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  • German court dismisses second Samsung patent suit against Apple - Apple Insider

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    28 Jan 2012 | 12:00 am
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  • Cancer Institute Sues Biotech Company for More than $1 Billion Charging IP Theft

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    Stephen Jenei
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    A nonprofit cancer research institute has sued biotechnology company Agios and one of its cofounders for more than $1 billion, alleging they took intellectual property developed at the institute and used it to start a for-profit business. The Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, part of the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania, alleges in the complaint that Dr. Craig B. Thompson and Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc. are developing cancer drugs based on  research conducted while Thompson worked at the institute.  Thompson is currently the President and…

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    25 Jan 2012 | 3:23 am
    U.S. District Court rules in favor of Boston Scientific in PROMUS patent infringement case Boston Scientific Corporation announces that the U.S. District Court for ...

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    27 Jan 2012 | 6:27 am
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  • Intel, a Promoter of Software Patents, Buys Software Patents

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    Dr. Roy Schestowitz
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:05 am
    Another drop in the bucket for patents hoarder Intel Summary: Intel, which has been promoting software patents, buys some from RealNetworks CHIPMAKING monopolist Intel, a corrupt company that lobbies for software patents [1, 2], is reportedly buying some software patents [1, 2] from a familiar company. The general observation is that Intel is unlikely to use those patents against Linux or Free software in general, so it’s better off in Intel’s hands than in the hands of some patent trolls or Linux foes like Apple and Microsoft. █
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  • Are your intellectual, intangible creations worth protecting? - StandardNet

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:31 am
    StandardNetAre your intellectual, intangible creations worth protecting?StandardNetThe branch of law that provides protection for an individual's original works is termed intellectual property law and includes patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, trade dress and unfair competition. By excluding others from wrongfully using and more »

  • US government invalidates potent Rambus patent - Reuters UK

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:47 pm
    Thomson Reuters News & InsightUS government invalidates potent Rambus patentReuters UK| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The last of three patents that tech licensing company Rambus (RMBS.O) used to win infringement lawsuits against Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ.N) and others has been declared invalid, according to legal documents.U.S. government invalidates potent Rambus patentThomson Reuters News & Insightall 14 news articles »

  • Six years later, Irvine teen wins patent - OCRegister

    27 Jan 2012 | 1:19 pm
    WTSP 10 NewsSix years later, Irvine teen wins patentOCRegisterHer invention, the Safe Filter for pools, was just granted a patent. Where: Irvine Valley College Hart Gymnasium, 5500 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine. Displays: Mobile science museum, solar observation, experience an earthquake, water rockets, OC Teen Wins Patent For Pool Safety Device She Invented In 5th GradeCBS Localall 3 news articles »

  • Motorola Files Even More Patent Claims Against Apple - IT Business Edge (blog)

    27 Jan 2012 | 1:15 pm
    The GuardianMotorola Files Even More Patent Claims Against AppleIT Business Edge (blog)By date: Earlier this month, the International Trade Commission issued a decision that Motorola Mobility did not violate Apple patents in a case that Apple filed against the company in October. Though the full commission still has to approve the Motorola Sues Apple Over iPhone 4S, iCloudWall Street JournalMotorola Files New Suit Against ApplePCWorldNew Motorola Lawsuit Claims iPhone 4S & iCloud Infringe on their PatentsPatently ApplePhoneDogall 425 news articles »

  • MetroPCS Sued By Klausner Technologies For Patent Infringement (PCS) - Financial News Network Online

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:54 pm
    MetroPCS Sued By Klausner Technologies For Patent Infringement (PCS)Financial News Network OnlineBy FNNO Staff in News corner, PCS, metropcs, nyse:pcs Klausner Technologies has filed suit against US mobile carrier MetroPCS (NYSE:PCS) for patent infringement under the Klausner US Visual Voicemail patents. The lawsuit is based on MetroPCS's Metro PCS Sued by Klausner Technologies for Visual Voicemail Patent InfringementEON: Enhanced Online News (press release)all 12 news articles »
 
 
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  • Links 27/1/2012: GlusterFS Becomes Truly Open Source, Tablets Become Linuxed

    Dr. Roy Schestowitz
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:44 pm
    Contents GNU/Linux Distributions Devices/Embedded Free Software/Open Source Leftovers GNU/Linux Desktop ZaReason Alto 3880 Review: Fastest $1000 14″ Laptop At first glance, the Alto 3880 will not strike envy into the hearts of any. Like any standard PC laptop, it’s dressed in glossy, molded plastic pieces. The design decisions here are almost certainly OEM driven as the laptop takes a 3-tone neutral color scheme that presents itself in a bit of an awkward way. The lid emulates a brushed metal look with an attractive ZaReason screen-print right in the center. This is the first of a couple…

  • Microsoft Looks for New Ways to Tax All GNU/Linux Servers, Red Hat Included

    Dr. Roy Schestowitz
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:33 am
    Microsoft on track to global Linux tax? Summary: Microsoft’s Linux internment and Microsoft Linux (SUSE) in the news; a little bit about GroupWise too MICROSOFT has been creating its own internment pen for GNU/Linux users and it is looking to hire a mole to handle operations and lure some innocent sheep in. As Microsoft boosters put it, Microsoft has Red Hat customers in sight. Microsoft already taxes Red Hat Linux (servers) at Amazon and now on its own turf it is trying to take this extortion further. Aiding Microsoft’s efforts we have had SUSE for a while, but fortunately Dell…

  • Intel, a Promoter of Software Patents, Buys Software Patents

    Dr. Roy Schestowitz
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:05 am
    Another drop in the bucket for patents hoarder Intel Summary: Intel, which has been promoting software patents, buys some from RealNetworks CHIPMAKING monopolist Intel, a corrupt company that lobbies for software patents [1, 2], is reportedly buying some software patents [1, 2] from a familiar company. The general observation is that Intel is unlikely to use those patents against Linux or Free software in general, so it’s better off in Intel’s hands than in the hands of some patent trolls or Linux foes like Apple and Microsoft. █

  • Android Gains Upper Hand in Battle to Defend Android, Microsoft Lobbyists Still Spin the Subject

    Dr. Roy Schestowitz
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:56 am
    The plot to kill Android Summary: Android-hostile patent wars are fought well by Google and its partners, which have Microsoft-funded lobbyists try to portray them as aggressors (for reactive moves) Google’s fight to keep Android free faces barriers from CPTN members (Novell’s patents) and their proxy trolls, amongst others. According to this latest update from Groklaw‘s Professor Webbink, Google is getting its way against Oracle: The court has sided with Google on two of the three remaining claims construction issues. In an order (704 [PDF; Text]) issued yesterday the court…

  • Links 27/1/2012: GNOME 3.3.4 Development Release, GhostBSD 2.5 With Graphical Installer

    Dr. Roy Schestowitz
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:40 am
    Contents GNU/Linux Distributions Devices/Embedded Free Software/Open Source Leftovers GNU/Linux Katherine Noyes: I’m a Linux fan, and I enjoy helping to bring Linux to the forefront If you have enjoyed two interviews I made with women in Linux world before, I am sure you will love this one too. I’ll not talk too much in the beginning. Let me introduce my today’s guest: Katherine Noyes. Desktop Geography of GNU/Linux NetApplications used to restrict geographic reports of web stats to subscribers. Today they will let anyone have the information: Audiocasts/Shows Remind Kernel…
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  • Molecular Devices Awarded Patent For Population Patch Clamp Recording Technique

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:52 am
    Molecular Devices, LLC., today announced it has been awarded a US patent for its parallel recording technique (PPC), which measures ionic currents from a population of cells, rather than single cells, on planar patch clamp systems. The technique enhances ion channel assay success rates to near 100%.

  • Natural Alternatives International, Inc. Announces Texas Suits Against BPI Sports Holdings, LLC And Image Sports, LLC For Infringement Of Its Newly-Issued Patent Protecting CarnoSyn® Beta-Alanine

    25 Jan 2012 | 9:21 pm
    Natural Alternatives International, Inc. ("NAI") , a leading formulator, manufacturer and marketer of customized nutritional supplements, announced today that on January 20 it instituted two new patent litigations against BPI Sports Holdings, LLC d/b/a BPI Sports, LLC and BPI Sports ("BPI") and Image Sports, LLC d/b/a Image Nutrition LLC ("Image") in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, for infringing U.S. Patent No. 8,067,381 ("the '381 patent"), entitled "Methods and compositions for increasing the anaerobic working capacity in tissues." The '381…

  • Psychemedics Awarded Patent Fundamental To Hair Analysis Drug Testing

    25 Jan 2012 | 9:21 pm
    Psychemedics Corporation , hair testing pioneer and global leader for 25 years, announced today that the United States Patent Office issued a seventh patent, US No. 8,084,215, to the company. This patent focuses on liquefying hair and releasing drugs trapped in the hair without destroying the drugs. The new patented method can be used with a broad range of immunoassay screen techniques, mass spectrometry methods, and chromatographic procedures.

  • Affectis Granted Patent For AFC-5128, Other P2X7 Antagonists

    25 Jan 2012 | 5:59 am
    Affectis Pharmaceuticals AG, a pharmaceutical company developing novel drugs for the treatment of neuroinflammatory diseases, announced today that the European Patent Office has granted a key patent for its oral brain-penetrant P2X7 antagonist AFC-5128 which is being developed for the treatment of neuropathic pain and multiple sclerosis.

  • Boston Scientific Announces Favorable Ruling In Patent Infringement Case

    23 Jan 2012 | 10:32 pm
    Boston Scientific Corporation announces that the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has found all the asserted patents in a suit brought by Johnson & Johnson to be invalid and entered judgment in favor of Boston Scientific.
 
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  • They Invented What? (No. 212)

    Jake Ward
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:29 am
    U.S. Pat. No. 5,749,324: Apparatus and method for controlling animal behavior. JW Note:  The adventures of Pookie, the patent drawing dog.  Many thanks to Jason Wilson for bringing this one to our attention! What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for controlling the behavior of an animal comprising: a sound-processing means for processing one or more specific sound vocalizations produced by said animal distinctly related to the emotional state of said animal, such as whimpering, barking, purring, growling, yawning or other animal vocalization; said sound processing means differentiating…

  • USPTO Announces Location for Elijah J. McCoy Satellite Office in Detroit, MI.

    Jake Ward
    11 Jan 2012 | 11:24 am
    Per a press release from the U.S. Patent Office earlier today. USPTO Announces Location for Elijah J. McCoy Satellite Office in Detroit Riverfront office space confirmed; Agency targets July 2012 opening WASHINGTON—The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced on Jan. 11, 2012 that it has concluded a five-year lease agreement through the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) Great Lakes Region for a 31,000 square foot space to be located at 300 River Place Dr. in Detroit, Michigan 48207. The building, listed on the National Historic Registry, was the former…

  • AT! 2011 Year In Review.

    Jake Ward
    31 Dec 2011 | 11:18 am
    JW Note:  Wishing all of our readers a Safe and Happy New Year! The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 36,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 13 sold-out performances for that many people to see it. Click here to see the complete report. Filed under: General Commentary

  • They Invented What? (No. 211)

    Jake Ward
    14 Dec 2011 | 5:03 pm
    U.S. Pat. No. 7,591,569:  Christmas holiday access, indicator, and mementos key method and apparatus. JW Note:  Wishing a Happy Holidays to all!  See you in 2012! BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Children have believed in Santa Claus (under any the many known names) for hundreds of years. No matter what incarnation, whether it is the Magi King, Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, etc., the tradition is still very much alive in the 21st century. One thing that has changed is children’s sophistication. The Santa legend evokes images of the jolly toy maker flying with the reindeer, landing on…

  • Patent Zombie (No. 2).

    Jake Ward
    31 Oct 2011 | 9:17 pm
      Reproduced with the permission of the author Timothy J. Riesen Patent Draftsman (440) 985-8252 Tim@patentlawdesigns.com JW Note:  Wishing you a safe and Happy Halloween 2011!   Filed under: General Commentary
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  • Commenting Problems

    17 Jan 2012 | 6:35 pm
    As many of you already know, Live Journal has recently changed the interface for commenting.One of the fantastic benefits (mostly for me, but also for readers) is incorporating captcha. This immediately eliminated spam comments, which had been requiring a whole lot of effort to keep under control.The change also introduced some problems with getting comments posted. I've checked on how things are working now, and read the support forums to check on the status of the problems. Things seem like they have settled down somewhat, but not all problems have been fully resolved.Hopefully these…

  • USPTO To Host Job Fair December 9th and 10th

    29 Nov 2011 | 5:49 pm
    The PTO distributed an email to the examining corps today, with details of an upcoming job fair. Sounds like the hiring of new examiners is about to begin in earnest.---All USPTO employees are urged to spread the word to individuals interested in entry-level patent examiner positions with room to grow (GS-7 through GS-9) and who have studied or practiced in varied engineering disciplines such as mechanical, computer, chemical, electrical, biomedical, civil and industrial, as well as pharmacology, chemistry, computer science, physics and textile technology positions. All vacant positions have…

  • Money!

    21 Nov 2011 | 9:31 pm
    The Commerce Department budget was passed last week. The $2,706,313,000 that was budgeted to the PTO is expected to cover all of the fees the Office is expected to collect in FY 2012. It should at least give the Office a fair shot of funding the necessary changes that will be needed to implement the provisions of the recently passed American Invents Act.You'd like to think that this is an indication that the Office will be more fully funded in future years, but I for one am not holding my breath on that.

  • Yup, They're Hiring Again

    28 Oct 2011 | 8:48 am
    The Office is hiring examiners in the following areas:Mechanical Engineering (FEW vacancies)Electrical Engineering (MANY vacancies)Computer Engineering (MANY vacancies)Biomedical Engineering (MANY vacancies).The positions are posted until November 1st, so get those applications in.The job postings can be found here.You can read some commentary on this at IP Watchdog.

  • Things are Looking Up! (Aren't They?)

    19 Sep 2011 | 7:39 pm
    Well, lots of good things have been happening in the examining world recently.The CAFC issued its Therasense decision, which will hopefully reduce the number of massive Information Disclosure Statements examiners need to deal with.The examining corps has apparently accomplished its COPA [Clearing the Oldest Patent Applications] goal of completing first actions on 235,000 COPA applications, which has prompted the Office to issue a memo setting new goals of 245,000 and 255,000 first actions before the end of the fiscal year.Overtime is back! Examiners are authorized to work 32 hours of overtime…
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  • Trash-talking counsel consigned to the Newzbin

    27 Jan 2012 | 10:57 am
    An anonymous correspondent has pointed the IPKat towards a rather unusual story of barristerial misconduct in today's Daily Telegraph. It is true that in the IPKat's experience, the gravest impropriety likely to be committed by a barrister is the indiscriminate and unnecessary use of words like "nugatory" (instead of, say, "worthless") [coming from someone whose opening line included "barristerial", that's a bit rich, says Merpel], or an inability to hide their fever of excitement as they advise the miserable client, whose case has just sunk with all hands on board, that "we could make some…

  • Friday fantasies

    27 Jan 2012 | 9:07 am
    Hamish the Town Cat has his own Facebook page Do you fancy working with a school that deliberately doesn't have an apostrophe in its name? If so, this may be for you. The Institute for Capitalising on Creativity, in the School of Management at the University of St Andrews [correct spelling], is recruiting a Knowledge Transfer Partnership Associate. The project is with Creative Scotland and identifies successful strategies for the management, commercialization and exploitation of intellectual property in the creative industries in Scotland. It's a great opportunity to work with the…

  • Taking unfair advantage: VIAGUARA successfully opposed

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:55 am
    So many people have been emailing the IPKat to ask him if he has seen yesterday's General Court decision in Case T-332/10 Viaguara v OHIM - Pfizer (VIAGUARA) that he's beginning to worry if they are trying to tell him something.  Actually he has seen the decision and might even already have written on it, had not the magnificently energetic Laetitia Lagarde not immediately potted it for the MARQUES Class 46 blog here, thus taking the urgency out of any inclination he may have had to post an urgent note on this case. The good folk at Curia considered this case sufficiently important to…

  • On The Way to Mumbai

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:12 am
    This Kat has been holed up in his lair over the last week or so, feverishly trying to ready himself for a short of change of pace and venue: he will be serving as a Visiting Professor at the Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management here, part of the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, for the next month. Neil reports that it will be his pleasure to take part in various seminars and workshops at the crossroads of management and intellectual property and he looks forward to learning much from the students and faculty at this distinguished institution. Each of this Kat's adventurous…

  • 'D'oh! stuff up': when Homer meets Hollywood

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:42 am
    Merpel wishes they'd checked with her if she could actually read before putting her Presidential speech on to the autocue For your Friday reading entertainment, this Kat brings you news of an incident involving an Australian politician, a Hollywood film, a screaming howler and Homer Simpson. Any ideas? As widely reported in the Australian media, earlier this week, Anthony Albanese, Leader of the Australian House of Representatives and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport (right), gave a speech to the National Press Club of Australia. During the course of that speech he stated:'In…
 
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  • Cancer Institute Sues Biotech Company for More than $1 Billion Charging IP Theft

    Stephen Jenei
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    A nonprofit cancer research institute has sued biotechnology company Agios and one of its cofounders for more than $1 billion, alleging they took intellectual property developed at the institute and used it to start a for-profit business. The Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, part of the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania, alleges in the complaint that Dr. Craig B. Thompson and Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc. are developing cancer drugs based on  research conducted while Thompson worked at the institute.  Thompson is currently the President and…

  • Who Should Receive a National Medal of Technology and Innovation?

    Stephen Jenei
    26 Jan 2012 | 4:21 pm
    The USPTO is seeking nominations for the 2012 Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI), the nation’s highest honor for technological achievement, bestowed by the President of the United States on America’s leading innovators. A nomination form and detailed information about submission requirements can be downloaded here. All completed nominations must be submitted to the USPTO by 5:00 p.m. (ET), Mar. 31, 2012. The medal is awarded annually to individuals, teams (up to four individuals), companies or divisions of companies for their outstanding contributions to America’s economic,…

  • Advanced Summit on Medical Device Patents

    Stephen Jenei
    20 Jan 2012 | 4:25 pm
    What: American Conference Institute’s Advanced Summit on Medical Device Patents. A medical device specific intellectual property conference to provide you with practical and tactical strategies for patent filings and challenges, which are more critical than ever in this time of sweeping change. In response to the challenges facing the device industry in this daunting economic climate including the looming medical device tax, ACI’s Advanced Summit on Medical Device Patents provides a forum for the key players- preeminent in-house IP counsel, patent prosecutors and litigators, the PTO, and…

  • Book Review Monday: Trademark Surveys

    Stephen Jenei
    20 Dec 2011 | 8:43 am
    “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”  ~British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli Surveys are everywhere and poll results are available for every imaginable topic.  In the U.S.,   there were concerns about the admissibility of surveys for hearsay reasons but legislative amendment (Rule 702 of the 1975 Federal Rules of Evidence) eliminated  objections, making surveys a legally acceptable form of evidence. In fact, the submissions of survey evidence in trademark cases have become commonplace, and judges and juries afford great weight in these types…

  • The Comprehensive Guide to Patent Reform For Life Sciences Companies

    Stephen Jenei
    12 Dec 2011 | 12:09 pm
    What: American Conference Institute’s Comprehensive Guide to Patent Reform For Life Sciences Companies. With the historic passing of The America Invents Act, H.R. 1249, the United States is now facing the most significant patent reform in more than 60 years. Patent reform is now a reality. Based on extensive research with industry experts, ACI has developed The Comprehensive Guide to PATENT REFORM For Life Sciences Companies as an advanced strategic meeting bringing together the industry thought leaders, including Teresa Stanek Rea and Janet Gongola from the USPTO and Former Commissioner…
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  • USPTO News Briefs

    Patent Docs
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:56 pm
    By Donald Zuhn -- USPTO Schedules Hearings and Seeks Comments on Genetic Diagnostic Testing In a press release and corresponding notice in Wednesday's Federal Register (77 Fed. Reg. 3748), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it would begin gathering information on independent second opinion genetic diagnostic testing where patents and exclusive licenses exist that cover primary genetic diagnostic tests. The Office is collecting such information in order to prepare a report to the Committee of the Judiciary for both the Senate and House pursuant to § 27 of the Leahy-Smith…

  • Streck, Inc. v. Research & Diagnostic Systems, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2012)

    Patent Docs
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    By Andrew Williams -- In a sequel of sorts to the hugely popular Streck, Inc. v. Research & Diagnostic Systems, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2011), the Federal Circuit released Streck II (Streck, Inc. v. Research & Diagnostic Systems, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2012)) earlier this month. Not to be upstaged by the original, this ambitious follow-up leaves the priority determination behind, and instead focuses on the infringement proceeding appeal. Notably, Streck II clocks in at over twice the length of its predecessor. However, if you have ever asked yourself whether a counterclaimant could maintain the full…

  • The Medicines Company to Get Patent Term Extension

    Patent Docs
    24 Jan 2012 | 11:55 pm
    By Kevin E. Noonan -- One of the longest patent law sagas has apparently reached an end. As announced by The Medicines Company (MDCO) today, the drug developer has reached a settlement of litigation with APP Pharmaceuticals over Angiomax® (bivalirudin). Most important for MDCO, the settlement dismisses APP's appeal of the denial of its motion to intervene in MDCO’s mandamus action against the PTO's decision denying patent term extension for its patent relating to Angiomax®, the last obstacle to MDCO obtaining patent term extention for its U.S. Patent No. 5,196,404. The tale has been often…

  • USPTO Issues Memo on Use of Non-Patent Literature During Examination

    Patent Docs
    23 Jan 2012 | 11:59 pm
    By Donald Zuhn -- Last week, the Office of the General Counsel for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a memorandum in response to several inquiries the Office has received concerning copyright infringement and the use of non-patent literature (NPL) in the examination process. The memo, which was sent by USPTO General Counsel Bernard Knight, Jr., discusses the application of the fair use doctrine to the use of NPL during examination. The memo begins by stating three issues involving the use of NPL: 1. Whether it is fair use for the USPTO to make copies of copyrighted non-patent…

  • Court Report

    Patent Docs
    22 Jan 2012 | 11:59 pm
    By Sherri Oslick -- About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al. V. Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp. 1:12-cv-10087; filed January 17, 2012 in the District Court of Massachusetts • Plaintiffs: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. • Defendant: Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp. Infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,695,902 ("Oligoribonucleotides and Ribonucleases for Cleaving RNA," issued April 13, 2010), 6,858,225 ("Lipid-Encapsulated Polyanionic Nucleic Acid," issued February 22, 2005),…
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  • Patently-O Bits & Bytes by Lawrence Higgins

    Lawrence Higgins
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:03 pm
    2012 Student Writing Competition The Virginia State Bar Intellectual Property Section is seeking papers written by law students who are attending law school in Virginia or are residents of Virginia attending law school outside of Virginia and relating to an intellectual property law issue or the practice of intellectual property law. The winner receives a cash prize of $4,000. The judge of the final round of the competitor is the Honorable Richard Linn, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The deadline for submissions is Friday, May 25, 2012 at 4:00 EDT. [Link] New IP…

  • Recap of Recent AIA-related PTO Activities

    Rantanen
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:51 am
    By Jason Rantanen The America Invents Act contains several provisions that require the PTO to (1) issue new rules and (2) report back to Congress on specific patent-related issues.  In addition to the proposed Supplemental Examination rules I discussed yesterday, the PTO also recently published four other proposed sets of rules and completed two of its reports.  Proposed RulesSubmissions to the PTO: Two related sets of rules address submissions to the PTO, one implementing the preissuance submissions by third parties provision of the AIA and the other addressing post-issuance…

  • PTO Announces Proposed Rules for Supplemental Examination

    Rantanen
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:52 pm
    By Jason Rantanen Yesterday, the United States Patent and Trademark Office announced the proposed rules for supplemental examinations and proposed revisions to ex parte reexamination fees.  These proposals detail the supplemental examination process, including the information that requesters must submit, as well as the substantial fees that will be associated with post-grant review in the future.  The PTO will accept comments on the proposed rules until March 26, 2012.  The relevant Federal Register section is here: http://www.uspto.gov/aia_implementation/77fr3666.pdf. Major…

  • United States Intellectual Property Organization?: Curing a Fractured Administrative Structure

    Dennis Crouch
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:47 am
    By Dennis Crouch Most operating businesses that rely on intellectual property (IP) rights do not focus on a single form of rights but instead take a layered approach that includes patent law along with trademark, copyright, contractual limitations, and design rights, for instance. Each form of IP has weak points and overlapping coverage provides a greater level of certainty that any underlying market value can be protected.  Of course, overlapping rights create difficulties for users that rely upon the public domain and fair use. The bulk of governmental money…

  • Falana v. Kent State University

    Rantanen
    24 Jan 2012 | 9:39 pm
    By Jason Rantanen Falana v. Kent State University (Fed. Cir. 2012) Download 11-1198Panel: Linn (author), Prost and Reyna This case raises an important issue for developers of chemical compounds: when is an inventor's contribution to the method of making a claimed compound an inventive contribution? The plaintiff in this Section 256 action, Dr. Olusegun Falana, was a post-doctoral researcher hired by Kent State and Kent Displays, Inc. to synthesize organic molecules in connection with a project to develop a temperature independent, high helical twisting power chiral additive for use in…
 
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  • Training manual for new patent admin staff (and new associates)

    Stephen M. Nipper
    26 Jan 2012 | 4:17 pm
    A book I recently added to my “all patent practitioners should have” list is Susan Stiles’ “Patent Professional’s Handbook.” Stiles’ book is a complete instruction manual for new patent staff: explaining the entire patenting process and terminology, walking them through (step-by-step) how to file something via EFS-Web, and includes quite a few flowcharts, checklists, and form letters. It is a great resource for new staff (and new patent attorneys).

  • USPTO E-Mail and Your Spam Folder

    Stephen M. Nipper
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:02 pm
    All practitioners should add commonly used USPTO email addresses to their email client’s address book. Why? To decrease the chances that your email client will filter legitimate email (“ham”) into your junk (“spam”) folder. I started a list of such “commonly used” email addresses a few months ago. Thanks to this USPTO Notice on , I have some more to add to my list (below). The USPTO Notice even provides step-by-step instructions… The list: ptas@uspto.gov PRG@uspto.gov TEAS@USPTO.GOV TMPOSTPUBQUERY@USPTO.GOV TMII2455@NX.USPTO.GOV…

  • Senator Kyl on Patent Reform

    Stephen M. Nipper
    30 Sep 2011 | 10:09 am
    The following quote from Senator Kyl from Arizona, speaking before Congress, explains quite a bit about what Congress understood about the new Patent Act they were voting on. Trust me…you’ve got to read it. Among many of our most innovative companies, 70 percent of their licensing revenues come from overseas. Obviously, they are already going to be complying with the first-to-file rules. This bill does not, therefore, so much switch the system with which Americans are complying today as it simply allows American companies to only have to comply with one system rather than two. As…

  • CLE with a Cause

    Stephen M. Nipper
    23 Sep 2011 | 3:40 pm
    It’s nice seeing a CLE being put on for a good cause…”Credits for Conservation” is putting on a CLE next month (October 16-17) at the Four Seasons Resort in Jackson Hole, WY where “all proceeds will directly benefit land and water conservation in the Tetons and the non-profit work of Valley Advocates for Responsible Development & Friends of the Teton River.” Topics: Prosecuting a US patent application: How to Keep your File Wrapper Clean. Designs, Copyrights and Trademarks: multiple forms of protection available for everyday objects. Writing and…

  • Paul Graham’s Patent Pledge

    nipper
    1 Sep 2011 | 1:39 pm
    Another great idea from Paul Graham. This time directed to the enforcement of software patents against small businesses. See: The Patent Pledge.
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  • Stop Inventing

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:27 pm
    Patent attorney Darin Gibby has penned a perspective crucial to anyone concerned about patents in this country: Why Has America Stopped Inventing? As introduction, though comprising the bulk of the book, Gibby covers some of the major patent battles in the earlier part of U.S. history, developing the vector that answers the question posed by the title. Thomas Jefferson, Eli Whitney, Samuel Morse, Cyrus McCormick, Charles Goodyear, Henry Ellsworth, Sam Colt, Isaac Singer, the Wright brothers and others populate Gibby's book. The demise of invention in this country is told by historical…

  • No Credit

    24 Jan 2012 | 9:43 pm
    Dealertrack sued Huber and Finance Express, along with other auto dealers, for infringing its network-based credit application processing patents: 6,587,841 & 7,181,427. A biased Judge Guilford in Central California inexcusably construed "network," which had been broadly disclosed, as "not including the internet." Defendants drove away with non-infringement. Other inanity ensued, only some of which was corrected by the CAFC on appeal. Dealertrack v. Huber et al (CAFC 2009-1566) precedential; Judges Linn (author), Plager (dissent-in-part) and Dyk Appellees Finance Express, John Doe…

  • Power Balance

    22 Jan 2012 | 9:13 pm
    The tripartite balance of power between the President, Congress, and Supreme Court is only partly constitutionally enshrined. The courts were cut out of a clear share. The Supreme Court stole its power base fair and square in Marbury v. Madison (1803), when it unilaterally declared to have the authority to review acts of Congress and determine whether they are unconstitutional and therefore void. The bluff never got called. But that owes to the Supreme Court being very selective in punching its weight against the other branches. In Golan v. Holder (2012), SCOTUS 6-2 refused to call Congress…

  • A Kodak Moment

    19 Jan 2012 | 3:16 pm
    By failing to keep up with the times, Eastman Kodak drove itself into the ground, declaring bankruptcy. By stark contrast, competitor FujiFilm has done quite well for itself, including making wonderful digital cameras. Kodak's death rattle turned into a whine: "Kodak Chief Financial Officer Antoinette McCorvey said Apple, RIM and HTC Corp. took advantage of Kodak's weakened financial condition to drag out litigation over alleged violations of the company's intellectual property." Take a picture of this - a decent patent portfolio is no salvation from clueless management, with which the world…

  • Blood Sample

    15 Jan 2012 | 6:34 pm
    New Jersey based Abbot sued competitor Epocal for infringing blood test patents 6,845,327 and 6,896,778, which it scurrilously claimed to own, though Epocal is the assignee. Epocal was founded by Dr. Imants Lauks. Lauks had done contractual work for Abbott's predecessors. The district court rightly found the contracts that might have given assignment to Abbott expired, as did the majority of a CAFC panel (CAFC 2011-1024). In dissent, Judge Bryson displayed his muddle-headed misunderstanding of contract law, or more simply his corrupt bias for Abbot, a U.S. corporation, up against a Canadian…
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  • Wants to Use Heinz Quote

    The Dear Rich Staff
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    Dear Rich: There is a very well-known quote by someone named Heinz von Bergen (often found online as "Heinz V. Bergen"), which reads as follows:"Information is the seed for an idea, and only grows when it's watered." I have searched far and wide on the Internet for some source that would clarify if this quote is in the public domain, and/or information on Heinz von Bergen himself. We don't mean to offend, but this quote sure sounds like the kind of thing Steve Carrell might spout on an episode of The Office.  Anyway, does information (which is a collection of facts)…

  • Old Band Videos: No Releases

    The Dear Rich Staff
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    Dear Rich: We have extensive old video footage of bands (a lot of it is over 15 years old) that I have been dubbing and want to try and do something with online and try and make a little cash. The bands were aware we were filming and had the option to purchase the masters, but chose not to. Could these be considered our art as we shot them and physically possess them. Most of the bands are now defunct and it would probably be hard to track them down for a release form, as most of our dealings were verbal agreements. If we start to do new ones, I would get a release from the band, but even if…

  • Can We Require Positive Uses Only?

    The Dear Rich Staff
    25 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    Dear Rich: We would like to add some "usage" language regarding an electronic (on a flash drive) media kit that will contain artwork, photos and logos. The language would let the media know that they can only use the downloadable items in a "positive, non-defamatory manner." Is there "boiler plate" language that I can use for this purpose? If your goal is to prevent people from using your copyrighted materials for anything other than "positive, non-defamatory" purposes, we think you need to rethink your goals. It's a little bit like a music company telling a  music reviewer she can…

  • Is the Warhol Banana Public Domain?

    The Dear Rich Staff
    24 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    Dear Rich: I read that the Andy Warhol banana is in the public domain. Does that mean anyone can use it? The Dear Rich Staff is so old that we remember when our friend, Paul Dodd, bought the 1967 Velvet Underground album, The Velvet Underground and Nico. The cover featured a peel-able banana (underneath the yellow banana skin was a flesh colored banana). Alas, subsequent pressings weren't peel-able. The image was so popular that VU fans eventually referred to the recording as the "Banana Album."PD or not PD? The Warhol image on the cover may now be in the public domain -- at…

  • Ryan Gosling Memes: Infringing?

    The Dear Rich Staff
    23 Jan 2012 | 10:48 am
    Dear Rich: I read your explanation about using paparazzi photos and it made sense. But then how do you explain the Ryan Gosling meme? I assume that most of the photos that are being used were taken by professional photographers, and I doubt if many of the web sites and Tumblr accounts that have been spreading them are paying for permission to use the images. How can you know when it is ok to use an image without getting permission? For those over-worked readers who are always late to the viral party (and perhaps still not familiar with Rebecca Black, Obama Girl, and LOLcats), the Ryan Gosling…
 
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  • Apple patent applications published on 26 January 2012

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    26 Jan 2012 | 6:09 pm
    30 US patent applications published on 26 January 2012 and assigned to Apple 1 20120023597 MAGNETICALLY-IMPLEMENTED SECURITY DEVICES 2 20120023506 Maintaining Data States Upon Forced Exit 3 20120023439 Chunking Data Records 4 20120023434 USER INTERFACE FOR PROVIDING CONSOLIDATION AND ACCESS 5 20120023427 USER INTERFACE FOR PROVIDING CONSOLIDATION AND ACCESS 6 20120023365 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING WRITE OPERATIONS OF NON-VOLATILE MEMORY 7 20120023357 CYCLEMASTER SYNCHRONIZATION IN A DISTRIBUTED BRIDGE 8 20120023356 PEAK POWER VALIDATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NON-VOLATILE MEMORY 9…

  • Canon patent applications published on 26 January 2012

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    26 Jan 2012 | 6:09 pm
    63 US patent applications published on 26 January 2012 and assigned to Canon 1 20120023180 DOCUMENT DATA SHARING SYSTEM AND USER APPARATUS 2 20120022373 MEASUREMENT APPARATUS 3 20120021664 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AIRTIGHT CONTAINER 4 20120021612 METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING DIELECTRIC FILMS 5 20120021360 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTION HEAD 6 20120021349 TONER 7 20120021348 TONER 8 20120020717 PRINTING APPARATUS 9 20120020715 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS 10 20120020709 IMAGE HEATING DEVICE AND PRESSING ROLLER FOR USE WITH THE IMAGE HEATING DEVICE 11 20120020700 ELECTROCONDUCTIVE MEMBER, PROCESS…

  • Fujitsu patent applications published on 26 January 2012

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    26 Jan 2012 | 6:08 pm
    26 US patent applications published on 26 January 2012 and assigned to Fujitsu 1 20120023493 JUDGING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM OF PROGRAM 2 20120023470 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DESIGNING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT 3 20120023380 ALGORITHMIC MATCHING OF A DESKEW CHANNEL 4 20120023379 STORAGE DEVICE, STORAGE SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD 5 20120023378 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD 6 20120021617 ELECTRONIC PART AND LEAD 7 20120021593 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE 8 20120020665 Optical signal processor 9 20120020661 Optical communication…

  • Google patent applications published on 26 January 2012

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    26 Jan 2012 | 6:08 pm
    49 US patent applications published on 26 January 2012 and assigned to Google 1 20120023596 Electronic License Management 2 20120023534 ORGANIZING SOCIAL ACTIVITY INFORMATION ON A SITE 3 20120023503 MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTING RESOURCES FOR APPLICATIONS 4 20120023475 Bug Clearing House 5 20120023463 DOCK-SPECIFIC DISPLAY MODES 6 20120023425 Live Wallpaper 7 20120023417 Social Messaging User Interface 8 20120023415 TOOLBAR DOCUMENT CONTENT SHARING 9 20120023404 INDIVIDUALIZED TAB AUDIO CONTROLS 10 20120023401 EXTENDED KEYBOARD USER INTERFACE 11 20120023392 USER INTERFACE FOR WEB COMMENTS 12…

  • Hewlett-Packard patent applications published on 26 January 2012

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    26 Jan 2012 | 6:07 pm
    9 US patent applications published on 26 January 2012 and assigned to Hewlett-Packard 1 20120023598 BIOS USB WRITE PREVENT 2 20120023432 ICONS WITH SUBPARTS PRESENTING INFORMATION ABOUT A SYSTEM 3 20120023350 METHOD FOR ACTIVE POWER MANAGEMENT IN A SERIAL ATA INTERFACE 4 20120022920 ELICITING CUSTOMER PREFERENCE FROM PURCHASING BEHAVIOR SURVEYS 5 20120022919 Privacy Ensured Polling 6 20120021767 UPDATING POSITION ASSIST DATA ON A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE 7 20120020004 FRAME HAVING FRAME BLADES THAT PARTICIPATE IN COOLING MEMORY MODULES 8 20120019597 INKJET PRINTHEAD WITH CROSS-SLOT CONDUCTOR…
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  • System and method for measuring x-ray beam profile using an area detector

    23 Jan 2012 | 3:31 pm
    The claimed subject matter describes a novel technique to measure the beam profile using an area detector. In one embodiment, a set of one-dimensional beam profile measurements is performed by taking two images under the same source conditions but at two different positions of the detector, with each position of...

  • Recognition method and system

    23 Jan 2012 | 3:31 pm
    Techniques for recognizing discrete multi-component symbolic input from a user can be applied to, for example, handwriting or speech. The techniques can include providing a database of model input sequences, where each model input sequence corresponds to a symbol to be recognized. Input functions, for example, discrete strokes, are obtained...

  • Efficient method for tracking people

    23 Jan 2012 | 3:31 pm
    In accordance with one embodiment, a method to track persons includes generating a first and second set of facial coefficient vectors by: (i) providing a first and second image containing a plurality of persons; (ii) locating faces of persons in each image; and (iii) generating a facial coefficient vector for...

  • Adaptive compression of multi-level images

    23 Jan 2012 | 3:31 pm
    The invention facilitates adaptive compression of multi-level images, such as captured digital images of a whiteboard, etc., encoding a bitstream comprising a color image component and a black-and-white image component. Either or both of a color and a black-and-white image can be output to a user based on user desires,...

  • Image taking apparatus and image taking method

    23 Jan 2012 | 3:31 pm
    An image taking apparatus according to an aspect of the invention comprises: an image pickup device which picks up an object image and outputs the picked-up image data; a face detection device which detects human faces in the image data; a face-distance calculating device which calculates the distance between the...
 
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  • NPL Search – WorldWideScience.org

    vinodksingh
    12 Jan 2012 | 1:19 am
    WorldWideScience.org is a global science gateway—accelerating scientific discovery and progress through a multilateral partnership to enable federated searching of national and international scientific databases and portals. Filed under: Non-patent Links, Patent Analysts Tool Box Tagged: global science, science gateway, scientific databases, scientific discovery

  • NPL Search China – CNKI

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    12 Jan 2012 | 1:16 am
    China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) is a key national project of China. Its purpose is knowledge sharing throughout China and the world. From its beginning in June, 1996, the global reach of CNKI full-text databases has grown substantially. CNKI now serves more than four hundred universities, public libraries, research institutions, enterprises, and hospitals in more … Continue reading »

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    12 Jan 2012 | 1:01 am
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    PatentsSearcher, is a patent search databases. It hilights the terms and related senstence, and thus look great. Filed under: Patent Analysts Tool Box, Patent Search Tagged: free, patent, search
 
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