IP News - November 10, 2016

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Click here for webversion Daily intellectual property news and information from around the world Tweet this Trademark law update: SCOTUS to decide whether ban on registering "disparaging marks" is unconstitutional This spring, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide in Lee v. Tam whether this provision of the Lanham Act is facially invalid under the First Amendment Read more A message from our ad sponsors | Place your ad here Patents When strategy backfires: A plaintiff pays the price for dumping too much information into a trade secret disclosure There is a tension in many IP cases between disclosure rules that require a plaintiff to identify its liability theories early in the case, and the understandable desire of the plaintiff to keep open its options for seeking recovery READ MORE Patent-eligibility and questions of fact The Federal Circuit has previously asked district courts to determine patent-eligibility at the pleadings stage to avoid unnecessary and burdensome litigation over invalid claims. Yet, established principles of law make such an exercise easier said than done READ MORE A bit more transparency in patent lawsuits Should patent lawsuits filed in federal courts be hidden from the public? We don't think so, especially where a patent owner may be suing multiple people based on the same claim READ MORE More Patents Stories IP Management An attempt at efficiency: A look at the TTAB's upcoming rule changes The rule changes are aimed at streamlining proceedings before the TTAB The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board will implement several important rule changes as of January 14, 2017 READ MORE UK and India agree to increase IP cooperation UK Prime Minister witnesses signing of landmark Intellectual Property Agreement between UK and India READ MORE British High Court decision on Article 50 released The case concerns the politically charged question of which branch of the U.K. government has the power to formally start the process of taking the U.K. out of the EU: the executive or Parliament READ MORE More IP Management Stories IP News The 8th European Innovation Summit: Future Now! Organized by Knowledge4Innovation, the 4-day event will take place from 14-17 November 2016 in the European Parliament in Brussels READ MORE UNESCO discusses the internet of the future and launches project for cultural preservation The project is called UNESCO Chair on Language Technologies – TecLin READ MORE UK Prime Minister Theresa May embarks on her first bilateral visit outside of Europe New UK-India urban partnership to unlock opportunities worth £2 billion READ MORE More IP News Stories IPFrontline™ is a publication of IP.com Advertise in IPFrontline Contact Staff Submit Articles © Copyright 2016 IP.com All personal information is handled in strict accordance with our privacy policy. If you wish to no longer receive IPFrontline emails, please UNSUBSCRIBE.

Daily intellectual property news and information from around the world Tweet this Trademark law update: SCOTUS to decide whether ban on registering "disparaging marks" is unconstitutional This spring, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide in Lee v. Tam whether this provision of the Lanham Act is facially invalid under the First Amendment Read more A message from our ad sponsors | Place your ad here Patents When strategy backfires: A plaintiff pays the price for dumping too much information into a trade secret disclosure There is a tension in many IP cases between disclosure rules that require a plaintiff to identify its liability theories early in the case, and the understandable desire of the plaintiff to keep open its options for seeking recovery READ MORE Patent-eligibility and questions of fact The Federal Circuit has previously asked district courts to determine patent-eligibility at the pleadings stage to avoid unnecessary and burdensome litigation over invalid claims. Yet, established principles of law make such an exercise easier said than done READ MORE A bit more transparency in patent lawsuits Should patent lawsuits filed in federal courts be hidden from the public? We don't think so, especially where a patent owner may be suing multiple people based on the same claim READ MORE More Patents Stories IP Management An attempt at efficiency: A look at the TTAB's upcoming rule changes The rule changes are aimed at streamlining proceedings before the TTAB The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board will implement several important rule changes as of January 14, 2017 READ MORE UK and India agree to increase IP cooperation UK Prime Minister witnesses signing of landmark Intellectual Property Agreement between UK and India READ MORE British High Court decision on Article 50 released The case concerns the politically charged question of which branch of the U.K. government has the power to formally start the process of taking the U.K. out of the EU: the executive or Parliament READ MORE More IP Management Stories IP News The 8th European Innovation Summit: Future Now! Organized by Knowledge4Innovation, the 4-day event will take place from 14-17 November 2016 in the European Parliament in Brussels READ MORE UNESCO discusses the internet of the future and launches project for cultural preservation The project is called UNESCO Chair on Language Technologies – TecLin READ MORE UK Prime Minister Theresa May embarks on her first bilateral visit outside of Europe New UK-India urban partnership to unlock opportunities worth £2 billion READ MORE More IP News Stories IPFrontline™ is a publication of IP.com Advertise in IPFrontline Contact Staff Submit Articles © Copyright 2016 IP.com All personal information is handled in strict accordance with our privacy policy. If you wish to no longer receive IPFrontline emails, please UNSUBSCRIBE.