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Dell defends its 'cloud computing' trademark bid

Dell's trademark of the ubiquitous, commonly used term "cloud computing" is one of those eyebrow-raising events that immediately begs the question: How is that possible? The simple answer is that Dell is ... (original story)

MDRNA, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results and...

MDRNA, Inc. today reported financial results for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008, and a further corporate restructuring. (original story)

Paper Catalog + Computer Database = Patent? Um, No.

Last week, the patent office agreed to reexamine a patent it granted in 1994 on a "Computer-assisted parts sales method." Orion IP has filed many, many lawsuits asserting infringement of this and related ... (original story)

Why Use Anonymous Searchers?

I was looking through a file history today and ran across the interesting note. "This file is in disarray because a Public Searcher from the Law Firm of ***** LLP copied the file and did not put the paper back... (original story)

Guest Editorial: Obama Put Forward Sound Priorities on Patents Last Year. McCain May (Finally) Get To It Soon.

Editorial by Arti Rai, Elvin R. Latty Professor of Law, Duke University From the perspective of a candidate running for President, articulating a position on the subject of patent reform might appear a fool's errand. For many (perhaps most) voters,... (original story)

LG Electronics versus Quanta: What Does it Mean for Manufacturers? - Industry Week

Aug. 4, 2008 -- On June 10, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the matter of LG Electronics, Inc. v. Quanta Computer Corporation , providing its first opinion on the issue of patent exhaustion in more than 65 years. The doctrine of patent ... (original story)

JPEG Patent's Single Claim Rejected

We've been covering the ongoing saga of an old patent we've referred to as the "JPEG Patent." This actually isn't the first patent we've called the JPEG Patent, because multiple people claimed to hold patents ... (original story)

End of an Era; End of a Blog

Bill Patry has decided to stop his popular copyright law blog. He gives two reasons: Although the blog is his personal work, most folks who quote the blog draw some link to Google policy. (I'll do it here: Patry is... (original story)

Patent Reform 2008: (fixing constitutional errors)

The only patent reform bill to make it through both the House and Senate in 2008 may well be the “Duffy Provision.” In an article first published in Patently-O on July 23, 2007, Professor John Duffy of GWU Law School... (original story)

Checklist to Avoid Inequitable Conduct

Debra Anderson recently published her checklist for ensuring that the PTO is notified of all relevant prior art and public uses of an invention. What is on your checklist? Remind your client of the duty to disclose relevant prior art,... (original story)

The Truth About EAR Export Licenses

It is now time to set the record straight and expose those who are writing on the Internet that the recent USPTO notice in the Federal Register means that outsourcing patent preparation and search work can continue status quo because there has been no change in the law. First, there has been no chan... (original story)

Apple patent hints at iTunes broadcast services

An Apple patent for tagging media assets, locations and advertisements has appeared at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. (original story)

Some Insightful Commentary About India

I seem to have hit the hornets nest with some of my comments about the USPTO reminder notice that outsourcing that is ongoing likely violates US export regulations. If you read through the comments to my last few posts you will see that quite a discussion has started about quality of outsourced wor... (original story)

Dell Tries to Trademark 'cloud Computing'

By Agam Shah Dell may be trying to grab control of a term that could define technology infrastructure for years to come. (original story)

Public Interest Groups Back Federal Court Appeal To Implement New U.S ... - Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights

WASHINGTON, DC -- A coalition of consumer advocacy and public interest groups today filed legal papers supporting new U.S. Patent Office (USPTO) rules that would curtail abusive behavior by patent applicants and improve patent quality. The tactics ... (original story)



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