Patent & IP news for August 8, 2017

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post image I.Am Not Registered from patentlyo.com

In re i.am.symbolic, LLC (Fed. Cir. 2017) will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas (and solo) has a registered mark on his professional name, but is now seeking a mark of more ...

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post image Battle of the free trade mark databases – Global Brand Database versus TMview from ipkitten.blogspot.com

WIPO’s ROMARIN database is being phased out at the end of this year. The status of international trade marks is obtainable through Madrid Monitor.

Of interest for the trade mark practitioner is another tool ...

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Patents for Diagnosing Cardiovascular Disease Invalid Under 35 U.S.C. § 101 from docketreport.blogspot.com

After the Federal Circuit found the parent patent to the patents-in-suit invalid, the court granted defendant's motion to dismiss because the asserted claims of plaintiffs’ cardiovascular disease diagnosis patent encompassed unpatentable subject matter and ...

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Patent for Diagnosing Neurotransmission Disorder Invalid Under 35 U.S.C. § 101 from docketreport.blogspot.com

The court granted defendant's renewed motion to dismiss because the asserted claims of plaintiffs' neurotransmission disorder diagnosis patent encompassed unpatentable subject matter and found that the claims were directed toward a law of nature ...

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CAFC affirms TTAB in IN RE: I.AM.SYMBOLIC, LLC, from ipbiz.blogspot.com


Symbolic lost its appeal to the CAFC from an adverse decision
from the TTAB. Its arguments:


Symbolic argues that the Board erred in its likelihood
of confusion analysis by: (1) holding that the will.i ...

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Li v. Matal. Matter arising out of attorney discipline in New Jersey from ipbiz.blogspot.com



The outcome


Feng Li appeals from the decision of the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granting
the motion of the United States Patent and Trademark
Office (“USPTO”) and the Director ...

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SCC Rules in Favour of Plaintiffs in Class Action Against Facebook from www.iposgoode.ca

On June 23 the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) delivered its decision in Douez v Facebook Inc., ruling in favour of the plaintiff. This decision affirms that the privacy rights of Canadians override forum selection ...

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Having Skin in the Game – How Video Games are Entering the World of Gambling from www.iposgoode.ca

Gambling has accompanied sports-watching for hundreds of years. In Canada alone, it was reportedly estimated that $500 million are spent annually on provincially-regulated sports gambling. Similar gambling activities are now prevalent in digital arenas. Popular ...

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South Africa Government Completes IP Policy, Plans To Publish It This Month from www.ip-watch.org

CAPE TOWN -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in South Africa has confirmed that the long-awaited national draft IP policy will be published in the Government Gazette this month. This comes after Cabinet approved ...

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Ashland University – Dauch College of Business Presentation – August 8, 2017. from anticipatethis.wordpress.com

We had the pleasure of speaking at the Ashland University – Dauch College of Business and Economics this morning in Ashland, Ohio.  Lots of great questions from the attendees about intellectual property law.  Thanks again to ...

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