Apple Sales Preserved: White House Vetoes ITC’s Ban from ipkitten.blogspot.com The battle of the mobiles continues The United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) Michael Froman, on behalf of the White House, has intervened in the patent dispute between Samsung and Apple. Back in June, the United ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Entrepreneur – Getting Started with an Initial Consultation from ocpatentlawyer.com Most inventions begin as a trade secret. A person encounters a problem. While trying to solve the problem, the person formulates a solution. Inventors intuitively understand that they should keep the solution a secret. Although ...
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Clean Tech in Court: Green Patent Complaint Update, Part I from www.greenpatentblog.com I will catch up on the new green patent lawsuits filed in the last few months with a two-part green patent complaint update. The first part covers May through mid-June, which saw several new green ...
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Does embedding require permission? from ipkitten.blogspot.com Is there a better way to start a new week than with a new copyright case being referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)? The answer is most probably 'no' when ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Public Patent Foundation Asks Supreme Court to Review False Marking Provisions of AIA from www.grayonclaims.com Public Patent Foundation, Inc. v. McNeil-PPC, Inc.
As previously reported on this blog, in May 2013 the Federal Circuit issued an order summarily affirming a district court's decision dismissing a qui tam false marking ...
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Monday miscellany from ipkitten.blogspot.com No, Tootles --
a poll Kat is not
a polecat Summer surveys. With nine days left to vote, the IPKat's sidebar poll on what people think of "King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin" as a law ...
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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. Sun Pharma Global FZE et al. 1:13-cv-05514; filed August 1 ...
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Medicines Patent Pool, Roche Strike HIV-Related Medicine Pricing Agreement from www.ip-watch.org The Medicines Patent Pool today announced an agreement with Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche to increase access and reduce the cost of a medicine that treats a viral infection in people with weakened immune systems, specifically ...
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No wrestling or hugging: it's a knockout for BBL from ipkitten.blogspot.com No wrestling or hugging is the second of the Queensberry Rules, which did so much to give the sport of boxing that has provided the veneer of respectability that masks so much of the seamy ...
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Changing how ITC deals with patents in Section 337 from www.athenaalliance.org In the latest twist on the Samsung/Apple patent wars, the Obama Administration -- specifically US Trade Representative Michael Froman -- vetoed an International Trade Commission (ITC) order banning the importation of some Apple products (see Froman ...
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Raymond Chen Confirmed to Federal Circuit from inventivestep.net Last week, the Senate finally confirmed PTO Solicitor Raymond Chen to a seat on the Federal Circuit. The vote was 97-0. Chen was nominated in February and brings extensive IP experience to the court. Judge ...
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Raymond Chen Confirmed to Federal Circuit from inventivestep.net Last week, the Senate finally confirmed PTO Solicitor Raymond Chen to a seat on the Federal Circuit. The vote was 97-0. Chen was nominated in February and brings extensive IP experience to the court. Judge ...
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Prior 3% License Did Not Render Jury’s 6% Rate Excessive from docketreport.blogspot.com The court denied defendant's motion for a new trial on damages and rejected defendant's argument that the jury's finding of a 6% reasonable royalty was excessive in light of plaintiff's license ...
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ITC Issues Public Version Of Opinion In Certain Toner Cartridges (337-TA-829) from www.itcblog.com On July 29, 2013, the International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) issued the public version of its opinion on remedy and bond in Certain Toner Cartridges and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-829). By way of background ...
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Is it Time to End the USITC’s Jurisdiction over Patent Cases? from www.patentlyo.com Presidential review of USITC exclusion orders is designed to directly inject politics into the ultimate legal determination between the parties. In his recent letter of disapproval, US Trade Representative Michael Froman recognized that the review ...
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President Obama Vetoes ITC Final Determination Of Violation In Certain Electronic Devices Including Wireless Communication Devices, Portable Music And Data Processing Devices, And Tablet Computers (337-TA-794) from www.itcblog.com On August 3, 2013, U.S. Trade Representative, Ambassador Michael B.G. Froman, issued a letter to Chairman Williamson of the U.S. International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) announcing that President Barack Obama disapproves of ...
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Spansion Files New 337 Complaint Regarding Certain Flash Memory Chips from www.itcblog.com On August 1, 2013, Spansion LLC of Sunnyvale, California (“Spansion”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant to Section 337. The complaint alleges that the following entities (collectively, the “Proposed Respondents ...
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Board finds Machine-or-Transformation test, applied alone, insufficient to sustain 101 rejections from allthingspros.blogspot.com Posted by: Adam Ellsworth
Takeaway: In an appeal involving e-learning games, the Board reversed a rejection under 35 USC § 101 of a method claim directed to constructing e-learning games, where the rejection was based solely ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook