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		<title>Crowdsourcing Patent Research: $2 Million in Reward Money</title>
		<link>http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2012/02/07/crowdsourcing-patent-research-2-million-in-reward-money/id=22150/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gene Quinn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Article One Partners (AOP), the world’s largest patent research community, earlier today announced that the company has achieved a significant milestone — more than $2 million dollars in financial incentives to its global research community. This milestone comes 11 months to the day from when Article One announced that they had reached the $1 million award milestone. ]]></description>
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		<title>Patent Mass Aggregators: The Giants Among Us</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The types of returns promised to investors and the types of benefits offered to participants are also quite different from garden-variety non-practicing entities, as are some of the tactics used in organizing the entities and in asserting the patents. Finally, the scale itself is simply mind-boggling. Mass aggregators operate on a scale and at a level of sophistication and complexity that would have been unimaginable a decade ago. They have taken the prototype strategies pioneered by a prior generation of non-practicing entities and changed them into some of the cleverest strategies yet seen in the intellectual property rights field.]]></description>
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		<title>Exclusive Interview Part 3: USPTO Deputy Director Terry Rea</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gene Quinn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We begin by discussing first action allowances and whether they are frowned upon, then discuss the examination process and weave our way to Track 1 and whether you really must use Track 1 for patents likely to be litigated because you get a much more condensed, streamlined prosecution history.  Over the past 10 days I have also interviewed  Peggy Focarino (Commissioner for Patents), Deborah Cohn (Commissioner for Trademarks) and Peter Pappas (Chief of Staff).  These interviews are being transcribed and prepared for publication.  So stay tuned.]]></description>
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		<title>Stopping Online Piracy in the Age of Entitlement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gene Quinn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As for the particulars of SOPA, perhaps there are some who are against the legislation for valid, thoughtful reasons and would like to see something better.  That, however, seems to be the substantial minority.  Those who are against SOPA seem to want to protect online piracy as if they are entitled to access the creative works of others for free.  In economic terms those who steal intellectual property are freeloaders. These freeloaders are just like the many non-productive members of society who only take and give nothing back, expecting those of us who are productive to pick up the tab for them.  There are certainly people in society who need and deserve help, and we should be there to help them, but by any fair estimate the entitlement mentality is running amok.  No one "needs and deserves" free access to the latest blockbuster movie the opened just yesterday in theaters.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Trademark Skullduggery: Lawsuit Challenges Publication Service</title>
		<link>http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2012/02/02/trademark-skullduggery/id=22102/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gene Quinn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leason Ellis LLP, an intellectual property law firm located in White Plains, New York, recently filed a complaint against USA Trademark Enterprises, Inc. of Sarasota, Florida.  The multi-count Complaint alleges that USA Trademark Enterprises has engaged in false advertising and unfair competition by marketing a catalog of trademark registrations, which offers no value because the published information is freely available in the online records of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.  David Leason, Managing Partner of Leason Ellis, said “by targeting our clients and us, USA Trademark Enterprises has interfered in our business and cast a shadow over the legitimacy of trademark-related communications. In filing suit, we are out to protect our clients, our business, and the integrity of the trademark process from predatory and deceptive marketing.”]]></description>
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		<title>Exclusive Interview Part 2: USPTO Deputy Director Teresa Rea</title>
		<link>http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2012/02/02/exclusive-interview-part-2-uspto-deputy-director-teresa-rea/id=22072/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gene Quinn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part 2 of my interview with Deputy Under Secretary Rea picks up with discussion of the America Invents Act. We generally discussed the rulemaking process, the fact that the post-grant proposed rules are a bit late in coming, comments and what the USPTO will do with them, as well as the upcoming Road Show the USPTO is taking across America for the purpose of discussing implementation of the America Invents Act.]]></description>
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		<title>Job Opening: Patent Agent/Attorney in Silicon Valley</title>
		<link>http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2012/02/01/job-opening-patent-agentattorney-in-silicon-valley/id=22074/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2012/02/01/job-opening-patent-agentattorney-in-silicon-valley/id=22074/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JobOrtunities™ Help Wanted</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our client seeks Patent Agent or Patent Attorney having a thorough knowledge in the area of thin film processing (e.g. in semiconductor / solar cell / LED). Will consider any previous experience as counting towards minimum 3-5 year requirement, whether gained in a law firm, an in-house position or as an independent contractor.]]></description>
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		<title>Former PTO Deputy Sharon Barner Leaves Foley &amp; Lardner</title>
		<link>http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2012/01/31/former-pto-deputy-sharon-barner-leaves-foley-lardner/id=22056/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gene Quinn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI),  announced today that Sharon R. Barner, formerly a top official in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and a leading intellectual property litigator, has joined the Company as Vice President and General Counsel. After leaving the USPTO Barner returned to Foley &#038; Lardener's Intellectual Property Department in its Chicago office, where she started with the firm in 1996.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Exclusive Interview: USPTO Deputy Director Teresa Rea</title>
		<link>http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2012/01/31/exclusive-interivew-uspto-deputy-director-theresa-rea/id=22045/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gene Quinn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deputy Director Teresa Rea has now been at the USPTO for approximately 1 year, but seems as invigorated and full of energy as she did when I first met up with her.  She seems to love the job and relish the challenges that come with this moment in Patent Office history.  We chatted for approximately 55 minutes, discussing USPTO hiring, the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, the America Invents Act, what a typical day looks like on her calendar and much more. ]]></description>
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		<title>Patent Drawings: An Economical Way to Expand Disclosure</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gene Quinn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While formally compliant drawings are not technically always required at the time of filing, there are significant benefits to submitting professional patent illustrations at the time of filing. Indeed, it is my opinion that the better view is that formal, professional patent drawings are essential in any application. Remember, the primary benefit of filing an application is to capture a filing date that can be used to demonstrate priority of invention. Generally speaking, anything that comes after your filing date cannot be prior art to your application. In order to capture the full benefit of a filing date, a patent application needs to completely cover the invention and all permutations as of the time the application is filed, thus multiple patent illustrations are quite helpful. ]]></description>
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