Monday Miscellany from ipkitten.blogspot.com The Union of European Practitioners in Intellectual Property (UNION-IP) Christmas dinner will take place on 5 December 2017 at The Royal Over-Seas League in London. Mr. Justice Birss will speak about “IP – Past, Present and ...
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Inside Views: Global Biotech Industry Tests Policy Waters In Geneva from www.ip-watch.org An delegation of heads of biotechnology companies visited Geneva this month to present the International Confederation of Biotechnology Trade Associations (ICBA). The ICBA was created in 2012, but is now looking to make its voice ...
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Continuing Litigation of Non-Viable Case to Avoid § 285 Motion Favors Award of Attorney Fees from docketreport.blogspot.com Following plaintiff's voluntary dismissal, the court granted defendant's motion for attorney fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285 because plaintiff's litigation positions and tactics were exceptional. "[Plaintiff's] behavior is consistent with ...
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Microsoft v. Parallel Networks: anticipation and obviousness determinations vacated from ipbiz.blogspot.com Microsoft and IBM appealed the Board’s decisions, arguing
that the Board erred in construing the claim term
“request” and in rejecting the arguments for unpatentability.
On the construction point, Microsoft and IBM lost. But ...
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“You Own It, You Better Never Let It Go”: Distinguishing Permissible Borrowing from Copyright Infringement in Music from www.iposgoode.ca Can alterations in the sonic bed, piano figures, guitar and string lines in a musical composition save it from damages for copyright infringement of the original? The High Court of New Zealand rules “No” in ...
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IPR joinder issue returns to the Federal Circuit from www.717madisonplace.com You might recall that in Nidec v. Zhongshan the Federal Circuit frowned upon some of the USPTO’s joinder practices under the AIA. It was unnecessary for the Federal Circuit to resolve the joinder issue ...
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