Consents to Transfer: Foregoing Traditional UDRP Analysis
There has been a noticeably larger number of cases over the past several months of respondents consenting to cancellation or transfer of accused domain names, the last one published on December 31,...
View Article"Top 10" lists in patents and in baseball
"Top 10" lists are popular at year's end. For example, IP Watchdog had a "top 10" for patent applications in 2015, with number 1 on the list being Apple’s Fuel Cell System for Powering Electronic...
View ArticleIPO Webinars on Double Patenting
The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer two one-hour webinars on double patenting. The first webinar, entitled "Double-Patenting: Impact of Gilead on Bio and Pharma," is being...
View ArticleComputer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2016-01-02
Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2015-12-26 https://t.co/KmW6au1DJn -> Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2015-12-26: File sharing case proceeds ALTICOR INC v UMG RECORDINGS h…...
View ArticleChina’s new anti-terror law highlights tensions between national security and...
Chinese legislators have attempted to enact anti-terror legislation purportedly designed to protect Chinese citizens against terrorist threats. In late December, China passed a law requiring both...
View ArticleChina’s new anti-terror law highlights tensions between national security and...
Chinese legislators have attempted to enact anti-terror legislation purportedly designed to protect Chinese citizens against terrorist threats. In late December, China passed a law requiring both...
View ArticleAttention: The New Anti-Collusion Rules Have the OMB Stamp of Approval
Short-circuiting conventional Paperwork Reduction Act requirements, the Office of Management and Budget has signed off on the strict auction-related rules just in time for the upcoming Broadcast...
View ArticlePatent and Trade Secret Wishes for 2016
This year our panel has a diverse variety of wishes. We see the usual wishes relating to patent eligibility and the abstract idea exception, with a reference to a Moody Blue's song to make the point....
View ArticlePatent and Trade Secret Wishes for 2016
This year our panel has a diverse variety of wishes. We see the usual wishes relating to patent eligibility and the abstract idea exception, with a reference to a Moody Blue's song to make the point....
View ArticleCopyright infringement matter involving Jeff Koons
Back on April 1, 2012, "60 Minutes" noted a Jeff Koons piece could go for $25 million.[See http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2012/04/60-minutes-on-april-1-2012.html]On December 15, 2015, The Guardian noted of...
View ArticleBreitbart on patents
James Edwards presents a pro-patent opinion at Breitbart.Of some interest is text toward the end: If you can’t secure and rely on your property right in your discoveries, there’s less incentive to...
View ArticleJustin Faulb Joins FHH
Wilkommen, bienvenu, welcome! Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth is pleased to announce that, starting January 4, 2016, Justin Faulb is joining the FHH family as an associate attorney. Justin is a familiar...
View ArticleAustralia Wins Philip Morris’ Challenge Against tobacco plain packaging
Australia Wins Philip Morris' Challenge Against tobacco plain packaging
View ArticleDesarrolla mexicano dron con brazos llamado “Aerotorso”
Por Antimio Cruz El ingeniero en mecatrónica Julio Mendoza Mendoza, quien es también estudiante de doctorado en el Centro de Investigación en Computación (CIC), del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN)...
View ArticleInventor del auto-robot recibe Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes 2015
Por Antimio Cruz El ingeniero mexicano y profesor de la Universidad Libre de Berlín, Raúl Rojas González, quien inventó el primer auto-robot que se conduce únicamente con los ojos, llamado “Espíritu...
View Article¿SABÍAS QUE…? Universidad de Oregon mejora las resinas para dientes con...
Por Antimio Cruz Ingenieros de la Universidad Estatal de Oregon, en Estados Unidos, informaron en diciembre que probaron con éxito una técnica que frena el avance de caries en los dientes humanos y...
View ArticleThe Big Bang Theory sued for using “soft kitty” lyrics in hit TV show
The heirs to a poet who claim their mother wrote a poem popularized in the TV series The Big Bang Theory are suing CBS and others connected to the sitcom for allegedly using the "soft kitty" lyrics...
View ArticlePhoto Storage Service’s Collection of Faceprints May Violate Illinois...
As we have previously noted, there are several ongoing privacy-related lawsuits alleging that facial recognition-based systems of photo tagging violate the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act...
View ArticleWashington Redskins Haven’t Won Yet: Why the Constitutionality of Section...
What do Washington D.C.’s NFL team, the Redskins, and Mr. Tam’s rock band, The Slants, have in common? Both have enjoyed unexpected victories recently and both have been called “disparaging” by the...
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