Patent & IP news for October 5, 2016

Helsinn v. Teva — Metallizing Engineering “Overruled” by AIA? from www.717madisonplace.com

The Federal Circuit heard oral argument in Helsinn v. Teva on Tuesday.  Part of the case deals with whether the enactment of the AIA “overruled” Metallizing Engineering by statute.  The panel considering the appeal is ...

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Intellectual Ventures I LLC v. Symantec Corp. (Fed. Cir. 2016) from www.patentdocs.org

Just When You Thought the Federal Circuit Was Softening Restrictions on Software Patents, the Tide Turns Again By Joseph Herndon -- Intellectual Ventures I LLC ("IV") sued Symantec Corp. and Trend Micro (defendants) for infringement of ...

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Helsinn v. Teva Oral Argument Recap from writtendescription.blogspot.com

In March, I posted about an amicus brief filed by 42 IP profs in Helsinn v. Teva, which argued that contrary to the district court's opinion and position taken by the USPTO, the America ...

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Willful Infringement Justifies 2X Damages Enhancement from docketreport.blogspot.com

Following a jury verdict of willful infringement, the court granted in part defendant's motion for enhanced damages and doubled the jury's award. "[Defendant's] conduct is egregious because it had direct notice from ...

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WIPO Conference Archive Missing Video Critical Of Artificial Intelligence, Social Media Giants from www.ip-watch.org

This morning at the World Intellectual Property Organization General Assemblies, Director General Francis Gurry commented on the success of the WIPO Conference on the Global Digital Content Market, which took place in April. But the ...

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WIPO Development Agenda Needs More Promotion, Country Involvement, Experts Say from www.ip-watch.org

Has the adoption of the World Intellectual Property Organization Development Agenda in 2007 changed the culture of the organisation, and what did it achieve? According to panellists at a side event to this week’s ...

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Can small businesses afford weaker U.S. patents? from ipcloseup.com

Can businesses and entrepreneurs compete with weaker U.S. patents in an innovation-driven global economy? An event featuring a broad range of IP thought-leaders on October 26 in Silicon Valley will attempt to find out ...

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Partial Revocation Of EPO Patent On Sofosbuvir, Key For Hepatitis C from www.ip-watch.org

Following a public hearing at its headquarters in Munich, the European Patent Office (EPO) decided to reject in part the arguments made by Gilead Sciences to uphold their patent on sofosbuvir, according to a non-profit ...

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Presenting at Tolloty Technology Incubator on Patently Good Ideas: Intellectual Property Law For Entrepreneurs and Business – October 7, 2016. from anticipatethis.wordpress.com

Patently Good Ideas: Intellectual Property Law For Entrepreneurs and Business. The Small Business Development Center at Kent State Tuscarawas will host a program on intellectual property protection, covering: inventions, patents, trademarks and copyrights. Where: SBDC ...

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Fees Rising: USPTO Proposes New Fees in Search of New Revenue from patentlyo.com

The USPTO has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on patent and PTAB fees with the goal of raising revenue in order to improve patent quality and examination timeliness. Public comments are due by ...

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