Patent & IP news for June 29, 2017

77M v Ordnance Survey - access to justice for SMEs in IPEC from ipkitten.blogspot.com

It is getting more difficult to drag
the IPECat to the Chancery Division...On 15 June 2017, His Honour Judge Hacon dismissed Ordnance Survey’s application to transfer proceedings from the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court ...

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Paying Attorney Fees on Appeal from patentlyo.com

When the PTO refuses to issue a patent, the applicant can appeal directly to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit or instead file a civil action under 35 U.S.C. 145.  The ...

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Canadian Supreme Court holds that Google can be ordered to de-index results globally from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Yesterday the Supreme Court of Canada issued its decision [Google Inc v Equustek Solutions Inc, 2017 SCC 34] in the important and longstanding litigation between Equustek Solutions and Google, concerning an issue that has become ...

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TC Heartland Does Not Qualify as Intervening Change of Law Excusing Waiver of § 1400(b) Venue Challenge​ from docketreport.blogspot.com

Following the recent Supreme Court decision in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, 137 S. Ct. 1514 (2017), the court denied defendant's motion to dismiss or transfer plaintiff's patent infringement ...

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WTO Info Tech Agreement Symposium: Is Expansion To Digital Trade In The Cards? from www.ip-watch.org

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the World Trade Organization Agreement this week, several speakers and delegates called for a further expansion of the landmark deal, possibly in ways that include digital trade ...

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World’s Most Effective HIV Drug Rolled Out In Africa In Generic Version from www.ip-watch.org

NAIROBI, Kenya - A generic version of dolutegravir (DTG), the drug of choice for the last two years for people living with HIV in high-income countries, is now available in Africa. On 28 June, the government ...

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FDA Report: Agency Announces Expedited Review of Certain ANDAs from www.patentdocs.org

By Andrew Williams -- On June 27, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a press release stating how it would begin implementing its plan to increase competition for prescription drugs. This comes on ...

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