Patent & IP news for March 12, 2016

CIPIL Spring Conference: what is the scope of IPR protection (and what should it be)? from ipkitten.blogspot.com

*Clearly* feels like spring
in Cambridge today ...Today the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge is hosting the annual Spring Conference of the Centre for Intellectual Property Law & Information Law, of which Professor ...

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Weekend Whimsies from ipkitten.blogspot.com

EPO President to visit London

UNION’s dinners are becoming famous for their mix of good spirit and great speakers and they have surpassed themselves this time with their next dinner on 6th April 2016 ...

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PTAB has accepted the Bass IPR petitions against patents on Ampyra (4- amino pyridine) from ipbiz.blogspot.com

IPBiz had discussed PTAB's denial of the Bass IPR petitions on the Acorda MS "walking" drug Ampyra:


The reason for denial by PTAB turned on the issue of whether or not two poster presentations ...

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The future of Biogen's MS drug Tecfidera? from ipbiz.blogspot.com

Discussing a patent revocation related to Biogen's MS drug Tecfidera, FiercePharma noted


Tecfidera was approved in April 2013, hitting the market behind Novartis' ($NVS) Gilenya and Sanofi's ($SNY) Aubagio but quickly surpassing them ...

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Former storage tank company manager in Kansas did not take trade secrets; speculation not "hard evidence" from ipbiz.blogspot.com

Haight, once International Sales Manager of Tank Connection, a manufacturer of large storage tanks, was charged with trade secret theft. He made an unqualified denial, and there was no "hard evidence of wrongdoing." Haight prevailed ...

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Webinar on Conducting and Analyzing Patent Searches from www.patentdocs.org

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Conducting and Analyzing Patent Searches -- Strategies for Validity, Patentability, Infringement, FTO and State-of-the-Art Searches" on March 31, 2016 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT). Thomas ...

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Webinar on Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 from www.patentdocs.org

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP will be offering a live webinar on "A Federal Trade Secrets Act? The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016" on April 12, 2016 from 10:00 am to 11:15 ...

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Conference on IP Strategy, Patent Portfolio Development and Innovation from www.patentdocs.org

Fleming will be holding a conference on IP Strategy, Patent Portfolio Development and Innovation from April 5-7, 2016 in Boston, MA. The conference will offer sessions covering the following topics: • Enhanced Patent Quality Initiative: Moving ...

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Webinar on Patent Licensing Agreements from www.patentdocs.org

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Structuring Patent Licensing Agreements: Avoiding Litigation, Allocating Risk and Maximizing Patent Value" on March 24, 2016 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT). John M. Augustyn ...

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