blade. Another application is for a ...

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Two Fantastic Updates to Free Patent Search Tools: Espacenet and PATENTSCOPE from intellogist.wordpress.com

Free patent search tools like Espacenet and PATENTSCOPE are an excellent resource for both casual  and professional patent searchers who want to quickly locate data on a specific patent document or scope out more detailed ...

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