Patent & IP news for January 7, 2017

Samsung v. Apple and Design Patent Infringement Damages from dunlapcodding.com

Elizabeth Isaac

The Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in the Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Apple, Inc. case on December 6, 2016, concerning apportionment of design patent damages under 35 U.S.C. § 289 ...

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WIPO’s New Patent Translation Tool Beats Google Translate (At Least for Chinese/English) from sharpip.blogspot.com

One of the many challenges in IP work is translation of foreign documents, especially patents. Translating between Chinese and English is especially difficult for machine translation, where strange or even nonsense results are common due ...

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The question "who invented email?" to be decided in a libel case in Massachusetts? from ipbiz.blogspot.com

In the realm of "inventorship disputes" (broadly construed), Shiva Ayyadurai, represented by Charles Harder of Gawker/Hogan fame, filed a $15 million libel lawsuit in Massachusetts, against Mike Masnick and the Techdirt parent company Floor64 ...

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Oral argument of the week: Voxathon v. FCA from www.717madisonplace.com

The oral argument of the week is Voxathon v. FCA, argued on December 5, 2016.  The oral argument focuses on §101 issues.  There was a brief portion of the oral argument where Judge Clevenger took ...

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Webinar on Preparing for Pharma PGRs from www.patentdocs.org

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Preparing for Pharma PGRs: Lessons for Patent Owners From PGR Denials -- Leveraging Successful IPR Arguments, Strengthening Patent Applications to Survive PGR Petitions" on January 19, 2017 from ...

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Patent-Eligibility Update for Abstract Ideas from www.patentdocs.org

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP will be offering a live webinar entitled "Patent-Eligibility Update: Abstract Ideas in the Federal Circuit and USPTO" on February 22, 2017 from 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CT ...

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Webcast on Patent Portfolio and Lifecycle Development for Pharma & Biotech Industries from www.patentdocs.org

The Knowledge Group will offer a live webcast entitled "Strategic Patent Portfolio and Lifecycle Development for Pharma & Biotech Industries: Significant Issues" on January 12, 2017 from 12:00 to 2:00 pm (EST). Christine G ...

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IPO Webinar on Evidence of Prior Art at the PTAB from www.patentdocs.org

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Evidence of Prior Art at the PTAB: Rigorous Proof, Or Else" on January 19, 2017 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET ...

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