Patent & IP news for October 18, 2013

Breaking news: WIPO study on Video Games legal protection from ipkitten.blogspot.com

WIPO released  yesterday a multi jurisdictional study on the legal protection of video games.  Andy Ramos, co-author of the Study, did not fail to inform his good IPKat friend and contributor promptly of its publication ...

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Is counterfeiting a real problem -- or a fake one? from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Wednesday's Katpost on the first session of this year's IP and the Fashion Industry Conference (here), with its mention of the damage caused by counterfeit products, inspired Katfriend and IP-focused barrister Ashley Roughton ...

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Don't leave that Space (Oddity): disclaimers and conflicts of interest in expert opinions from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Classic post-IP conference entertainment
(Disclaimer: Merpel is the one to the left of the DJ) Following her post on academic perspectives for enthusiastic IP PhD folks earlier this week, the naturally bashful Merpel has reverted ...

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BREAKING NEWS - EPO set to restore sanity to divisional applications from ipkitten.blogspot.com

The IPKat has heard from a number of sources, and seen in writing on JA Kemp website here , that the European Patent Office is to abolish the hated Rule 36 that came into force in ...

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Germany's Federal Patent Court invalidates a Microsoft patent on multilingual programs from www.fosspatents.com

Google's Motorola Mobility, represented by Quinn Emanuel, scored a surprise win over a Microsoft patent yesterday at the Munich-based Bundespatentgericht (Federal Patent Court of Germany). A spokeswoman for the Federal Patent Court just confirmed ...

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ITC starts first FRAND-related public interest consultation since Presidential veto of iPhone ban from www.fosspatents.com

In early August, the Obama Administration vetoed an ITC exclusion order relating to older iPhones and iPads on public interest grounds and indicated that it expects the U.S. trade agency to carefully consider the ...

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PTAB finds that "arranged to enable particles to occupy the closest extreme positition" is necessarily met since one of two extremes must be closet from allthingspros.blogspot.com

Takeaway: An Applicant appealed claims to an e-ink display. The limitation at issue was a drive means with functional language "arranged for contolling the reset potential difference ... to enable particles to occupy the extreme position ...

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Claim Involving “Transfer of Money” Qualifies as “Financial Service” Required for CBM Review from docketreport.blogspot.com

The Board denied the petition for CBM review, but determined that the challenged patent satisfied the “financial product or service” requirement for CBM review. "Claim 1 of the [challenged patent] is directed to . . . the electronic ...

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User Generated Content: Generating More Questions than Answers from www.iposgoode.ca

IP Osgoode and the Genest Memorial Fund hosted an electric and vibrant panel on Thursday, October 10 to discuss the newly enacted User-Generated Content (UGC) provision in the Copyright Act. While there were many disagreements ...

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The Copyright Pentalogy: How the Supreme Court of Canada Shook Up Fair Dealing from www.iposgoode.ca

On Friday October 4 2013 , the University of Ottawa hosted the launch event of the new book The Copyright Pentalogy: How the Supreme Court of Canada Shook the Foundations of Canadian Copyright Law. The book ...

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European Commission Market-Tests Samsung Antitrust Commitments from www.ip-watch.org

The European Commission wants feedback from interested parties on a proposal by Samsung Electronics to resolve an antitrust investigation. The case relates to Samsung's efforts to enforce standard essential patents (SEPs) it owns for ...

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Appellant BIEDERMANN prevails over PTAB at CAFC from ipbiz.blogspot.com

The appellant, represented by Kirkland & Ellis, , prevailed at the CAFC against the Board, in the case In re BIEDERMANN



The central question in the present case is whether
the Board and the examiner properly relied ...

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Appellant Krebs wins in "non-functional descriptive material" case from ipbiz.blogspot.com

Appellant, represented by Kenyon & Kenyon, prevails in Ex parte Krebs:



The Examiner asserts that this limitation is non-functional descriptive
material “because labeling the separate sections as a first or second section
does not provide any ...

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Lovin cited in Ex parte Jung from ipbiz.blogspot.com

The need for solid arguments and supporting evidence is underscored in Ex parte Jung


Furthermore, we find Appellants have failed to present substantive
arguments and supporting evidence persuasive of Examiner error regarding
the aforementioned disputed ...

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ALJ Essex Issues Notice Of Initial Determination In Certain Electronic Imaging Devices (337-TA-850) from www.itcblog.com

On September 30, 2013, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued a notice regarding the Initial Determination (“ID”) in Certain Electronic Imaging Devices (Inv. No. 337-TA-850). By way of background, the investigation is based on a May ...

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Is the NSF funding alchemy, or does R&D Magazine need more careful editing? from ipbiz.blogspot.com


A post at R&D; Magazine titled Research grant seeks to reduce crops' fertilizer dependence asserts in the first sentence:


A research team including a Penn State chemical engineer was recently awarded a $3.9 ...

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C5 Biosimilars Forum from www.patentdocs.org

C5 (UK) will be holding its 3rd Forum on Biosimilars on December 5, 2013 in London, UK. C5 faculty will offer presentations on the following topics: • Analysing the EMA's monoclonal antibody guidelines: How to ...

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C5 Biotech & Pharma Patenting Conference from www.patentdocs.org

C5 (UK) will be holding its 25th Congress on Biotech & Pharma Patenting on December 4, 2013 in London, UK. During the Congress, C5 faculty will offer presentations on the following topics: • How to successfully time ...

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Webinar on How University TTOs Can Slash Patent Expenses from www.patentdocs.org

Technology Transfer Tactics will be offering a webinar entitled "How University TTOs Can Slash Patent Expenses While Improving Patent Quality" on November 13, 2013 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm (Eastern). Hamid Piroozi, Associate Director ...

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Samsung to face allegations of copying Apple once again at next month's damages retrial from www.fosspatents.com

Starting November 12 (that's in three and a half weeks from today), the Apple v. Samsung limited damages retrial will be held in the Northern District of California. On Thursday (October 17), Judge Lucy ...

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