Patentee prevented from surrender to hearing officer from ipkitten.blogspot.com This Kat recently became aware of a, to him, somewhat surprising decision of the UKIPO (
BL O/170/14) to stay the allowance of an offer to surrender a patent pending the outcome of a ...
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In re Packard - Standard for Indefiniteness Before the USPTO from www.grayonclaims.com In re Packard (Fed Cir. May 6, 2014)
In this case, the Federal Circuit considered the question of "what standard for indefiniteness should the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") apply to pre-issuance claims ...
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In re Roslin Institute (Fed. Cir. 2014) from www.patentdocs.org Dolly the Sheep Not Patent Eligible Subject Matter By Donald Zuhn -- Earlier today, the Federal Circuit affirmed a determination by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board affirming the rejection of claims 155-159 and 164 of ...
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The good, the bad and the ugly: three basic options for Apple after lackluster verdict in Samsung case from www.fosspatents.com As I mentioned in my two previous posts, I'm now going to write far fewer blog posts than in the past. My goal is not to blog more than once per week. I need ...
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Amazon's US 8,676,056 from ipbiz.blogspot.com The background section states
Items are often photographed and/or filmed in a studio environment and the resultant images and/or video rendered on a display device associated with a computing device. The resultant images ... Share via E–mail | Twitter | Facebook
How would the Bass/Tuschl dispute be resolved under the AIA? from ipbiz.blogspot.com The new patent law, the AIA, has two sections which deal with resolution of patent rights through derivation proceedings. However, to get into the game, the challenger must have filed a patent application. Recall the ...
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Comparative Study Of National Approaches To Internet Intermediary Liability from www.ip-watch.org The increasing influence and role of internet intermediaries over the past decade has led to a debate regarding their liability in relation to online infringement of copyright and related rights. A recent study analyses legal ...
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It Ain’t that Obvious to Try from www.iplawalert.com In Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH v. Glenmark Pharms Inc., the Federal Circuit followed previous precedent in holding that the combination of compounds is not “obvious to try” if unexpected properties are supported by evidence. The patent-at-issue ...
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Per Facebook User Damages Theory Excluded as Fatally Flawed from docketreport.blogspot.com Following an order excluding the report of plaintiff's damages expert, the court denied plaintiff's motion to allow its damages expert to present a "per-user" theory of damages because the theory was fatally flawed ...
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Federal Circuit Supports Dual Patent/Software Protection for Interface Software from patentlyo.com Oracle v. Google (Fed. Cir. 2014) More to come on this case, but the bottom line is that the Federal Circuit held that “API packages are entitled to copyright protection” despite their functionality. The court ...
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Patent Rights are a Marital Asset and Non-Inventing Spouse is a Co-Owner from patentlyo.com By Dennis Crouch James Taylor v Taylor Made Plastics (Fed. Cir. 2014) I should note here that this case is neither about the musician or the golf club company. Rather, it is about the now ...
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More on Claiming Clones: Products of Nature and Source Limitations from patentlyo.com Guest post by Dr. Jeffrey A. Lefstin, Professor of Law, University of California, Hastings College of Law Jason’s excellent post on Roslin summarized the case and raised the question of whether the Federal Circuit ...
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MVS Filewrapper® Blog: "Insolubly Ambiguous" Standard not Applicable at the USPTO from www.filewrapper.com In In re Packard the Federal Circuit held that the USPTO need not follow the insolubly ambiguous standard in order to satisfy a prima facie rejection for indefiniteness. Rather, the Federal Circuit held that
when ...
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ALJ Gildea Issues Claim Construction Order In Certain Silicon Microphone Packages And Products Containing Same (337-TA-888) from www.itcblog.com On May 8, 2014, ALJ E. James Gildea issued the public version of Order No. 34 (dated April 15, 2014) in Certain Silicon Microphone Packages and Products Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-888). By way of ...
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No WIPO Industrial Design Treaty In 2014; Technical Assistance Still In The Way from www.ip-watch.org A World Intellectual Property Organization Extraordinary General Assembly was convened this week to confirm the re-election of Francis Gurry as director general, but also to decide on convening a treaty negotiation this year to finish ...
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ALJ Bullock Issues Notice Of Initial Determination In Certain Windshield Wipers (337-TA-881) from www.itcblog.com On May 8, 2014, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued a notice regarding the Initial Determination (“ID”) in Certain Windshield Wipers and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-881). By way of background, this investigation was instituted ...
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ABA Webinar on Patent Dispute Resolution at the ITC and PTAB from www.patentdocs.org The American Bar Association (ABA) Center for Professional Development, Section of Intellectual Property Law, and Young Lawyers Division will be offering a live webinar on "Patent Dispute Resolution at the ITC and PTAB: Alternatives to ...
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2014 BIO International Convention from www.patentdocs.org The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will be holding its annual BIO International Convention June 23-26, 2014 in San Diego, CA. Founded in 1993, BIO is a nonprofit association seeking supportive biotechnology policies on behalf of ...
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