Can contracts derogate from obligations set at the EU level? A new CJEU reference from ipkitten.blogspot.com A work of art or just the cutest
cat ever? Gigi portrayed while
surely contemplating Christie's,
auctions and the CJEUThis Kat has just learned of a new reference for a preliminary ruling to ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
The new Dutch vice: Prawnography from ipkitten.blogspot.com After the flurry of interest in food porn, consummated by Katposts
here and
here, it's not surprising that some of our more scholarly readers have taken an interest in case law from their own ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Wednesday whimsies from ipkitten.blogspot.com Legal Week -- or is that LegalWeek? -- has something of a penchant for IPKat content these days. Last week the Kats celebrated the fact that Annsley's food porn post, here, had made the big time ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Another New Demand Letter Bill Introduced in Senate from inventivestep.net Congress is continuing its quest to defeat the evil patent troll monster. On the heels of the House passage of the Innovation Act in December that would bar patent owners from sending “purposely evasive” demand ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
USPTO Issues Guidance for Analyzing Subject Matter Eligibility of Claims Reciting Laws of Nature/Natural Principles, Natural Phenomena or Natural Products from www.patentdocs.org By Donald Zuhn -- Earlier today, in a memorandum issued to the Patent Examining Corps by Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy Andrew Hirshfeld, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office implemented a new procedure for ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
WIPO Exhibition Presents New Strategies Against Counterfeit, Pirated Goods from www.ip-watch.org This week, some World Intellectual Property Organization member states are presenting their national and regional practices and strategies to prevent purchases of counterfeit or pirated goods with the aim to promote the underreported hard work ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Apple publicly disclosed terms of its Nokia license while seeking sanctions against Samsung from www.fosspatents.com I'm almost speechless, but at least I'm still able to write this post. There's a surprise turn of events concerning the inadvertent-disclosures issue that became a high-profile sideshow in the global patent ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Young People The Target Of IP Awareness-Raising By WIPO Members from www.ip-watch.org Raising awareness on the value of intellectual property and preventive actions to fight counterfeiting particularly among younger users was among the strategies presented by speakers at the World Intellectual Property Organization committee on enforcement of ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
IPR Motion to Amend Addressing Prior Art “Individually” Insufficient Show Patentability of Substitute Claims from docketreport.blogspot.com In a final written decision, the Board denied the patent owner's motion to amend claims on the grounds that the motion failed to demonstrate the patentability of the substitute claims over the prior art ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
FY2015 budget proposal and taxation of intangibles from www.athenaalliance.org Yesterday was Shrove Tuesday, also known to much of the world as Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras. In Washington, it was Budget Day -- when the President released his FY 2015 budget proposals. The release, of ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Thank you foliovision from patentlyo.com By Dennis Crouch Many of you have noticed our new blog format and comment structure. In the background, we have also installed new servers and a system that allows the blog to present well on ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
ITC Decides To Review In Part Enforcement Initial Determination In Certain Dimmable Compact Fluorescent Lamps (337-TA-830) from www.itcblog.com On February 26, 2014, the International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) issued a Notice determining to review in part an Enforcement Initial Determination (“EID”) issued by ALJ Thomas B. Pender on January 10, 2014 finding a ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
ALJ Gildea Denies Complainant’s Motion for Summary Determination in Certain Integrated Circuit Devices (337-TA-873) from www.itcblog.com On February 25, 2014, ALJ E. James Gildea issued Order No. 58 denying Complainant’s motion for summary determination that the asserted claim terms are valid under 35 U.S.C. § 112 ¶¶ 1 and 2 ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Intergovernmental South Centre Issues Statement On “US Attacks On Indian IP Policy” from www.ip-watch.org The South Centre, the Geneva-based intergovernmental organisation of developing countries, yesterday issued a statement calling on World Trade Organization members to oppose United States pressure against developing countries, and India in particular, over their intellectual ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Baxter Files New 337 Complaint Regarding Certain Hemostatic Products from www.itcblog.com On February 28, 2014, Baxter International Inc. of Deerfield, Illinois, Baxter Healthcare Corp. of Deerfield, Illinois, and Baxter Healthcare SA of Switzerland (collectively, “Baxter”) filed a complaint requesting that the ITC commence an investigation pursuant ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Sarah Harris as Next USPTO General Counsel from patentlyo.com According to Pam MacLean at Reuters, Sarah Harris has now been appointed as the next USPTO General Counsel. Bernie Knight left the position in August of 2013 for private practice and Will Covey has been ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
At WIPO: New Business Models Aim To Shrink Market For Counterfeits from www.ip-watch.org New business models for reducing markets for counterfeit and pirated goods were presented by speakers at the WIPO Advisory Committee on Enforcement this week, including voluntary mechanisms and graduated responses. But prices on brand name ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
WIPO Director Election Tomorrow; Outcome Still Hard To Predict from www.ip-watch.org An executive committee of nearly half the World Intellectual Property Organization membership will tomorrow, 6 March, select the leader of the key UN organisation for the next six years. And it is still hard to ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Federal Circuit to Take on Corporate Law Question of CEO Liability for False Submissions from patentlyo.com By Dennis Crouch US v. Trek Leather (Fed. Cir. 2014) (en banc rehearing) The Federal Circuit today granted the US Government’s petition for en banc rehearing of a case stemming from the United States ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Additional Amicus Briefs in Alice v. CLS from www.717madisonplace.com Additional amicus briefs have been filed in Alice v. CLS. You can access the briefs from Alice’s website: [Link]. I was trying to see if any of the briefs in support of CLS cite ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
Getty Images makes photo collection available for free use: but watch the fine print from ipspotlight.com Stock photo giant Getty Images has announced a new “embed” feature in which it will make a substantial portion of its image library available for free use on websites and in social media. While many ...
Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook