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The Perfect Law Firm Retreat: Leave the Lawyers at Home
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Love, Pending: "Ellie, if you will marry me..."
An interesting published patent application - including a means for making a marriage proposal.
(tags: patent proposal love)
PC World - Bush Administration Speaks Against Patent Overhaul
U.S. Senate negotiators are getting closer to hammering out... read more
Patent Prospector: Commissioner Cack
A snarky take on CNET's interview with USPTO Commissioner Dudas - and yes, he used the term "trolls".
(tags: patent uspto)
City of Sturgis distances itself from Sturgis Chamber lawsuit
The Sturgis Area Chamber of Commerce filed a trademark infringement... read more
Cisco's Blog Disclaimer
No more blogging anonymously, as the author of Patent Troll Tracker did at first. Blogs relating to Cisco's operations must state that the author is a Cisco employee and that Cisco doesn't necessarily share the opinions put forth.
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WIPO Meeting on Enhancing Value of PCT Searches and Opinions
Major patent Offices are looking at ways of sharing search and examination reports in order to reduce the unnecessary duplication of work as far as possible. The PCT was specifically designed to address this issue, and yet it is not... read more
Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader Locked Up: Why Your Books Are No Longer Yours
Very good overview of the legal difference between "buying" a book and "licensing" the content of a book. Add in some discussion of the first sale doctrine and you have an overall good outline of copyright and eBook... read more
March 14, 1899: Zeppelin Gets Patent for a Really Big Idea
Yes, I am a couple of days late on this one... but I think it was a good way to start a new week: let's talk about blimps. On March 14, 1899 - Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin received a U.S. patent for his rigid airship design. ... read more
MyFox Kansas City | Guitar Manufacturer Claims 'Guitar Hero' Patent Violation
Gibson Guitar Inc. has filed a claim that Activision’s popular 'Guitar Hero' franchise violates a 1999 patent held by Gibson for “technology to simulate a musical performance.”
Patent Infringement... read more
Check out this week’s WAR OF THE WORDS:
Businessweek reports that in Beijing, China, a pharmaceutical company was refused permission to use the name of a disgraced official as a trademark to sell rat poison.
Forbes reports that Jimi Hendrix’s sister, Janie Hendrix, is suing a Seattle... read more
November was a slow month around here – it was a month of changes for PHOSITA and DCR and in the fray, the frequency of posts slowed a bit.
Melody Wirz moved to a new firm in Houston (new email) and we all wish her the best of luck. Matt Buchanan began the process of... read more
GMO Chickens May Help to Lessen Bird Flu Threat
Scientists are working to produce genetically modified chickens with resistance to all strains of bird flu.
Scientists Tout Stem Cells' Use to Battle HIV
Researchers at UCLA are working on ways to arm blood stem cells in the bone marrow against... read more
Want 'War and Peace' Online? How About 20 Pages at a Time? - New York Times
In a race to become the iTunes of the publishing world, Amazon.com and Google are both developing systems to allow consumers to purchase online access to any page, section or chapter of a book.
jkOnTheRun: OneNote... read more
"Working Late" Won't Work Anymore
She's one of more than 4 million Koreans who have signed up for various services using technology that can determine a cellular subscriber's location. One, costing $3 per month, will send a message with your coordinates to friends and family periodically
Don't... read more
BitTorrent conviction in Hong Kong
This past January Chan Nai-ming was arrested in Hong Kong for distributing films over the Internet via BitTorrent, and today he was convicted of that charge in court.
(tags: p2p bittorrent lawsuit criminal)
Colleges not happy with extension of US wiretap law... read more
Intellectual Property is Your Greatest Asset: New Seminar Provides Strategies and Tips for Increasing the Value of Your Business - learn why Microsoft and Coke are so darn valuable
Eight charged over Star Wars leak - justice for the Piracy of the Sith perpetrators
Fighting Overseas Piracy... read more
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