Patent News Watch
From First to File (www.firsttofile.com)June 23rd, 2008
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Headlines for the week: (Scroll down for articles)
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-Pitt sues again over patents, this time in California
-Whirlpool Case On Two Patents Against LG Electornics Should Be Terminated By ITC,Judge Rules
-Inequitable Conduct Based on Petition to Make Special
-The Zuckerberg Patent Application: Another Seed in the Walled Garden?
-Legal strategy
-U.S. Patent Reforms Might Force Firms to Rely on Trade Secrets
-United Kingdom: The Patents Game: How Strong Is Your Hand?
-When Patents Get Political
-Self Motivation and Quality in Examination
-When Companies Copy Gadgets, Is It Inspiration or Stealing? The Experts Speak
Microsoft must pay Alcatel-Lucent $512M for patents
(AP) A federal judge ordered Microsoft Corp. to pay Alcatel-Lucent $511.6 million in damages and interest, letting stand a jury's decision that the software maker infringed on two patents.
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Pitt sues again over patents, this time in California
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) The University of Pittsburgh, turned down by a federal judge in Pittsburgh, has taken a patent infringement lawsuit against the world's largest producer of radiotherapy equipment for cancer treatment to a California court.
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Whirlpool Case On Two Patents Against LG Electornics Should Be Terminated By ITC,Judge Rules
(The FINANCIAL) The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) should terminate Whirlpool Corporation's case on two patents asserted against LG Electronics' advanced freezer drawer features, according to a ruling by ITC Administrative Law Judge Theodore Essex.
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Inequitable Conduct Based on Petition to Make Special
(Patently-O) There are many companies that value quick prosecution and issuance. Yet, few have taken the PTO's offer of accelerated examination (AE).
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The Zuckerberg Patent Application: Another Seed in the Walled Garden?
(Profy) Someone on Hacker News was kind enough to post a link to a patent application filed under Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg's name.
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Legal strategy
(The Boston Globe) Dave Grannan was leading an afternoon product development meeting last Wednesday at the Harvard Square offices of Vlingo Inc. when he was rudely interrupted by a process server bearing a lawsuit.
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U.S. Patent Reforms Might Force Firms to Rely on Trade Secrets
(TMCnet) Recent Supreme Court rulings and reform at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), coupled with activity in the World Health Organization and the World Trade Organization, are weakening patents and tipping the scales toward keeping innovation in biotech as trade secrets rather than risking patent disclosure.
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United Kingdom: The Patents Game: How Strong Is Your Hand?
(Mondaq) The Trading Technologies (TT) and E-Speed court case is a timely reminder of the importance and potential value (or cost) of patents in the financial sector.
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When Patents Get Political
(American) Last month, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) withdrew from consideration until 2009 a bill that would have represented the first major overhaul of American patent laws in more than half a century.
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Self Motivation and Quality in Examination
(Livejornal) In general, if you know that the job that you do is important and makes a real difference, I would think that would make it easier to be self motivated to do the best job possible.
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When Companies Copy Gadgets, Is It Inspiration or Stealing? The Experts Speak
(Gizmodo) When a company comes out with an innovative, landmark product, many other companies will end up incorporating those design features into their own products over time.
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