Patent & IP news for February 18, 2014

Goldilocks 2: Return to the bear pit - is the European Patent Office gearing up for the Unitary patent? from ipkitten.blogspot.com

The story of Goldilocks is familiar to all. A little blonde girl breaks into a house (probably causing criminal damage) belonging to a bear family, trespasses, steals food, then runs away when the owners return ...

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More Green Patent PR: Aphios Announces Grant of Cellulosic Biomass Patent from www.greenpatentblog.com

Readers of this blog know that I have a soft spot for patent PR, particularly green patent PR (see, e.g., here and here).  So I’m always interested in covering announcements by green tech ...

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Pandora Suit Against ASCAP May Portend Future for Inventors as well as Songwriters from ipcloseup.wordpress.com

The royalties guaranteed to songwriters for playing their work on radio, television, and in restaurants and retail establishments are being threatened by a law suit filed by the streaming media service, Pandora, against ASCAP, the ...

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Valuing Michael Jackson's Image: Science, Art or Alchemy? from ipkitten.blogspot.com

There are few IP topics that continue to mystify this Kat more than the valuation of IP assets. On more than one occasion, most recently here, this Kat has sought to understand how the Kodak ...

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Accounting meanness from the EPO - no safety net for deposit accounts from ipkitten.blogspot.com

This Kat's flea-themed post last week concerning several developments at the European Patent Office elicited several useful comments about other developments at the EPO.  In addition to the news about the change in arrangements ...

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Patent Profile: Patent Issued for Method of Differentiating Pancreatic Cancer from Benign Pancreatic Disease from www.patentdocs.org

By Josh Bosman -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently issued U.S. Patent No. 8,632,983, which is entitled "Biomarkers for pancreatic cancer and diagnostic methods." The '983 patent, which is assigned ...

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Battles Over Patents: Is India Changing The Rules Of The Game? from www.ip-watch.org

Over the last couple of years, news of pharmaceutical patents and India’s attempts to protect and manage its market has caught the attention of intellectual property observers everywhere and the pharmaceutical industry in particular ...

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Plaintiff's Obligation to Preserve Evidence Arose Upon Acquisition of Asserted Patent from docketreport.blogspot.com

The court awarded monetary sanctions for plaintiff's instruction to employees to delete certain emails before filing suit and failure to implement a litigation hold until after filing suit because plaintiff's duty to preserve ...

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Where Policy Fora Collide: Country-Code Top-Level Domains And The TPP from www.ip-watch.org

To those familiar with the United States’ approach to intellectual property rights (“IP”) and trade policy, it will come as no surprise that the US is pressing other countries to give IP owners more in ...

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Patent Law Jobs from patentlyo.com

The USPTO has been named the No. 1 place to work out of all Federal Agencies based up employee satisfaction and commitment. Congratulations! [Link]. And, the USPTO is hiring. Here is the agency’s most ...

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Two disturbing videos, neither bring good news: Video Shines Light On The Disturbing Emotional Toll Of Being Black At UCLA Law School [Video] Novelty Shop: Clarence never invented anything; however, he didn’t let that keep him from being one of the most prolific patent litigants ever. The following is a fictional account, based on a […] from patentlyo.com

Two disturbing videos, neither bring good news: Video Shines Light On The Disturbing Emotional Toll Of Being Black At UCLA Law School [Video] Novelty Shop: Clarence never invented anything; however, he didn’t let that ...

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ALJ Essex Sets 15-Month Target Date In Certain Acousto-Magnetic Electronic Article Surveillance Systems (337-TA-904) from www.itcblog.com

Further to our January 10, 2014 post, on February 12, 2014, ALJ Theodore R. Essex issued Order No. 4 in Certain Acousto-Magnetic Electronic Article Surveillance Systems, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-904 ...

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ALJ Pender Sets 14-Month Target Date In Certain Soft-Edged Trampolines (337-TA-908) from www.itcblog.com

Further to our January 27, 2014 post, on February 12, 2014 ALJ Thomas B. Pender issued Order No. 3 in Certain Soft-Edged Trampolines and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-908). By way of background, the investigation ...

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Broader Dependent Claims? from patentlyo.com

By Dennis Crouch Butamax v. Gevo (Fed. Cir. 2014) Butamax is a joint venture between BP and DuPont that focuses on creating butanol from corn and sugarcane. The company’s Patent No. 7,993,889 ...

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Infojustice.org: Australia Commits To Overhaul Of Copyright Act from www.ip-watch.org

From infojustice.org: [Australian Digital Alliance] It has been a big week for Australian Copyright. On Thursday the Attorney-General, the Hon George Brandis QC, tabled the long-anticipated final report from the Australian Law Reform Commission ...

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ITC Remands Investigation In Certain 3G Mobile Handsets (337-TA-613) from www.itcblog.com

On February 12, 2014, the International Trade Commission (“the Commission”) issued an Order remanding the investigation in Certain 3G Mobile Handsets and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-613). By way of background, the Commission instituted the ...

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European Parliament Near Key Vote On Net Neutrality Laws from www.ip-watch.org

The European Parliament (EP) is scheduled to vote on 24 January on the draft Single Telecoms Package Regulation drafted by the Industry, Research and Energy Committee - on the future of neutral internet.Related Articles:

• European ...

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Update from China: Supplemental Evidence in Pharmaceutical Patent Applications from www.patentdocs.org

By Michael Greenfield -- Word comes to us from attorneys at the CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office that the Patent Affairs Administration Department of the State Intellectual Property Office of the PRC (SIPO) "clarified" examination ...

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HTC, LG, ASUSTeK, Pantech join Samsung in moving for dismissal of Rockstar Android lawsuits from www.fosspatents.com

A week ago I reported and commented on Samsung's motion to dismiss the patent infringement lawsuit brought against it by the Rockstar Consortium and its MobileStar Technologies subsidiary in the Eastern District of Texas ...

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