Patent & IP news for February 23, 2018

German FCJ: doctors can have their profile deleted from rating site - but can they? from ipkitten.blogspot.com

A healthy ECGGermans like to rate things online. We have rating sites for hotels, restaurants, playgrounds and of course - doctors. Jameda is one (of about 10) such websites that focusses on user-generated, anonymous reviews ...

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EPO looking for new legally qualified members of the Boards of Appeal from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Fancy a trip to Munich in April?  The Boards of Appeal
are looking to hire...Via a long-time IPKat friend, comes news that the European Patent Office (EPO) is looking to appoint new legally qualified ...

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Friday Fantasies from ipkitten.blogspot.com

IPKat is here with your weekly update of the latest news and upcoming events in IP! 

Artificial Intelligence - Training Program and Call for Papers

The Centre of International and Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI), University of ...

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CARB-X Announces 2018 Round Of Funding For Antibacterial Research from www.ip-watch.org

CARB-X , a global private-public partnership for research on antimicrobial resistance, this week announced its 2018 rounds of funding for research on "antibiotics, vaccines, diagnostics, devices and other life-saving products to respond to the threat of ...

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Stipulation to Waive §§ 102 and 103 Defenses Weighs in Favor of Stay Pending IPR from docketreport.blogspot.com

The court granted defendant's motion to stay pending its petition for inter partes review because the potential simplification of issues and lack of undue prejudice favored a stay. "The Court agrees with [plaintiff] that ...

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Least Developed Countries Ask For Better Implementation Of TRIPS Tech Transfer Requirements from www.ip-watch.org

The World Trade Organization council on intellectual property rights will hold the first of its three annual meetings next week. The now-usual item on IP and innovation is joined by a discussion topic on IP ...

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Ulbricht v. U.S.: Privacy Interest in your Home Router Traffic from patentlyo.com

by Dennis Crouch Important petition for writ of certiorari outside of patent law, but still well within the technology law sphere: Ulbricht v. U.S., Supreme Court Docket No. 17-950, questions presented: Whether the warrantless ...

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Patent Agent Privilege in Texas from patentlyo.com

In an important new decision, the Texas Supreme Court has recognized “patent-agent privilege” as a form of attorney-client privilege.  The court writes: [B]ecause patent agents are authorized to practice law before the USPTO, they ...

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By Jason Rantanen Next week is PatCon, the largest annual gathering of patent law, economics, and business professors. This year&#8217;s conference takes place at University of San Diego on Friday <span class="amp">&amp;</span> Saturday, March 2-3, and features Joe Matal, Carter Phillips, Patent Pilot Program judges, PTO economists, prominent local attorneys, and over 50 academics (providing up&nbsp;[&#8230;] from patentlyo.com

By Jason Rantanen Next week is PatCon, the largest annual gathering of patent law, economics, and business professors. This year’s conference takes place at University of San Diego on Friday & Saturday, March 2-3, and ...

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