Patent & IP news for March 2, 2014

From the rule of Law to the rule of law: Sky pick up a graphic win in Scotland from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Once upon a time, playing football was a great Scottish skill.  Sadly, the land of such greats as Jim Baxter ('Slim Jim', till he discovered the stout), Denis Law (right) and Archie Gemmill (football fans ...

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Hyatt v. USPTO – Procedural Limbo in the Patent Process? from anticipatethis.wordpress.com

(Photograph Courtesy of Gilbert P. Hyatt) Gilbert P. Hyatt v. USPTO (D. Nevada 2014) We recently had an opportunity to speak with Mr. Gil Hyatt.  Gil is a well-known and prolific inventor in early computer ...

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Unilever's Ariel assault on P&G: a victory/defeat in the Netherlands from ipkitten.blogspot.com

For at least one Shakespeare-loving Kat, the name Ariel will always be synonymous with a character in his play The Tempest.  However, for the literally Great Unwashed, the word conjures up a brand of laundry ...

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Is proof of damages required in Spain if patentee opts for equivalent royalty? from patlit.blogspot.com

Colm AhernPatLit is delighted to host the following item from Spain, written by Colm Ahern (of Elzaburu, Madrid). Writes Colm:

Article 13 of the Enforcement Directive 2004/48 rather confusingly seems to equate equivalent ...

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Junior filer wins patent under first to invent but not first to file from ocpatentlawyer.com

Junior filer wins patent under first to invent but not first to file Sanofi v. Pfizer (Fed. Cir. November 5, 2013) illustrates one situation in which the older, pre-America Invents Act (AIA), first-to-invent rules benefited ...

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Internet Governance: Will ICANN Be The Next International Organisation In Geneva? from www.ip-watch.org

During a visit to France last week, Fadi Chehadé, the CEO and president of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), announced that his Board of Directors has given him the green light ...

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CBS "60 Minutes" on March 2, 2014 from ipbiz.blogspot.com

Crime and Punishment. "60 Minutes" goes through old stories.

James J. Bulger eluded the FBI for 14 years while living in Santa Monica, CA.

The largest Neo-Nazi group rallying in Trenton, NJ.

Barry Landau pulled ...

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Conference & CLE Calendar from www.patentdocs.org

March 5, 2014 - Ninth Annual Federal Judicial Panel (Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago) - 5:30 to 7:30 pm (CT) March 5-7, 2014 - Advanced Patent Law Seminars (Chisum Patent Academy) - Cincinnati, OH March 6 ...

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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. Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. v. Watson Laboratories Inc. et al. 1:14-cv-00268; filed February 27, 2014 ...

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