Patent & IP news for December 17, 2017

Are you Smarter than a 2L?: Patent Law Exam from patentlyo.com

My patent law class at Mizzou focuses on practical aspects of drafting claims, forming rejections, and arguing motions.  However, the students also take a short final exam that counts for about 30% of their grade ...

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The first modern blockbuster IP merchandising campaign? Disney, Davy Crockett and the coonskin cap from ipkitten.blogspot.com


It is holiday season, and this Kat recalls his earliest memory of craving a holiday gift. It was the mid-1950’s, America was awash with Davy Crockett mania, and all this young Kat wanted was ...

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INTA 4-Year Strategic Plan: Value, Consumer Trust, Innovation from www.ip-watch.org

The International Trademark Association (INTA) will implement a new strategic plan for 2018 to 2021 starting with the new year. The plan focuses on promoting the value of trademarks and brands, reinforcing consumer trust, and ...

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Who let the dogs out? from www.717madisonplace.com

While takings of patent rights is an unusual cause of action faced by the Federal Circuit, the court recently encountered an even more unusual takings case — one related to sleep deprivation caused by barking dogs ...

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PatentlyO Bits and Bytes by Anthony McCain from patentlyo.com

Michael Rosen: Are The Days Of Patent Office Trials Numbered? Scott Moskowitz: Protecting Intellectual Property In America Is Harder Than Ever Raymond Van Dyke: A Modest Patent Proposal Kevin Drum: If You Want To Be ...

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