Patent & IP news for March 29, 2014

Is UK parody exception a parody of a parody exception? from ipkitten.blogspot.com

The one and only Gigi ...As reported by the IPKat, two days ago UK Government issued the draft regulations that, if approved by resolution of each House of the Parliament, will import new exceptions into ...

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Patent Glossary Pilot Program from patentlyo.com

By Dennis Crouch In a new pilot program, the USPTO will offer expedited processing of patent applications that include a proper Glossary-of-Terms that define the terms used in patent claims. Details: The pilot program is ...

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Your thoughts, please: what license fees should Apple and Samsung agree on to settle their global patentdispute? from www.fosspatents.com

I'm not going to do the usual preview post listing patents, products etc. before the trial in the second Apple v. Samsung litigation in the Northern District of California kicks off. I won't ...

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Wyoming Supreme Court adopts FOIA definition of "trade secret" in "public records" dispute from ipbiz.blogspot.com

The Wyoming Supreme Court, in POWDER RIVER BASIN RESOURCE
COUNCIL v WYOMING OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION discusses the matter of public access of materials disclosed to state regulators.

The background: Recently-adopted regulations require companies ...

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NY Times on Alice v. CLS Bank: The Supreme Court should make clear that nobody should be allowed to claim a monopoly over an abstract idea simply by tying it to a computer. from ipbiz.blogspot.com

In an editorial Abstract Ideas Don't Deserve Patents, the New York Times suggests that the Supreme Court should find against the validity of the Alice patent.

An article in Forbes includes the text:


We ...

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