Does exhaustion apply to works other than software? Here's a Katpoll from ipkitten.blogspot.com Do vote in our Katpoll! This Kat has just returned from the idyllic setting of Pembroke College in Oxford, where she attended the 32nd ATRIP congress. Organised and hosted by ATRIP president - the learned and ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Patent Drawings from inventivestep.net One of the reasons that I tell inventors that we need to begin preparing a patent application well in advance of the deadline is the need for properly prepared drawings. For provisional applications, just about ...
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The Apple brand and its TV ad problem: Where is the light, where is the tunnel? from ipkitten.blogspot.com This Kat commented in March 2013 on sister blog, IP Finance, about the Samsung challenge to Apple's "cool" factor ("Apple v Samsung: The War over 'Cool'")
here. Based on some anecdotal observations ("evidence" perhaps ...
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More on US patent litigation statistics - correlation with granted patents from ipkitten.blogspot.com Once a Kat always a Kat. This moggy was delighted to receive an observation from Emeritus Kat
Mark Schweizer (now a Rechtsanwalt in the Swiss firm of
Meyerlustenberger Lachenal ) in response to the
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Friday fantasies from ipkitten.blogspot.com The US Anti-Troll Squad prepares for action The Adventures of Intellectual Ventures. A katpat goes to Ross Richards for forwarding this link to the news that Intellectual Ventures (that tantalising is-it-or-isn;t-it-a-troll enterprise that always ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Ultramercial, Inc. v. Hulu, LLC (Fed. Cir. 2013) from www.patentdocs.org By Michael Borella -- It has been just over a month since the Federal Circuit's fractured en banc ruling in CLS Bank Int'l v. Alice Corp. regarding patent-eligibility of computer-implemented inventions under 35 U ...
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Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. v. Bartlett (2013) from www.patentdocs.org By Kevin E. Noonan -- The old adage "Bad cases make bad law" is invoked when the facts of a case lead a court to rule in favor of the particular entities before it rather than ...
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Patent Drawings from inventivestep.net One of the reasons that I tell inventors that we need to begin preparing a patent application well in advance of the deadline is the need for properly prepared drawings. For provisional applications, just about ...
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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup from info.inovia.com Hello everyone! With summer finally in full swing here in Manhattan, we are pleased to bring you the latest updates in foreign filing and patenting news. Please take a look at what has been going ...
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In Aftermath Of Treaty Adoption, Civil Society, Industry Reflect On Treaty from www.ip-watch.org Hours after the adoption of the World Intellectual Property Organization Marrakesh treaty expected to facilitate access to special format books for visually impaired people, a range of stakeholders gathered for a stocktaking exercise on the ...
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ALJ Rogers Issues Notice Of Initial Determination Finding Violation Of Section 337 In Certain Rubber Resins (337-TA-849) from www.itcblog.com On June 17, 2013, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued a notice regarding his Initial Determination (“ID”) on violation of Section 337 and Recommended Determination (“RD”) on remedy and bond in Certain Rubber Resins and ...
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Decision on $17 Million Attorneys’ Fee Request Deferred Pending Completion of Appeal from docketreport.blogspot.com The court denied without prejudice plaintiff's motion for $17.2 million in attorneys' fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285. "[T]his motion is one of a host of post-trial motions filed by the ...
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Stevie Wonder In Marrakesh: Today Is A Very Good Day, Now Go Ratify The Treaty! from www.ip-watch.org Marrakesh, Morocco - True to what he said in a 21 June video message, world-famous blind songwriter and performer Stevie Wonder kept his promise to come to Marrakesh if delegates agreed on a treaty to improve ...
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UN Economic And Social Council To Address IP’s Role In Innovation, Tech from www.ip-watch.org The annual four-week session of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), a key coordinating body responsible for 70 per cent of spending across the UN system, opens next week with high-level political figures ...
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ITC Issues Public Version Of Opinion Affirming No Violation Of Section 337 In Certain Devices For Improving Uniformity Used In A Backlight Module (337-TA-805) from www.itcblog.com On May 17, 2013, the International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) issued the public version of its opinion in Certain Devices for Improving Uniformity Used in a Backlight Module and Components Thereof and Products Containing Same ...
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ALJ Shaw Grants Motion To Terminate Investigation In Certain Compact Fluorescent Reflector Lamps (337-TA-872) from www.itcblog.com On June 11, 2013, ALJ David P. Shaw issued Order No. 20 in Certain Compact Fluorescent Reflector Lamps, Products Containing Same and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-872). According to the Order, Complainants Neptun Light Inc ...
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ALJ Bullock Terminates Investigation Based On Settlement Agreement In Certain Sintered Rare Earth Magnets (337-TA-855) from www.itcblog.com On June 10, 2013, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order No. 129 in Certain Sintered Rare Earth Magnets, Methods of Making Same and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-855). According to the Order, Complainants ...
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Pragmatus Files New 337 Complaint Regarding Certain Wireless Devices, Including Mobile Phones And Tablets from www.itcblog.com On June 27, 2013, Pragmatus Mobile, LLC of Alexandria, Virginia (“Pragmatus”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The complaint alleges that Pantech Co., Ltd. of South Korea ...
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