Patent & IP news for December 26, 2014

Friday fantasies from ipkitten.blogspot.com

A personal thank-you.  This Kat was overwhelmed yesterday by the large number of kind messages sent to him as custodian of this weblog, from people wishing the blog and its team a happy 2015 to ...

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If China turns inwards on technology, will IP be far behind? from ipkitten.blogspot.com

One word can be said to describe the position of the West to technology transfer and hi-tech sales to China—ambivalence. On the one hand, leading Western hi-tech companies continue to salivate at the prospect ...

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“Exceptionally Weak” Infringement Case Justifies Recommendation of $5.5 Million Attorneys’ Fee Award from docketreport.blogspot.com

Following summary judgment of noninfringement based on a sublicense, the magistrate judge recommended awarding defendant nearly $5.5 million in attorneys’ fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285 . "Not only does the [court's] summary ...

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