Patent & IP news for February 22, 2017

Battery Conference to Offer a Full Day Battery IP Workshop from www.greenpatentblog.com

The 2017 National Battery (“NAAtBatt”) Annual Meeting and Conference, being held March 14-16 in Litchfield Park, Arizona, will include a full day session (“the first workshop its kind”) devoted to IP issues in advanced batteries ...

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Book Review: The Informal Economy in Developing Nations - Hidden Edge of Innovation? from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Off the beaten path of science and technology innovation lies a world of innovation in the informal sectors. Think lifehacks but with the goal of improving handmade soap, making-do with limited materials or other forms ...

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Kenyan Regulator Cancels Leading Collective Management Licence To Streamline Music Royalties from www.ip-watch.org

NAIROBI, Kenya -- In a move meant streamline the collection of music royalties in Kenya, the government regulator declined to renew a 2017 licence for a leading collective organisation over unmet standards.

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Momentum-Building: An Interview With Ruth Dreifuss On High-Level Panel On Access To Medicines from www.ip-watch.org

Former Swiss President Ruth Dreifuss, co-chair of the United Nations Secretary General’s High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines, participated in a Geneva event on rare diseases earlier this month. She agreed to answer Intellectual ...

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Intellectual Property Watch Welcomes Three New Board Members from www.ip-watch.org

With the start of a new era in providing high-quality global news and information, Intellectual Property Watch is proud to announce the addition of three distinguished and eminent experts in their fields as new members ...

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Willful Infringement Claim Requires Allegation of Egregious Conduct from docketreport.blogspot.com

The court granted defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiffs' willful patent infringement claims for failure to state a claim. "Plaintiffs have failed to state a claim for willful infringement because they have failed to allege ...

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Willful Infringement Claim Does Not Require Allegation of Egregious Conduct from docketreport.blogspot.com

The court denied defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff's willful infringement claim for failure to state a claim. "Willful infringement requires that the plaintiff plead that the defendants were 'aware of the asserted patent ...

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Promega loses at U.S. Supreme Court from ipbiz.blogspot.com


The disagreement between Life Technologies and Promega grew out of a licensing deal.
Bloomberg noted


Promega sold Life Technologies a license to make and sell genetic testing kits for specified law enforcement fields. Four years ...

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Seminar on “Invention Analysis and Claiming” for Chicago, DC area, New York from ipbiz.blogspot.com


Ron Slusky is presenting a two-day “Invention Analysis and Claiming” seminar at the dates and places indicated:

Chicago, March 13-14
Arlington, March 22-23
New York, April 3-4

Complete information is available at www.sluskyseminars.com ...

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CAFC tackles "covered business method" patents in SecureAxcess from ipbiz.blogspot.com


In SecureAxcess v. PNC, Judge Plager begins the majority decision:



This is a patent case—the issue turns on what is a
covered business method patent. Appellant Secure Axcess,
LLC (“Secure Axcess”) challenges a Final ...

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