Patent & IP news for April 1, 2017

Conference report: Online platforms and intermediaries in copyright law from ipkitten.blogspot.com

The speakers of the Munich conferenceThe conference on “Online Platforms and Intermediaries in Copyright Law” hosted by Ansgar Ohly and Matthias Leistner at the LMU Munich on 23 and 24 March 2017 shed light ...

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A tale of two tribunals. Four Acorda multiple sclerosis patents go from --not invalid-- to invalid in less than one month! from ipbiz.blogspot.com


On March 10, 2017, FiercePharma had a post about Acorda's victory over Kyle Bass, et al., at PTAB, which included the text:


Acorda Therapeutics can chalk up another win over patent challenger Kyle Bass ...

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FCBA & Wayne State Program on PTO Practice and the Courts from www.patentdocs.org

The Federal Circuit Bar Association (FCBA) in connection with Wayne State University will be offering a program entitled "The Intersection of the PTO Practice and the Courts" on April 19, 2017 from 9:00 am ...

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Webinar on Double Patenting from www.patentdocs.org

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Double Patenting: Defeating Double Patenting Rejections and Avoiding Terminal Disclaimers" on April 20, 2017 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT). Thomas L. Irving and Leslie ...

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Presentation on Patent Exhaustion Doctrine from www.patentdocs.org

The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) Patent Committee will be offering a presentation on "A Patent Exhaustion Doctrine for the 21st Century" by David L. De Bruin of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn ...

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