Patent & IP news for July 22, 2013

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post image Rockstar's Deal with Spherix Could be a Game-Changer for IP Investors from ipcloseup.wordpress.com

Reblogged from IP CloseUp: The emerging public IP company space took an an unexpectedly positive turn last week.   Rockstar Consortium, with a portfolio of more than 4,000 communications patents, has struck a deal with ...

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post image Monday miscellany from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Things are really happening in Armenia, it seems. The IPKat learns from a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) media alert ("PLT Notification No. 37: Patent Law Treaty (PLT)) that the Republic of Armenia has deposited ...

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post image Trigonometry Plus Non-Conventional Steps Equals Eligible Subject Matter in Blade Assembly Patent from www.greenpatentblog.com

Henryk Oleksy is the owner of U.S. Patent No. 6,449,529, entitled “Process for contour machining of metal blocks” and directed to methods of determining machining instructions for a milling machine to cut ...

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post image No Ricard on Facebook: When intrusive advertising meets online regulation from ipkitten.blogspot.com

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post image Italians hold conference on new EU patent regime from patlit.blogspot.com

Italy has committed itself to the Unified Patent Court, even though it has declined to join the unitary patent system.  What might this mean in practice for the profession in Italy?  Some answers to this ...

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post image When words are irrelevant ... CJEU rules on Specsavers' logo reference from ipkitten.blogspot.com

When Kitty gets down
to the nitty gritty ...
This Kat had quite forgotten that the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C‑252/12, Specsavers International Healthcare Ltd, Specsavers ...

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post image Appstore madness: fighting like two cats in a sack from ipkitten.blogspot.com

In the war of Cat nerd memes- who would win? In the IP war of the technology giants, there are the battles fought to ascertain which design or patent was first [--in the UK, it ...

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Conference & CLE Calendar from www.patentdocs.org

July 22, 2013 - IP & Diagnostics Symposium (Biotechnology Industry Organization) - Alexandria, VA July 22, 2013 - Patent-Eligible Subject Matter After CLS Bank and Ultramercial: Implications of Two Key Federal Circuit Decisions (Law Seminars International) - 3:00 to ...

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Court Report from www.patentdocs.org

By Sherri Oslick -- About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. UCB Inc. et al. v. Aurobindo Pharma Ltd., et al. 1:13-cv-01210; filed July 10, 2013 ...

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The USPTO Launches the Global Patent Search Network from www.iplawalert.com

On July 8, Teresa Stanek Rea, Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), announced on her official blog the launch of the Global Patent Search Network (“GPSN”).

The GPSN is the ...

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Push For “March-In Rights” To Prevent Myriad From Asserting Patents On Cancer Test from www.ip-watch.org

Despite last month’s United States Supreme Court decision on a case involving Myriad Genetics, which struck down some of Myriad’s patents related to human genes, Myriad has filed infringement suits against two companies ...

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Report Seeks To Advance Discussions On Shared Traditional Knowledge from www.ip-watch.org

A new report from the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) proposes solutions to advancing the global debate on the protection of traditional knowledge shared among different indigenous communities. Related Articles:

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Will G20 support of OECD report on tax modernization (that highlights intangibles) spur action? from www.athenaalliance.org

Last Friday and Saturday, two sets of top finance officials and labor policy officials from the G-20 countries meet in Moscow in preparation for the big September summit. The meetings covered a number of topics ...

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Model Order Addressing Numerosity of Claims and Prior Art from www.patentlyo.com

By Jason Rantanen This morning the Federal Circuit Advisory Council, a committee including practitioners and academics formed to advise the Federal Circuit on the rules and internal operating procedures of the court, released its Model ...

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Federal Circuit Advisory Council Releases Model Order Limiting Excess Patent Claims and Prior Art from docketreport.blogspot.com

The Federal Circuit Advisory Council has unanimously approved a “Model Order Limiting Excess Patent Claims and Prior Art.” The Model Order provides guidance for “[f]ocusing patent cases to the issues at the core of ...

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WTO: Technology, Emerging Economies, Demographics – Drivers Of Change In World Trade from www.ip-watch.org

The landscape and nature of world trade are changing, and quickly, according to the latest World Trade Report published by the World Trade Organization. Technological innovation, shifts in production and consumption patterns, and demographic change ...

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WTO DG Lamy: Road To Bali Ministerial Clearer from www.ip-watch.org

World Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy today said the road to the next WTO ministerial, in Bali, Indonesia in December, has become clearer. He gave a detailed update on issues under negotiation, and included ...

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WHO Members Meet This Week On Poor Quality Medicines from www.ip-watch.org

World Health Organization members are meeting this week to advance the new international mechanism against substandard and counterfeit medicines. Related Articles:

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ALJ Gildea Rules On Motion To Compel And Cross-Motion For A Protective Order In Certain Integrated Circuit Devices (337-TA-873) from www.itcblog.com

On July 17, 2013, ALJ E. James Gildea issued the public version of Order No. 16 (dated July 10, 2013) in Certain Integrated Circuit Devices and Products Containing the Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-873).  In the ...

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Federal Circuit to hear Apple-Google cross-appeal of Judge Posner's ruling on September 11, 2013 from www.fosspatents.com

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which has jurisdiction over (among other things) all appeals from district court rulings on U.S. patent infringement cases, has just given notices of its ...

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WIPO’s July PCT Newsletter Recap from info.inovia.com

We've compiled a shortlist of highlights from WIPO's PCT newsletter, an excellent resource for IP professionals and patent applicants looking to stay on top of changes to the PCT system. Please see below ...

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ResMed Files New 337 Complaint Regarding Certain Sleep-Disordered Breathing Treatment Systems from www.itcblog.com

On July 19, 2013, ResMed Corp. of San Diego, California, ResMed Inc. of San Diego, California, and ResMed Ltd. of Australia (collectively, “ResMed”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to ...

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Report Challenges Assumptions On IP Valuation And Cybercrime from www.ip-watch.org

A new report released in the United States assesses assumptions and seeks to spark new thinking on the economic impact of cybercrime and cyberespionage, including the valuation and losses of intellectual property. Related Articles:

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Biotech Venture Funding Sees Second Quarter Rebound from www.patentdocs.org

By Donald Zuhn -- Last week, the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), a trade association representing the U.S. venture capital industry, released the results of its MoneyTree Report on venture funding for the second quarter ...

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