Patent & IP news for June 21, 2013

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post image Encryption does not Imply Decryption - BGH X ZR 130/11 "Verschlüsselungsverfahren" from patlit.blogspot.com

Rosetta-stone: decryption not even obvoious The Bundesgerichtshof had to decide on a divisional application relating to a method including both a step of encryption and a step decryption of data, whereas the parent ...

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post image Can a source identifier not be entitled to protection? from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Can something serve as a source indicator in the trade mark sense, but not enjoy any legal protection? The question occurred to this Kat last week. In the run-up to the glorious 10th anniversary IPKat ...

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post image Friday fantasies from ipkitten.blogspot.com


Writing client-facing material using English as a second language? Katfriend Clodagh Phelan (Words with Wings), who has a love of literacy and a legal education, is offering a handy service for those members of ...

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post image Judicial fur flies as skin and nail ruling is overturned from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Catnails by Mr Candiipants here The IPKat is very proud of his nails, which he prunes on a regular basis so as to make them serviceable for blogging and other worthy causes (sharpening them on ...

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Novo Nordisk A/S v. Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. (Fed. Cir. 2013) from www.patentdocs.org

By Andrew Williams -- When is a combination of two separate treatments for a particular disease obvious-to-try, such that it is rendered obvious for the purposes of patentability? The Supreme Court answered this question in KSR ...

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UNICEF Supply Annual Report Highlights Medical Products Access, Innovation from www.ip-watch.org

In its recently released Supply Annual Report for 2012, the United Nations agency UNICEF assessed its programme work in developing and strengthening supply chains, in hopes of achieving equitable access to life-saving supplies for children ...

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WIPO Negotiators Urged To Speed Up, As Musician Stevie Wonder Steps Up from www.ip-watch.org

Pop star Stevie Wonder was a surprise guest this morning at the plenary session of the World Intellectual Property Organization diplomatic conference in Marrakesh concocting a treaty to facilitate access for blind people to books ...

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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup from info.inovia.com

Hello friends and colleagues! Take a look at the latest in foreign filing/patenting news for the week of June 17th: The chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission is investigating patent trolls and frivolous patent ...

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WIPO Economics Working Paper On Mobility Of Inventors from www.ip-watch.org

Central American, Caribbean, and African economies have the most “inventor brain drain” in relation to the number of home country inventors, according to a recent working paper released by the World Intellectual Property Organization. Data ...

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Federal Circuit Again Holds Internet Monitezation Method is Patent Eligible Subject Matter from inventivestep.net

In 2011, the Federal Circuit reversed a district court dismissal at the pleading stage of a patent infringement claim for failure to state a claim.  The district court held that the claims of the patent ...

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Federal Circuit Again Holds Internet Monitezation Method is Patent Eligible Subject Matter from inventivestep.net

In 2011, the Federal Circuit reversed a district court dismissal at the pleading stage of a patent infringement claim for failure to state a claim.  The district court held that the claims of the patent ...

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German court unlikely to approve Google's 2.25% SEP royalty demand from Apple as FRAND rate from www.fosspatents.com

Last year Google proposed to Apple that the Mannheim Regional Court, instead of a U.S. court or arbitrator, determine a global FRAND royalty rate for Apple's alleged use of Motorola's wireless standard-essential ...

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The Future is Unfriendly for Mobilicity Acquisition by Telus from www.iposgoode.ca

The Federal Government recently announced it would not allow Mobilicity to transfer the wireless spectrum it owns to Telus, effectively blocking a deal for the incumbent to acquire the smaller new entrant. Many see this ...

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Pay for delay patent settlement agreements may violate antitrust from ocpatentlawyer.com

A sues B for patent infringement for making a product that infringes on A’s patent.  A and B settle the case with B promising not to produce product.  Typically, if money is being transferred ...

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How to Write a Patent Application (Second Edition) from www.patentlyo.com

I just received my copy of Patent Attorney Jeffrey Sheldon's book "How to Write a Patent Application – Second Edition." Sheldon has been regularly updating the book since its original release 21 years ago. I ...

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Federal Circuit gives software patents a boost in Ultramercial v. Hulu from ipspotlight.com

After the Supreme Court directed the Federal Circuit to reconsider when and whether software patents cover mere “abstract ideas,” the Federal Circuit gave software patents a shot in the arm — and guidance for future patent ...

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Federal Circuit gives software patents a boost in Ultramercial v. Hulu from ipspotlight.com

After the Supreme Court directed the Federal Circuit to reconsider when and whether software patents cover mere “abstract ideas,” the Federal Circuit gave software patents a shot in the arm — and guidance for future patent ...

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Harvard Professor A Flag Bearer For Agricultural Innovation, Biotechnologies In Africa from www.ip-watch.org

A Harvard University professor known for advancing global development issues hails the merits of agricultural innovation, including biotechnologies, as the unique solution to food security. Related Articles:

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CAFC discusses 101 post-Myriad from ipbiz.blogspot.com

from Ultramercial v. Hulu and WildTangent


Ultramercial sued Hulu, LLC (“Hulu”), YouTube, LLC
(“YouTube”), and WildTangent, Inc. (“WildTangent”),
alleging infringement of the ’545 patent. Hulu and
YouTube have been dismissed from the case. WildTangent
moved ...

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