Will there continue to be a content preservation function for the copyright laws? from ipkitten.blogspot.com First the bad news—Mrs Kat has reached the retirement age set by her employer and will soon be leaving her long-time position in information sciences. Now for the good news—Mrs Kat will shortly ...
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USPTOs Budget to Rise Significantly from www.patentlyo.com By Dennis Crouch H.R.3547 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 will soon become law, only 3 ½ months into the fiscal year being budgeted. The new compromise budget offers $3,024,000,000 (three billion ...
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Friday fantasies from ipkitten.blogspot.com Has the law taken all the fun
out of retail branding?Coming soon: IP and Retail. Here's a little reminder that a couple of Kats past and present are participating in this year's ...
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Slipping on (olive) oil: key patents on olive-derived phenolic supplements declared invalid from patlit.blogspot.com Ever since studies
suggested that the lower incidence of heart disease associated with the Mediterranean diet could be linked to the consumption of
olive oil (for an overview of the health effects of other fats ...
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Jumbo Patents on the Decline. from www.patentlyo.com Over the past decade, we have seen a steep decline in "jumbo" patents. In my estimation, this is largely due to fee increases instituted in 2004 that make it cost prohibitive to file a large ...
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Amazing Innovator from Sierra Leone from patentlawip.blogspot.com Great story about a young innovator from the African country of Sierra Leone, creating important tools to help his community with limited resources. He lands an invitation from MIT to foster his abilities.
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Allergan, Inc. v. Athena Cosmetics, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2013) from www.patentdocs.org FDCA Does Not Preempt State Unfair Competition Laws By Kevin E. Noonan -- If you have ever wondered how popular eyelash enhancers like RevitaLash and Latisse produce their effects, Allergan, Inc. v. Athena Cosmetics, Inc. provides ...
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Special Report: Traditional Knowledge And IP: View From The Ground Up from www.ip-watch.org Participants at a recent conference in South Africa offered insights and some optimism about prospects for local communities to exploit their traditional knowledge to help their economies while at the same time protecting that knowledge ...
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“Gun Shy” Plaintiff’s Billion Dollar Claim Not Barred by Laches Despite Unreasonable Delay and Evidentiary Prejudice from docketreport.blogspot.com Following a jury trial, the court found that plaintiff's claims were not barred by laches because of equitable considerations even though defendant suffered evidentiary prejudice by plaintiff's unreasonable delay. "[T]he equities clearly ...
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Interview: Richard Hill On “The New International Telecommunications And The Internet” from www.ip-watch.org Richard Hill, an independent consultant in Geneva who was formerly a senior staff member at the UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU), recently published, “The New International Telecommunication Regulations and the Internet: A Commentary and Legislative ...
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Use of γ-valerolactone solvent to extract carbohydrates from cellulosic solvents for use in creating biofuels from ipbiz.blogspot.com Related to obtaining biofuels from cellulosic sources, work from the University of Wisconsin discusses use of a γ-valerolactone solvent.
The Abstract from the paper published on January 17, 2014:
Widespread production of biomass-derived fuels and ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Appellant loses on obviousness in Ex parte HASHIMOTO from ipbiz.blogspot.com from
Ex parte HASHIMOTO
The Examiner finds that the combination of Kanefuji and Kroyer
discloses many of the elements of claim 1, but does not disclose securing a
core to an upper mold. Ans. 5-7 ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
General Court stifles Steiff's button CTMs from ipkitten.blogspot.com The General Court earlier this week - in only 47 paragraphs - held in
Case T-433/12 that famous German toy manufacturer Steiff''s CTM' application for positional trade marks for their metal buttons affixed to plus ...
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Federal Circuit Affirms Finding Of No Section 337 Violation In Motorola Appeal (2012-1666) from www.itcblog.com On January 10, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a nonprecedential opinion in Motorola Mobility LLC v. ITC (2012-1666). This was an appeal from the International Trade Commission’s ...
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India: The Full Spectrum On FDI In Brownfield Companies from www.ip-watch.org Acquisition of brownfield, or existing, pharmaceutical companies may be seen in different perspectives as greenfield, or new, projects are permitted 100% equity via the automatic route. India has sought
FDI mainly to bridge the shortfall ...
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Sedona Conference Webinar - Patent Litigation Best Practices from www.patentlyo.com By Jason Rantanen As I mentioned a few weeks ago, next week The Sedona Conference will be presenting a major webinar entitled Patent Litigation Best Practices: A Matter for Congress or for Bench and Bar ...
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ALJ Essex Terminates Investigation As To Huawei In Certain Wireless Devices With 3G And/Or 4G Capabilities and Components Thereof (337-TA-868) from www.itcblog.com On January 16, 2014, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued the public version of Order No. 90 in Certain Wireless Devices With 3G And/Or 4G Capabilities and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-868). According to the ...
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WHO Board To Discuss Relationship With Industry, Organisations from www.ip-watch.org The World Health Organization has been soul-searching for several years since running into deep debt and seeing private organisations like the Gates Foundation gather influence in global public health policy. Next week, the WHO Board ...
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Webinar on IP Rights in Joint Development Agreements and Strategic Alliances from www.patentdocs.org Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Protecting IP Rights in Joint Development Agreements and Strategic Alliances -- Structuring JDAs to Apportion Contributed, Joint and Derivative IP; Planning for Involuntary Early Endings; and Avoiding Unintended ...
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Webinar on Patent Procurement and Prosecution Strategies from www.patentdocs.org Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Proactive Patent Procurement and Prosecution Strategies: Minimizing the Threat of Post-Grant Challenges -- Insulating Your Patent Portfolio From New Threats" on February 13, 2014 from 1:00 to ...
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ACI Conference on Medical Device Patents from www.patentdocs.org American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding its 4th Advanced Summit on Medical Device Patents on March 24-26, 2014 in Chicago, IL. The conference will allow attendees to: • Utilize the new AIA inter partes review ...
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ACI FDA Boot Camp from www.patentdocs.org American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding the next session of its FDA Boot Camp conference on March 12-13, 2014 in New York, NY. ACI faculty will help attendees: • Master the basics of the application ...
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