Patent & IP news for January 30, 2015

Nestec now the defendant as the coffee capsule battles continue from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Over a recent morning coffee, this moggy stumbled across what seems to be a further chapter in Nestec’s Nespresso wars.  Not the appeal from the Nestec v Dualit High Court decision (which Merpel is ...

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Exhaustion of rights (first sale doctrine): what are the broader implications of the CJEU's ruling in Art & Allposters? from ipkitten.blogspot.com

The principle of exhaustion (also referred to as the ‘first sale’ doctrine) is a hot topic in copyright with important commercial ramifications, particularly in relation to 'online exhaustion' and the viability of a second-hand market ...

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4Q GDP and investment in intangibles from www.athenaalliance.org

Somewhat disappointing news this morning from BEA's advanced estimate of U.S. 4th quarter GDP. According to this first estimate, GDP grew by only 2.6% in 4Q 2014. I say only because expectations ...

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Flood's patent threats action runs dry from ipkitten.blogspot.com

The making of unwarranted threats to sue someone else for patent infringement is actionable in the United Kingdom.  The principle is plain  -- but its execution in statutory terms and the subsequent case law has revealed ...

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Declining public trust in innovation: why we should be worried from ipkitten.blogspot.com

When this Kat needs to look up a word, he still reaches for his copy of the Concise Oxford Dictionary. The tagline on the book's jacket says it all: "The world's most trusted ...

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Big Ten Lobbies Congress to Tread Lightly on "Patent Reform" from www.patentdocs.org

By Kevin E. Noonan -- One of the frustrations for participants in the patent wars of the early 21st Century has been the failure of many of the most vulnerable stakeholders to take a stand against ...

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Pro-Patent Coalition Writes Letter to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees from www.patentdocs.org

By Kevin E. Noonan -- Last week, what is described as "a broad coalition" representing patent holders and inventors sent a letter to Representatives Bob Goodlatte (VA, 6th) and John Conyers (MI, 13th), Chairman and Ranking ...

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Geneva Forecast On Internet Governance: 2015 Expected To Be A Decisive Year from www.ip-watch.org

Another expert has offered their view on the top internet governance issues likely to come up in 2015. These include: cybersecurity, privacy, internet neutrality, and the proposed transition of control over a key underlying aspect ...

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What is the Probability of Receiving a US Patent? from writtendescription.blogspot.com

Following my post last week, I confidently proclaimed at a conference yesterday that the true abandonment rate was about 9%. I was--kindly, thankfully--corrected by the target of the comment, who just so happens to be ...

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Defendant Not Barred From Seeking Lump Sum Royalty Damages as Alternative to Ongoing Royalty or Injunction from docketreport.blogspot.com

The court denied plaintiff's motion in limine to preclude defendant from asking the jury to award lump sum damages. "[Plaintiff] contends that [defendant] should be precluded from asking the jury to award damages in ...

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Binding Teams in Silicon Valley from patentlyo.com

After seeing his interesting new article, I asked Professor Andres Sawicki (University of Miami School of Law) to draft a this short essay about his work. — Dennis. In a recently published article, I report preliminary ...

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Anti-Microbial Resistance, Budget, Reform Raise Debate At WHO Executive Board from www.ip-watch.org

The World Health Organization Executive Board this week has addressed the relationship between the UN agency and its funders and lobbyists, examined the budget for the next biennium, and looked at the issue of the ...

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IP Rights Must Remain Distinct From Fake Medicines Policy At WHO, Members Warn from www.ip-watch.org

Intellectual property issues emerged at the World Health Organization Executive Board today as members discussed fake and substandard medicines, with some countries saying that the fight against such medicines should not serve as a pretext ...

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More Patent Holders, Filers Need to be Mindful of Bad Behaviors from ipcloseup.wordpress.com

Companies that denigrate independent patent holders who enforce their rights should take care not put all of the blame for the patent system’s ills on NPEs — There is plenty of bad patent behavior to ...

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