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Patent DocsPLI CLE on Quanta Computer, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc.
Practising Law Institute (PLI) will be offering an audio webcast entitled: "Life After Quanta v. LGE: What Every Patent Lawyer Needs to Know" on July 7, 2008 from 1:00-2:00 PM (EDT). J. Scott Ballenger of Latham & Watkins LLP and Jeffrey T. Green of Si...
IPKatThe "bazaar" tale of "tartan tat"
The Scottish Courts website hasn't yet posted the decision , but The Scotsman reports on a decision of the Court of Session, Edinburgh, with regard to allegedly inauthentic Isle of Skye tartan [thanks, Thorsten Lauterbach, for this lead]. This episode ...
Patent ProspectorSilver Bullet
Playing catch-up to Apple's QuickTime and Adobe Flash , Microsoft has been pushing Silverlight , its multimedia offering to let users watch video through their web browsers. Massachusetts-based Gotuit Media , a multimedia vendor, is having a go at Micr...
Patent DocsIPO 2008 Annual Meeting
The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will be holding its 2008 Annual Meeting on September 21-23, 2008 in San Diego. The meeting will have concurrent patent and trademark sessions. Among the presentations being offered in the patent sessio...
Patent ProspectorPacing
Paice successfully sued Toyota for infringing hybrid vehicle drive train patents. Toyota couldn't get the verdict overturned on appeal, and SCOTUS blew them off. Not having the sense to settle, Toyota now faces a new suit. Paice's new vehicle is 7,392,...
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Press ReleasesCourt Rejects Attempt to Expand the DMCA
Yesterday, a district court dismissed several claims in the case Coupons, Inc. v. Stottlemire , in which we had, in March, filed an amicus brief . Coupons offers online coupons that consumers can access and print using software provided by Coupons. The...
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Press ReleasesCartoon: The Return of Snuggly, the Security Bear
A few months back, SF Gate cartoonist Mark Fiore introduced his character Snuggly, the Security Bear , with a brilliant take on telecom immunity. Now, Snuggly is back, and he has a few words to say about "compromise."
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Press ReleasesWhat The New NSA Spying Decision Means for the Immunity Debate
As we reported yesterday , Chief Judge Vaughn Walker of the Northern District of California has just issued a key ruling in Al Haramain v. Bush , one of the cases challenging the NSA's warrantless wiretapping program. Judge Walker is also overseeing th...
Orange Book BlogIn a "Surprising" Victory, Barr and Mylan Invalidate Boehringer Ingelheim's Patent on Mirapex
Boehringer Ingelheim v. Barr and Mylan , No. 05-700-JJF (D. Del. 2008) Last week, following a bench trial held in March, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware held that Boehringer Ingelheim's patent on Mirapex (pramipexole dihydrochlorid...
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Press ReleasesSenator Hatch and Tinfoil Hats
Apparently no longer even bothering with coherent or rational arguments, supporters of the flawed surveillance bill have now resorted to namecalling. Here's Senator Orrin Hatch's argument in last Thursday's Senate debate. (h/t ThinkProgress ) "How many...
IPKatPCT applications searchable in Japanese, thanks to the Spanish
Today's the day that, in the words of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) "... the wealth of technological information contained in international patent applications, a prime vector for technology transfer and innovation promotion, will...
Patently O Patent Law BlogReigniting the Engine of Growth with the Sparkplug of Invention
By Michael Martin . Why do patents end up in litigation? Typically, people answer that it is the amount of money at stake. This answer is not wrong. Since the cost of litigation is relatively constant, people should be (and in fact are) more willing to...
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Press ReleasesBreaking News: Court Holds That FISA Preempts State Secret Privilege
New NSA Spying Decision Undermines Arguments for Telecom Immunity Today, Chief Judge Vaughn Walker of the Northern District of California, issued an opinion in Al Haramain v. Bush , one of the cases challenging the NSA warrantless wiretapping program. ...
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Press ReleasesCourt Ruling Will Expose Viewing Habits of YouTube Users
Yesterday, in the Viacom v. Google litigation , the federal court for the Southern District of New York ordered Google to produce to Viacom (over Google's objections): all data from the Logging database concerning each time a YouTube video has been vie...
IPKateBay loses another French trade mark case
The IPKat has been a little slow in reporting on Monday's decision of the Paris Commercial Court to order eBay to pay 40 million euros to Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior Couture and various perfume brands owned by the LVMH group (see the Times article he...
IPKatBoxing clever: Lonsdale in split decision
Cases involving the interpretation and enforcement of trade mark licences are none too common, which is why it's worth having a look at Leofelis SA and Leeside srl v Lonsdale Sports Ltd, Trade Mark Licensing Co Ltd and Sports World International Ltd [2...
Intellectual Property WatchEuropean Interoperability Framework Nears Final Stage Of Revision
By Juliette Ancelle and William New A unit of the European Commission has presented a new version of a proposed European framework on interoperability which it hopes will encourage member governments to further enable information sharing, such as throu...
Patent DocsCongressmen Criticize U.S. Trade Representative over Special 301 Report
By Kevin E. Noonan -- Four Congressman recently stepped into the crisis in world drug pricing, sending a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab last Thursday. The letter, signed by Congressman Charles Rangel (NY-15th Dist.), Congressman Rahm ...
Orange Book BlogAfter Court Victory over FDA, Teva Receives Final Approval of Risperidone ANDA and Launches With 180-Day Exclusivity
Teva announced yesterday that the FDA granted final approval to its ANDA for generic Risperdal (risperidone) tablets, that it was awarded 180-day exclusivity as the first paragraph IV filer for risperidone, and that it immediately commenced a commercia...
Susan CrawfordBlog break
I’m back from the ICANN meeting last week but moving into move-mode for the next few days.  I’m moving my base of operations to Ann Arbor, Michigan as of July 3.  All contact information, phone/email, remains the same. Back July 7.
Technology & Marketing Law BlogJune 2008 Quick Links
By Eric Goldman Trademarks/Domain Names * Utah Lighthouse Ministry v. Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research, 2008 WL 22043807 (10th...
IPKatConsultation on copyright exemptions launched
According to a UK-IPO press release issued today, a new consultation has been launched in respect of certain copyright exemptions applying to playing recorded music in public. More details, including some proposed changes to various sections of the (al...
Intellectual Property WatchWork Remains For ICANN’s New Top Level Internet Domains
By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch PARIS - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced the "biggest extension of the DNS [domain name system] in 40 years" after its decision last week to finish implementation...
Patently O Patent Law BlogWill Sprint Communications lead to a rethink of patent law’s standing doctrine?
By TJ Chiang Last week, the Supreme Court decided Sprint Communications Co. v. APCC Services , a case that received more attention for Chief Justice Roberts' citation to Bob Dylan than the mundane federal jurisdiction issues involved. The case involved...
Intellectual Property WatchInside Views: A New Business Model For The Music Industry Explained
By Bennett Lincoff The music industry has been in a decade-long death-spiral. This predicament results primarily from insistence by those who benefited most from how the industry operated before the internet arose that the established relationships upo...
Patent DocsBiotech/Pharma Lobbying Scoreboard - Part II
By Donald Zuhn -- For the past few months, Patent Docs has been following and reporting on biotech and pharma lobbying efforts. Our interest in this topic stems from the push by Congress over the past year to pass patent reform and follow-on biologics ...
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Press ReleasesSurveilling Drivers For Safety, For The Environment, and For Profit
There is a growing movement to surveil the drivers of cars — for insurance purposes. One idea is that vehicle insurance premiums should depend on verifiable, periodic measurements of how far a car has been driven. The case for such premiums is st...
IPKatCan you help?
Not for the first time , IPKat team blogger Jeremy is searching the readership of this weblog for some help. If you * have a good understanding of trade-related intellectual property issues; * are familiar with investment-related literature as well as ...
Patent ProspectorDebauchery
Hal Wegner displays astonishing senility in a disjointed and practically schizophrenic review of pulp fiction by academics Bessen and Meurer (B&M). Wegner: "The U.S. patent system is not working. It stands accused on all sides of stifling inno...
Patent BaristasBook Review Monday: Biotechnology Business Development
The book “ Best Practices in Biotechnology Business Development ” is a guidebook for those seeking to understand how to practice the business of biotechnology in order to become empowered to better manage their operations. This is not a typ...
Intellectual Property WatchSummary Text From WCO Policy Commission 59th Session Available
The World Customs Organization's advisory body met from 23 - 24 June, where IP enforcement via customs offices was among issues discussed. This document is a summary of recommendations made to the WCO's decision-making Council. Please note: this articl...
Patent DocsUniversity of Pittsburgh v. Hedrick (C.D. Cal. 2008)
By Kevin E. Noonan -- On June 9, 2008, the University of Pittsburgh obtained a judgment correcting inventorship of U.S. Patent No. 6,777,231 under 35 U.S.C. § 256. The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California determined that several ...
Patent DocsBIO Announces Venues and Dates for Upcoming Conventions
On June 20th, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) concluded its 2008 International Convention. More than 20,000 attendees from over 2,100 biotech companies, organizations, and institutions -- including Patent Docs authors (and MBHB attorneys)...
Patent ProspectorIn Patents We Trust
The Allied Security Trust is an alliance of computer-based technology companies, aimed at buying patents to avoid having them asserted against them. The entrance fee is $250,000, plus $5 million in escrow. Verizon, Google, Cisco, and HP are reputed fou...
Patent ProspectorDoubled Over
Boehringer Ingelheim sued Barr and Mylan for infringing 4,886,812 after the two filed ANDAs seeking to market generic versions of Mirapex , used to treat Parkinson's disease. Delaware district court Judge Joseph J. Farnan Jr. penned a careful decision,...
IPKatJudge not rash in psoriasis ruling
On Wednesday the Court of Appeal for England and Wales (Lords Justices Mummery, Jacob and Wilson) heard the appeal in Leo Pharma and another v Sandoz Ltd , a decision of Mr Justice Mann this March (see earlier IPKat post, "Dangerous to use common sense...
Patent DocsHouse Passes Patent Term Extension Bill
By Kevin E. Noonan -- In 2001, The Medicines Company failed to file a patent term extension application for its anticoagulant drug Angiomax® (bivalirudin) within the 60-day time limit set forth under 35 U.S.C. § 156(d)(1); the application was filed o...
Patent ProspectorIncensed
Fargo Electronics sued IRIS for infringing 5,755,519 and 6,152,625 , which claim a ribbon type sensor for a printer. IRIS sells replacement ribbons compatible with Fargo printers. A couple of claims fell on the reasonable repair doctrine. Incompetent p...
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Press ReleasesEFF Supports Senator Bingaman's Immunity Amendment: Congress Should Know What It is Immunizing
The schedule for the Senate's return on July 8 allows for three amendments to be introduced. One, from Senators Dodd and Leahy, would strip immunity from the bill altogether. A second, from Senator Specter [PDF] , would would allow the court to deny im...
Patent BaristasFriday IP Round-Up
25 Shocking Facts Laura Milligan uncovered 25 of the most shocking facts about the pharmaceutical industry .  While some aren’t really shocking — like the price of drugs is increasing faster than anything else a patient pays for — so...
IPKatFriday flings
The IPKat's 'Forthcoming Events' feature, which you will find in the left-hand side-bar of this weblog's front page, contains some fresh entries which you may not yet have seen. Don't forget to check them out. Judging by his post-box , the IPKat guesse...
The Fire of GeniusKleen-Tex: Nonobviousness at Trial
I missed this one in March, but, happily, my Westlaw tracking just picked it up … In March, Judge Camp, U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, issued his opinion in a bench trial in a patent case.  Among the issues Judge Camp ...
IPKatOHIM fees: time for a price reduction?
“Think Small First”: a "Small Business Act" for Europe is the catchy short title for a 21-page document, the Communication From the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of ...
Intellectual Property WatchL’assistance technique : un point clé des débats au Conseil des ADPIC
Par Kaitlin Mara Cette semaine, l’Ouganda a présenté au comité de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) chargé des questions de propriété intellectuelle un programme visant à répondre à ses besoins prioritaires dans ce domaine et dans ...
The Patry Copyright BlogGuns and Copyright
Within the 157 pages of opinions in yesterday’s Supreme Court District of Columbia v. Heller opinion, upholding, as expected Judge Silberman’s opinion for the DC Circuit invalidating the DC total ban in handguns, is the issue of how we interpret co...
Patently O Patent Law BlogBook Review: Markman at the Beach
Review by Professor Shubha Ghosh A Patent Lie A Novel by Paul Goldstein For those who are planning a summer trip, especially those IP-geeks who cannot completely get away from work, make sure to pack a copy of Paul Goldstein's latest A Patent Lie . Lik...
Intellectual Property WatchAlgunos observan un aumento de marcas no tradicionales, pero no aún en las oficinas nacionales de registro
Por Catherine Saez Según la Asociación Internacional de Marcas (INTA) y la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI), los titulares de marcas que procuran ampliar el alcance de protección de sus productos recurren cada vez más al reg...
Patent DocsDocs at BIO: Panel Discusses IP Strategies after KSR
By Donald Zuhn -- Last week, a panel of biopharma attorneys participated in a breakout session at the BIO International Convention to discuss the impact of the Supreme Court's decision in KSR Int'l Co. v. Teleflex Inc. on biopharma patent prosecution a...
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Press Releasesminilinks for 2008-06-26
Schwarzenegger Asks ISPs to Block Newsgroups The California Governor and Attorney General have asked ISPs to jump on the newsgroup-blocking bandwagon -- an attempt to stop child porn that will likely block legitimate speech as well. Prince v. Tribute t...
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Press ReleasesDNI and AG Fear Court Ruling on Warrantless Wiretapping
EFF and others have long suspected that one reason the White House and its allies have fought for telecom immunity so fervently has been their fear that a judicial ruling on the legality of telecoms' participation would lead to a ruling rejecting the l...
IPKatFriday flounderings
The IPKat's 'Forthcoming Events' feature, which you will find in the left-hand side-bar of this weblog's front page, contains some fresh entries which you may not yet have seen. Don't forget to check them out. True or false? In over 165 years since Ven...
Intellectual Property WatchUS, Indian HIV/AIDS Drug Rulings Could Reverberate In Brazil
By Tatum Anderson for Intellectual Property Watch Indian generic manufacturers may be allowed to export a cheaper HIV/AIDS treatment to middle-income countries if US pharmaceutical company Gilead fails to win a patent for the drug in India. And a turna...
CDT: PolicyBetaCourt Orders Google to Turn Over YouTube User Data
The federal court hearing Viacom’s billion-dollar copyright lawsuit against YouTube issued an order earlier this week in the discovery phase of the case. The court denied Viacom’s audacious request to require YouTube to turn over the source...
IPKatDesign protection in Italy: some good news for originators
The IPKat's friend Giovanni Casucci has sent him some hot news from Italy, which he is happy to share with you. It goes like this: "On 30 June 2008, Mr Marangoni, Judge of the Specialised Section in Intellectual and Industrial Property of the Court of ...
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Press ReleasesViacom's Statement on YouTube User Data Controversy
Viacom released the following statement today in response to the YouTube user data controversy (first reported on this blog): "It is unfortunate that we have been compelled to go to court to protect Viacom's rights and the rights of the artists who wor...
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Press Releasesminilinks for 2008-07-02
Is the Gov't Tracking Us Through Our Cellphones? Lawsuit Seeks Answers A lawsuit brought by EFF and the ACLU seeks to force release of documents on cellphone tracking. RIAA requests internet filtering in international treaty The ACTA treaty is too secr...
Patent BaristasSeven Questions in Seven Minutes with USPTO Director John LeGuyader
This week Patent Baristas talked with John LeGuyader, Director of TC 1600 at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, about the regarding the biotech section’s take on alternate claiming strategies and restrictions: So, first I thought it might be h...
CDT: PolicyBetaCRS Report of the Week - “Spam”: An Overview of Issues Concerning Commercial E-Mail
The report gives an overview of CAN-SPAM (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act), how it is implemented, related legislation, and legal actions based on the act. The report also looks at the FTC rules on CAN-SPAM compli...
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Press ReleasesLegal Filesharing on Campus?
As EFF has been saying for years, the best way forward in the wars over illegal filesharing is the creation of a Voluntary Collective Licensing system. It sounds simple enough: Music fans would pay a small fee each month in exchange for a blanket licen...
IPKatVirgin/BPI letters arrive, student freeloaders object
Following the announcement a few weeks ago (see here ) that Virgin Media would be sending out warning letters to some of their broadband customers, 800 of these letters have now been sent out across the UK. As reported on the Register and the BBC ( her...
Patent DocsCPI Issues Report on Biotech/Pharma Lobbying
By Donald Zuhn -- Last week, the mainstream media turned its attention to the lobbying efforts of biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. The impetus for this increased coverage was a report on lobbying issued by the Center for Public Integrity (CP...
The Patry Copyright BlogOrit Fischman Afori
I just returned from a trip to Israel, where I had the pleasure of finally meeting in person the great Israeli IP scholar and law professor Orit Fischman Afori of the College of Management Academic Studies Law School. Professor Afori is a prolific and ...
IPKatThe Commonwealth Business Council: has it a role in developing IP internationally?
Chairing the "IP in Africa" session of the Licensing Executives Society (LES) Britain & Ireland Annual Conference today, IPKat team blogger Jeremy came across an organisation he'd never heard of before, the Commonwealth Business Council ( CBC ). Re...
CDT: PolicyBetaStill ‘Dirty’ After All These Years
Thirty years ago this week (July 3rd), the Supreme Court handed down its landmark First Amendment decision, FCC v. Pacifica Foundation . Spurred by a Pacifica Foundation radio station airing the late George Carlin’s infamous “seven dirty wo...
The Patry Copyright BlogRIAA Ups the ACTA Ante
I have heard that USTR denies that ACTA will any require substantive changes in US law. For this reason, no need to get Congress involved or to have public hearings; no need, in other words to worry. RIAA has just submitted its suggestions to USTR for ...
Patent Prospector101 Clarification
An interoffice memo on examining claims for § 101 compliance issued to the USPTO examiner corps in mid-May. Based on Supreme Court precedent and recent Federal Circuit decisions, the Office's guidance to examiners is that a § 101 process must (1) be ...
Patent ProspectorFishing Expedition
France-based Gillet Outillage sued Taiwan competitor Fisher Tool in central California over 6,189,190 , claiming automobile pliers. Gillet suffered a narrow claim construction, so dropped the suit. Fisher lashed out for malicious prosecution under Cali...
Patent DocsCBO Releases Report on Senate Follow-on Biologics Bill; BIO Calls for Congress to Pass Biologics Bill in 2008
By Donald Zuhn -- Last week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report on the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (S. 1695), which would establish a pathway for the FDA to approve follow-on biologics. The report was commissione...
The Patry Copyright BlogI'm Barking for Judge Barkett
Yesterday, the 11 th Circuit handed down its eagerly awaited en banc opinion in Greenberg v. National Geographic Society. By a 7-5 vote, the court of appeals did the right thing: affirm the earlier opinion in " Greenberg II," 488 F.3d 1331 (11 th Cir. ...
CDT: PolicyBetaThis Right Can’t Help the Wrong
On Monday, Missouri Governor Matt Blunt put his signature on a new law that targets stalking and harassment on the Internet, pulling the state’s harassment law into the 21st Century by including telephone and electronic communications in a statute tr...
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Press ReleasesEuropean Lawmaker Sues U.S. Agencies to Obtain Travel-Related and Other Personal Information
Washington, D.C. - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed suit on behalf of a member of the European Parliament today, demanding that the U.S. government release records about her "risk assessment" score and other information gathered about her...
Patent BaristasiBarista: How About Another Chance to Get an iPod Shuffle?
Well,  we ended up having some iPod Shuffles left over from the BIO2008 International Convention , in San Diego, Calif.  After running the Patent Baristas’ iBarista contest, it turned out to be harder than expected to just “bump into̶...
Intellectual Property WatchOECD Talks Convergence, Creativity, Confidence - Answers Welcome!
By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Regulating convergence, finding solutions to foster creativity and answering consumer fears about identity theft, fraud and the invasion of their privacy were central questions at the recent Organisation...
IPKatPatent claims can't be interpreted by analogy
The concept of novelty in patent law came under scrutiny once again Actavis UK Ltd v Janssen Pharmaceutical NV [2008] EWHC 1422 (Pat), a Patents Court for England and Wales decision yesterday of Mr Justice Floyd. Actavis sought to revoke Merck's patent...
Orange Book BlogMutual Pharmaceutical Jumps the Gun By Sending Paragraph IV Notice Letter Before Acceptance of ANDA
GlaxoSmithKline v. Mutual Pharm. , No. 08-549 (E.D. Pa. 2008) The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently granted a motion for judgment on the pleadings in a paragraph IV case because the ANDA filer sent its noti...
Patently O Patent Law BlogPatently-O Bits and Bytes: Conferences
Recent Patent Law Job Postings: Patent Counsel - Mid-sized Corporation - Gaithersburg, Md. Patent Associate - Law Firm - Seattle, Wash. Patent Prosecution - Law Firm - Los Angeles, Calif. Assistant/Associate Clinical Professor of Law - University of Co...
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Press ReleasesGlobal minilinks for 2008-06-30
Tor Project Blocked in China -- Finally After years of aiding those seeking anonymity and bypassing censorship, Tor is finally blocked by the Great Firewall of China. China's Overeager American Censors "Practically every U.S.-owned search engine h...
Patent BaristasNote To Self: Don’t Wait a Decade to Check on Patent Status
In Corliss O. Burandt v. Jon W. Dudas, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office (07-1504), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit showed no mercy for a patentee that tried to reinstate his patent for failure to pay the maintenance...
IPKatThe Modern Law of Trade Marks, third time around
There comes a time in every lawyer's life when he needs more than just an internet connection and a smattering of favourite sites -- that dreadful moment when he has to consult a book. If he needs some joined-up thinking in the field of trade marks, an...
Patent ArcadeCase Update: Anascape v. Nintendo
As indicated in a previous post , Anascape Ltd., an invention and license-holding company, sued Microsoft and Nintendo for patent infringement over their controllers for their respective video game console systems. Microsoft settled before trial. Ninte...
Intellectual Property WatchShould the World Customs Organization increase IP enforcement?
This week we ask:
Patent DocsCourt Report
By Sherri Oslick -- About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases, and a few interesting cases will be selected for periodic monitoring. Eli Lilly and Company et al. v. APP Pharmaceuticals LLC 1:08-cv-0...
Patent DocsConference & CLE Calendar
July 1, 2008 - Prior Art & Obviousness 2008: The PTO and CAFC Perspective on Patent Law Sections 102 & 103 (Practising Law Institute) - New York, NY July 9, 2008 - Quanta v. LG: What You Should Know (ALI-ABA) - 12:00-1:00 PM (EST) webcast July 9-11, 20...
Patently O Patent Law BlogWhat’s Wrong with Software Patents?
by James Bessen and Michael J. Meurer [This post is the third in a series of posts based on empirical research in a new book, Patent Failure , by James Bessen and Michael Meurer. Read Part I and Part II ] Patents on computer programs, financial process...
IPKatFancy improving your IP writing skills?
Two years ago the IPKat, under the auspices of team blogger Jeremy, ran a half-day course entitled "How to Improve Your Intellectual Property Writing Skills". The course covered basic principles of good writing, then moved on to genres such as articles...
Intellectual Property WatchLa asistencia técnica, un tema clave en los debates del Consejo del Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC
Por Kaitlin Mara Uganda presentó esta semana al comité de propiedad intelectual de la Organización Mundial del Comercio un plan para abordar sus necesidades prioritarias en materia de comercio y propiedad intelectual, y al hacerlo se convirtió en e...
Patent DocsCLE on Quanta Computer, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc.
The American Law Institute and American Bar Association (ALI-ABA) will be offering a webcast entitled: "Quanta v. LG: What You Should Know" on July 9, 2008 from 12:00-1:00 PM (EST). The Honorable Susan G. Braden of the United States Court of Federal Cl...
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Press ReleasesA Brief Reprieve on FISA: What Now?
Thursday evening, Senator Reid officially delayed a final vote on the FISA Amendments Act until July 8. That gave us just twelve days — now, eleven — to change the political calculus and avoid a Congressional seal of approval on illegal wir...
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Press ReleasesEFF Supports Senator Bingaman's Immunity Amendment: Congress Should Know What It is Immunizing
The schedule for the Senate's return on July 8 allows for three amendments to be introduced to the FISA Amendments Act, which in its current form would grant immunity from the law to phone companies who engaged in illegal spying. One amendment, from Se...
IPKatZipher v Markem: more bald men and combs
Readers may already be familiar with these two distinctive names, which came to the wider attention of the IP professions through the case of Markem v Zipher at the Court of Appeal (see previous IPKat post here ), on appeal from three High Court judgme...
IPKatThe UK-IPO's Corporate Plan
The UK Patent Office , who persist in calling themselves the UK Intellectual Property Office, have issued a corporate plan, announced on their website here yesterday. They say that this is an ambitious and demanding programme of work for itself and its...
CDT: PolicyBetaCRS Report of the Week - Science and Technology Policymaking: A primer
The report begins with an overview of U.S. science and technology policy, followed by explanations on who makes the policy, what organizations provide information on policy, and the challenges that policymaking presents. CRS No. RL34454 , April 22, 200...
Intellectual Property WatchInside Views: Green Intellectual Property Scheme: An Innovation Today For Innovations Tomorrow
By Itaru Nitta, Green Intellectual Property Project, Geneva, Switzerland Since the current IP framework has been shaped in wealthy societies of the North, accompanied by fertile markets, the North is required to rebuild the framework if they attempt to...
Intellectual Property WatchContrairement à certains, les offices nationaux ne constatent pas l’essor des marques non traditionnelles
Par Catherine Saez Les propriétaires de marques qui cherchent à élargir la protection de leurs produits se tournent de plus en plus vers l'enregistrement de marques non traditionnelles, selon l'Association internationale pour les marques (Internatio...
Intellectual Property WatchMember Nations Balk At World Customs Organization IP Enforcement Push
[Note: the summary text of the Policy Commission session is now available here] By Kaitlin Mara Concerns ran high in some developing countries last week that their voices have been largely absent from a draft set of standards for heightened intellectua...
IPKatPeer to Patent one year on
A press release informs the IPKat that Peer-to-Patent has released a report on the results of its one-year pilot project. The idea of the project was to improve patent quality in the United States by connecting the United States Patent and Trademark Of...
Patent ProspectorSupplied
i2 Technologies wrestled $83.3 million in a settlement from SAP for supply-chain software patents. The case was in forced mediation in the Eastern District of Texas. In the late 1990s, i2 had been a successful pioneer in the area as a software vendor, ...
Patent DocsUSPTO News: USPTO e-Commerce Update
By Christopher P. Singer -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office sent out an e-Commerce update on June 26, 2008 that provided information regarding the release of enhancements to Private PAIR and Public PAIR, the indexing of request documents for the P...
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Press ReleasesSenate Delays Vote on Immunity
It's official: Thanks to overwhelming grassroots action, and the heroic efforts of Senators Dodd and Feingold, the Senate's vote on whether to grant phone companies immunity from the law for assisting in the President's illegal wiretapping program has ...
Patently O Patent Law BlogPatently-O Bits and Bytes: Family News
I’m happy to report that my wife gave birth yesterday to a big healthy boy (9 lb 12 oz). We’re calling him Charley after his grandfather who died last June. Most of the posts for the next two weeks will be written by several guest authors. ...
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