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United States Ratifies Marrakesh Treaty to Increase Access to Works for the Visually Impaired
According to the World Blind Union, of the millions of books published each year, approximately only 1-7 percent are made available to those who are visually impaired. …
Other Barks & Bites for Friday, February 8
This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Federal Circuit affirms a Section 101 invalidation of patent claims in favor of Mayo Collaborative Services; Apple wins an order to …
Beijing’s IP Court Now Requiring Evidence Supporting Power of Signatories on Corporate Documents
In the People’s Republic of China, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) administers the registration of trademarks for entities seeking to sell goods or services …
Dangers Lie in U.S. Government’s Conflicted Actions Toward Qualcomm, Huawei
5G, or 5th generation wireless communication, has reached the point of determining which core technologies will be used. Suddenly, decisions about which companies will be picked are …
U.S. Patent System Jumps to Tie for Second Place in International IP Index
On February 7, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) released the latest version of its International IP Index assessing the intellectual property …
In Support of Inaugurating February 7 as ‘World e Day’
Mathematics is a fascinating subject to some people, but a horror to most. Formulas and rules abound to govern purely abstract relationships that appear alien to ordinary …
As the Climate for U.S. Patents Turns Brighter, Now is the Right Time to Invest in These Assets
The cost of obtaining a U.S. patent has not significantly changed for the past 10 years. This remarkable stability is confirmed by the AIPLA Economic Survey, our …
Unified Patents Seeking Experienced Patent Attorneys to Join its Team
Unified Patents is again growing its legal department, and seeks experienced, registered patent attorneys in its Washington DC office. Applicants must have at least 3 years of law …
Patents in the Crosshairs During House Drug Pricing Debate
The opening salvo in what promises to be one of the hottest debates in the new Congress was fired January 29 during a day-long hearing in the House …
Bioinformatics Innovations Thrive Despite 101 Chaos
Bioinformatics is a growing interdisciplinary technological field in which computing and software resources are applied to biological data and solve biological problems. For example, bioinformatics can be …
Federal Circuit Affirms Eastern District of Texas Holding that Medtronic Induced Infringement of Doctor’s Patents
On January 24, the Federal Circuit affirmed a jury’s finding that the defendant-appellant, Medtronic, induced surgeons to infringe two patents of plaintiff-appellee, Dr. Mark Barry, which were …
Why Helsinn v. Teva Creates Inscrutable Uncertainty About the Scope of Prior Art Instead of Confirming Longstanding Law
To the casual observer, the Supreme Court’s January 23 decision in Helsinn v. Teva may seem like no big deal. In just a few pages of text, …
Gene Quinn Joins Berenato & White But Remains President and CEO at IPWatchdog
I am pleased to announce that effective February 1, 2019, I have become Of Counsel to the law firm of Berenato & White, LLC. The firm is located in suburban …
Letter Signed By 170 Corporate Counsel Urges Law Firms to Get Diverse Fast
On January 27, more than 170 general counsel and corporate legal executives signed an open letter to big law firms expressing their disappointment that “many law firms continue to …
Federal Circuit Rule 36 Judgment in VirnetX v. Cisco and Apple: A Look at the Oral Arguments
IPWatchdog has been closely following the growing trend of Rule 36 affirmances at the Federal Circuit. Perhaps one of the most widely publicized of these was the January 15 …
