US Patent and Trademark Office 2014-2018 strategic plan: any comment? from ipkitten.blogspot.com Getting back on track after the government shutdown, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is now looking forward to defining its strategy for the next four years. The agency is also asking you ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Monday miscellany I from ipkitten.blogspot.com Something to smile about -- even it's work-related. There have been quite a few changes to the IPKat's
list of forthcoming events recently. Do take the opportunity to check them out!
Forthcoming fun. There ...
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Tilmann to speak at UPC forum from patlit.blogspot.com C5's 6th Forum on Pharma & Biotech Patent Litigation is coming up on Tuesday, January 28 and Wednesday, January 29, 2014, in the convenient forum of the Radisson Blu Hotel, Amsterdam. According to organisers C5 ...
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Patent Lawyer mag focuses on Finland, Brazil from patlit.blogspot.com The current (September-October) issue of
The Patent Lawyer, published bimonthly by CTC Legal Media, has a focus on litigating patents in Finland, where on 1 September 2013 all civil intellectual property litigation has been centralised ...
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Monday miscellany II from ipkitten.blogspot.com According to a press release late last week, headed "Corporate Britain out of tune on software theft", this Kat has learned that the third annual whistleblower’s survey by the Federation Against Software Theft (
FAST ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
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. Astrazeneca AB et al. v. Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc. et al. 3:13-cv-06157; filed October ...
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The Goodlatte Innovation Act Proposes More U.S. Patent Reform from www.pharmapatentsblog.com On October 23, 2014, Congressman Goodlatte (R-VA) introduced the “Innovation Act,” which is intended “to make improvements and technical corrections” to the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) “and for other purposes.” Although the bulk of ...
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The Goodlatte Innovation Act Proposes More U.S. Patent Reform from www.pharmapatentsblog.com On October 23, 2014, Congressman Goodlatte (R-VA) introduced the “Innovation Act,” which is intended “to make improvements and technical corrections” to the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) “and for other purposes.” Although the bulk of ...
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Are we too afraid to rethink the patent system? from patlit.blogspot.com PatLit is delighted to host this piece by London-based patent attorney and guest blogger
Dr Suleman Ali (Holly IP). Here Suleman takes the opportunity here to ask some big questions about our immediate legal environment ...
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Pressing Tactical Advantage Instead of Workable Solution a “Mistake” from docketreport.blogspot.com The court denied defendant's motion to strike two expert reports that were served after the deadline. "These two reports were due with the opening round of reports. . . . Plaintiff made a mistake. There is no ...
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At IGF, Glimpses Of Future IP Governance Overshadowed By Mass Surveillance from www.ip-watch.org Away from traditional free trade agreement negotiations with secret chapters on stricter intellectual property protection, perceptions are slowly evolving about the need to make IP systems work better. One of 100+ sessions at the 8th ...
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Patent Reform 2013: Pending Bills from www.patentlyo.com By Dennis Crouch I wrote earlier about the pending Innovation Act (H.R. 3309) as proposed by a bipartisan set of Congressional leaders led by Rep. Bob Goodlatte. A host of other patent related bills ...
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ALJ Gildea Denies Nonparty Hillcrest’s Motion for Reconsideration in Certain Microelectromechanical Systems (337-TA-876) from www.itcblog.com On October 23, 2013, ALJ E. James Gildea issued Order No. 39 in Certain Microelectromechanical Systems (“MEMS Devices”) and Products Containing the Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-876). According to the Order, on September 27, 2013 Nonparty ...
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USPTO to relax certain rules for filing and maintaining patent applications from ipspotlight.com Recently-announced changes to U.S. patent regulations will relax certain standards for acquiring and maintaining patents. The rule changes are designed to make U.S. patent procedures more consistent with the procedures of other patent ...
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ALJ Pender Sets 16-Month Target Date In Certain Thermal Support Devices For Infants (337-TA-896) from www.itcblog.com Further to our October 21, 2013 post, on October 23, 2013, ALJ Thomas B. Pender issued Order No. 3 in Certain Thermal Support Devices For Infants, Infant Incubators, Infant Warmers, and Components Thereof (Inv. No ...
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ALJ Lord Grants Motion To Terminate Investigation In Certain Mobile Handset Devices And Related Touch Keyboard Software (337-TA-864) from www.itcblog.com On October 23, 2013, ALJ Dee Lord issued Order No. 22 in Certain Mobile Handset Devices and Related Touch Keyboard Software (Inv. No. 337-TA-864. According to the Order, Complainants Nuance Communications, Inc., Swype, Inc., and ...
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Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework Released in Furtherance of President Obama's Executive Order from www.iplawalert.com The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has just released its Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework: a set of best practices to help owners and operators of critical infrastructure reduce cybersecurity risks. This voluntary framework provides ...
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Market Report: New Study Finds Green Patents and Green Innovation Cannot Live on R&D Alone from www.greenpatentblog.com A new report published recently in the journal PLOS ONE shows a steep rise in rates of renewable energy patenting over the last decade. Of course, that in itself is not novel or interesting. What ...
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US Film Industry Gives USTR List Of Biggest IP Infringers from www.ip-watch.org The Motion Picture Association of America has provided a list to the US Trade Representative's office of the global websites and other sources the US film group says are the most copyright-infringing in the ...
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