Patent & IP news for April 17, 2016

Noncompete clauses: are they part of the grand theme of the crisis of innovation? from ipkitten.blogspot.com


One of the more interesting developments regarding IP have been attempts to link it with a grand theme. For the last decade or so, the most prominent example has been that the patent system is ...

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Patent Grants 2016 Update from patentlyo.com

2016 is back-on-track in terms of patent grants. In February I reported USPTO patent grant numbers were trending lower than the record levels set in 2014 and 2015.  However, the PTO has picked-up-the-pace and is ...

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Letter from AmeriKat: Are patent trolls a problem in the ITC? from ipkitten.blogspot.com


The AmeriKat keeping her ears peeled for
the possibility of major reform for
patent disputes in the ITCLast Thursday, the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committe ...

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IPLAC Trade Secrets Seminar from www.patentdocs.org

The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) will be holding its twenty-six annual Trade Secrets Seminar from 1:00 to 4:00 pm (Central) on April 21, 2016 at the John Marshall Law School ...

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CBS Sunday Morning on April 17, 2016 from ipbiz.blogspot.com

Charles Osgood introduced the stories for April 17, 2016. The cover story is by Barry Petersen on the country of Bhutan, where love and compassion are values and the goal is "gross national happiness." Second ...

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Conference & CLE Calendar from www.patentdocs.org

April 20, 2016 - "Patents After the AIA: Evolving Law and Practice - Part 2" (American Intellectual Property Law Association) - 12:30 to 2:00 pm (Eastern) April 21, 2016 - 32nd Annual Joint Patent Practice Seminar (Connecticut ...

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