Good news: speedypats die as Government listens from ipkitten.blogspot.com Speediest isn't
always best Back in April, this Kat expressed his concern (note for readers, 'concern' is a typically British understatement for 'anxiety bordering on panic') that the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) was ...
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"Patently Absurd": a brief review from ipkitten.blogspot.com Never mind trolls, how about
a patent trolley for Kats ... Hearing that the BBC was broadcasting a radio programme on Tuesday night with the title "Patently Absurd", this Kat's whiskers started to twitch. Given ...
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Minnesota's AG Isn't so "Minnesota Nice" from ipkitten.blogspot.com Merpel experiences another thing Minnesota is known for: Brutally cold winters This Kat recently returned to her hometown of New York City after spending a couple of years living in Minneapolis, one of the
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How to write a broad patent application? from ocpatentlawyer.com How to write a broad patent application? Inventors think that a broad patent (one that covers everything from A to Z) is one that describes in generic terms without describing the particulars of the invention ...
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Do 3D shape marks have a future in the European trade mark system? from ipkitten.blogspot.com The first 3D cat Given the popularity of 3D comics to 3D movies and printers today, consumers have marvelled at the possibility to see and create images beyond their 2D representation. By contrast, in the ...
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Federal Circuit Finds On Sale Bar From Purchase Order Between Patent Holder And Supplier from www.pharmapatentsblog.com In Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. v. Sunbeam Products, Inc., the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s finding that the asserted claims were invalid under the on sale bar of 35 USC § 102(b) due ...
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Federal Circuit Finds On Sale Bar From Purchase Order Between Patent Holder And Supplier from www.pharmapatentsblog.com In Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. v. Sunbeam Products, Inc., the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s finding that the asserted claims were invalid under the on sale bar of 35 USC § 102(b) due ...
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Small/Micro-Entities from inventivestep.net Under PTO rules, a “Small Entity” is entitled to pay certain PTO fees associated with patent prosecution at a reduced rate, usually 50%. As the PTO raises filing and post-issuance fees, it is important to ...
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CRTC Gives Rejection With a Silver Lining to Sun News from www.iposgoode.ca The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has rejected Sun News Network’s request for mandatory carriage, but there is still hope for the beleaguered network. In a detailed decision and accompanying press release, the ...
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Small/Micro-Entities from inventivestep.net Under PTO rules, a “Small Entity” is entitled to pay certain PTO fees associated with patent prosecution at a reduced rate, usually 50%. As the PTO raises filing and post-issuance fees, it is important to ...
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NPE Litigation Misconduct Does not Warrant Dismissal . . . Yet from docketreport.blogspot.com The court denied defendant's motion to dismiss a non-practicing entity's infringement action in light of litigation misconduct but reserved the right to consider such a sanction in the future. "[Plaintiff's founders] were ...
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A&J Manufacturing Files New 337 Complaint Regarding Certain Multiple Mode Outdoor Grills from www.itcblog.com On August 21, 2013, A&J; Manufacturing, LLC of St. Simons, Georgia and A&J; Manufacturing, Inc. of Green Cove Springs, Florida (collectively, “A&J;”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation ...
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Judge Koh denies Samsung motions to delay Apple's November retrial on damages from www.fosspatents.com On Thursday evening local time, Judge Lucy Koh, the federal judge presiding over two Apple v. Samsung lawsuits in the Northern District of California, entered a case management order that summarizes her rulings at a ...
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