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48 min ago | The Guardian

Leading scientist attacks university over 'outrageous' IVF treatment patent

Fertility experts say the patent, which covers the duration of the first three cell cycles in a human embryo, encroaches on a naturally occurring phenomenon.

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Related Topix: Startups, Stanford University, Law

12 hrs ago | JD Supra

Dey, L.P. v. Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Enactment of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act in 2011 focused the patenting community on the changes of U.S. patent law from "first to invent" under the 1952 Patent Act to "first inventor to file" under the AIA as the basis for deciding priority and defining the scope of prior art to a claimed invention.

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Related Topix: Law, Inventions, Science / Technology

Fri May 24, 2013

Customer Interaction Solutions

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Virginia

Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 24 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Virginia.

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Related Topix: Inventions, Science / Technology, Alexandria, VA, Falls Church, VA, Law, Forest, VA, Newsoms, VA

TwinCities

UW-Madison seeks exemption from open-records law

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is asking state lawmakers for an exemption from the state's open-records law that would allow it to keep research data private until the information is published or patented.

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Related Topix: University of Wisconsin Madison, Law, Science / Technology, Inventions

WKOW-TV

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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports university officials say the exemption would create the ability to keep research data private until it's published or patented, citing a change in federal law that could potentially allow a rival to learn about research through an open-records request.

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Related Topix: Madison, WI, Law

Huliq.com

Colgate's idea for flavored toothbrush targets the tongue

Get ready for a toothbrush designed to clean both your teeth and tongue that tantalizes taste buds with flavors like coffee.

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Related Topix: Drink, Coffee, Law

Ars Technica

At long last, Ricoh and Xerox hit back at scanner trolls

Eight months ago, small- and medium-sized businesses around the country started getting threats from mysterious six-letter entities like AllLed, GosNel, and AdzPro.

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Related Topix: Scanners, Law

TMCnet

Gov't Sequestration Hurts US Patent OfficeBy: Ed Silverstein

The growing chorus of concern about funding levels at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has been joined by several of the nation's prominent patent lawyers who worry about the impact of sequestration on the patent office.

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Related Topix: Law

Insurance Journal West

Vermont Sues Patent Owner Under Its Consumer Protection Act

Vermont sued a patent owner over claims it violated the state's Consumer Protection Act, saying it's the first state to file such a complaint against a company whose business is suing for patent infringement.

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Related Topix: Small Business, Personal Finance, Internet Troll, Law

American Library Association

Sign White House Petition to Protect the Right to Read

Don't let big companies deny the print disabled access to books. The American Library Association supports a copyright exception to a World Intellectual Property Organization international treaty to increase access to information for people with print disabilities - those who are blind, have low vision, are dyslexic, have a learning disability or ... (more)

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Related Topix: Law

Thu May 23, 2013

Eff.org

Hey, Patent Trolls. Pick on Someone Your Own Size.

The patent troll problem is not new. Trolls have been targeting companies large and small for some time, dragging productive businesses into court and extorting licensing fees that have become a nearly unavoidable tax on innovation.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Wi-Fi, Law, Inventions

Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph

Ron Paul Loses Attempt to Claim RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org Domain Names

As I blogged back in February , Ron Paul angered some of his fans by relying on a UN-sponsored dispute resolution mechanism, the World Intellectual Property Organization , to try to claim he should legally own the domain names RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org, not the people who currently did.

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Related Topix: Law

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

UW-Madison wants to protect research by limiting open records law

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeking to limit the state's open records law - potentially through language slipped into the state budget - to keep from the public information about research until it is published or patented.

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Related Topix: University of Wisconsin Madison, US News, Law

Managing Rights Management

Thomson and Verance Watermarking Patent Applications

Thursdays the Patent Office publishes new pending patent applications . Both of today's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of digital watermarking .

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Related Topix: Law

AppleInsider

Apple invention adjusts audio based on a display's orientation, user positioning

A patent application published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday reveals Apple is actively researching methods to ensure a video's multi-channel audio is always played back correctly, no matter how a user holds the device.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Apple, Inventions, Law, Speakers, Cameras, Ipad

NCTechNews

Myers Bigel to Present Review of IP Caselaw

Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A. , the largest independent patent law firm in North Carolina, will be hosting a "Review of IP Caselaw for May 2013" on May 28 at 3 p.m. The discussion will be led by Peter Siddoway, an attorney in the firm's litigation group.

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Related Topix: Law, Raleigh, NC, Research Triangle Park, NC

Wed May 22, 2013

JD Supra

Patent Watch: Aventis Pharms., Inc. v. Amino Chems. Ltd.

"[T]he same claim term can have different constructions depending upon the context of how the term is used within the claims and specification." On May 20, 2013, in Aventis Pharms., Inc.

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Related Topix: Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, US News, Science / Technology, Inventions, Law

Corporate Counsel

Patent Post-Grant Review, Due Diligence, and Valuation

Among its many changes, the America Invents Act provides several new post-grant procedures for a third party to challenge the validity of an issued U.S. patent.

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Related Topix: Law

AllAccess.com

SiriusXM, Rural Media Group Get Sued Over 'Radio RFD' Name

The ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION is suing RURAL MEDIA GROUP and SIRIUS XM RADIO INC.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Law

Electric Energy Online

Solar Wind Energy Tower, Inc. Receives Notice of Allowance of Patent titled "Atmospheric Energy Extraction Devices and Methods"

Solar Wind Energy Tower, Inc. , the inventor of a large Solar Wind Downdraft Tower structure capable of producing abundant, inexpensive electricity, announced the allowance of Patent Application Number 13/098,476, titled "Atmospheric Energy Extraction Devices and Methods", by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Inventions, Science / Technology, Law