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1 hr ago | Engadget

U.S. Customs sees it VIZIO's way, TVs to keep flowing in

It looks like at least one round of the battle between Funai and VIZIO is drawing to a close, and it's a big win for VIZIO.

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Related Topix: Law

5 hrs ago | InformationWeek

Peer-to-Patent Program Suspends Operations

Despite recent White House recognition as an innovative effort, the highly hyped Peer-to-Patent collaborative patent review program was suspended last month.

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Related Topix: Law, IBM

Thu Jul 09, 2009

Peter Zura's Two-Seventy-One Patent Blog

Appeals "Skyrocket" at the USPTO

Law.com issued an article today confirming what most practitioners have known for a while - patent examination has become a stingier process, resulting in more appeals at the BPAI.

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Related Topix: Law

Wed Jul 08, 2009

Asbury Park Press Online

Judge shoots down effort to squeeze through patent loophole

A federal judge has turned away a first-of-its-kind lawsuit filed by an attorney seeking to exploit a quirk in federal patent law that had been dormant for more than a century.

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Related Topix: Law, Manufacturing, Industrial Machines

Tue Jul 07, 2009

Jurist

Federal appeals court to rehear patent rules challenge

The rules upheld would limit the number of times that someone can request a re-examination of a patent and require applicants with several claims to submit additional materials among other provisions aimed to address the "large and growing backlog of unexamined patent applications." The three-judge panel for the court rejected one rule [37 CFR 1.78 ...

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Related Topix: Law, US News, Federal Circuit Court of Appeals

Mon Jul 06, 2009

WisBlawg

Patent Searching at Milwaukee Public Library

From Now @ MPL : Milwaukee Public Library is an official Patent and Trademark Depository Library .

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Related Topix: Libraries, Milwaukee, WI, Law

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Stylelist

Michael Jackson - The Shoe Behind His 'Smooth Criminal' Dance Move

Michael Jackson's Smooth Invention: His loafer/sock look was actually a highly technical, gravity-defying Velcro boot.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Moonwalker, Music!, Inventions, Science / Technology, Law

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Intellectual Property Watch

Inside Views: Tribes To WIPO: Long-Term Protection For Traditional Knowledge Needed

Indigenous people and governments like the United States' may be able to help each other, especially when it comes to protecting traditional knowledge while also using it combat global crises like climate change, says Terry Williams of the Tulalip Tribes.

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Related Topix: Law

Thu Jul 02, 2009

InformationWeek

Apple Files Touchscreen-Related Patent Applications

Apple may be developing technology that would provide non-visual feedback when a person touches the screen of a laptop, smartphone, or other electronic device, according to a patent application filed by the company Thursday.

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Related Topix: Laptops/Notebooks, iPhone, Law

TwinCities.com

Jay Leno wins right to Web name for his new show

Television host Jay Leno has won control of a Web address using the name of his new show.

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Related Topix: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Law, Katy, TX

Wed Jul 01, 2009

PR-inside.com

Dr. Zalman M. Shapiro, 89 Granted Patent for Innovative Method of Synthesizing Diamonds

DR. ZALMAN M. SHAPIRO, 89, GRANTED PATENT FOR INNOVATIVE METHOD OF SYNTHESIZING DIAMONDS /EIN News/ Pittsburgh, PA - July 1st, 2009 - Fiances have a new reason to celebrate.

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Related Topix: Inventions, Law, Alexandria, VA

Peter Zura's Two-Seventy-One Patent Blog

USPTO Posts Selected Material on Bilski

The PTO recently announced that "in view of the high level of interest sparked by the case, the USPTO is posting selected court documents from Bilski v. Doll on this Web site." Currently the site only contains PTO material related to the Federal Circuit Panel Proceedings , Federal Circuit En Banc Proceedings, and Supreme Court Briefs .

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Related Topix: Law

Tue Jun 30, 2009

GlobeNewswire

New Patent Issued to ImmuDyne by the U.S. Patent Office

ImmuDyne , continuing to build its intellectual property and leadership role in Beta Glucan technology, today announced that the Company recently received an issue notice from the U.S. Patent Office.

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Related Topix: Law

Mon Jun 29, 2009

All Points Blog

Eu LBS Patent Could Mean Trouble

The European Patent Office has granted an EU-wide patent for the transmission of location-based information between devices and the subsequent publishing of that information for viewing on a map.

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Related Topix: Law

Sat Jun 27, 2009

BNET

USPTO: Dropping Income, Growing Lines

Being underwater - or, at least, standing in line - seems to be a fact of life for the US Patent and Trademark Office , and things have only been getting worse.

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Related Topix: Law

Fri Jun 26, 2009

BNET

Kappos Gets USPTO Nod, But What Will He Do?

Barak Obama last week announced David Kappos as his choice to head the US Patent and Trademark Office .

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Related Topix: Law, UC Davis

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Peter Zura's Two-Seventy-One Patent Blog

USPTO Bailout Bill Introduced

Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy and ranking member Jeff Sessions came to the rescue of the Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday night when they introduced a bill that will allow the agency to use funds designated for its trademark portfolio to be used to address its growing backlog of patent applications.

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Related Topix: Law

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Reuters

U.S. patent office shortfall worsens: official

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is facing a growing shortfall that has forced it to ask Congress for rule changes to help it weather economic hard times, a Commerce Department official told Reuters on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Law, US Politics, US News

WVNY

Recessionary Thinking: Ten zany patents

Even in a recession, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office keeps busy. Since 1996, the annual number of patent filings has jumped 130% to 485,000 last year.

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Related Topix: Law, Inventions, Science / Technology, San Antonio Metro

Medical News Today

Micronics Receives Patent On Rapid Thermocycling Methodology For Molecular Diagnostics

Main Category: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Article Date: 24 Jun 2009 - 0:00 PDT Micronics, Inc.

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Related Topix: Law, Health

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