Despite internal disagreements and years of debate, it appears the EU patent will be a reality
A unitary patent system for Europe was finally agreed to late last month, albeit minus the participation of some major players (Italy and Spain), providing a system for the grant and enforcement of a unitary EU patent. Ratification will require the agreement of 13 member states (excluding Italy and Spain), and it is widely anticipated [...]
FTC fears using the ITC as a forum in patent disputes hinders innovation
Consistent with the warning shot fired in 2011 with the publication of their The Evolving IP Marketplace: Aligning Patent Notice and Remedies with Competition (see Free Resources tab here), the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), under the leadership and watchful eye of Chairman Jon Leifowitz, filed a brief with the International Trade Commission (ITC) yesterday [...]
E-discovery reform in IP cases is beginning to take form
Last year the Federal Circuit adopted a Model Order designed to rein in the costs of e-discovery … especially the disproportionate costs that allow one party to financially bludgeon an opponent with requests for information that is never used (nor even examined) but that costs millions of dollars to produce. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend [...]
In defense of Bayh-Dole
In The Atlantic, Sen. Birch Bayh, who represented Indiana from 1962 to 1980, and Joseph P. Allen, president of Allen and Associates responded to that part of the new Start Up Visa Act, a bill that would change the landscape of university technology transfer created and nurtured since 1980’s passing of the Bayh-Dole Act. Bookmark [...]
Look for improved technology transfer from NASA
A recently released Office of Inspector General (OIG) report on NASA found that project managers and other personnel responsible for executing the agency’s technology transfer processes could improve their effectiveness in identifying and planning for the transfer and commercialization of those technologies, a news release on the report said. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on [...]
USPTO reports on the first three months of “fast tracking”
With patent reform came a resumption of the Track I Prioritized Patent Examination Program. For $4,800, an applicant for a patent can by-pass the long queue and secure “priority” examination, having their application processed to completion within 12 months (without further required submissions). Theoretically the process does not improve the likelihood of a patent grant. [...]
USPTO publishes new rules of practice in ex parte appeals to address backlog
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has amended the rules governing practice before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (Board or BPAI) in ex parte patent appeals. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
USPTO moving to improve collection of patent assignment data
In a positive move for analysts and patent owners alike, the USPTO is considering developing a more complete record of assigned patents and applications. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
U.S. Copyright Office outlines priorities in planning document
Organizations with copyrighted properties and analysts should review the “seventeen priorities and ten special projects” presented in a planning document issues by the U.S. Copyright Office last month. You can retrieve a copy of the report here. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this [...]
To attract needed investment current accounting should reflect all intangible assets on the balance sheet
There have been excellent arguments articulated for presenting all of a company’s intangible assets on the balance sheet: transparency, C-level attention, etc. Now Professor Baruch Lev (NYU) has urged the move to trigger the investment that will be required to pull the nation’s economy out of its current state. As reported in IAM-Magazine, Lev proves [...]
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