Patent & IP news for January 4, 2016

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

With the beginning of the new year, here’s also the first Never Too Late feature of 2016, now on its 79^th edition, as always lovingly penned by our friend and colleague Alberto Bellan ...

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AG opines on Liffers case regarding recovery for both pecuniary loss and moral prejudice from ipkitten.blogspot.com


Former Guest Kat Valentina Torelli has well-summarized the recent opinion of the Advocate General in the Liffers case regarding recovery for both pecuniary loss and moral prejudice. Valentina writes as follows:

"On 19 November, Advocate ...

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Patent Post-It from AmeriKat: Allergan's patent extortion claim, Samsung's damages petition, Revlimid generic settlement & more! from ipkitten.blogspot.com

The AmeriKat taking a break from all of her
patent news catch-up....The AmeriKat has been catching up on the US patent news that she missed while her paws were stuck in wrapping paper and ...

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The Secret’s Out! Agreed text of the EU Trade Secrets Directive now available from ipkitten.blogspot.com

The AmeriKat is bewildered
by the agreed text of the Trade Secrets Directive
and all the inevitable references to the CJEU
if passedFollowing the surprise political agreement on the EU Trade Secrets Directive just ...

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USPTO Program on Ex Parte Appeals and AIA Trials from www.patentdocs.org

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Dallas Office will be hosting a program focusing on tips and strategies for filing and managing ex parte appeals and AIA trials on January 7, 2016 from ...

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Conference & CLE Calendar from www.patentdocs.org

January 6, 2016 - "Preparing for and Navigating PTAB Appeals Before the Federal Circuit -- Conducting PTAB Trials With Eye to Appeal, Determining Errors for Appeal, Understanding PTO Practice and Federal Circuit Law" (Strafford) - 1:00 to ...

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Court Report from www.patentdocs.org

By Sherri Oslick -- About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al. v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC 2:15-cv-01697; filed September 3, 2015 in ...

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Apple, Samsung & Design Patent Claim Construction from patentlyo.com

By Sarah Burstein, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Oklahoma College of Law Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Apple Inc. (on petition for a writ of certiorari) In its recently-filed cert petition, Samsung ...

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Expert’s Apportionment Based on Marketing Material Word Count Excluded as Unreliable from docketreport.blogspot.com

The court granted plaintiff's motion to exclude the testimony of defendant's damages expert concerning apportionment because his "relative marketing emphasis theory" based on word counts of market materials was unreliable. "[Plaintiff] asserts that ...

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