Patent & IP news for July 12, 2013

The Patent Wars: Samsung Strikes Back from www.lotempiolaw.com

In the most recent iteration of the Patent Wars, the San Jose District Court ruled Apple Inc. would not be able to add Samsung Groups most recent smart phone, the Galaxy S4, to its patent ...

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Injunctions for Standard-Esential Patents: a new article with a European perspective from patlit.blogspot.com

Recently published in the Journal of Competition Law & Economics (2013) 9 (2): 285-311 is an article, "Injunctions for Standard-Esential Patents: Justice is not blind". The authors are Peter Camesasca, Gregor Langus, Damien Neven and Pat ...

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The enemy of the BEST? Metatags come to court from ipkitten.blogspot.com

The driving forces of information and communication technology have raced ahead so swiftly in the past decade and a half that words like 'metatag' have an almost prehistoric air to them.  Not so prehistoric, though ...

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'Indiscriminate' Austrians may claim private copying levy off Amazon, says CJEU from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Also decided by the Court of Justice of the European Union yesterday was a 67-paragraph ruling in Case C‑521/11, Amazon.com International Sales Inc., Amazon EU Sàrl, Amazon.de GmbH, Amazon.com GmbH ...

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Google intervenes in ITC investigation of second Nokia complaint against HTC to defend VP8, Android from www.fosspatents.com

At yesterday's "zoom reinvented" Lumia 1020 launch, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop mentioned that Nokia filed for its first imaging patent in 1994 and holds 450 imaging patents today. Other industry players -- including Google -- probably ...

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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup from info.inovia.com

Good morning and Happy Friday.  Below are the latest updates in foreign patent filing news for the week of July 8th: The USPTO and SIPO launched the Global Patent Search Network allowing users to search ...

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EU, US Conclude First Round Of Trade Talks from www.ip-watch.org

During the first round of negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investement Partnership (TTIP), negotiators met with 350 stakeholders, briefed 260 stakeholders, published several press releases and invited an hour-long press conference. Related Articles:

• EU ...

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Microsoft sues U.S. Customs & Border Protection to ensure enforcement of ITC import ban against Google's Motorola Mobility from www.fosspatents.com

More than a month ago the White House outlined its new, broadbased patent reform initiative, and the last item on the list was about better enforcement of ITC exclusion orders (import bans):

"Strengthen Enforcement Process ...

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NFL Scores Big Win Against Websites Offering Counterfeit Merchandise from www.iplawalert.com

On June 28th, U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield of the Southern District of New York entered a default judgment in favor of the National Football League® (“NFL®”) against operators of more than 1 ...

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ITC Institutes Investigation (337-TA-886) Regarding Certain TV Programs, Literary Works For TV Production And Episode Guides from www.itcblog.com

On July 10, 2013, the U.S. International Trade Commission issued a press release announcing their vote to institute an investigation of Certain TV Programs, Literary Works For TV Production And Episode Guides Pertaining to ...

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CLE on AMP v. Myriad from www.patentdocs.org

Law Seminars International (LSI) will be offering a one-hour telebriefing on "The Myriad Decision: Practical Implications for Biotechnology Companies Protecting IP Assets" on July 17, 2013 from 3:00 to 4:00 pm (Eastern). Dr ...

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Webinar on Inducement to Infringe in Hatch-Waxman Litigation from www.patentdocs.org

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference on "Inducement to Infringe in Hatch-Waxman Litigation: Lessons from Commil USA v. Cisco Systems and Bayer Schering v. Lupin for Pharma Patents" on August 21, 2013 from 1 ...

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European Biotech Patent Law Webinar from www.patentdocs.org

D Young & Co will be offering its next European biotech patent law update on July 17, 2013. The 45-minute webinar will be offered at three times: 4:00 am, 7:00 am, 12:00 pm ...

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Webinar on Implications of CLS Bank Int'l v. Alice Corp. from www.patentdocs.org

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP will be offering a live webinar entitled "What are the Implications of CLS Bank Int'l v. Alice Corp. on Computer-Implemented Inventions?" on August 22, 2013 from 10:00 am ...

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ACI FDA Boot Camp from www.patentdocs.org

American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding the next session of its FDA Boot Camp conference on September 17-18, 2013 in Boston, MA. ACI faculty will help attendees: • Master the basics of the application and ...

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