Patent & IP news for May 14, 2016

Ex Deep Purple member rocks up 20 years later to register band name as trade mark from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Purple seems to be a popular colour in the world of trade marks. Recently, this Kat reported on Cadbury’s ill-fated attempt to preserve an existing colour mark. Thanks to Katfriend Plamen Ivanov, this Kat ...

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Here's a MOUNTAIN of willful-infringement evidence the Oracle v. Google jury won't see in trial phase one from www.fosspatents.com

Further below you can find a very long list of items in the evidentiary record of Oracle v. Google (the Android-Java copyright infringement case) that will convince any reasonable person not affiliated with Google that ...

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Watson wins appeal at CAFC in Merck case; D. Delaware reversed as to on-sale bar analysis from ipbiz.blogspot.com

The CAFC wrote:


Watson Laboratories, Inc. (“Watson”) appeals the final judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware holding that claim 4 of U.S. Patent No. 6,441,168 (the ...

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The term “churrascos” is generic for restaurant services from ipbiz.blogspot.com


The CAFC affirmed the TTAB in the Cordua Restaurants case:


The Board’s decision contains no harmful legal error, and the Board’s finding that the mark is generic is supported by substantial evidence. We ...

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IPO Webinar on New Subject Matter Eligibility Guidelines from www.patentdocs.org

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "USPTO and Section 101: New Examiner Guidelines" on May 18, 2016 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET). Robert Bahr, Deputy Commissioner ...

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EU Pharmaceutical Law Forum from www.patentdocs.org

Informa Life Sciences will be holding its 25th Annual EU Pharmaceutical Law Forum on May 24-26, 2016 in Brussels, Belgium. The conference will offer presentations on the following topics: • Feedback from the EU Commission on ...

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Webinar on Overcoming § 103 Rejections for Biotech and Chemical Patents from www.patentdocs.org

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Overcoming §103 Rejections for Biotech and Chemical Patents: Leveraging Recent Decisions and USPTO Guidance" on June 9, 2016 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT). Dr ...

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