Trademarks for two TV program reboots: 24 and Arrested Development from www.erikpelton.com “Arrested Development” re-launches on Netflix soon after a hiatus of several years. And it was also recently announced that there would be a new mini-season of “24″ with Jack Bauer. Arrested Development: the TV show ...
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"But everyone else does it": the Corporate edition from ipkitten.blogspot.com Last week, fellow Kat Neil delighted us with a brilliant
post on one of the biggest nightmares of IP lawyers, who are so often confronted with the wisdom of the crowd. “But everyone else does ...
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The Green Mountain state sues a Texas patent troll from ipkitten.blogspot.com This cat can attest that the state of Vermont is not only of America's loveliest states, with big lakes and green mountains, but one of its quirkiest too. The place has a penchant for ...
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In Uship Federal Circuit Finds Prosecution History Disclaimer In Arguments Against Restriction Requirement from www.pharmapatentsblog.com In Uship Intellectual Properties, LLC v. United States, the Federal Circuit upheld the claim construction applied by the Court of Federal Claims when it held that the United States and IBM Corporation did not infringe ...
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Johnson & Johnson Patents Topical Anti-Cancer Compositions from www.ipwatchdog.com Johnson & Johnson is a very respected brand in the consumer medical devices and pharmaceutical goods industries. Well known for its highly recognizable personal care products, including Band-Aids, Neutrogena and Tylenol, Johnson & Johnson is also a ...
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World Health Assembly: Draft Of NCD Action Plan Shows Compromises On IPRs from www.ip-watch.org Negotiators worked late last night to reach some compromise on the intellectual property-related component of the emerging World Health Organization action plan on noncommunicable diseases.
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“Hyper-Aggressive” Settlement Posturing No Basis for Attorneys’ Fee Award from docketreport.blogspot.com The court denied defendant's motion for sanctions under 28 U.S.C. § 1927 based on plaintiff's settlement strategy which included a settlement demand 90 times more than plaintiff's expert's damages estimate ...
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Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 (S.1013) from www.patentlyo.com By Dennis Crouch If it exists, the patent heat in Congress right now is focused on "curbing abusive patent litigation." A variety of bills have been introduced, including the SHIELD Act that would introduce a ...
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Trademark Protection: Is Litigation Worth the Cost? from www.ipwatchdog.com Anybody who has any involvement with Intellectual Property (“IP”) knows full well that protecting IP means a multi-step process. Obviously, step one is the conception of the invention, idea, trademark, trade name, or other innovation ...
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Inovia Agent Publishes New Trademark Resource from info.inovia.com Our friends at Bereskin & Parr LLP recently announced the publication of a unique resource written to assist trademark attorneys and scholars better understand the intricacies of dilution law. Below is an excerpt from their Spring ...
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EU Parliament Backs Start Of Transatlantic FTA Negotiations from www.ip-watch.org The European Parliament today voted in favour of a resolution welcoming the start of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). With 460 votes in favour, 105 against – mainly the Green Party Group and the ...
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EPO Still Granting Patents On Conventional Vegetables; ‘Just Following Rules’ from www.ip-watch.org The European Patent Office is continuing to grant patents on conventional plants despite demands from the European Parliament and the German Parliament that the patent office refrain from granting such patents, the coalition of nongovernmental ...
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World Health Assembly: Groups Seek To Return Focus To ‘Broken’ Medical R&D System from www.ip-watch.org The issue of access to medicines is on the agenda at this week’s World Health Assembly (WHA) and public health advocates are seeking greater clarity and detail about the latest member state effort to ...
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CAFC in Douglas vs. Buyers, handling injunctions between non-direct competitors : the image of a Ford as a -- “Mercedes at half the price.”-- from ipbiz.blogspot.com The case of
Douglas v. Buyers involving snowplow makers,
has imagery directed to carmakers.
A summary of the events:
Douglas Dynamics, LLC (Douglas) sued Buyers Products
Co. (Buyers) for infringement of several patents
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ITC Institutes Enforcement Proceedings in Certain Two-Way Global Satellite Communication Devices (337-TA-854) from www.itcblog.com On May 20, 2013, the U.S. International Trade Commission (“the Commission”) issued a notice and order instituting enforcement proceedings in Certain Two-Way Global Satellite Communication Devices, System and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-854). By ...
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Micolube: Dual Protection and the Doctrine of Election from spicyipindia.blogspot.com On 15th May, 2013 a three judge bench of the Delhi High Court delivered its decision on the
Micolube case that was reserved to it by a single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court ...
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