Patent & IP news for April 16, 2015

Friday fantasies from ipkitten.blogspot.com

From the ever-welcome pen (well, keyboard) of Katfriend Mike Snodin (Park Grove IP) comes news of a contribution to the slim but growing volume of current literature on the nexus between the risk of being ...

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Dior trade mark registration: are you being Sirous? from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Spotting a fascinating spat between the proprietor of a well-known name and the owner of an extremely unusual one, occasional guest blogger Kevin Winters has composed the following item for the edification of readers of ...

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Amgen Receives No Help from the FDA -- A Biosimilar Update from www.patentdocs.org

By Andrew Williams -- Near the end of last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") denied a citizen petition filed by Amgen in which it requested that action be taken to ensure that ...

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US app '854: METABOLICALLY ENGINEERED METHANOTROPHIC, PHOTOTROPHIC MICROORGANISMS from ipbiz.blogspot.com

The inventors of --METABOLICALLY ENGINEERED METHANOTROPHIC, PHOTOTROPHIC MICROORGANISMS -- describe the use of modified Cyanobacteria to convert methane to valuable products.

From the specification:

[0004] Provided herein are recombinant phototrophic microorganisms, comprising one or more alkane ...

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US app '713 on lithium ion batteries from ipbiz.blogspot.com

From the specification:

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[0002] The ideal battery for supplying power to standalone electrical devices (such as telephones and laptop computers, portable tools, standalone sensors) or for traction of electrical vehicles would have a long life ...

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Will there be an interference between the Zhsng and Doudna work on CRISPR? from ipbiz.blogspot.com

Xconomy discusses the brewing confrontation on CRISPR patents

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http://www.xconomy.com/san-francisco/2015/04/15/doudna-berkeley-gain-experts-backing-in-crispr-patent-fight/

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The PTO has not said whether it would re-open the case—a procedure that’s called “interference ...

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Harmonised Filing System For Plant Variety Protection Discussed At UPOV from www.ip-watch.org

An industry proposal calling for a harmonised procedure to simplify applications for new varieties of plants and heighten intellectual property protection stirred debate at the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants ...

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Combination of Abstract Ideas Does Not Render Unpatentable Subject Matter Patent Eligible Under Alice from docketreport.blogspot.com

The court granted defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings that plaintiff's payroll processing patent was invalid for lack of patentable subject matter and rejected plaintiff's argument that the patent satisfied the ...

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The IPKat is again Irate - more misinformation about the Unitary Patent Package from ipkitten.blogspot.com

This Kat has posted several times before when politicians, lawyers, and others who should know better, have put out materials about the Unitary Patent Package that are deceptive and misleading.

Today he has seen something ...

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ACI "Summit on U.S. Biosimilars," Munich, Germany, April 20-21 from www.orangebookblog.com

McAndrews Shareholder Sandra Frantzen will be one of the featured speakers at American Conference Institute's "Summit on U.S. Biosimilars" conference in Munich, Germany, April 20-21. Ms. Frantzen will be speaking on "Incorporating Inter-Partes ...

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Oral argument of the week: Shinnecock Indian Nation v. U.S. from www.717madisonplace.com

I find the concept of “judicial takings” and patent law to be pretty interesting.  I posted about this previously [here].  The Federal Circuit recently decided Shinnecock Indian Nation v. U.S. which is tangentially related ...

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Published US 20150104720 to Samsung on lithium/air battery from ipbiz.blogspot.com


Abstract of  US 20150104720 :

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A lithium air battery including an anode for intercalating/deintercalating lithium ions; a cathode having oxygen as a cathode active material, a lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte membrane disposed between the ...

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Antecedents to the CRISPR interference saga: Edison vs. Sawyer and Man from ipbiz.blogspot.com


The MIT Tech Rev, in a post on CRISPR, wrote


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Interferences have helped to decide control over some of the most lucrative inventions ever, including the telephone, the sewing machine, and television. In 1885, a ...

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At Stanford: PTO and the Courts from patentlyo.com

I’m looking forward to participating in this week’s Stanford Law School conference focusing on the interplay between the USPTO and the Courts. [Event Website]. On April 17 (Friday), I will be introducing the ...

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