Patent & IP news for May 6, 2017

CAFC tackles colon cleansing and purgation; Braintree wins its appeal from ipbiz.blogspot.com



A decision by the SDNY is reversed:


Braintree Laboratories, Inc. (“Braintree”) appeals
from the Southern District of New York’s summary judgment
that Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc. (“Breckenridge”)
does not directly infringe or induce infringement of ...

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Supreme Court Oral Argument: Sandoz, Inc. v. Amgen, Inc. from www.717madisonplace.com

The Supreme Court heard oral argument last week in its final IP case of the term Sandoz, Inc. v. Amgen, Inc. The questions presented, as laid out in the Solicitor General’s CVSG brief, are ...

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Patent maintenance fees can be a burden to the small inventor, the case of Catherine Hettinger and the fidget spinner from ipbiz.blogspot.com


Note the text from US News on Catherine Hettinger, the inventor of the fidget spinner :


As the fidget spinner craze spreads through schools and toy stores, its Florida-based creator hasn't seen a penny of ...

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USPTO Patent Quality Chat Webinar Series from www.patentdocs.org

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be offering the next webinar in its Patent Quality Chat webinar series from 12:00 to 1:00 pm (ET) on May 9, 2017. Lisa Tran, Communications ...

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IPO Webinar on Laches from www.patentdocs.org

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "After Laches: Equitable Estoppel Redux?" on May 11, 2017 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET). Roger Cook of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton ...

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ACI Summit on Biosimilars from www.patentdocs.org

American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding is 8th Annual Summit on Biosimilars on June 12-14, 2017 in New York, NY. Patent Docs author Dr. Kevin Noonan is a co-chair of this conference. ACI faculty ...

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