Patent & IP news for November 15, 2017

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post image How far away is global trade secrets protection? US industry's call to action as EUIPO analyzes baseline data from ipkitten.blogspot.com

The AmeriKat falls into a trance when
she starts to consider all the issues
that would need to be weaved into
a global trade secrets regime
The trade secrets field is becoming increasingly active, with ...

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post image Event report: The private copying exception and the compensation of harm in a dematerialised environment from ipkitten.blogspot.com

On the 16th of October the IPKat, between a warm waffle and a creamy chocolate, participated in the Auvibel conference, under the chairmanship of Professor Frank Gotzen,
KU Leuven and with the collaboration of ...

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post image When public domain works meet trade mark law: Norwegian Industrial Property Office applies EFTA Court’s judgment and dismisses applications to register Vigeland’s artworks as trade marks from ipkitten.blogspot.com

One of the artworks that Oslo municipality
tried to have registered as a trade mark:
The Angry Boy (Sinnataggen)
A few months ago this blog reportedon an interesting and important decision issued by the ...

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post image Special interview with Patricia Kelly, Director General of IP Australia from ipkitten.blogspot.com


The IPKat recently had the privilege of submitting written questions to Patricia Kelly, Director General of IP Australia, in connection with both the "Intellectual Property Arrangements: Productivity Commission Inquiry Report", which was sent to the ...

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Intellectual Ventures I LLC v. Erie Indemnity Co. (Fed. Cir. 2017) from www.patentdocs.org

By Michael Borella -- Intellectual Ventures I (IV) brought an action against Erie Indemnity Company in the Western District of Pennsylvania, alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,757,298. Erie filed a motion to ...

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Copyright Exceptions For Libraries Widespread, Study At WIPO Shows, But Disharmony Persists from www.ip-watch.org

Nobody among members of the World Intellectual Property Organization disputes the importance of the public services provided by libraries and archives. However, positions are different when it comes to providing exceptions to copyright to those ...

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Special Report: A Look Behind Hepatitis C Patent Challenges Worldwide from www.ip-watch.org

A case at the High Court in India set for 15 December could decide whether a patent on some of the most important drugs to fight hepatitis C should be removed. It is one of ...

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Following the PTAB's Invalidation of Asserted Patent Claims, Oil States Does Not Justify Stay of Litigation from docketreport.blogspot.com

Following the PTAB's invalidation of all asserted claims during inter partes review, the court denied plaintiff's motion to stay pending the Supreme Court decision regarding the constitutionality of IPR proceedings in Oil States ...

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Infojustice – US, Canadian <span class="amp">&amp;</span> Mexican Law Professors, Academics And Policy Experts: NAFTA Must Include Fair Use, Safe&nbsp;Harbors from www.ip-watch.org

WASHINGTON – Today, over seventy international copyright law experts called for NAFTA and other trade negotiators to support a set of balanced copyright principles. The experts urge trade negotiators to support policies like fair use, safe ...

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ITU Report Analyzes Revolution In Internet Of Things, Big Data, Cloud,&nbsp;AI from www.ip-watch.org

The UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU) today released its annual report on the global information society, this year providing detailed analysis of the transformational "revolution" underway involving the Internet of Things, big data, cloud computing ...

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US Copyright Office: Re-Registration Required For Claiming Liability&nbsp;Exemptions from www.ip-watch.org

The United States Copyright Office has issued a reminder to all online service providers and agents that they must renew their registration with the office by end of year in order to claim liability limitations ...

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Freedom Of Expression – Paper Looks At ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ In Latin American&nbsp;Context from www.ip-watch.org

It’s hard to escape the watchful eye of the internet – it will follow you through life. But if something put on the internet about you is wrong, misrepresents you or even endangers you, should ...

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Federal Circuit: TC Heartland changed the law; pre-decision waiver of venue challenges are&nbsp;nullified from patentlyo.com

by Dennis Crouch In re Micron (Fed. Cir. 2017) On writ of mandamus, the Federal Circuit has sided with accused-infringer Micron – holding that TC Heartland was a sufficient change in the controlling law of venue ...

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PatentlyO Bits and Bytes by Anthony&nbsp;McCain from patentlyo.com

Gene Quinn: Predicting Oil States In Advance Of SCOTUS Oral Arguments Stuart Duncan Smith: Legislation To Curtail Sovereign Immunity In IPR May Be On The Way Jo Dale Carothers: USPTO Finalizes Rule For Privileged Communications ...

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TPP Texts Show Suspended IP&nbsp;Provisions from www.ip-watch.org

Trade ministers negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement have released the list of provisions they have suspended, including a range of articles related to intellectual property rights, such as patentable subject matter, test data protection, biologics ...

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CAFC states TC Heartland changed the law so venue waiver under FRCP 12(g)(2)/12(h)(1)(A) not applicable to "in between" cases; but there is a&nbsp;remand... from ipbiz.blogspot.com


Micron won on the 12(g)(2) issue, which gives some guidance to district courts,
BUT the venue matter is not over, so there is still uncertainty in this area:


But that waiver rule [12 ...

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