Patent & IP news for May 16, 2015

Enforcing copyright in Turin may be more than just a good idea from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Efficiently provided by this Kat’s friend and former colleague Cecilia Zambelli, a recent Italian copyright decision details the latest installment in the protection of moral rights in this country. This is an interim order ...

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France, Italy, Heavyweights Of Lisbon Appellations Of Origin System; Africa Struggling from www.ip-watch.org

A small number of World Intellectual Property Organization members this week are negotiating to expand a treaty to protect geographical indications, products like Champagne. Under the old treaty, which protects appellations of origin, over half ...

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"Letter to editor" in Iowa on the PATENT Act from ipbiz.blogspot.com

In a letter to the editor captioned It’s time to change the game that is patent trolling, Matthew Mitchell, West Des Moines manages to cite the following sources:

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$1.33 million is the cost ...

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TechDirt discusses Hersch copying matter from ipbiz.blogspot.com


In a post titled No, Just Because Seymour Hersh Had The Same Story As You, It's Not 'Plagiarism', Techdirt notes:

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Seymour Hersh's story, "The Killing of Bin Laden," in the London Review of ...

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IPO Webinar on Examiner Training Guidelines for Claim Interpretation from www.patentdocs.org

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "USPTO and Plain Meaning of Terms" on May 21, 2015 beginning at 2:00 pm (ET). Brenton Babcock, Knobbe of Martens, Olson & Bear ...

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Webcast on Patent Term Adjustment from www.patentdocs.org

The Knowledge Group will offer a live webcast entitled "Patent Term Adjustment: 2015 Final Rules" on May 27, 2015 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm (ET). Mark Thronson of Dickstein Shapiro LLP; Robert Irani ...

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Webinar on Unitary Patent & Unified Patent Court from www.patentdocs.org

The American Bar Association (ABA) Center for Professional Development, Section of Intellectual Property Law, Section of International Law, and Young Lawyers Division will be offering a live webinar entitled "The New EU Unitary Patent & Unified ...

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Webinar on Inter Partes Review Strategy and Trends in the Life Sciences Industry from www.patentdocs.org

Morrison & Foerster LLP will be offering a webinar entitled "Inter Partes Review Strategy and Trends in the Life Sciences Industry: Implications for Patent Prosecutors and Litigators" on May 28, 2015 from 8:30 to 10 ...

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