Patent & IP news for September 4, 2016

Oral Argument of the Week: SOUTHWESTERN MANAGEMENT, INC. v. OCINOMLED, LTD. from www.717madisonplace.com

Concurrent use proceedings under trademark law are highly-intensive fact-based proceedings.  They are also relatively rare.  In SOUTHWESTERN MANAGEMENT, INC. v. OCINOMLED, LTD., No. 2015-1939 (Fed. Cir. June 15, 2016), the Federal Circuit heard oral argument ...

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FCBA Program on § 101 and the PTAB from www.patentdocs.org

The Patent Litigation Committee and Patent Trial and Appeal Board/Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Committees of the Federal Circuit Bar Association (FCBA), in connection with the Virginia Bar Association, will be offering a program ...

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USPTO Patent Quality Chat Webinar Series from www.patentdocs.org

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be offering the next webinar in its Patent Quality Chat webinar series from 12:00 to 1:00 pm (ET) on September 13, 2016. In the latest ...

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USPTO Policy Roundtable on Written Description Requirement from www.patentdocs.org

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be hosting a roundtable discussion on the written description requirement and broad patent claims on September 6, 2016 from 1:00 to 4:30 pm (EDT) at ...

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Conference & CLE Calendar from www.patentdocs.org

September 6, 2016 - Policy Roundtable on Written Description Requirement (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) - 1:00 to 4:30 pm (EDT) September 7, 2016 - "USPTO's Subject Matter Eligibility: A 2016 Update" (The Knowledge ...

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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. Horizon Therapeutics, Inc. v. Lupin Ltd. et al. 1:16-cv-04438; filed July 21, 2016 in the ...

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