phosita ::: quick links for 2008-03-31
Posted by Douglas Sorocco, March 31, 2008 at 12:35 am
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A snarky take on CNET's interview with USPTO Commissioner Dudas - and yes, he used the term "trolls".
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The Sturgis Area Chamber of Commerce filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against a motorcycle rally in Kentucky without the city of Sturgis' knowledge or consent, according to a release from the city.
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"In case you were thinking of building your own atom bomb, you may want to weigh your intellectual property liability. It seems there are over 2000 patents covering the atom bomb.
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In a Markman hearing or brief, you really shouldn't state - “Nothing herein should be construed as an admission by BSN.” Could they not have found a better source than Wikipedia?
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"By providing no affordable alternative to settle patent disputes - and no real penalties for those who deliberately rip off a patented idea - the system actually puts a patent-holder's property at greater risk."
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(IPO) has made a call to arms agains the patent reform legislation in the Senate (S.1145), which may be considered for a vote within the next few weeks. IPO is all-out against the dreaded Applicant Quality Submissions (AQS).
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Interesting concept - anonymous insight and rankings of patent Examiners. It could get testy and there are already a couple of snarky comments. Will it be informative or simply a place to rant? I wonder how many internal versions exist of this ...
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Looking for photos to use in your blog etc? This tool allows you to search flickr tags - including an option to only return Creative Commons licensed images. Check each individual image for limitations - but most allow for non-commerical use.
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If the judge asks for help, be helpful. "The record reveals that counsel made little effort to simplify the case, but instead presented the district court with a firestorm of issues and arguments... and an aggressive use of statements in that record ..."(tags: patent litigation)
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Good for this blog for correcting the erroneous assertion that a patent was invalidated. Rejections do not equal invalidated. It ain't ever over in the USPTO until the "appropriately sized for her" lady sings...

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