Patent & IP news for March 23, 2016

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South Africa: New Prominent Pro-IP Academic Comes Out Against Government from www.ip-watch.org

The new Anton Mostert Chair of Intellectual Property Law at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa, Professor Sadulla Karjiker, has pointed a finger at the country’s Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for ...

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Geographical Indications In The TTIP: Faites Vos Jeux from www.ip-watch.org

Ever heard of Törkölypálinka? It is a Hungarian grape marc spirit and one of approximately 200 geographical origins listed by the European Commission negotiators of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). In their newly ...

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Electronic Content Distribution Patent Unpatentable Under 35 U.S.C. § 101 from docketreport.blogspot.com

In a final written decision, the Board found claims of an electronic content distribution patent unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 101. "The ’464 patent describes that electronic publications were commonly replicated in computer-readable form ...

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“Redundant” is the new “Abstract” from www.717madisonplace.com

There was a great quote in the dissent by Judge Reyna in the Shaw Industries Group, Inc. v. Automated Creel Systems, Inc. decision published today. Judge Reyna quotes the Burlington Truck Lines case from the ...

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Federal Circuit: Our Muscles Are Not Working :{} from patentlyo.com

by Dennis Crouch Shaw Industries v Automated Creel Systems[1] involves several interesting issues involving inter partes review proceedings. One Year Filing Bar: The first involves the one-year deadline for inter partes review petitions following ...

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101 Alice Mayo Modeling Data Abstract Idea from allthingspros.blogspot.com

Takeaway:  In denying a motion to dismiss, a district court in the SD of TX found the claimed subject matter was not directed to an abstract idea.  While the court did find that the claimed ...

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Scanning System For Generating a Prosthesis Model Not Invalid Under 35 U.S.C. § 101 from allthingspros.blogspot.com

Takeaway:  In denying a motion to dismiss, a district court in the SD of TX found the claimed subject matter was not directed to an abstract idea.  While the court did find that the claimed ...

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Most-Cited IP Law Articles Published in the Last 10 Years from writtendescription.blogspot.com

Guest Post by Ted Sichelman, University of San Diego School of Law 

(A description of the methodology used to construct these lists follows the tables.)

Intellectual Property (All) (2005-2009) 



I first performed a search in ...

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CAFC rules on vacuum toilets used in airplanes; a coin is a tool from ipbiz.blogspot.com




These appeals concern vacuum toilets, such as those
that are commonly found on commercial aircrafts. Plaintiff-
Appellant MAG Aerospace Industries, LLC (“MAG”)
sued B/E Aerospace (“B/E”), alleging infringement of U.S.
Patent Nos ...

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CAFC addresses estoppel issues in IPRs in Shaw v. Automated Creel from ipbiz.blogspot.com



This case touched on procedural matters in IPRs:


We can see benefit in the PTO having the ability to
institute IPR on only some of the claims and on only some
of the proposed grounds ...

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"The Good Wife" does plagiarism on March 20, 2016 from ipbiz.blogspot.com


From time-to-time, IPBiz mentions legal aspects arising from the CBS show "The Good Wife"
(e.g., http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2016/02/neil-gross-character-on-good-wife-right.html).

The episode "Shoot" airing on March 20, 2016 has engendered commentary ...

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Mag Aerospace v. B/E Aerospace: Assignor Estoppel from patentlyo.com

By Jason Rantanen Mag Aerospace Industries, Inc. v. B/E Aerospace, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2016)  Download Opinion Panel: Prost (author), Mayer, Reyna This case involves an advanced patent–but ancient property–law concept: assignor estoppel ...

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CRISPR Interference Motions Set from www.patentdocs.org

By Kevin E. Noonan -- The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has made its decision regarding the motions each party will be able to bring in Interference No. 108,048 between the Broad Institute and the ...

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