Patent & IP news for February 14, 2014

Friday fantasies from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Earlier this week, the IPKat announced that new UK Director of Copyright and Enforcement, Dr Ros Lynch, has kindly agreed to make to meet the IP legal community at the earliest opportunity. He said:

"This ...

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France commits to UPC from patlit.blogspot.com

From our friend Bertrand Sautier comes the information that, following Austria and Malta, France passed a law yesterday to approved the Unified Patent Court package which was signed on February 2013. Says Bertrand: "That is ...

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What is Intellectual Property Law? from patentlyo.com

By Dennis Crouch Intellectual Property Law is really a general term used to describe a host of more particular legal regimes. Parties do not apply for “intellectual property rights” or go to court to enforce ...

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What do patents have to do with the Winter Olympics? from ipkitten.blogspot.com

As Kat readers are well-aware, the 2014 Winter Olympics is in full swing. It may surprising, however, that efforts have been made to link the Winter Olympics to patents. In that connection, and thanks to ...

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Kentucky Senate committee approves balanced approach to demand letters by patent trolls from www.fosspatents.com

In early November 2013, the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance (part of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation) of the United States Senate held a hearing on possible measures against deceptive ...

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Supreme Court Preview -- Octane Fitness, LLC v. ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. from www.patentdocs.org

By Andrew Williams -- In less than two weeks, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases involving the Attorney Fees provision of 35 U.S.C. § 285. Both of these cases have garnered a ...

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Intellectual Ventures lays off 5% of workforce from ipbiz.blogspot.com

In a post titled Big patent owner Intellectual Ventures cuts staff 5 pct , Reuters stated



IV has over 800 employees, according to its website, so a five percent reduction would impact at least 40 people ...

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Seminar Shows Continued Divergence Among Nations On Regulating Internet from www.ip-watch.org

It is generally considered that internet governance and cyber safety issues should be addressed in a multilateral way, but several points remain highly controversial, such as the adoption of rules and modifications of internet governance ...

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Ethical Screen Avoids Imputed Conflict from docketreport.blogspot.com

The court denied defendant's motion to disqualify plaintiff's counsel. Although two attorneys at plaintiff's firm previously represented defendant in a patent suit, plaintiff's counsel sufficiently screened those two attorneys. "Pursuant to ...

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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup from info.inovia.com

We just got crushed by a massive Nor'easter in New York City, stay warm out there everyone! Read below for breaking news in foreign patent filing for the week of February 10th: In honor ...

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The White House has pre-announced that it will be making a major announcement on “strengthening the IP system” on February 20, 2014. Speculating, the topic will likely focus on either executive actions (through the PTO) for accomplishing patent reform or perhaps announcement of a USPTO director. from patentlyo.com

The White House has pre-announced that it will be making a major announcement on “strengthening the IP system” on February 20, 2014. Speculating, the topic will likely focus on either executive actions (through the PTO ...

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ALJ Shaw Denies Summary Determination Of Invalidity In Certain Digital Media Devices (337-TA-882) from www.itcblog.com

On February 5, 2014, ALJ David P. Shaw issued Order No. 39 in Certain Digital Media Devices, Including Televisions, Blu-Ray Disc Players, Home Theater Systems, Tablets and Mobile Phones, Components Thereof and Associated Software (Inv ...

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ITC Institutes Advisory Opinion Proceeding In Certain Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (337-TA-739) from www.itcblog.com

On February 5, 2014, the ITC issued an order and notice instituting an advisory opinion proceeding in Certain Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-739). By way of background, the original ...

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Paper: An Examination of the Economics of the U.S. Patent System from www.patentbaristas.com

The Consequences of Pending Legislation and Proposed Alternatives The Patent Act of 1790 granted patents to “he, she, or they” at a cost that even a pauper could afford.  At a time when women and ...

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