Patent & IP news for March 20, 2017

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post image "Alternative facts" arising from mis-identified photos? from ipbiz.blogspot.com

There was a brief flap over a posting by Major League Baseball [MLB] on 18 March 2017:


However, there was a brief moment of shock and in some instances anger after MLB Network mistakenly aired ...

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post image Around the IP Blogs! from ipkitten.blogspot.com


Exploring IP cyberspace!This kitten is delighted to bring you the highlights from some recently published IP blogs!

Marie-Andree Weiss of The 1709 Blog reports on Pena v. Celebrities Unlimited, Inc., 1:17-cv-01853-PGG. The case ...

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Conference & CLE Calendar from www.patentdocs.org

March 21, 2017 - "USPTO Examiner Interview Strategies: Preparing for and Conducting Interviews to Advance Patent Prosecution" (Strafford) - 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT) March 21, 2017 - Post-argument discussion on Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark ...

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Bayer CropScience AG v. Dow Agrosciences LLC (Fed. Cir. 2016) from www.patentdocs.org

By Donald Zuhn -- Earlier this month, in Bayer CropScience AG v. Dow Agrosciences LLC, the Federal Circuit concluded that the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia correctly confirmed an international arbitration tribunal's ...

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Intellectual Property: A Very Short Introduction, New From Oxford University Press from www.ip-watch.org

In Intellectual Property: A Very Short Introduction, by Siva Vaidhyanathan, readers are introduced to the basics of intellectual property, framed in a way that illustrates how intellectual property both shapes and is shaped by larger ...

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Patent transactions are flat; U.S. asking prices firm at $250K per from ipcloseup.com

The number of patent sales in the 4Q 2016 remained about the same, but the median asking price of sellers of U.S. patents was higher than in recent quarters. According to data compiled by ...

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EU High Court Ruling’s Implications For Content Streaming In Europe And Worldwide from www.ip-watch.org

A recent Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruling relating to TV internet broadcasts from the UK underscores tight restrictions in place for content streaming in the European Union (EU), legal scholars say.

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World Bank Now Relying On Capital Markets, Focuses On Fragile Countries from www.ip-watch.org

After the announcement in December of a record US$75 billion commitment to its International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank Group said today that this commitment was both historic in terms of value, and ...

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Implausible Infringement Allegations Subject to Dismissal at Pleading Stage from docketreport.blogspot.com

The magistrate judge recommended granting defendants' motion to dismiss two of plaintiff's patent infringement claims for failure to state a claim. "Defendants argue that the no plausible construction of the claim term 'TV Channel ...

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Patent Expiring Prior to Issue Date Has No Enforceable Term from docketreport.blogspot.com

The magistrate judge recommended granting defendants' motion to dismiss plaintiff's patent infringement claims for one patent-in-suit because the patent expired before it issued. "A patent’s term begins on the date of issuance and ...

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Market Participant's Subjective Beliefs Not Relevant to Lost Profits Claim from docketreport.blogspot.com

The court granted a third party customer's motion to quash defendants' deposition subpoenas regarding plaintiff's lost profits claim because the discovery was not relevant. "Defendants argue that showing that [their customer] would not ...

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Oral Argument of the Day: CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. EEOC from www.717madisonplace.com

The oral argument of the day comes from a Supreme Court case argued last term, CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. EEOC, 136 S. Ct. 1642, 578 U.S., 194 L. Ed. 2d 707 (2016).  The ...

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Patentlyo Bits and Bytes by Anthony McCain from patentlyo.com

Nancy Urizar: Supreme Court Of The United States To Hear Oral Arguments In Patent Exhaustion Case Andy Lucas & Robyn Chatwood: Intellectual Property Rights In A Virtual World Deanna Okun: US Must Bolster Fight With China ...

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PTAB Life Sciences Report -- Part IV from www.patentdocs.org

By John Cravero and Richard Martin -- About the PTAB Life Sciences Report: Each month we will report on developments at the PTAB involving life sciences patents. Smith & Nephew, Inc. v. ConforMIS, Inc. PTAB Petition: IPR2017-00510 ...

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