Patent & IP news for May 18, 2013

Judges Michel, Gajarsa, and Posner on Patent System from www.717madisonplace.com

The Federalist Society has posted the video of the recent conference entitled “Is the Patent System Working or Broken? A Discussion with Four Distinguished Federal Judges.”  That conference was held on May 14th and featured ...

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Guest Post: A rejoinder from the IPKat from spicyipindia.blogspot.com



Continuing with our debate, between Darren Smyth of IPKat fame and Siva Thambisetty, on the merits of the Supreme Court's decision in the Novartis case, we have for our readers a rejoinder from Darren ...

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WIPO Development Committee Ends On Positive Note With Modest Results from www.ip-watch.org

After a week which many World Intellectual Property Organization delegates working on development issues found difficult, a degree of consensus appeared in the last hour late on 17 May. Developing countries' requests were substantially scaled ...

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Dr. Phil Sues Gawker Media for Copyright Infringement from www.ipwatchdog.com

As briefly discussed above, Peteski brought this action against Deadspin because Deadspin copied the Dr. Phil show that had an exclusive interview with Ronaiah Tuiasosopo. Tuiasosopo is the brains (and voice) behind the hoax that ...

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Google's FRAND-zero patent license for VP8 threatens to divide Web and FOSS communities from www.fosspatents.com

Google is already promoting the VP9 video codec, which may very well raise new patent issues, while pushing for adoption of VP8 as an Internet standard. But the patent license it has drafted for VP8 ...

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IPLAC Program on IP Ethics from www.patentdocs.org

The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) will be offering a program on "Ethics in IP Practice" on May 21, 2013 from 12:00 to 5:00 pm (Central) at the offices of Winston ...

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ALJ Rogers Denies Motion For Leave To Amend Complaint In Certain Wireless Devices With 3G And/Or 4G Capabilities (337-TA-868) from www.itcblog.com

On May 10, 2013, ALJ Robert K. Rogers issued Order No. 27 denying Complainants InterDigital Technology Corporation, IPR Licensing, Inc. and InterDigital Holdings, Inc.’s (collectively, “InterDigital”) motion for leave to amend the complaint in ...

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Inadvertent Production of Counsel’s Analysis Acknowledging Weakness of Infringement Claim did not Justify § 1927 Sanctions from docketreport.blogspot.com

The court denied defendants' motion for sanctions under 28 U.S.C. § 1927 after plaintiff inadvertently produced a document regarding the weakness of its claim. "[28 U.S.C. § 1927] allows sanctions when an attorney ...

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MVS Filewrapper® Blog: Federal Circuit Deems Software Patent Ineligible, Provides Little Certainty from www.filewrapper.com

In its recent en banc decision in CLS Bank v. Alice Corp, the Federal Circuit has affirmed the finding of subject matter ineligibility of Alice Corp's method and software for management of risk in ...

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After Final Consideration Pilot (AFCP), Version 2.0. from anticipatethis.wordpress.com

The USPTO issued the following press release today, concerning the After Final Consideration (AFC) pilot program, which allows Examiners and Patent Applicants additional opportunities to reach agreement when the status of an outstanding Office Action ...

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Apply to showcase your company at the IMPACT 2013 Mid-Atlantic Venture Summit from ipspotlight.com

Are you an growing company in the Mid-Atlantic region that is seeking outside investment?  If so, IMPACT 2013 may be the perfect opportunity for you. The IMPACT 2013 Venture Summit is an opportunity for growing ...

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After Final Consideration Pilot 2.0 from www.patentlyo.com

From the PTO: Using information gathered from the After Final Consideration Pilot (AFCP), as well as input from stakeholders and examiners obtained through the RCE outreach initiative, the USPTO will launch the After Final Consideration ...

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Is 35 USC 101 Judged by the Claims?: CLS Bank v. Alice Corp CAFC en banc decision: Nation of Men from hallingblog.com

CLS Bank v. Alice Corp was an en banc decision that attempted to set the record straight on 35 USC 101.  IT FAILED.  The patents in suit deal with settlement risk in financial transactions.  The ...

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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup from info.inovia.com

Hello everyone and Happy Friday! Take a look at the latest in foreign filing news for the past week: In Bowman v. Monsanto Co., the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that an Indiana farmer violated ...

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The Office finale: poorly protected trademarks #theoffice @theofficenbc from www.erikpelton.com

The following is an update of a 2011 post, in honor of last night’s finale of The Office: A report in this 2011Wall Street Journal article discusses how Staples – a real office supply company ...

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Framing of videos: Court of Justice to rule from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Merpel sniffs the water for
signs of pollution* Yesterday the First Civil Senate of the German Bundesgerichtshof (BGH) -- one of the most active and influential national intellectual property courts you can ever hope to find ...

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