Patent & IP news for January 18, 2018

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post image Swedish Patents and Market Court of Appeal requests CJEU to clarify notion of ‘shape, or another characteristic, which gives substantial value to the goods’ from ipkitten.blogspot.com

The 'Manhattan' printWhile trade mark professionals are keenly awaiting the outcome of the Louboutin reference [the case has been re-opened, and a new Opinion of Advocate General Szpunar, on which see here, is due ...

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post image USPTO Updates Section 101 “Subject Matter Eligibility” Judicial Decisions References from dunlapcodding.com

Ann Robl

You may be aware that the USPTO has a “Subject Matter Eligibility” webpage with links to resources regarding how patent examiners are to evaluate claims for patent subject matter eligibility under 35 U ...

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post image They Invented What? (No. 31) from anticipatethis.wordpress.com

Originally posted on Anticipate This!™ | Patent and Trademark Law Blog:
U.S. Pat. No. 4,656,687:  Elephant-shaped car cleaner and air pump.   Background: Vacuum cleaners are widely used today for cars, but portable car ...

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post image Presentation of information: Is the EPO stretching the line for patentable subject-matter, again? from ipkitten.blogspot.com


Presentation of information: Is the EPO stretching the line for patentable subject-matter, again?


The new Guidelines for Examination of the EPO, valid from 1st of November 2017, include an interesting revised (and rather detailed ...

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Intellectual Property Strategies for Next Generation Cybersecurity Technologies from ipspotlight.com

Cybersecurity technology has become one of the most important industries in the world today. With products that are critical to businesses in countless fields, including finance, healthcare, transportation, public utilities, manufacturing, defense and government, experts ...

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Industry Alliance Report: Companies Invest In AMR R&D, Need More Pull Incentives from www.ip-watch.org

An alliance of over a hundred industries seeking to curb antimicrobial resistance launched its first report today. According to the report, a number of companies are heavily investing in research and development, and work to ...

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EPO-EU Conference Examines Hot Topic Of Patentability Of Plants In Europe from www.ip-watch.org

The last couple of years have brought heated discussions in Europe on the patentability of plant innovations, leading to a recent amendment of patent application rules at the European Patent Office. Two major actors share ...

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Soil Sample Tracking Patent Not Invalid Under 35 U.S.C. § 101 from docketreport.blogspot.com

The court denied defendant's motion for summary judgment on the ground that plaintiff’s soil sample tracking patent encompassed unpatentable subject matter because the asserted claims were not directed toward an abstract idea. "The ...

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Over USD10 Billion Estimated To Implement 5-Year WHO Draft Programme Of Work from www.ip-watch.org

The World Health Organization released a financial estimate for its draft thirteenth general programme of work 2019-2023 on 15 January, after member states asked last autumn how that draft programme was to be financed.

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Trump DOJ Considering Challenging Brunetti Scandalous Mark Decision from patentlyo.com

In Brunetti, the Federal Circuit extended Matal v. Tam, 137 S. Ct. 1744 (2017) to further reject the Lanham Act’s restriction on registration of immoral or scandalous marks — finding the limitation to be an ...

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Facts about Patent Eligibility from patentlyo.com

From today’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision: “We are aware of no controlling authority that requires the Office to provide factual evidence to support a finding that a claim is directed to an ...

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CAFC finds that CD Cal failed to provide a “full and fair opportunity to ventilate the issues.” from ipbiz.blogspot.com


The opinion begins


Defendant Zinus, Inc., appeals from a summary
judgment entered in favor of plaintiff Cap Export, LLC,
and third-party defendants Abraham Amouyal and
4Moda Corp. (collectively, “Cap Export”) by the United
States District ...

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Inside Views: Heading Off Global Action On Access To Medicines In 2018 from www.ip-watch.org

At the dawn of 2018, political and health leaders must seize the growing momentum and opportunities to tackle the protracted challenges of access to medicines that undermines efforts to save lives and improve health as ...

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