Patent & IP news for December 20, 2017

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PTAB Decides Patent Infringement Lawsuit Waives Eleventh Amendment Sovereign Immunity to Inter Partes Review from www.patentdocs.org

By Kevin E. Noonan -- The Patent Trial and Appeal Board was seemingly sufficiently vexed over the question of whether the St. Mohawk Indian Tribe was entitled to have the Board dismiss, on grounds of sovereign ...

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Post-TC Heartland Delay Waives Venue Challenge from docketreport.blogspot.com

The magistrate judge recommended denying defendants' motion to dismiss or transfer for improper venue because defendants waived their venue defense due to their delay. "Defendants have waived their venue because of their untimely challenges combined ...

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Integrating the Objective Indicia of Nonobviousness from patentlyo.com

In American Innotek v. US, the patent at issue covers a urine containment bag and the patentee alleges that the “Piddle Pak with powder” bought and used by the US government infringes United States Patent ...

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Trademarks for Aroma Marketing from www.717madisonplace.com

I happened to see a report on TV the other day about aroma marketing.  For example, Westin Hotels uses aroma marketing by circulating a White Tea aroma at the entrances to their hotels. [Link].  It ...

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US Vote On Net Neutrality Could Affect The World, UN Rapporteur Says from www.ip-watch.org

The recent decision by the Trump administration in the United States rolling back the internet neutrality is of concern and in the long term could have effects beyond US borders, David Kaye, the United Nations ...

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Inside Views: Internet Society Official On Internet Governance Challenges, Role In Solving Issues from www.ip-watch.org

The Internet Society has participated in the Internet Governance Forum since its inception. Since then, the forum has been able to build trusted relationships with the different groups of stakeholders, but it should be able ...

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At IGF: Fierce Fake News Regulation Rising From Fear Of Election Manipulation from www.ip-watch.org

The globally creeping fear of fake news in the wake of elections resulted in another harsh legislative proposal adopted by the Brazilian “Tribunal Superior Eleitoral” (TSE) earlier this week in Brasilia. The globally creeping fear ...

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