Patent & IP news for September 20, 2015

Great Scotch! Win Against Counterfeit Whisky Caps in China from ipkitten.blogspot.com

How lovely to hear once again from our former guest Kat, bonny Scottish lassie Kate Manning, who is writing specially for our dedicated readers about a topic that is even closer to Scottish hearts than ...

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

Back in the saddle after too long enjoying himself, Katfriend Alberto Bellan has produced the following summaries of last week's substantive Katposts. These will prove really handy for anyone who was enjoying an autumn ...

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AIPLA Webinar on Unitary Patent Protection from www.patentdocs.org

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) will be offering a webinar on "USPTO's Proposed Changes to PTAB Practice: A Primer on the Recently Proposed Amendments to the Rules Governing PTAB Proceedings" on October ...

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AIPLA Webinar on Unitary Patent Protection from www.patentdocs.org

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) will be offering a webinar on "Unitary Patent Protection in Europe - An Attunement on the Upcoming New System" on October 7, 2015 from 12:30 - 2:00 pm ...

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Webinar on PTAB Rules Changes from www.patentdocs.org

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "USPTO Rule Changes for PTAB Trial Proceedings -- Navigating Changes to New Testimonial Evidence, Rule 11-Like Requirement, Claim Construction Standard, Motions to Amend, and More" on October 1 ...

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Webinar on Patent Prosecution Strategies from www.patentdocs.org

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Proactive Patent Procurement and Prosecution Strategies: Minimizing the Threat of Post-Grant Challenges -- Insulating Your Patent Portfolio From New Threats" on October 8, 2015 from 1:00 to ...

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They Invented What? (No. 4) from anticipatethis.wordpress.com

Originally posted on Anticipate This!™ | Patent and Trademark Law Blog:
U.S. Pat. No. 5,058,833: Spaceship to harness radiations in interstellar flights ???????????????????????????????????????? What I claim is: 1. A craft for flight in the ...

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Can the U.S. Government Infringe a U.S. Patent? (The U.S. Government Says it’s Impossible) from patentlyo.com

Astornet Technologies Inc. v. BAE Systems, Inc., — F.3d —- (Fed. Cir. 2015) Although a patentee can sue the U.S. government for unlicensed use of its invention, Congress requires that those cases be filed in ...

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Conference & CLE Calendar from www.patentdocs.org

September 22, 2015 - "The Evolving World of Biosimilars Litigation" (McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP) - 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CT) September 22, 2015 - "Advanced Conflict Waivers: How to Avoid Unpleasant Surprises" (Intellectual Property ...

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Amicus Briefs in Support of Sequenom's Petition for Rehearing En Banc: Bioindustry Association from www.patentdocs.org

By Kevin E. Noonan -- Earlier this summer, in Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. v. Sequenom, Inc., the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision by the District Court for the Northern District of California granting summary judgment of invalidity ...

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