Patent & IP news for July 2, 2013

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post image UK IPO two reports closer to finding a home for orphan works from ipkitten.blogspot.com

The AmeriKat back in the sink after hot water is
restored to her bathroom after several weeks...
A few weeks ago at the IPKat's 10th Anniversary bash, the IPKat disclosed the circumstances in which ...

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post image Meltwater questions for CJEU: time to think from ipkitten.blogspot.com

The IPKat and some of his friends from Wales The IPKat's friends at the Welsh-based UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) have emailed him with the exciting news that the IPO is now soliciting comments ...

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Reaction to Supreme Court's Decision in AMP v. Myriad from www.patentdocs.org

By Donald Zuhn -- It has been just over two weeks since the Supreme Court issued its decision in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., holding that a naturally occurring DNA segment is a ...

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Federal Circuit Finds Wyeth Restenosis Claims Invalid As Not Enabled from www.pharmapatentsblog.com

In Wyeth v. Abbott Laboratories, the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision that the claims at issue are invalid for failing to satisfy the enablement requirement of 35 USC § 112. The court took ...

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Federal Circuit Finds Wyeth Restenosis Claims Invalid As Not Enabled from www.pharmapatentsblog.com

In Wyeth v. Abbott Laboratories, the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision that the claims at issue are invalid for failing to satisfy the enablement requirement of 35 USC § 112. The court took ...

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Samsung complains about Apple claiming 'vastly greater damages' in limited November retrial from www.fosspatents.com

On November 12, 2013, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California is scheduled to commence a limited damages retrial in the first Apple v. Samsung case for the purpose of redetermining ...

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The PATENT Jobs Act of 2013 from www.patentlyo.com

By Dennis Crouch Reps. Honda, Lofgren, and Eshoo (All D-Ca) have collectively introduced the Patents and Trademarks Encourage New Technology (PATENT) Jobs Act of 2013 with the sole purpose of exempting the USPTO from the ...

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Patent Costs & Benefits from writtendescription.blogspot.com

Do the costs of U.S. patents exceed their benefits for publicly traded firms? This is the claim of John Turner, James Bessen, Peter Neuhäusler, and Jonathan Williams in their newly posted working paper, The ...

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Skyhook believes Google founder Brin may have disparaged its technology in talks with Apple from www.fosspatents.com

In 2010 Skyhook brought a patent infringement complaint in U.S. federal court and a simultaneous unfair competition complaint in Massachusetts state court against Google. Skyhook alleged that Google (despite negotiations pertaining to a possible ...

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Rambus wins in an appeal of re-examination 95/001,166 from ipbiz.blogspot.com

In Rambus v. [Acting Director] Rea, one had [former solicitor] Whealan appearing at the CAFC on behalf of the appellant Rambus.

This appeal arises from an inter partes reexamination proceeding before the United States Patent ...

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Microsoft and Google start their fight over jury instructions on breach of FRAND contract from www.fosspatents.com

In less than two months from today, the breach-of-FRAND-contract trial in the Microsoft v. Motorola contract dispute will be held in the Western District of Washington. It will be a jury trial. And it will ...

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WIPO Conference: Bringing Copyrighted Works to Visually Impaired Persons and People with Print Disabilities from www.iposgoode.ca

From June 18- 28, nation states were conducting negotiations for an international treaty to secure copyright exceptions for the visually impaired and people with print disabilities. These discussions, hosted by the World Intellectual Property Organization ...

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CRTC Sees New World of Media from Banff Festival from www.iposgoode.ca

On June 12th, 2013, the Chairperson of the CRTC  – Jean-Pierre Blais – addressed a gathered group of context creators and advertisers at the Banff World Media Festival in Alberta. In his speech, Blais laid out the ...

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Re-exam result dooms Baxter from ipbiz.blogspot.com


From the beginning of FRESENIUS v. Baxter

While the litigation was pending on remand, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) completed a reexamination of the ’434 patent and determined that all asserted claims ...

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German Parliament Passes Changes To National Copyright Law from www.ip-watch.org

The German Parliament on 27-28 June passed several changes to German copyright law and introduced limits and a financial cap on how much lawyers can charge for notices against file-sharers. Related Articles:

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Pending Reexamination “Tips the Balance” In Favor of Staying Permanent Injunction from docketreport.blogspot.com

The court granted plaintiff's motion for a permanent injunction, but stayed the injunction pending the conclusion of pending reexaminations. "[T]he balance of hardships weighs against a permanent injunction. . . . [I]f a permanent injunction ...

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MSF: Prices On Latest ARV Drugs Under Patent Too High from www.ip-watch.org

The price of first- and second-line anti-retrovirals (ARVs) have declined due to increased generic competition, while third-line regimens remain “exorbitantly priced,” according to the latest edition of a publication from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Related ...

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Equal Innovation Seen As Critical To Economic Growth, Achievement Of UN MDGs from www.ip-watch.org

Slow and uneven economic growth was the main concern echoed by panellists participating in this morning’s high-level policy dialogue at the 2013 United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Substantive Session. Representatives from various ...

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Fresenius v. Baxter: PTO Reexamination Decision Trumps Prior Decisions by both the District Court and the Federal Circuit from www.patentlyo.com

By Dennis Crouch A substantial number of patents being enforced today are involved in parallel proceedings. Most often, these proceedings include an infringement lawsuit in federal court and a post-grant administrative proceeding before the US ...

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Law of Nature or Patent Eligible Invention—The U.S. Supreme Court clarifies whether isolated DNA strands and synthetically created cDNA are patent eligible. from dunlapcodding.com

Ward Hobson

On June 13, 2013, the Supreme Court ruled in the Myriad gene patents case (Association For Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc.) that patent claims directed to isolated DNA that are identical to ...

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ALJ Shaw Issues Notice Of Initial Determination In Certain Wireless Devices With 3G Capabilities (337-TA-800) from www.itcblog.com

On June 28, 2013, ALJ David P. Shaw issued a notice regarding the Initial Determination (“ID”) in Certain Wireless Devices With 3G Capabilities and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-800). By way of background, this investigation ...

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Public Interest Groups Ask US Court To Invalidate Stem Cell Patent from www.ip-watch.org

A human embryonic stem cell patent held by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) should be invalidated, according to a legal filing made on 2 July by two public interest groups. Related Articles:

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Convolve/MIT lose on trade secret issue at CAFC from ipbiz.blogspot.com



Of the case Convolve and MIT vs. Compaq and Seagate

Of background

In July 2000, Convolve and MIT sued Compaq and Seagate for, among other things, trade secret misappro- priation and patent infringement. Convolve was ...

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Questions Arise Over EU Draft Regulation To Implement Nagoya Protocol from www.ip-watch.org

The European Commission has prepared a draft regulation to implement an international protocol to prevent biopiracy, leading two nongovernmental organisations to publish an opinion piece voicing concerns about it. The European Parliament is scheduled to ...

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