Patent & IP news for March 7, 2015

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Kyocera becomes third Android device maker to be sued by Microsoft over allegedly infringed patents from www.fosspatents.com

Microsoft has concluded dozens of license agreements with Android device makers, and relative to the number of license agreements doesn't sue very often, but from time to time it does happen. Yesterday, Microsoft filed ...

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US academic organizations back Coons patent reform bill over Goodlatte bill from ipbiz.blogspot.com

In a post titled


US universities back new bill to curb patent trolls
, ChemistryWorld (of the Royal Society) points out that
US academic societies are backing the Coons patent reform bill, not the Goodlatte bill ...

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Some details on Sequenom v. Ariosa, a genetic testing case from ipbiz.blogspot.com

US Patent No. 6,258,540 is at issue in the case Sequenom v. Ariosa now pending before the CAFC. Sequenom is the assignee and is defending against invalidity under 35 USC 101.

The patent ...

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Risk of Using Resistance Bands from inventivestep.net

What about the risks related to the use of resistance bands? We often hear of their benefits and exercises, but seldom do the injuries they can inflict upon us. Fortunately, there are ways and tips ...

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Microsoft sues Kyocera over Android in D. Wash. from ipbiz.blogspot.com

Geekwire discusses the recent infringement suit by Microsoft against Kyocera.

The complaint emphasizes "Microsoft as inventor/patentee":

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“Although research and development comes at great cost and risk, Microsoft was founded on innovation, and the company ...

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Bessen and Meurer on "the patent litigation explosion" from ipbiz.blogspot.com


From --The Patent Litigation Explosion -- , 45 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 401 (2013):


But unlike real property, where, say, few disputes arise over land boundaries after buildings have been erected, technology adopters do end up ...

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Establishing prior art to ward off bad patents from ipbiz.blogspot.com

Within a post in medcitynews titled --Patent trolls are coming for the life sciences industry. What’s next?--, one finds text

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But in this article, David Dykeman of Global Life Sciences & Medical Technology Group at ...

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Cyanobacteria as N-source fertilizer? from ipbiz.blogspot.com

Penn State  issued a press release which included

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The organisms, called cyanobacteria, are unique in their ability to absorb and immobilize excess nitrogen in soils that are too rich and also to "fix" or add ...

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Webinar on Overcoming Sect. 101 Rejections Post-Alice Corp. from www.patentdocs.org

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Overcoming Sect. 101 Rejections Post-Alice Corp. -- Leveraging USPTO Guidance and Recent Decisions to Meet Sect. 101 Patent Eligibility Requirements" on March 31, 2015 from 1:00 to ...

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Webinar on Trade Secret or Patent Protection from www.patentdocs.org

Technology Transfer Tactics will be offering a webinar entitled "Trade Secret or Patent Protection? Making the Right Choice for Your University’s Innovations" on March 31, 2015 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm (Eastern ...

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Webinar on Biosimilar Litigation from www.patentdocs.org

Momentum will be offering a webinar entitled "Key Developments in Biosimilar Litigation" on March 11, 2015 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm (EDT). Louis E. Fogel, Paul D. Margolis, Steven R. Trybus of Jenner ...

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Webinar on Leveraging Inter Partes Review Petition Denials from www.patentdocs.org

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Leveraging Inter Partes Review Petition Denials -- Lessons From PTAB Full or Partial Denials to Avoid Institution of an IPR or Avoid a Denial " on March 24, 2015 ...

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