Patent & IP news for January 29, 2014

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post image Ericsson explained publicly why it collects patent royalties from device (not chipset) makers from www.fosspatents.com

On Monday, Ericsson announced a settlement and patent license agreement with Samsung that will apparently generate billions of dollars in licensing fees over the years, starting with an upfront payment of $650 million. In the ...

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post image President Obama on Patent Law from patentlyo.com

By Dennis Crouch President Obama provided a one-liner on patent law in his recent State of the Union address: We know that the nation that goes all-in on innovation today will own the global economy ...

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post image Too Schlossed to tell CASTEL from CASTELL? from ipkitten.blogspot.com

By the time this Kat got down to reading the decision of the Sixth Chamber of the General Court of the European Union in Case T‑320/10 Fürstlich Castell’sches Domänenamt Albrecht Fürst Zu ...

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post image Wednesday whimsies from ipkitten.blogspot.com

The IPKat is proud to bring you news from this blog's very own tuna labelling correspondent, Jeffrey Belson. As reported previously on this weblog, in 2012 the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body decided ...

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post image Colour trade marks and secondary meaning: the Spanish version from ipkitten.blogspot.com

After the Arnoldian reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) regarding the 3-D shape of a Kit Kat, here’s another story on tricky unconventional signs, namely colour trade marks. This ...

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When Others Infringe Your Patent: Is it a Deductible Business Loss? from patentlyo.com

By Dennis Crouch Sheridan v. US (3rd Cir. 2014) Sheridan’s Patent No. 7,415,982 covers a pipe for smokeless tobacco that he alleges is being infringed to the tune of $20 billion over ...

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USPTO Proposes Rules Changes to Require Identification in Applications and Patents of Attributable Owners from www.patentdocs.org

By Donald Zuhn -- Last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register (79 Fed. Reg. 4105), in which the Office proposed changes to the rules ...

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In State Of The Union, Obama Highlights Need For Patent Reform from www.ip-watch.org

In the annual State of the Union speech of the United States president to Congress last night, President Obama described an innovation race, and highlighted the importance of trade agreements and passage of patent reform ...

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IP Intensive Program: A Semester at TVO from www.iposgoode.ca

I recently completed an IP Intensive Placement with TVOntario (TVO) and the experience could not have been any better. Spending the semester at TVO gave me a fascinating and enjoyable look into the world of ...

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Stay Pending CBM Does Not Require “Threshold” Determination of Ripeness from docketreport.blogspot.com

The court granted defendant's motion to stay pending CBM review where defendant's petition for review was pending. "[Plaintiff] has suggested that there is a threshold question regarding whether the Motion for Partial Stay ...

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Power Grab?: USPTO Says No Appeal (CW v. WARF Part V) from patentlyo.com

By Dennis Crouch Consumer Watchdog v. WARF, Reexam No. 95/000,154 (Fed. Cir. 2014) Several years ago Consumer Watchdog (previously known as the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights) filed an inter partes reexamination ...

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ALJ Shaw Grants Motion For Leave To Amend Invalidity Contentions in Certain Crawler Cranes (337-TA-887) from www.itcblog.com

On January 27, 2014, ALJ David P. Shaw issued the public version of Order No. 13 in Certain Crawler Cranes and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-887).  According to the Order, Respondents Sany Heavy Industry Co ...

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President Obama on Patent Law from patentlyo.com

By Dennis Crouch President Obama provided a one-liner on patent law in his recent State of the Union address: We know that the nation that goes all-in on innovation today will own the global economy ...

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Chief Judge Paul Michel’s Brief in Alice v. CLS from www.717madisonplace.com

Chief Judge Paul Michel, who retired relatively recently from the Federal Circuit, has filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in the Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank Int’l., et al. appeal ...

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Announcing Canada’s 6th Annual IP Writing Challenge from www.iposgoode.ca

Professor Giuseppina D’Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode. Michel Gérin is the Executive Director of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada. The Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) and IP Osgoode ...

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Inventorship dispute sparks lawsuit involving the University of Pittsburgh from ipbiz.blogspot.com

In another case of academic patent intrigue, Karen Norris, a University of Pittsburgh immunology professor, and Heather Kling, a postdoctoral student in her lab, have filed a DJ lawsuit in federal court against the University ...

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Google sells Motorola Mobility to Lenovo, except for most of its patents: implications for litigation from www.fosspatents.com

Late on Wednesday, Google CEO Larry Page announced the signing of an agreement to sell Motorola [Mobility] to Lenovo for $2.91 billion". He says "Google will retain the vast majority of Motorola's patents ...

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U.S. court declines to sanction Samsung itself for use of confidential Apple licensing information from www.fosspatents.com

Late on Wednesday by local (California) time, United States Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal just handed down an order on motions for sanctions against Samsung and the Quinn Emanuel law firm over what I temporarily ...

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SmartGene, Inc. v. Advanced Biological Laboratories, SA (Fed. Cir. 2014) from www.patentdocs.org

By Michael Borella -- While non-precedential, this recent Federal Circuit decision further illustrates the Court's thinking with regard to the patent-eligibility of computer-implemented inventions under 35 U.S.C. § 101, and provides a reminder about ...

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