Patent & IP news for April 27, 2017

Filmspeler, the right of communication to the public, and unlawful streams: a landmark decision from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Yesterday this blog reported that the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has issued yet another long-awaited judgment, this being the decision in Filmspeler, C-527/15.
At the time of writing, the text ...

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Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Sandoz v. Amgen -- Patent Dancing and Missing Puzzle Pieces from www.patentdocs.org

By Andrew Williams -- Earlier today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Sandoz Inc. v. Amgen Inc. Sandoz was represented by Deanne E. Maynard, and Amgen was represented by Seth P. Waxman. In addition, Anthony ...

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E-Commerce Is For Young People, Small Enterprises, Regulation Not Essential, Alibaba Founder Says from www.ip-watch.org

Electronic commerce should be the realm of young people under 30 and of small enterprises, according to Alibaba founder Jack Ma, speaking at an event on digital trade in Geneva this week. He also pressed ...

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TRIPS Flexibilities Under Threat From Investment Disputes: A Closer Look At Canada’s “Win” Against Eli Lilly from www.ip-watch.org

Cynthia Ho writes: In the first known investment dispute regarding patents, Eli Lilly & Co v. Canada, Canada recently prevailed over the pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly. Although Canada won in a unanimous decision, the ruling does ...

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Save The Date: The Global Debate on IP, Trade and Development: Past, Present and Future – A Conference in Honour of Pedro Roffe from www.ip-watch.org

The University of Minnesota Law School in cooperation with the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva is pleased to present: The Global Debate on Intellectual Property, Trade and Development: Past, Present and Future ...

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Gaps in Expert’s Market Analysis Warrant Summary Judgment on Plaintiff’s Lost Profits Claim from docketreport.blogspot.com

The court granted defendants' motion for summary judgment that plaintiff was not entitled to lost profits damages because plaintiff failed to provide an adequate market share analysis. "Defendants first argue that [plaintiff] did not undertake ...

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Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017 from patentlyo.com

In a largely bi-partisan vote, the US House of Representatives has passed H.R. 1695, the “Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017.”  The Bill was introduced by Judiciary Committee Chair Bob Goodlatte ...

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New USPTO Quick Reference Sheet on Patent Eligibility from www.717madisonplace.com

The USPTO issued a new Quick Reference Sheet yesterday on its patent eligibility page.  The new eligibility quick reference guide is available here: Decisions holding claims eligible and identifying abstract ideas (quick reference sheet updated ...

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Madison Place during the Civil War from ipbiz.blogspot.com

The left stair section of the current Court of Claims building is "where" the entrance to the home of Secretary of State Seward was located in 1865. On April 14, 1865, Louis Powell, aka Lewis ...

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Mural of Michelle Obama by Chris Devins in Chicago draws plagiarism charge from Gelila Mesfin from ipbiz.blogspot.com


There seems to be a mural in Chicago that was based on something from Pinterest, with the mural done without crediting the original source.

The quotation below (from cw33) suggests that credit, rather than money ...

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Clause 8 Offers Video Series from www.patentdocs.org

Eli Mazour of Harrity & Harrity, LLP has started a new online video series ("Clause 8") that will feature interviews with prominent members of the IP community. The interviews will explore personal stories, views about current ...

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Sandoz, Amgen, and the Federal Government at the Supreme Court -- Timing of BPCIA 180-Day Notice of Commercial Marketing Provisions from www.patentdocs.org

By Kevin E. Noonan -- Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Sandoz Inc. v. Amgen Inc. from Sandoz counsel (Deanne E. Maynard), Amgen counsel (Seth P. Waxman), and presenting the opinion of the United ...

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