Patent & IP news for June 22, 2015

One for all and all for one: here comes more mirroring of EU and national trade mark law from ipkitten.blogspot.com

On 10 June last, the Council of the European Union contributed to the impetus towards European trade mark reform [on which the IPKat recently reported here] when its Permanent Representatives Committee approved the text of ...

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Never too late: if you missed the IPKat last week ... from ipkitten.blogspot.com

After the excitement of hitting the half-century last week, it's back to basics again with 'Never Too Late' No.51.
As usual, our dear friend Alberto Bellan has given up some of his precious ...

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Monday miscellany from ipkitten.blogspot.com

No boring read. A Cheese of Some Importance found its way through this Kat's letterbox not so very long ago.  This cheese is actually a book, authored by lapsed trade mark attorney Mark R ...

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Training for UPC technical judges: a first for CEIPI from patlit.blogspot.com

"The creation of the Unified Patent Court represents a turning point in the history of European intellectual property law. The judges of the Unified Patent Court will be central actors for the success of the ...

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Indie Comedy Film ‘Trolls’ Takes on Patent Trolls from www.patentbaristas.com

A new film, tentatively entitled ‘TROLLS‘, is currently in pre-production and into fundraising on Indiegogo.  Apparently, the film is a feature length comedy (comedy? really?) about start-ups, crowdfunding, and patent trolls. Understandably, the working title ...

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Financial patent eligibility and quality will be featured at Financial Services IP Summit, 7/22-23 in NYC from ipcloseup.wordpress.com

Legal executives from the leading banks and financial institutions, patent attorneys, outside counsel, prosecutors, judges and lawmakers will gather in New York July 22-23 to learn and discuss strategies after Supreme Court rulings on patent ...

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No Reduction of $5.9 Million Attorney Fee Award for Two Mock Trials from docketreport.blogspot.com

The court awarded defendant $5.9 million in attorney fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285 and partially rejected plaintiff's argument that fees for mock trials were unreasonable. "As for moot trial teams, such ...

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Supreme Court Affirms Brulotte, but Opens the Door to Creative Licensing from writtendescription.blogspot.com

Just a short note that the court has affirmed Brulotte v. Thys in Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment. The question was a simple one: can a patent owner charge a royalty for sales after the patent ...

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Supreme Court Declines to Overrule Brulotte from patentlyo.com

By Jason Rantanen Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC (2015) Download Opinion Opinion by Justice Kagan.  Justice Alito filed a dissenting opinion joined by Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Thomas. Drawing heavily on stare decisis, the ...

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Supreme Court decides Spider-Man case; Brulotte still lives. from ipbiz.blogspot.com

By a 6-3 vote, with the four court "liberals" joined by Justices Antonin Scalia and Anthony Kennedy, the Supreme Court decided to maintain the rule of Brulotte v. Thys. Marvel wins. Kimble loses.


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USPTO Introduces an Expedited Patent Appeal Pilot from www.iplawalert.com

On June 15, 2015, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) introduced a new pilot program, beginning on June 19, 2015, that will allow appellants with ...

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Experts Debate IANA Transition: “Designing In A Straitjacket” Or Securing Stability? from www.ip-watch.org

Internet expert groups this week are being asked if they agree to a proposal prepared in thousands of hours of voluntary work to transition key elements of internet control away from the United States government ...

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Supreme Court retains ban on post-expiration patent royalties from ipspotlight.com

In a much-anticipated decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has retained the long-standing rule that patent holders cannot charge royalties for use of a patent after its term has expired. In Kimble v. Marvel Enterprises ...

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Patent Eligibility Under Mayo/Alice “Two-Step” Test: Invoking Routine and Conventional Elements Is Not Enough from patlit.blogspot.com

In a series of cases addressing whether inventions are eligible for patent protection under 35 U.S.C. § 101, the U.S. Supreme Court has adopted a two-step analysis. Two recent decisions by the U ...

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