Patent & IP news for October 30, 2017

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post image What future for UK copyright after Brexit? Report on IPKat-BLACA panel discussion from ipkitten.blogspot.com

On 19 October last IPKat and the British Literary and Artistic Copyright Association (BLACA) partnered once again and organised a panel discussion on the implications that the departure of the UK from the EU (aka ...

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post image US patent litigation on the move again following In re Cray from ipkitten.blogspot.com

It is time to move venues again for the
AmeriKat following In re Cray
While the AmeriKat has been traversing the globe over the last few weeks, big changes in US patent litigation have continued ...

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Conference <span class="amp">&amp;</span> CLE&nbsp;Calendar from www.patentdocs.org

October 30, 2017 - "Post Grant Review Strategy – Choose Wisely" (Cardinal IP) - 3:00 to 4:00 pm (CT), Chicago, IL. October 31, 2017 - "Divided Patent Infringement and Inducement: Protecting IP Rights and Allocating Liability" (Strafford ...

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PTAB Life Sciences&nbsp;Report from www.patentdocs.org

By John Cravero -- About the PTAB Life Sciences Report: Each month we will report on developments at the PTAB involving life sciences patents. Complete Genomics, Inc. v. Illumina Cambridge Ltd. PTAB Petition: IPR2017-02172; filed October ...

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One step forward, two steps back for software patents at the Federal&nbsp;Circuit from ipspotlight.com

In the past year, several Federal Circuit decisions define situations in which software inventions could be eligible for patenting in the United States. However, two recent Federal Circuit decisions show that the path for patent-eligibility ...

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UNCTAD Shows Role As Convenor On Investment In Antimicrobial&nbsp;Resistance from www.ip-watch.org

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) this month gathered a wide range of key stakeholders to have a frank discussion about how to solve rising global resistance to existing antibiotics. While not ...

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In Determining Venue, Agent's Place of Business Does Not Qualify as Defendant's Place of&nbsp;Business from docketreport.blogspot.com

The court found that venue was improper for plaintiff's patent infringement action and rejected the argument that venue was proper because defendant's agent had a regular and established place of business in the ...

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Patents’ early role in creating leading tech businesses&nbsp;eyed from ipcloseup.com

Some information technology companies dubious about strong patents that can be used to restrict their activities or force them to pay licensing fees, appear to have benefitted from securing patents early in their life-cycle. It ...

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New Worldwide Compilation Of GIs Launched: Helping To Bridge Two&nbsp;Approaches? from www.ip-watch.org

The Organization for an International Geographical Indications Network (oriGIn) launched a worldwide compilation of geographical indications today at the World Intellectual Property Organization. The compilation, which lists over 7,000 geographical indications, beyond providing a ...

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Clash Over Dot-Amazon And Geographical Domain Names At ICANN Annual&nbsp;Meeting from www.ip-watch.org

ABU DHABI, UAE — Government representatives from several countries in the Amazonas region clashed with a team of lawyers and communication officers of the global retailer Amazon over the top-level domain .amazon during the Annual Meeting ...

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PTAB Grants Hospira's Request for Rehearing, Institutes IPR of Herceptin&nbsp;Patent from www.orangebookblog.com

Hospira, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc., IPR2017-00731 (PTAB) by Aaron F. Barkoff Apparently it is not impossible to change the PTAB's mind. In a rare decision last week, the Board granted Hospira's request for ...

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Merck Sharp <span class="amp">&amp;</span> Dohme Corp. v. Hospira, Inc. (Fed. Cir.&nbsp;2017) from www.patentdocs.org

By Kevin E. Noonan -- The Federal Circuit continues its explication of the law of obviousness post-KSR Int'l. v. Teleflex Inc. (and Judge Pauline Newman continues to disagree with her brethren in some regards) in ...

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