Penn State Conference to Explore Law’s Role in Biz Sustainability from www.greenpatentblog.com I will be speaking at a conference on law and sustainability being held October 4-5, 2013 at Penn State University. Entitled “The Impact of Law and Regulation on Transitioning to Business Sustainability,” this interdisciplinary symposium ...
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Most ‘Trolls’ as More ‘Grey Hat’ than Black, Says Veteraran IP Exec from ipcloseup.wordpress.com Bad actors no more define all NPEs than they do all high-tech companies, even though many use inventions without paying. A nasty dispute involving an angry online entrepreneur shows to what lengths some people are ...
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Patent Law Federalism from www.patentlyo.com Activision TV v. Pinnacle Bancorp (D.Neb 2013) The Supreme Court has held that state governments are preempted from legislating substantial patent law issues and from deciding patent law cases. Rather, in those contexts, patent ...
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Federal Circuit Upholds Fee-Shifting Terms Of Settlement Agreement from www.pharmapatentsblog.com In Buckhorn Inc. v. Orbis Corp., the Federal Circuit reversed the district court’s refusal to enforce the fee-shifting terms of a licence and settlement agreement. The district court found that the terms did not ...
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Federal Circuit Upholds Fee-Shifting Terms Of Settlement Agreement from www.pharmapatentsblog.com In Buckhorn Inc. v. Orbis Corp., the Federal Circuit reversed the district court’s refusal to enforce the fee-shifting terms of a licence and settlement agreement. The district court found that the terms did not ...
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Nebraska AG’s Cease & Desist Order Does Not Preclude Counsel from Representing Plaintiff in Federal Litigation from docketreport.blogspot.com The court granted in part plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent defense counsel from enforcing a cease and desist order issued by the Nebraska Attorney General prohibiting plaintiff's counsel "from initiating ...
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Nokia wins preliminary ITC ruling against HTC's Android devices over two hardware patents from www.fosspatents.com Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Thomas Pender of the United States International Trade Commission (USITC, or just ITC) has issued a preliminary ruling on Nokia's May 2012 complaint against Taiwan's HTC. A short summary ...
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More than 100 innovators oppose expansion of Covered Business Method Patents program from www.fosspatents.com I have disagreed with the Innovation Alliance on FRAND issues, but today it issued a press release relating to U.S. patent reform that I believe raises some legitimate concern over one particular aspects of ...
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ITC Institutes Investigation (337-TA-895) Regarding Certain Multiple Mode Outdoor Grills from www.itcblog.com On September 20, 2013, the U.S. International Trade Commission issued a press release announcing their vote to institute an investigation of Certain Multiple Mode Outdoor Grills and Parts Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-895). The investigation ...
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ALJ Pender Issues Notice Of Initial Determination Finding HTC Violated Section 337 In Certain Electronic Devices, Including Mobile Phones And Tablet Computers (337-TA-847) from www.itcblog.com On September 23, 2013, ALJ Thomas B. Pender issued a notice regarding the Initial Determination in Certain Electronic Devices, Including Mobile Phones and Tablet Computers, and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-847). By way of background ...
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How to invalidate a patent based on a restriction requirement from ocpatentlawyer.com How to invalidate a patent based on a restriction requirement I. Basics of a restriction requirement In a restriction requirement, an examiner on your case is (1) indicating that the claim set has claims that ...
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