Patent & IP news for May 24, 2013

Scottish solicitors recommend keeping jurisdiction to litigate patents from patlit.blogspot.com

On Wednesday the Law Society of Scotland issued a statement concerning the future of patent litigation in Scotland. Bear in mind the fact that Scottish patent litigation is subject to two layers of uncertainty: one ...

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Google appeals dismissal of Motorola's ITC complaint against Apple to the Federal Circuit from www.fosspatents.com

If you spend $12.5 billion on an acquisition mostly positioned as a patent deal and the patents you have in your books at a value of $5.5 billion fail to give you leverage ...

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Friday fantasies from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Taking no chances: this is a photo
of Rihanna hiding behind the tree
on the left ... Publicity-shy: no; publicity-conscious: yes.  Famed (or infamous?) US-based singer Rihanna is apparently preparing for a new career as a ...

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Dreaming (Literally) about Patent Litigation and the "Right" Result from ipkitten.blogspot.com

The IPKat is usually a gentle creature, but when he chooses to dig his IP claws into something, it can leave long-lasting marks. Something like that has been going lately in connection with patent litigation ...

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Drug price control order (DPCO) 2013 : What's in store? from spicyipindia.blogspot.com

Last week on Wednesday, May 15 the department of pharmaceuticals issued the new Drug price control order 2013 (can be accessed here) which will alter price regulation dynamics and substantially increase the number of medicines ...

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Discovered: Nokia seeking U.S. import ban against HTC One in new (second) ITC complaint from www.fosspatents.com

I just reported on Nokia's new RFID-related U.S. patent infringement lawsuit against HTC in the Southern District of California, which others also discovered (Bloomberg, Priorsmart). What others haven't noticed yet -- but will ...

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Theories of harm with SEP licensing do not stack up from ipfinance.blogspot.com

In this guest posting authored by regular IP Finance contributor Keith Mallinson (WiseHarbor), Keith debunks economic theories of effects and harm due to alleged royalty stacking with numerous patents essential to cellular standards. He does ...

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Vermont versus varmint? Troll tackled with unfair practices suit from patlit.blogspot.com

From the practised pen of guest blogger Miri Frankel comes news of a remarkable development in the fight against so-called patent trolls in the United States -- the launch of an unfair and deceptive practices suit ...

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The monetarisation of Let's Plays: an exercise in copyright management from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Despite his impressive pedigree, having served time as a patent examiner with the UK's Intellectual Property Office, Katfriend and Page Hargrave trainee patent attorney Sean Gilday is modest enough to describe himself as something ...

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Dey, L.P. v. Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2013) from www.patentdocs.org

By Kevin E. Noonan -- Enactment of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act in 2011 focused the patenting community on the changes of U.S. patent law from "first to invent" under the 1952 Patent Act to ...

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WHO Should Have The Evidence? Ben Goldacre Refutes WHO Director’s Claim from www.ip-watch.org

"Bad Science" adversary and journalist, Dr Ben Goldacre, this week challenged WHO Director of Ethics and Social Determinants of Health, Dr Rüdiger Krech, on his understanding of published evidence.

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GI Proponents Assess Progress, Challenges; French Minister Blasts Large-Scale Agriculture from www.ip-watch.org

Bordeaux, France - In a stronghold of French gastronomy and famous regional products an industry organisation lobbying for the protection of geographical indications chose this week to convene its general assembly and set the goals for ...

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LDC Fight For Extension Of TRIPS Transition Continues from www.ip-watch.org

Over the past week or so, least-developed country (LDC) members of the World Trade Organization have held their own in a closed room with the world’s biggest economies as they worked out details of ...

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Anatomy of a great entertainment trademark portfolio: STAR TREK from www.erikpelton.com

If the number of trademarks is a measure, the STAR TREK franchise is tremendously successful. It may feature more trademark registrations and applications than any TV or film (or combination) property besides Star Wars®. CBS ...

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The Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property: A National Security Plan to Prevent Stolen IP from www.ipwatchdog.com

The Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property (IP Commission) released an 89-page report on May 22, 2013 assessing international intellectual property theft with a focus on China’s troubled IP regime and recommendations ...

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Nokia files third patent infringement complaint targeting Google's VP8 video codec from www.fosspatents.com

Google's WebM/VP8 video codec faces three kinds of patent issues that make it unlikely to be adopted as an Internet standard anytime soon:

1. While Google reached a license agreement with 11 companies that ...

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PTO Should be Exempt From Sequestration from inventivestep.net

Earlier this week, the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) sent a letter to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) arguing that the PTO should be exempt from sequestration that is ...

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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup from info.inovia.com

Hello and Happy Memorial Day! Here are some of the foreign filing stories we've gathered to take you into this holiday weekend: An article from the WSJ looks at how IP lawsuits targeting startups ...

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World Health Assembly: Members Debate US Proposed Advisory Meeting On Health R&D from www.ip-watch.org

Taking the World Health Assembly by surprise, the US delegation today made a proposal to advance progress on the monitoring, coordination, and financing of health R&D; in committee discussions today. Their suggestion to convene ...

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Light-Pod Litigates; Alleges Laser Lies Led to LED License from www.greenpatentblog.com

Light-Pod is a Philadelphia area company that designs solid state lighting fixtures for the military and commercial businesses.  A recent lawsuit involving the company is a cautionary tale about an LED patent and technology licensing ...

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ACI "4th Advanced Forum on Biosimilars," New York City, June 5-7 from www.orangebookblog.com

ACI will be holding its "4th Advanced Forum on Biosimilars" in New York City on June 5-7. McAndrews, Held & Malloy partner Sandra Frantzen will be speaking at the conference on the written description requirement as ...

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Webinar on Trade Secret Theft from www.patentdocs.org

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP will be offering a live webinar entitled "Preventing Chinese Trade Secret Theft: The Obama Administration's Strategy on Mitigating the Theft of U.S. Trade Secrets" on June 11, 2013 ...

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Webinar on Post-Grant Proceedings from www.patentdocs.org

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Post-Grant Patent Proceedings Before the PTAB" on June 12, 2013 from 1:00 - 2:30 pm (EDT). Scott A. McKeown and Greg H. Gardella of Oblon Spivak ...

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ACI Global Patenting Strategy and Practice Conference from www.patentdocs.org

American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding its Advanced Summit on Global Patenting Strategy and Practice on July 15-16, 2013 in New York, NY. ACI faculty will help attendees: • Develop a global patenting strategy to ...

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