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Xbox Live Patent Lawsuit Continues - TeamXbox
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Apple patent could offer hope to iPhone touchscreen haters - VentureBeat
2 Jul 2009 | 10:39 amUberGizmoApple patent could offer hope to iPhone touchscreen hatersVentureBeatIt looks like Apple is developing technology to answer these concerns in a future device, according to a patent application spotted by MacRumors. Apple Patents Hint at Tactile Feedback, Fingerprint ID for Future Wired BlogsApple aims for patents on iPhone RFID, hapticsipodnnPatent applications offer hint of what Apple has in storeCBC.caMacDailyNews -UberGizmo -iLoungeall 38 news articles » -
Linux Kernel Patch Works Around Microsoft's FAT Patents - OS News
2 Jul 2009 | 9:29 amProduct ReviewsLinux Kernel Patch Works Around Microsoft's FAT PatentsOS NewsLong file name support for the FAT file system are covered by Microsoft patents. Microsoft offers licenses for use of the FAT specification with long file New Linux patch could circumvent Microsoft's FAT patentsArs TechnicaLinux developer's new kernel patch and FAT patentProduct Reviewsall 8 news articles » -
UI sues drugmaker alleging patent infringement - UI The Daily Iowan
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Apple-Patente: Karaoke-iPods und Akku laden im Regal
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IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: July 1st, 2009
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Report: Microsoft’s Patent Racketeering Comes from Myhrvold
1 Jul 2009 | 3:44 pmMicrosoft rarely assaults directly “…Microsoft wished to promote SCO and its pending lawsuit against IBM and the Linux operating system. But Microsoft did not want to be seen as attacking IBM or Linux.” –Larry Goldfarb, Baystar, key investor in SCO Summary: Microsoft extorts $120 Million out of rival Intuit, using the patent troll it is grooming ACCORDING TO Glyn Moody, the world’s biggest patent troll — an anti-competitive man [1, 2] who originates in Microsoft — makes his move to make some more money through patent racketeering. Others at Microsoft… -
Poll: 62% Don’t Trust Microsoft on Mono
1 Jul 2009 | 3:10 pmSummary: A lot of news about Mono with special emphasis on key developments A GREAT DEAL has happened [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] since Richard Stallman spoke his mind about Mono. Coverage in the press was initially scarce because Stallman’s statement had been made public just before the end of the week, but here is ZDNet UK catching up. GNU project founder Richard Stallman has called on developers to pull back from Mono, arguing that increasing use of the open-source toolset could prompt legal action by Microsoft. Stallman does not even say much (or anything) about the fact that Mono makes Windows… -
Proprietary Software Falters
1 Jul 2009 | 2:34 pmSummary: Microsoft demonstrates that non-Free software is simply incapable of handling mission-critical tasks like GNU/Linux does (in Wall Street for example) BACKED by roughly 20 references, we have already written quite extensively about the recurring issues at the LSE (the stock market, not the school). It is considered to be Microsoft’s poster child that they brag about in commercials all over their Web site. By some people’s assessment, this is considered the case study for Microsoft, never mind the excessive redundancy (cost) and poor track record. Well, guess what? The LSE… -
Web Browser Links
1 Jul 2009 | 2:13 pm• IE 8 Get the facts campaign gets it wrong If Microsoft wants me and others like me, to take IE 8 seriously, I expect them to treat our intelligence with some respect. Anything less, and after a while, we’ll have been taught to discount their bold claims. • Excellent example for the threat to the openness of the internet Were you ever worried that the internet could be controlled by single vendor technology? That there is certain information that you can only see and get when using one specific browser? That interoperability is at risk? You are certainly not paranoid if you have such…
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Prodesse Announces Licensure of Two Additional Patents
30 Jun 2009 | 10:47 pmProdesse Inc., a molecular diagnostics company focused on infectious disease, today announced that it has taken worldwide, non-exclusive sublicenses with Abbott for the Caskey (U.S. No. 5,582,989) and Stanbridge (U.S. No. 5,851,767) patents. These patents were exclusively licensed to Abbott, with the right to grant sublicenses, by the Baylor College of Medicine and the University of California, respectively. The Caskey patent covers molecular multiplexing and the Stanbridge patent covers molecular detection of prokaryotic organisms, virtually all of which are bacteria. The licenses further… -
Bion Announces Approval of New U.S. Patent that Broadens Protection for the Company's Livestock Waste Environmental Treatment Processes
30 Jun 2009 | 7:05 pmBion Environmental Technologies, Inc. announced today that it was notified that its U.S. Patent application 11/592,513 entitled "Low Oxygen Biologically Mediated Nutrient Removal" has been approved. The patent application was made on November 6, 2006; upon publication and issuance, the patent will be officially granted and will remain in force until November 5, 2024. This new patent strengthens Bion's protection for the process's ability to convert and remove phosphorous. In addition the patent provides wider process configuration coverage, greatly enhancing the ability to provide flexible… -
PROLOR Biotech Awarded Two U.S. Patents for Its Longer-Acting Human Growth Hormone and Longer-Acting Erythropoietin
30 Jun 2009 | 7:04 pmPROLOR Biotech, Inc. , formerly Modigene Inc., today announced that the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has issued two new patents for the company's long-acting CTP-enhanced human growth hormone (hGH-CTP) and human erythropoietin (EPO-CTP). The patents cover the composition of PROLOR's proprietary pharmaceutical compounds as well as certain associated methods. PROLOR's CTP technology is based on a short amino acid sequence, the Carboxyl Terminal Peptide that occurs naturally in humans. When attached to a therapeutic protein, CTP extends the time that the protein is active in the body. -
Jury Renders Verdict for Ormco - Align's Invisalign® Product Infringes Ormco Patent
28 Jun 2009 | 8:27 pmOrmco Corporation, a subsidiary of Danaher Corporation , announced today that it received a favorable jury verdict in its patent infringement case against Align Technology, Inc., the maker of Invisalign(R), a clear, removable appliance used to straighten teeth. The jury unanimously found that Align's process for creating its Invisalign(R) aligners infringed several claims of a patent held by Ormco. The claims at issue cover a process for creating 3D representations of the teeth of a patient for use in modeling tooth movement, a technique used in orthodontic treatment. -
ALP Life Sciences, LLC Announces Nanoveson? Patent Filing and Whitepaper Availability on Proposed Therapy for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Comorbid Diseases
24 Jun 2009 | 8:10 pmALP Life Sciences, LLC (Company) today announced the Nanoveson(TM) patent has been filed and the Nanoveson(TM) whitepaper is available at www.ALPLifeSciences.com/wp. After completing initial research, the Company is pursuing clinical trials and FDA regulatory approval of Nanoveson(TM) as a prescription drug treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
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BIOTECH Patent News
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Canadian Forest Service obtains United States patent.(Brief article)
Canadian Forest Service (Canada) has patented an isolated polynucleotide sequence useful as a promoter in plant root tissue. The sequence is derived from the promoter for the Western white pine gene PR10. The sequence comprises at least 45 nucleotidcs, and has at least two Dof elements which individually may -
Bovaird & Co. obtains United States patent.(Bovaird Supply Co.)(Brief article)
Bovaird & Co. (Tulsa, OK) has patented a method of managing organic waste and an organic waste management system. The method includes the steps of receiving organic waste liquids and solids in a collection vessel, such as a grease trap. The dissolved oxygen is monitored, the pH level is -
Euroscreen obtains United States patent.(Brief article)
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Human Pheromone files patent application for wellness compound.(Human Pheromone Sciences, Inc.)(Brief article)
Human Pheromone Sciences, Inc. (San Jose, CA) announced that it filed a provisional patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the use of a novel compound found in nature which has significant positive impacts on both men and women. "Our scientists have been working for... -
BASF obtains United States patent.
BASF Plant Science GmbH (Germany) has patented cyanobacteria as an alternative source of ahas and pds genes for plant transformations and for selectable markers. In particular, it provides for cyanobacteria, for example, Synechocystis, as a source of genes encoding herbicide insensitive proteins, and elements of genes for control of
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Michael Jackson, King of Pop and Patentee.
1 Jul 2009 | 11:32 amPer Dave McClaughry’s post at his new music industry-related patent blog, the recently deceased Michael Jackson was listed as a co-inventor on U.S. Pat. No. 5,255,452, titled “Method and Means for Creating Anti-Gravity Illusion”. As stated in the post, Jackson’s patent “expired before he did, for failure to pay the 3rd maintenance fee”. There is also a nice video at the post of the invention being used in a music video for his song “Smooth Criminal”. Jackson’s patent was previously featured in our “They Invented What?”… -
They Invented What? (No. 143)
1 Jul 2009 | 11:11 amU.S. Pat. No. 3,656,459: Excrement receptacle device for animals. I claim: 1. An excrement receptacle device for an animal comprising: a harness for support of the device on an animal, a hollow conduit tube having forward and rearward portions and constructed of a material which provides a normal self-sustaining shape for said tube in which an open tubular passageway is formed in the tube extending from the said forward to the said rearward portion of the tube, means on said harness for supporting said conduit tube in a fixed operative position in which the said forward portion of the tube… -
They Invented What? (No. 142)
18 Jun 2009 | 6:35 pmU.S. Pat. No. 6,805,607: Scented doll with the appearance of an aged person. What is claimed is: 1. A doll comprising: a permeable body covering, wherein said permeable body covering includes a torso portion, a pair of arm portions, a pair of leg portions, and wherein said permeable body covering is sewn to form a closed structure; an internal structure within said closed structure of said permeable body covering emitting a perfume fragrance through said permeable body covering; and a head portion including a core and a flexible cover stretched over said core, wherein said flexible cover… -
David J. Kappos, Nominee for Director of the USPTO.
18 Jun 2009 | 6:18 pmPer this White House press release today. President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals today: David J. Kappos, Nominee for Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Mr. Kappos is Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Intellectual Property Law, for IBM Corporation. Based in Armonk, New York, Mr. Kappos directs IBM’s Intellectual Property Law function, providing legal counsel over all facets of protecting and licensing IBM’s intellectual property assets and leading IBM’s… -
Review: Burning the Ships: Intellectual Property and the Transformation of Microsoft.
16 Jun 2009 | 8:02 pmBurning the Ships, by Marshall Phelps and David Kline, provides a unique, behind-the-scenes insight into the decisions behind Microsoft’s internal evolution in intellectual property policy. The reasons provided for the demise of the non-assertion of patents or “NAP” clause, for example, is particularly interesting. Phelps joined Microsoft after many years at IBM, where he orchestrated their highly successful licensing program. At Microsoft, he overcame significant internal resistance and succeeded in causing Microsoft to collaborate with other companies. Of…
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Just A Patent Examiner
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New USPTO Web Page
11 Jun 2009 | 7:46 pmThe PTO recently posted a beta version of a new web page.I haven't had a whole lot of time to peruse it, but I've gotta say, it seems to be quite an improvement over the current one, which is little more than a list of disorganized links. Not perfect, but certainly much improved.You can go here to submit feedback and suggestions for the new website. -
Q. Todd Speaks!
26 May 2009 | 7:37 pmQ. Todd Dickenson, the once and (perhaps) future Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, participated in a panel discussion titled "A Model Patent Office for the Future -- Promoting and Protecting Investments in Innovation" at the BIO International Convention.Q. Todd was giving his thoughts on some of the most pressing problems at the PTO, and his view on how they might be best addressed. His comments come across as pretty much the next best thing to a candidate's stump speech.I must say, I liked what I heard (or at… -
Allow more?
25 May 2009 | 8:27 pmGene Quinn at IPWatchdog has posted about examiners being given direction to 'allow more applications'.This is presumably related to the initiatives that Acting Commissioner for Patents Peggy Focarino spoke with him about a couple of weeks ago regarding the Office's recent initiatives (such as by making better use of interviews) to identify patentable subject matter earlier in prosecution (which has always been part of an examiners' training, but which they apparently needed to be reminded of). -
Got Backlog?
19 May 2009 | 8:17 pmApparently, the PTO is not the only federal IP agency that is running a large backlog.The Washington Post ran a story today detailing the accumulation of a large backlog in processing copyright applications at the U.S. Copyright Office.I found the article interesting in that the copyright backlog is apparently the result of a poorly executed move to a new electronic filing system. The situation is reminiscent of the Office's move to East/West from the old APS search engine. In both cases, the existing system was taken off line before the new system could handle the demands required of it.East… -
OPQA
14 May 2009 | 9:01 pmIt would seem to be self evident that ensuring the high quality of issued patents is of benefit to everybody.The Office has a number of mechanisms in place to ensure the high quality of patents. Among them are the Office of Patent Quality Assurance (OPQA), and the second pair of eyes review.To the examining corps (or at least to me), the details of how these programs work are not completely clear. I've never seen any official documentation of how the programs work, and after spending about 20 minutes one evening last week [again; this is not the first time I've tried to do this], I've given…
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Patent news
2 Jul 2009 | 8:11 amThe IPKat is delighted to learn that the Intellectual Property Office has now removed from its website the offensive article on regulation of trade mark and patent attorneys that was the subject of his ire last Friday (see "You want to complain" and the 23 comments appended to it). He thanks his readers for expressing themselves in so forthright a manner, congratulates the representative bodies of the UK's patent and trade mark professions for the success of their diplomatic role in all of this, and expresses his gratitude to the IPO for making what must have been an uncomfortable and… -
Not so cuckoo: the assimilation of marks from Madrid
2 Jul 2009 | 4:56 amThe third treat from the Court of Justice of the European Union this morning was a rare occurrence -- consideration by Europe's Finest of the effects of the Madrid Protocol, in Case C‑302/08, Zino Davidoff SA v Bundesfinanzdirektion Südost. This was a reference for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht München (Germany) -- not one of the regular suppliers of intellectual property questions to the Court.Right: here's a useful guide to anyone who needs to navigate MadridInvoking Article 5(4) of Regulation 1383/2003 -- the Regulation that lets you get suspected counterfeits and… -
The Timeless Spanish cuckoo clocks of Cul de Sac: who owns the designs?
2 Jul 2009 | 4:13 amThe second of today's European Court of Justice star attractions is Case C‑32/08, Fundación Española para la Innovación de la Artesanía (FEIA) v Cul de Sac Espacio Creativo SL, Acierta Product & Position SA, a reference for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de lo Mercantil n° 1 de Alicante y n° 1 de Marca Comunitaria (Spain). This reference turned on the deep and subtle meaning of Article 14(3) of the Community Design Regulation, which obviously could not have been intended to mean that "where a design is developed by an employee in the execution of his duties or following the… -
Dutch can keep Bavaria in Italy, says Luxembourg
2 Jul 2009 | 3:18 amThe big news of the day is that the Court of Justice of the European Communities has just given its decision in Case C‑343/07, Bavaria NV and Bavaria Italia Srl v Bayerischer Brauerbund eV, a reference for a preliminary ruling from the Corte d’appello di Torino (Italy).Bayerischer Brauerbund (BB), a German association, has since 1917 had the objective of protecting the common interests of Bavarian brewers and has owned the registered collective trade marks Bayrisch Bier and Bayerisches Bier since 1968. Bavaria, is a Dutch commercial brewer which began to use the word ‘Bavaria’ in… -
Wednesday bits and pieces
1 Jul 2009 | 2:56 amIt may be crowded at Wimbledon's Centre Court later today, but there's still room for a few more bodies at the Intellectual Property Institute's seminar this afternoon. Dr Patricia Akester speaks on "The Impact of DRM on Access to Exceptions: The First Empirical Assessment" and IPKat team member Jeremy is in the chair. More information about the seminar here. Booking details here.This is going to be a serious read. Telecommentator -- the recently-founded weblog of the IPKat's friend, author, communications regulation and transaction lawyer Colin Long -- is not for the faint-hearted. So if…
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Patent Baristas
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Teva Reveals “Man on the Street” Wants Lower Healthcare Costs. Surprised?
30 Jun 2009 | 7:03 pmTeva Pharmaceuticals USA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., is making a full-court press on getting the word out on the need for follow-on biologics. In its “Year of Affordable Healthcare” campaign, Teva is putting put together videos to argue for generics, just as the White House is making its position known on the need for biogenerics (read: need for lower costs). The program commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Waxman-Hatch Act which created the modern generic drugs industry and features videos that ask the “man on the street”… -
Maximizing Pharmaceutical Patent Lifecycles
30 Jun 2009 | 6:27 pmThe American Conference Institute’s Maximizing Pharmaceutical Patent Lifecycles, the 10th Anniversary Edition will be held at the Helmsley Park Lane Hotel, New York, New York, on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 to Thursday, October 8, 2009. Overview This 10th American Conference Institute event on Maximizing Pharmaceutical Patent Life Cycles will bring you the thoughtful and targeted commentary and in-depth analysis that you have come to expect from this industry leading conference. This year’s conference will help you prepare for the sweeping changes currently underway by providing you with:… -
Monday Book Review: This Time It’s Your Book
29 Jun 2009 | 7:16 pmLast week’s book review was on the Annual Review of Intellectual Property Law Developments: 2006-2008, by the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Intellectual Property Law. This week, we’re giving you a chance to get your own copy for free (reg. price: $149.95). Through various circumstances (yes, my fault), the ABA Section sent me two copies of the Annual Review. I offered to return my extra copy but the ABA Section told to pass along to someone in need. Now, I’m giving everyone a shot at picking up their own copy. For everyone to have an equal chance, my… -
Administration’s First Volley on Biosimilars: 7 Years of Exclusivity is Long Enough
26 Jun 2009 | 2:29 pmThe Obama Administration sent out a warning shot that seven years is enough time to protect brand-name biotechnology medicines from generic competitors. In a letter to Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA), the White House set out that seven years “strikes the appropriate balance between innovation and competition by providing for seven years of exclusivity.” In looking for a way to create an abbreviated pathway for the FDA to approve generic biologic therapies (a/k/a biogenerics or follow-on biologics), there are lots of questions about how to achieve the proper balance between… -
Senate Bill Would Allow Generics to Share 180 Day Exclusivity
26 Jun 2009 | 7:56 amSens. Bill Nelson [D, FL] and Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI] have introduced a bill (s. 1315) to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (Hatch-Waxman) Act to define the term “first applicant” for purposes of filing an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) in order to give generic drug makers challenging brand-name patents an chance to get a 180-day market exclusivity. Under the present law, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355) § 505(j)(5)(B)(iv)(II)(bb) defines the term “first applicant” to mean: As used in this subsection, the term ‘first…
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Patent Docs
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Revision of Procedures Relating to Amending PCT Applications
1 Jul 2009 | 9:55 pmBy Christopher P. Singer -- In a notice published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 (74 Fed. Reg. 31372), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published rule changes relating to amendment practice in PCT applications, which took effect on July 1, 2009. The revision is specific to 37 C.F.R. § 1.485 (corresponding to amended PCT Rule 66.8), which will be amended to recite: The applicant may make amendments at the time of filing the Demand. The applicant may also make amendments within the time limit set by the International Preliminary Examining Authority for reply to any… -
Biotech/Pharma Docket
30 Jun 2009 | 9:58 pmBy Suresh Pillai -- Beckman Asks for Dismissal in Patent Dispute with Sequenom Following the completion of a Markman hearing in a dispute with Sequenom Inc. concerning patents covering genotyping methods, Beckman Coulter has asked the District Court to dismiss its complaint. In the lawsuit, Beckman Coulter had contended that Sequenom willfully infringed Beckman's patented GenomeLab SNPstream Genotyping System, covered by U.S. Patent Nos. 5,888,819, 6,004,744, and 6,537,748. All three patents-in-suit are owned by Orchid Cellmark, Inc. (the second named plaintiff in the suit) and are the… -
FierceBiotech Announces "Fierce 15" for 2009
30 Jun 2009 | 9:14 pmBy Christopher P. Singer -- FierceBiotech published its annual "Fierce 15" list of what it considers to be among the most promising of the up-and-coming companies in the biotechnology industry. FierceBiotech, a daily biotech industry news and article provider, has been publishing the Fierce 15 since 2003. The companies below (listed alphabetically) were named to the Fierce 15 for 2009. The brief description of each company on this year's list has been adapted from information taken from each company's website. Achaogen develops small molecule therapeutics to treat multi-drug resistant… -
Follow-on Biologics in the News - No. 4
29 Jun 2009 | 9:58 pmBy Donald Zuhn -- IPO Continues to Support 14-Year Exclusivity Period The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO), reporting on last week's announcement that the White House believes a 7-year data exclusivity period "strikes the appropriate balance between innovation and competition," reminded its members today that the IPO Board adopted a resolution in September 2008 supporting legislation that "promotes continued innovation by providing at least 14 years of data exclusivity for an innovator’s biological product with additional periods of exclusivity available for new indications… -
USPTO Initiates Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program with Finland Patent Office
29 Jun 2009 | 9:55 pmBy Christopher P. Singer -- In June 29, 2009 press release, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it has agreed with the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland (NBPR) to establish a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program. As mentioned in prior posts regarding other participant Offices, the motivation behind the PPH is to leverage fast-track patent examination in participant offices so that applicants can obtain corresponding patents faster and more efficiently in each participant country. PPH agreements are cooperative initiatives that streamline the patent…
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Patent Law Blog (Patently-O)
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The Flawed Nature of the False Marking Statute
2 Jul 2009 | 3:08 pmA new working paper by Professor Elizabeth Winston (Catholic U) discusses problems in court interpretations of the false marking statute 35 U.S.C. § 292. Professor Winston argues that false marks should be presumptively actionable: "A party who falsely marks their innovation as patented should be presumed to have done so with the intent to deceive the public, and the burden should rest on the marker to prove that they lacked such intent. Furthermore, the penalty should reflect the culpability of the marking party, taking into account various mitigating factors, including whether the… -
Assistant Examiners and Patent Term Adjustment
1 Jul 2009 | 1:11 amNewly minted patent examiners play the role of "assistant examiners" at the US patent office. The work of assistant examiners is reviewed by primary examiners, and both are reviewed by supervisory patent examiners as well as quality control specialists. Of the roughly 160,000 utility patents issued in the past year (June 29,2008 – June 29, 2009), about 37% were examined by an assistant examiner with the remaining 63% handled by primary examiners working alone. This proportion varies according to Technology Center. Technology CenterPatents Issued 6/29/2008 - 6/29/2009Percent… -
Bits and Bites: Voting Again
30 Jun 2009 | 6:01 pmToday (June 30) is the last day to vote in Gene Quinn’s blog popularity contest. VOTE HERE. Great new site by the guys of PriorSmart: http://news.priorsmart.com/. I’m going to do an in-depth study of a couple of art units to see the extent of “cherry-picking” of cases out of their usual order. Any suggestions for which art units should be the focus? -
Dropping Claim Counts
30 Jun 2009 | 3:45 amEarlier, I published the results of a study of rising claim counts in issued patents over time. My data for that study ended in 2005. I have now updated the dataset for patents issued from 2006 to mid 2009. The results – based on the average of all utility patents issued during those years – are shown in the table below. The median number of issued claims has dropped from 15 claims in 2006 and 2007 to 14 claims in 2008 and 2009. The mode claim number continues to be 20 claims as seen in the histogram below. Several factors are likely leading to the lower claim counts: (1) increased USPTO… -
Centocor v. Abbott: $1.67 Billion Jury Verdict
29 Jun 2009 | 6:41 pmCentocor (Johnson & Johnson) & NYU v. Abbott Labs (E.D.Tex. 2009) In what may be the largest patent jury verdict in US history, an Eastern District of Texas jury held Abbott Labs liable for $1.67 billion in damages for infringing Centocor's patents covering antibodies against tumor necrosis factor. Abbott's drug Humira (adalimumab) was found to infringe. That drug is used to reduce treat arthritis, psoriasis, Crohn's disease, and ankylosing spondylitis and had $4.5 billion in sales last year. In an interesting split, the Jury awarded $1.168 billion in lost profits and…
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Peter Zura's 271 Patent Blog
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ED Tex: Attorney Does Not Have to "Do the PTO's Job For Them" To Negate Inequitable Conduct
30 Jun 2009 | 6:55 pmTyco Healthcare Group LP v. Applied Medical Resources Corp., No. 9:06-CV-151 (E.D. Tex., June 26, 2009 Order) (Giblin, K.)Tyco sued Applied Medical for patent infringement. One of the asserted patents was previously subjected to an interference (when the patent was at an application stage), where Tyco argued that the other patent was invalid over a prior art reference ("Yoon"). After the argument was made of record, the BPAI ultimately entered a judgment that there was no interference-in-fact, based on the agreement of the parties. In a footnote, the BPAI directed the Examiner to consider the… -
USPTO Posts Selected Material on Bilski
30 Jun 2009 | 11:55 amThe PTO recently announced that "in view of the high level of interest sparked by the case, the USPTO is posting selected court documents from Bilski v. Doll on this Web site."Currently the site only contains PTO material related to the Federal Circuit Panel Proceedings, Federal Circuit En Banc Proceedings, and Supreme Court Briefs.To visit the page, click here (link) -
Thomson Reuters Publishes "Innovation Hot Spots"
29 Jun 2009 | 7:26 pmToday, the IP Solutions business of Thomson Reuters published a research paper, titled "Innovation Hot Spots: Mining Patent Data for Tomorrow's Breakthroughs," which tracks unique inventions published in patent applications and granted patents from 2003, 2008 and 2009 to identify technology areas showing the sharpest growth over the last five years.The study identified three general areas as "hotbeds of inventive activity over the last 5 years: biofuels, telecom and bio-related nanotechnology.Not surprisingly patenting activity in biofuels has exploded. In 2003, global patents on biofuels… -
NPEs Speak at the IP Business Congress 2009
25 Jun 2009 | 9:23 amOn Tuesday at the IP Business Congress 2009, a breakout session was conducted on NPE's titled "Meeting the NPE Challenge" where NPE business models were discussed. On the plaintiff side, members of Acacia Technologies and Altitude Capital Partners presented their views on the NPE debate, and on the defendant side was RPX Corp. and Allied Security Trust.For Acacia/Altitude, their business model is based on patent aggregation and is rooted in tapping revenue distribution from licensing - despite the fact that 60% of existing patents are owned by small entities, only 1% of licensing revenue… -
USPTO Bailout Bill Introduced
24 Jun 2009 | 8:19 pmFrom National Journal's "Tech Daily Dose":Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy and ranking member Jeff Sessions came to the rescue of the Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday night when they introduced a bill that will allow the agency to use funds designated for its trademark portfolio to be used to address its growing backlog of patent applications. The trademark budget, which is statutorily untouchable, has a $60 million-$70 million surplus. CongressDaily reported this week that Commerce Department and PTO officials had been making the rounds on Capitol Hill to let key lawmakers…
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The Invent Blog
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Is copying a legal document (e.g., contract) copyright infringement?
1 Jul 2009 | 4:10 pmSomeone asked me…so I did some Google searching, finding this excellent blog post on the Adams Drafting blog: The Contract Drafter as Copyright Violator. See also this Trademark Blog post. He mentions searching via the SEC’s EDGAR database, but I have a trick of the trade for doing just that: The SEC has an extensive collection of documents online…but they are horribly indexed and impossible to search effectively. See: http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/srch-edgar SECInfo.com has what they claim is “a searchable database of the most-sophisticated Securities and Exchange… -
King of Pop, and patentee
25 Jun 2009 | 10:51 pmIt is sad hearing that Michael Jackson passed away. Did you know he had a patent? See this 2004 Invent Blog post. Related posts:Google bingo Dennis Ke -
USPTO to get bailout money?
25 Jun 2009 | 8:42 amSee: National Journal Online — Tech Daily Dose — Leahy Offers Patent Office Bailout Bill. The $10,000 question is whether the precipitous drope in USPTO revenue was caused by the economy, or by the previous administration’s policies that dropped allowance rates from near 80% to near 40% (which itself results in less issue fee revenue, less maintanance fee revenue, and fewer filings). Perhaps it was a combination of the two…I guess we’ll never know. Related posts:Does the USPTO have a looming cash crunch? We all knoWorries about our patent system I’m What… -
Intellectual Property Insurance Basics
19 Jun 2009 | 5:33 amExcellent podcast on: …the types of insurance that might cover IP, what to do when you have a possible claim, and strategies for working with insurers. We also briefly discuss a recent case from the Minnesota Supreme Court (General Casualty Co. of WI v. Hobbit Travel) that held that trademark infringement claims trigger ”advertising injury” provisions of insurance policies… See “I Words – the Intersection of Insurance and IP” at bpgradio.com . Related posts:Bancorp Services, L.L.C., v. Hartford Life Insurance Company, et al. (Fed. Cir.) Bancorp… -
Microsoft Releases Official Outlook Forgotten Attachment Detector
8 Jun 2009 | 7:36 amIt’s about time! Microsoft has finally released their own “official” forgotten attachment detector for Outlook. Like other Forgotten Attachment Detectors on the web, when you send an email FAD checks it for keywords that indicate you’ve forgotten to attach an attachment. If it detects this, it notifies you and gives you a chance to correct any mistakes. Link: Forgotten Attachment Detector. Forgetting an attachment is a big thing. It makes you look sloppy and wastes time (both yours and the recipient’s). If you use Outlook, you really should consider using…
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Patent Prospector
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Cut to Commercial
2 Jul 2009 | 1:24 amIn years past, big-screen TV buyers gravitated to plasma displays, as LCDs were prohibitively expense for 50+ inch screens. But as LCD screen technology has advanced, plasma sales have receded. In 2008, four million plasma screens were sold in North America, while 30 million LCD TVs found homes. That gap is widening. And so the price of plasma displays is dropping. With market realities in mind, Japan's Hitachi and Korea's LG Electronics have settled their plasma patent dispute with a cross-license. -
Researching
2 Jul 2009 | 1:05 amOn patent reform, the Senate shoots first and ask questions later. Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy hustled his cockamamie patent bill out of committee in April on a 15-4 vote. Now judiciary committee member Jeff Sessions is wondering what impact the proposed post-grant challenge process might have. -
Fully Fueled
2 Jul 2009 | 12:43 amThe hyperactive Obama administration wants efficient cars, hoping to implement fleet fuel economy imperatives that politically ran out of gas forty years ago. The hope for fuel-efficiency lies with hybrids, which cruise on electric power and hit the gas when a driver hits the accelerator. One company has the real impetus: Toyota, which has around 2,100 patents for hybrid vehicles. Number two, Honda, has about half as many hybrid patents in its portfolio. Nissan, relatively hybrid patentless, is puttering with electric cars. Toyota has a culture of cooperation that has made it the world's… -
B+
1 Jul 2009 | 12:58 amMonday, an East Texas jury awarded $1.67 billion for infringing a single patent: 7,070,775, which Centocor and New York University jointly own. '775 claims an "antibody or antigen-binding fragment." The patent applies to an arthritis drug. Abbott was the infringing party. $1.17 billion was for lost profits, plus $504 million for reasonable royalty damages. Abbott continues to swear non-infringement. The infringing product, Humira, sold more than $4.5 billion in 2008, Abbott's top seller, accounting for 15% of its revenues last year. Centocor's competing arthritis drug is Remicade. -
Requisite Clarity
29 Jun 2009 | 10:04 amIn Bilski, the rogue CAFC ruled on the wrong grounds, and in the process warped the law, by setting in stone what were intended as guidelines. To afford case-by-case consideration, a court writes itself wiggle room. Instead, the CAFC tends to sew itself straightjackets. To invalidate Bilski's claim, all SCOTUS need do is reaffirm the definiteness requirement, and then correct the CAFC's errant way regarding patentable process subject matter. What the Supreme Court needs to do with Bilski, reversing the CAFC on two fronts, is insist on "claims particularly pointing out and distinctly…
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Patent, Copyright and Trademark Blog
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Using Amazon Reviewer Quotes on Product
2 Jul 2009 | 7:43 amDear Rich: Can I use the text and names of people who review my product on Amazon. I'd like to put it on our product packaging. The short is answer is 'No.' Even though the reviewer has given Amazon the right to reproduce the content and reviewer's name under Amazon's Conditions of Use*, they haven't given you the same rights. Using the review without permission could open your company up to a claim of violation of the right of publicity or copyright infringement. We normally might not be this paranoid, but companies that sell products are easy targets and the last thing you would… -
Car Used in Graphic Novel
1 Jul 2009 | 10:28 amDear Rich: I'm working on a graphic novel/comic book. One of the characters will be driving a vehicle of a highly recognizable make and model. Are there legal issues in doing this? If needed, I could alter the car to the point that it's more generic. The short answer is that you're okay using a popular make of automobile in your graphic novel or comic (that's why they call them car-toons) or in most any type of fictional or "editorial" work (remember Stephen King's use of a red Plymouth Fury as the villain in his novel, Christine?). A car manufacturer may battle… -
Using Posters from Cultural Revolution
30 Jun 2009 | 7:59 amDear Rich: My non-profit organization is developing a study guide that centers around the Cultural Revolution. We plan to use a number of propaganda posters from China in the 1960s in the guide. We're having a hard time tracking down the rightful owners of the posters to secure permission and we're wondering if it is because there are laws putting propaganda in the public domain. What do you know about propaganda and copyright? Also, what can you tell me about the Berne Convention and its affect on copyright? Aside from reading RIAA press releases, the Dear RIch Staff doesn't… -
Unauthorized Posting of Masters Thesis
29 Jun 2009 | 8:08 amDear Rich: My masters thesis was posted online (as a PDF document) without my permission. The thesis includes the copyright icon but was not registered with the U.S. Copyright Office. Is the online posting of my thesis an infringement of copyright? If so, how can I have it removed? The short answer to your question is that yes, the unauthorized reproduction of your thesis is an infringement and yes, you are entitled to have it removed (regardless of whether you have registered the work). However, whether it will be removed depends on a few factors -- most notably the site where it… -
Creating Logo Based on Building
26 Jun 2009 | 6:24 amDear Rich: I saw an article on your blog relating to permission to publish pictures of buildings. I'm currently designing a logo which is based on an iconic building in London. You probably need to know 'how much' it's based on the building, but what sort of ground am I on with regard to copyright? The short answer is that you may run into trademark problems (we're assuming your use for the logo is in the U.K,). Copyright is not likely to be an issue for you. The architecture for newer buildings is protected under U.K. copyright law (the life of the author/architect plus seventy years)…
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Patent News and Information
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RSS Management
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Microsoft being sued over Xbox Live
1 Jul 2009 | 9:57 pmDuring 1991, two friends named Peter Hochstein and Jeffrey Tenenbaum came up with the idea of somehow communicating live whilst playing the same game in seperate locations. -
New Linux patch could circumvent Microsoft's FAT patents
1 Jul 2009 | 6:19 pmMicrosoft's recent lawsuit against TomTom, alleging infringement of filesystem patents, has left many questions unanswered about the legal implications of distributing open source implementations of Microsoft's FAT filesystem. -
Dish Wins Stay From Appeals Court On DVR Order
1 Jul 2009 | 5:21 pmThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Wednesday granted Dish Network's motion to stay a lower court's order that would have forced the satellite TV operator to disable millions of DVRs that infringe on a key TiVo patent.
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Securing Innovation
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Renew America Says GE's Chairman & CEO
1 Jul 2009 | 9:49 pmLast week, GE's Chairman and CEO, Jeff Immelt, delivered a speech at the Detroit Economic Club that was discussed on the Harvard Business Review Editors' Blog. We retweeted it earlier this week @ipdotcom when we first saw the speech mentioned on Twitter @GuyKawasaki. But this speech is more than interesting. It's important. So we hope you'll find time to watch or listen, at work if that's where you're expected to think seriously about what it's going to take for your company to be part of the renewal of American industry. GE announced the opening of an Advanced Manufacturing and… -
Technology Transfer by Universities
26 Jun 2009 | 1:04 pmTechnology Transfer and patent licensing by universities has come a long way in the forty years since IP Hall of Fame inductee Niels Reimers first established the Office of Technology Licensing (OTL) at Stanford. Since then, many academic institutions and laboratories have established some form of Technology Transfer Office, or TTO, as they're generally called, or have designated someone to manage the marketing and licensing of technology invented at the university. There's even a specialty publication dedicated to providing the latest information and best practices, titled Technology… -
IP Hall of Fame Inductees on YouTube
25 Jun 2009 | 3:37 pmAt the IP Business Congress in Chicago this week, inductees into the IP Hall of Fame for 2009 were interviewed by IAM Magazine reporter Sara-Jayne Adams. This series of video interviews, including inductees Dolores Hanna, Michael Kirk, and Niels Reimers, whose interview is embedded below, can now be seen on YouTube. Born and raised in Carmel, California, Niels Reimers studied mechanical engineering at Stanford University and Oregon State University. After stints in the U.S. Navy, Anplex Co., Ltd., and Ford Aerospace, Reimers returned to Stanford University, where in 1968 he established a… -
Blawg Review #217 on Father's Day 2009
21 Jun 2009 | 3:54 pm"For many of us, our father is a hero, an inspiration, a teacher, a role model, a mentor, a friend. Long after our father may pass away, or even after we leave the roost and start our own family, our father continues to influence many of our lives in both large and small ways." - Robert W. Zinnecker, The Faculty Lounge. As if a foreshadowing of our special Father's Day presentation of Blawg Review, John Hochfelder of the New York Injury Cases Blog touched us with a heartfelt tribute to his father, a WWII hero who survived the battle of Iwo Jima. Blawg Review #209 is a wonderful… -
Tweet of the Week @rdd
19 Jun 2009 | 11:53 amR. David Donoghue of the Chicago IP Litigation Blog responds to this thankyou on Twitter @blawgreview and @ipdotcom thanking him for being among the first to send in for Blawg Review #217 a photo depicting fatherhood for him. Fathers' Day, this Sunday, June 21st, Blawg Review #217 will be hosted here on the Securing Innovation blog by Tom Colson, CEO of IP.com Inc. Blawg Review is the blog carnival for everyone interested in law, a weekly roundup of the best recent law blog posts on a variety of topics, often presented with a topical theme. As part of the theme for Fathers' Day, Tom plans to…
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Latest Patents
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Apple patent applications published on 02 July 2009
2 Jul 2009 | 9:01 am22 US patent applications published on 02 July 2009 and assigned to Apple 1 20090172542 TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVED PLAYLIST PROCESSING ON MEDIA DEVICES 2 20090172481 Partial Voltage Read of Memory 3 20090171812 Media streams and media store 4 20090171670 Systems and methods for altering speech during cellular phone use 5 20090170532 Event-based modes for electronic devices 6 20090170492 User-programmed automated communications 7 20090170480 Systems and methods for intelligent and customizable communications between devices 8 20090170435 DATA FORMAT CONVERSION FOR BLUETOOTH-ENABLED DEVICES 9… -
Canon patent applications published on 02 July 2009
2 Jul 2009 | 9:01 am68 US patent applications published on 02 July 2009 and assigned to Canon 1 20090172811 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROCESSING FLOW CONTROL METHOD, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM 2 20090172585 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM 3 20090172515 DATA SEARCH APPARATUS AND DATA SEARCH METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM 4 20090172121 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, E-MAIL TRANSMISSION CONTROL APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM 5 20090170393 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE 6 20090170344 METHOD FOR FORMING… -
Fujitsu patent applications published on 02 July 2009
2 Jul 2009 | 9:00 am72 US patent applications published on 02 July 2009 and assigned to Fujitsu 1 20090172781 TRUSTED VIRTUAL MACHINE AS A CLIENT 2 20090172738 Television system 3 20090172679 CONTROL APPARATUS, STORAGE SYSTEM, AND MEMORY CONTROLLING METHOD 4 20090172618 TECHNIQUE FOR CREATING ANALYSIS MODEL AND TECHNIQUE FOR CREATING CIRCUIT BOARD MODEL 5 20090172611 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE 6 20090172609 JITTER AMOUNT ESTIMATING METHOD, METHOD FOR CALCULATING CORRELATION BETWEEN AMOUNT OF SIMULTANEOUSLY OPERATING SIGNAL NOISE AND JITTER AMOUNT, AND RECORDING MEDIUM 7 20090172506… -
Google patent applications published on 02 July 2009
2 Jul 2009 | 8:59 am1 US patent application published on 02 July 2009 and assigned to Google 1 20090172727 SELECTING ADVERTISEMENTS TO PRESENT -
Hewlett-Packard patent applications published on 02 July 2009
2 Jul 2009 | 8:59 am2 US patent applications published on 02 July 2009 and assigned to Hewlett-Packard 1 20090172789 Policy Based, Delegated Limited Network Access Management 2 20090170470 METHOD, APPARATUS OR SOFTWARE FOR MANAGING A CALL IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
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JD Supra Intellectual Property
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United States of America v. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers: Brief of Amici Curiae Electronic Frontier Foundation, Public Knowledge, and Center for Democracy and Technology in Support of AT&T Mobility's Motion for Summary Judgment on Ringtones
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Last Will of Michael Joseph Jackson: Last Will of Michael Joseph Jackson
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Audio Interview: Legal Issues Surrounding Michael Jackson Estate
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Reverse Payment Issue Continues to Sizzle
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Saunders v. Jerry Garcia Estate, LLC: First Amended Complaint
29 Jun 2009 | 6:03 amContributor: Tamera Bennett [View: Profile | Documents]
