FlipKart Flipping Domain Names – Cheaper Than Flipping Houses
One of the things about being a brand owner is that you have to play hard ball sometimes, or at least that’s what most prudent trademark lawyers would advise. But you can cross the line, especially...
View ArticleWith successful RS-25 engine test NASA one step closer to Mars, asteroids
We’re now just a little bit closer towards putting a human being on the surface of Mars thanks to the completion of a series of developmental tests on an RS-25 engine that will power NASA’s new Space...
View ArticleWith successful RS-25 engine test NASA one step closer to Mars, asteroids
We’re now just a little bit closer towards putting a human being on the surface of Mars thanks to the completion of a series of developmental tests on an RS-25 engine that will power NASA’s new Space...
View ArticleSherlock Holmes case settles
IIn May we reported that after a series of ill advised attacks on writers properly using what were clearly public domain stories and materials featuring the iconic fictional detective Sherlock Holmes,...
View ArticleUpdate: City of Inglewood Cannot Assert Copyright in Council Meeting Videos
I wrotelast month about the case of City of Inglewood v. Joseph Teixeira, where the city of Inglewood in California filed suit against one of its residents who had used parts of videos of its council...
View ArticleSchnittstellen von Big Data und staatlicher Überwachung
Heute Nachmittagsprach Rechtsanwalt Martin Steiger am Workshop «Liberale Gesellschaft» der Jungfreisinnigen Kanton Zürich über die Schnittstellen von Big Data und staatlicher Überwachung. Die...
View ArticleBIO's Jim Greenwood addresses the challenges of Kyle Bass to patent...
A press release from BusinessWire presented the opinion of BIO's Jim Greenwoodon the recent activities of Kyle Bass:The following statement may be attributed to BIO President and CEO Jim Greenwood:...
View ArticleEstate Planning Tips for the Single Person
When you read articles or blogs about estate planning, they mostly focus on married couples or people with children. Very few address the need for single people to have an estate plan. Whether it is...
View ArticleRight of publicity case involving Aretha Franklin
From a Reuters story:Producer Alan Elliott obtained rights to the footage from Warner Brothers Studios that required separate permission from Franklin, which has not been granted, according to court...
View ArticleIs the label "patent death squad" appropriate for IPRs on pharma...
FiercePharma reports:But how much do pharma companies need to worry about these patent reviews affecting their IP protection?According to an analysis of past IPR challenges, not a lot, Bernstein...
View ArticleFeds allege 4 men executed heist of $1 million worth of MacBook Airs
The way federal prosecutors tell it, not only did four men conspire to steal a large quantity of MacBook Airs, but they did a poor job of covering it up. The men were arrested on Wednesday and appeared...
View ArticleHow many IPR petitions have been granted ?
Concerning a report on FiercePharma that 75% of IPR petitions have been granted [note text: That rate is "remarkably lower" than the 75%-plus rate across all sectors, which includes tech, he pointed...
View ArticleUSPTO Patent Quality Chat Webinar Series
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be offering the next webinar in its Patent Quality Chat webinar series on September 8, 2015 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm (EDT). The latest webinar, which will be...
View ArticleACI Paragraph IV Disputes Conference
American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding its 3rd Annual Paragraph IV Disputes master symposium from September 30 to October 1, 2014 in Chicago, IL. ACI faculty will provide insights into: •...
View ArticleACI FDA Boot Camp
American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding the next session of its FDA Boot Camp conference on September 30 to October 1, 2015 in Boston, MA. ACI faculty will help attendees: • Master the...
View ArticleWebcast on International Post Grant Practice
Practising Law Institute (PLI) will be offering a one-hour webcast entitled "Where to Challenge Patents? International Post Grant Practice -- Strategic Considerations Before the USPTO, EPO, SIPO and...
View ArticleIPO Webinar on New PTAB Rules and Recent Decisions
The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "A Kinder, Gentler PTAB? Proposed New Trial Rules & Important Recent Decisions" on September 9, 2015 from...
View ArticleThe ‘Skilled Person’ is a ‘Pale Shadow’ and a ‘Tool’ – Australian High Court...
Last week I predicted that the High Court would affirm the finding of five judges of the Federal Court of Australia that AstraZenenca’s patents covering low-dosage forms of the cholesterol-lowering...
View ArticleApple’s European slide-to-unlock patent declared invalid in Germany
Ginger treats all slideswith the utmost gravityThis Kat is still in possession of, among other things, an old non-smart phone which he has to unlock by pressing a combination of keys -- or rather, by...
View ArticleComputer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2015-09-05
Ashley Madison's members by the numbers – Technology & Science http://t.co/RNNSWJg9WM -> Air Canada blames computer glitch for bargain clawback – British Columbia http://t.co/CYTZi6gULi ->...
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