Patent & IP news for January 22, 2018

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post image EPO revokes CRISPR patent – a clear cut case of invalid priority? from ipkitten.blogspot.com

On 17 January 2018, The EPO revoked one of the Broad Institute’s patents relating to a fundamental aspect of CRISPR technology. The opposition board upheld the EPO's preliminary opinion that the claims ...

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post image What happened in patent law in the past year? from writtendescription.blogspot.com

Last Thursday I gave a 25-min recap patent law update to judges and practitioners at the Northern District Practice Program Patent Law Symposium, and I thought blog readers might be interested in my recap of ...

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CBS Sunday Morning on 21 January 2018 from ipbiz.blogspot.com


CBS Sunday Morning on 21 January 2018 had an interview with Jordan Peele, who expressed his views on Donald Trump as a racist.

The "moment of nature" showed scenes from Myakka River State Park near ...

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Conference <span class="amp">&amp;</span> CLE&nbsp;Calendar from www.patentdocs.org

January 23, 2018 - "Drafting Software Patents to Survive Section 101 and AIA Challenges -- Anticipating and Minimizing the Risk of 101, 103 Rejections, Recent Court Guidance" (Strafford) - 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST) January 25 ...

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USPTO to Remain Open during Government&nbsp;Shutdown from www.patentdocs.org

By Donald Zuhn –- The failure of Congress to pass appropriations legislation funding government operations on Friday resulted in a shutdown of the Federal government at midnight Eastern Standard Time on Saturday, January 20, 2018. Prior ...

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US Working To Block UN High-Level Panel On Access To Medicines Ideas In Geneva And&nbsp;Capitals from www.ip-watch.org

The United States, possibly working with like-minded countries, is working to prevent the further spread among international organisations in Geneva of recommendations put forward by the 2016 United Nations High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines ...

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Trends in Patenting Blockchain&nbsp;Technologies from ipspotlight.com

With the recent rise in values of cybercurrencies such as bitcoin, and with increasing interest in initial currency offerings (ICOs), businesses around the world are rushing to build value with new blockchain technologies and applications ...

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New WHO Director Calls On Board To Join In “Intensive” Period Of&nbsp;Change from www.ip-watch.org

All human beings should receive the health services they need without suffering financial hardship, such is the definition of universal health coverage, a key point of discussion at the World Health Organization Executive Board meeting ...

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Pre-Litigation Communications With Litigation-Funding Organizations Protected by Work Product&nbsp;Doctrine from docketreport.blogspot.com

The court denied defendants' motion to compel the production of documents regarding plaintiff's communications with litigation-funding organizations that plaintiff withheld as privileged. "⁠[T]hese communications took place during a period when [plaintiff] actually and ...

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IP “literacy” matters – Ideas Matter promotes IP understanding for&nbsp;all from ipcloseup.com

A basic “literacy” about IP rights is everyone’s responsibility.  While at times complex, patents, copyrights, and trademarks can be widely understood if people are clear about their purpose and who they benefit. Putting IP ...

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Supreme Court on Damage Apportionment and Assignor&nbsp;Estoppel from patentlyo.com

EVE-USA was founded by former employees of Mentor — the named inventors on Mentor’s emulation software patents.  Initially Mentor licensed the patents to EVE for its use, but that license was terminated when Synopsys later ...

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Will Allergan Suffer Antitrust Damages for its Bold Enforcement&nbsp;Strategies? from patentlyo.com

There are now about a dozen class-action antitrust lawsuits pending against Allergan that allege “a multi-pronged effort to block generic versions of Restasis from coming to market.”  Alleged improper actions include: “Falsely claiming [to the ...

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WTO, WHO, WIPO Symposium To Look At Innovative Technologies And UN&nbsp;SDGs from www.ip-watch.org

Three major international organisations in Geneva dealing with health, trade and intellectual property rights will come together next month to look at how innovative technologies can help to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals related ...

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