Patent & IP news for September 12, 2013

High Point v. Buyer’s Direct – Tell me more, tell me more (about design patents and § 103) from www.patentlyo.com

Guest Post By Sarah Burstein, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Oklahoma College of Law High Point Design LLC v. Buyer’s Direct, Inc. (Fed. Cir. Sept. 11, 2013) Download High Point v ...

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Acting Director Rea Announces Departure From the USPTO from www.patentabilityblog.com

In a message to all USPTO employees sent on September 12, 2013, Deputy Director and Acting Director of the USPTO Teresa Stanek Rea announced her departure from the USPTO “in the near future.” The message ...

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An ICANN Crusade Over .Kosher and .Halal from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Some of you might recognize that this Kat has a keen interest in the gTLDs that has led her to write on this topic on previous occasions (e.g. here and here).  During the month ...

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It's just not tennis: Netto service mark called "out" from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Is this the mark? Boek9.nl suggests so
but there are no pretty pictures on the
CJEU and IPO web pages ... Earlier today this Kat reversed a long-standing policy and decided that, when national courts ...

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Hadopi's legacy is a legislative horse rider. YeeHaa... from ipkitten.blogspot.com


Two months ago, this GuestKat was writing about the future loss of the HADOPI authority, created in 2009 to fight against on-line piracy. Four years later, the newly elected government considered that repression through internet ...

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Upsetting the Applecart? An Apple a Delay Keeps the Trade Mark Away from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Apple retailing
in bygone days ... The IPKat has been known to complain from time to time about the over-intellectualisation of European Union trade mark law. His pleas that trade marks are actually quite easy to ...

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Acting Director Rea to Step Down from USPTO from www.patentlyo.com

by Dennis Crouch In a message to her USPTO colleagues, USPTO Acting Director Teresa Stanek Rea has announced her intent to leave the agency in the near future. Director Rea joined the USPTO in 2011 ...

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USPTO AIA Forum To Be Held On Second Anniversary Of The America Invents Act from www.pharmapatentsblog.com

On September 16, 2013–the second anniversary of the America Invents Act (AIA)–the USPTO will host a forum on the AIA at its Alexandria, Virginia campus. The USPTO AIA forum will provide an overview ...

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Implementing Fair Use in Copyright Law: Lessons from Australia from www.iposgoode.ca

In June 2012, the Australian Law Reform Commission received terms of reference for a review of free exceptions and statutory licences in the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth).[1] The Commission’s Issues Paper, released in ...

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Manufacturer’s Price Quote Triggers On-Sale Bar from docketreport.blogspot.com

The court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment that plaintiff's baking rack patent was invalid because a price quote from a prospective manufacturer to plaintiff’s predecessor prior to the critical date triggered ...

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ITC Decides To Review Initial Determination In Certain Rubber Resins (337-TA-849) from www.itcblog.com

On September 9, 2013, the International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) issued a notice determining to review in its entirety the Initial Determination (“ID”) issued by ALJ Robert K. Rogers on June 17, 2013 finding a ...

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German appeals court may hand Microsoft another victory but Google saved by the bell from www.fosspatents.com

Today Microsoft and Google met in court again, eight days after the jury verdict in the Western District of Washington holding Google's Motorola Mobility liable for breach of the duty of good faith and ...

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A New Approach: Modernizing the “Regulatory Framework for Patent and Trade-mark Agents” in Canada from www.iposgoode.ca

On July 23rd, 2013 the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) issued a statement to its members about an upcoming collaboration between itself, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) and the Canadian chapters of the ...

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Acting Director Rea to Leave U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from www.patentdocs.org

By Kevin E. Noonan -- Acting Director Teresa Stanek Rea (at right) has notified her colleagues that she will be leaving the agency "in the near future." The text of her announcement reads as follows: Dear ...

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ALJ Essex Sets 15-Month Target Date In Certain Wireless Devices, Including Mobile Phones And Tablets (337-TA-889) from www.itcblog.com

Further to our July 31, 2013 post, on September 12, 2013, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 3 in Certain Wireless Devices, Including Mobile Phones And Tablets (Inv. No. 337-TA-889). According to the Order ...

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Section 101 Patent-Eligibility Issues in the Life Sciences from www.patentbaristas.com

Audio conference to be held October 3, 2013 Section 101 of the patent statutes defines the conditions for patent-eligible subject matter. Historically, Section 101 issues have not been predominant in the life sciences. However, two ...

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