Computer and Internet Updates for 2015-08-12
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View ArticleDoes any brand – besides Coca-Cola – have multiple iconic trademarks?
I can’t think of another brand with more than two iconic trademarks. Coca-cola has three! The bottle shape The cursive Coca-Cola script The ribbon that goes under the script and now stands alone on...
View ArticleBeer for Breakfast: Lessons in Co-Branding from General Mills
Yesterday General Mills announced that it had partnered with Fulton Brewery to create HefeWheaties: a limited edition brew. The beer is a Hefeweizen, which is traditionally a wheat-based beer, making...
View ArticleNo CBM Standing for Customer of Party Sued for Infringement
The Board denied institution of covered business method review of a communications system patent because the petitioner did not have standing under § 18(a)(1)(B) and 37 CFR § 42.302. "The Petition does...
View ArticleWhat ‘The Economist’ Doesn’t Get About Patents
In what can only be characterized as a bizarre, rambling, and intellectually dishonest article, 'The Economist' has inexplicably taken the position that patents are not necessary for innovation. The...
View ArticleWilmslow verus the Bahamas: Dawson-Damer and Others v Taylor Wessing and Others
Bahamas Source Wikipedia Reproduced under a Creative Commons Licence Probably because it implements an EU directive and costs small business owners money to support a bureaucracy in Wilmslow and is...
View ArticleCourt Reverses Indefiniteness Under Nautilus; Design Patents for Surgical...
Ethicon sued Covidien in the Ohio district court for infringement of utility and design patents directed to ultrasonic surgical shear devices. The court granted Covidien’s motions for summary judgment,...
View ArticleOff-label uses of drugs
From Wayne State:An off-label treatment means that the drug has not been officially approved by the FDA for a particular disease, but there is evidence and experience to support the use of that drug...
View ArticleSA Copyright Amendment Bill - comments & consultations
As reported by Jeremy Speres (here) South Africa's Copyright Amendment Bill, 2015 has been published for public comment. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has lined up the several stakeholder...
View ArticleApple's published US application 20150227782 on facial recognition:...
The first published claim:A method comprising: identifying, using a processor of a machine, a first face depicted within a digital image; matching, using the processor of the machine, the first face...
View ArticleProtection of Traditional Knowledge - governments are the problem and Nagoya...
The IPKat is delighted to receive a contribution penned by long-time Katfriend Professor Graham Dutfield (Professor of International Governance at Leeds University) on the subject of Traditional...
View ArticleFederal Circuit Affirms ‘Teaching Away’ and ‘Unexpected Results’ that Support...
The Federal Circuit affirmed. The asserted claims were not obvious because, although the claimed amounts (0.01% bimatoprost and 200 ppm BAK) fell within the range disclosed in the prior art (0.001-1%...
View ArticleTight Rules on Pre-Discovery Infringement Contentions offer Forecast for...
by Dennis Crouch In the civil procedure focused Keranos v. Silicon Storage (Fed. Cir. 2015), the Federal Circuit has ruled that a trial court must consider good cause when determining whether to allow...
View ArticleAaron Wood guests on #SandtonDiscussion
Monday's #SandtonDiscussion hosted at Adams & Adams will cover the tricky issue of copyright ownership over creations developed by others for you and paid for by you. This happens frequently when...
View ArticleRelativity Sale Postponed in Latest Bankruptcy Hearing
The parties agreed to an extended timeline for the auction of Ryan Kavanaugh's troubled company.read more
View ArticleWhere to Touch Turtles or Drive the Mars Rover: Some of the Best Oklahoma...
Kathryn Albert The scene opens on a lone human. Clad in a protective suit, she floats in the black abyss with only the faintest suggestion of lights from shapes far out in the distance. Is she an...
View ArticleFriday fantasies
Forthcoming events. The past week has seen a couple of fresh events added to the IPKat's list of forthcoming attractions. Do remember to check out this page and see if there's anything there that you...
View ArticleAshland, Inc. (VALVOLINE) v. Randolph, SD West Virginia 2015
Unauthorized distributor of VALVOLINE products somewhat slow in complying with court-ordered injunctive relief. Bonus fact: testing labs can distinguish between VALVOLINE and non-VALVOLINE oil....
View ArticlePrenda-linked copyright trolling lawyer Paul Duffy dead at age 55
Paul Duffy, an attorney for the Prenda Law, died on Monday, a Cook County Medical Examiner spokesperson said, adding that the cause of death is still pending and could take up to three months to...
View ArticlePOKEMON copyright suit – collect them all!
Copyright: Unauthorized use of POKEMON characters on apparel. WD Wash. A little tarnishment there as well (Jiggly Puff on the pipe). THE POKÉMON COMPANY INTERNATIONAL, INC v. RAGEON, INC..
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