Patent & IP news for January 18, 2015

Biotech patent case law: why is it different, idiosyncratic and always changing? from ipkitten.blogspot.com

This is the third post in series of six on biotech inventions. The earlier posts can be found here and here. Though the title of this post refers to ‘case law’ I’m going to ...

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A woman's place ... is in the lead: thoughts on an upcoming IP Forum from ipkitten.blogspot.com

What is the place of women in intellectual property leadership? News of the launch of Managing Intellectual Property magazine's International Women's Leadership Forum, which hits London on 24 February 2015, has given this ...

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JE SUIS CHARLIE: Alicante acts on speculative trade mark applications from ipkitten.blogspot.com

A subtle message -- but will
applicants get the hint?"Probable" objection. On Friday the Alicante-based Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) -- the body responsible for the processing of Community trade mark applications -- issued ...

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AIPLA Webinars on Section 101 Guidelines from www.patentdocs.org

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) will be offering two webinars on the USPTO's Section 101 Guidelines. The first webinar, entitled "USPTO Section 101 Guidelines: Part 1," will be held from 12:30 ...

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"The beauty of a blog post" from ipbiz.blogspot.com

The text at the end of a blogpost at written description caught the eye of IPBiz



I’m sure others may have suggested similar reforms, and the beauty of a blog post is I don ...

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ACI Conference on Medical Device Patents from www.patentdocs.org

American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding its 5th Advanced Summit on Medical Device Patents on March 4-5, 2015 in Chicago, IL. Topics for discussion at the conference will include: • What qualifies as obvious in ...

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Judge Hart comes down on Niro in HTC case from ipbiz.blogspot.com

In a result somewhat contrasting with the district court in Bard v. Gore,
a judge in ND Ill came down hard on "false statements" to the patent office.

From Crains



In a Jan. 8 ruling ...

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Clarion Ledger looks at KiOR matter from ipbiz.blogspot.com


A post by Sid Salter in the (Jackson, MS) Clarion Ledger includes
the text:

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Yet months later Biofuels Daily still hailed two Kior principals as being among the Top 25 People in Bioenergy in 2011 ...

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Conference & CLE Calendar from www.patentdocs.org

January 20, 2014 - "Top Patent Law Stories of 2014" (McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP) - 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CT) January 22, 2015 - "Preparing for and Navigating PTAB Appeals Before the Federal Circuit ...

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