Patent & IP news for January 3, 2018

The ethics of Artificial Intelligence - the next step? from ipkitten.blogspot.com

You don't need any intelligence - artificial
or otherwise - to guess the AmeriKat's
favorite activityTwo weeks ago, techUK hosted the Digital Ethics Summit 2017, with a specific focus on Artificial Intelligence - an emerging ...

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Never Too Late: if you missed the IPKat last week! from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Happy New Year dear IPKat readers! May 2018 be prosperous, strong and filled with many achievements. If you have missed the IP latest with all the eating and partying of the last week (well, so ...

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The Millennium case was a popular blog topic in 2017 from ipbiz.blogspot.com


The National Law Review [NLR] reviewed its top five IP blog posts for 2017; number five related to
Millennium v. Sandoz, of which IPBiz had written

** MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS scores win at CAFC in '446 (Velcade ...

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The IPKat team: arrivals, farewells, and news from ipkitten.blogspot.com

As it has become customary for our blog, every few months the IPKat team adds new members for the next 6 months, and says goodbye to some contributors.
Goodbyes
First, we say a BIG thanks ...

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German ‘hate-speech’ law tries to regulate Facebook and others - will it work? from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Caught in the net(work)In September 2017, a law with the euphonious name ‘Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz’ (‘network enforcement law’) was adopted in Germany. Its goal is to force social networks to remove hate speech and certain ...

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Top Stories of 2017: #10 to #14 from www.patentdocs.org

By Donald Zuhn –- After reflecting upon the events of the past twelve months, Patent Docs presents its 11th annual list of top patent stories. For 2017, we identified nineteen stories that were covered on Patent ...

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Contributors: South Africa’s Push For Knowledge-Based Economy Through IP from www.ip-watch.org

CAPE TOWN, South Africa – “If you want to create a knowledge-based economy and be part of it, be players not observers. There isn’t a stronger backbone than having an understanding of what IP is ...

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RecogniCorp: from patentlyo.com

I previously wrote about the pending RecogniCorp petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court that asks for clarification of the Abstract Idea analysis.  I see the basic question here as to whether Parker ...

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Court's Questioning of Damages Expert No Basis for New Trial from docketreport.blogspot.com

The court denied defendant's motion for a new trial because defendant was not prejudiced by the court questioning defendant's damages witnesses at trial. "⁠[Defendant] believes that the Court expressed disdain for its positions ...

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Happy New Year -- and a brief overview of key industry issues and conflicts in 2018 from www.fosspatents.com

First, I wish all of my readers a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New Year!

Primarily this first post after the turn of the year is about a quick overview of some key industry issues and ...

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<span class="dquo">"</span>Walled gardens" in the science publication area can persist for&nbsp;years from ipbiz.blogspot.com

Back in 2006, IPBiz made reference to Dan Hunter's law review article on "walled gardens":


I could not help thinking about Dan Hunter's article, Walled Gardens, 62 Wash & Lee L. Rev. 607, which ...

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Joe Nocera on the existence of&nbsp;PTAB from ipbiz.blogspot.com


From Joe Nocera's Patents, Trump, Viagra: My Good and Bad Calls of 2017 :




To my mind, the patent appeals board is an important brake on the pharmaceutical industry, which routinely abuses the patent system ...

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