Patent & IP news for October 3, 2017

Brexit: The IP Position Paper and trade marks from ipkitten.blogspot.com


Dr Ilanah Simon Fhima, Reader in Intellectual Property and Co-Director of the Institute of Brand and Innovation Law at University College London (UCL), and perhaps the earliest-serving Emeritus Kat, has kindly shared some thoughts regarding ...

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First Post-Samsung Design Patent Damages Verdict from patentlyo.com

Don’t stare too deeply into the pattern above – it embodies Columbia Sportswear’s U.S. Design Patent No. D657093 – covering “the ornamental design of a heat reflective material, as shown and described.”  The recent ...

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Book Review: The Fundamental Right to Data Protection from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Having found herself in the audience of talks on privacy (and surreptitiously trying to cover up her privacy-offending activity tracker), this Kat was delighted to delve further into the world of Data Protection. A new ...

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Human Rights Go Hand In Hand With IP In Making Health Systems Work, UN Forum Hears from www.ip-watch.org

Innovation is vital for the development of medicines, but innovation without proper access to them is pointless, Roberto Azevêdo, Director-General of World Trade Organization (WTO) has said. Several other agency heads spoke at the same ...

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WIPO and Pharma Join Forces To Set Up Database For Medicine Procurers from www.ip-watch.org

Today WIPO Director General Francis Gurry and Thomas Cueni, Director General of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA), signed an agreement establishing the Patent Information Initiative for Medicines, or “Pat-INFORMED,” during the ...

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Canadian Universities Not Contributing Enough To Neglected Health Needs, UAEM Report Says from www.ip-watch.org

The Universities Allied for Essential medicines (UAEM) evaluated 15 Canadian research-intensive universities on their contributions to biomedical research on neglected health needs, access to medicines, and education concerning access and innovation issues. The results show ...

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Repealing Patents, Oil States, and IPRs from writtendescription.blogspot.com

If you haven't read any of Chris Beauchamp's (Brooklyn Law) work on patent law and litigation history, you really should. His book, Invented by Law, on the history of Bell telephone litigation, and ...

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Failure to Conduct Some Aspects of Presuit Investigation Alone Does Not Warrant Award of Attorney Fees under § 285 from docketreport.blogspot.com

Following an inter partes review that found all asserted claims of the patents-in-suit unpatentable or invalid, the court denied defendant's motion for attorney fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285 on the ground that ...

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Sen. Orrin Hatch on Patent Reform from patentlyo.com

Senator Orrin Hatch has been a deep participant in all major legislative patent reform initiatives for the past 35 years.  In a recent update, Sen. Hatch lists upcoming issues for legislative patent reform: Venue: The ...

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State Law Governs Pre-Patent-Application Invention Rights: Do we Need Uniform Rules? from patentlyo.com

Suppes v. Katti and Fender (Fed. Cir. 2017) (non-precedential) I should probably be a bit careful writing about this case because of its closeness to home.  Galen Suppes is a recently fired engineering professor from ...

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