IP News - November 17, 2016

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Click here for webversion Daily intellectual property news and information from around the world Tweet this PTAB post-grant fees slated to increase The USPTO recently announced a proposed new fee schedule in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in search of revenue to recover its projected $3 billion aggregated operating costs for the 2017 fiscal year Read more A message from our ad sponsors | Place your ad here Patents Canada: Challenge to patentee's right to elect between damages and accounting of profits rejected On November 2, 2016 the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a memoto Examiners on its stance on subject matter eligibility in response to the McRO and BASCOMFederal Circuit decisions READ MORE WIPO adopts open access policy for its publications As the world reference source for intellectual property-related information, WIPO houses extensive collections of publications that include studies, reports, guides, and other learning resources READ MORE The USPTO's latest memo on subject matter eligibility provides hope for modern innovators On November 2, 2016 the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a memoto Examiners on its stance on subject matter eligibility in response to the McRO and BASCOMFederal Circuit decisions READ MORE Kyle Bass' first IPR win at the PTAB Since Kyle Bass founded Coalition for Affordable Drugs X LLC to challenge pharmaceutical patents, CFAD has filed numerous petitions with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (Office) seeking to institute inter partes review proceedings to invalidate a number of pharmaceutical patents READ MORE Failure to provide patentee opportunity to respond to portion of prior art reference not disclosed in IPR petition can be a procedural violation In two separate IPR proceedings, 2013-507 ("507") and 2013-508 ("508"), petitioner Medtronic challenged several claims in patentee NuVasive's U.S. Patent No. 8,187,334 READ MORE More Patents Stories IP Management Is Artificial Intelligence killing the patent translation industry? Artificial Intelligence can now speak, write, listen and understand. It knows history, math, physics and writing code. This bodes well for translating patents READ MORE Narrowly drawn software-based patent claims directed to specific, unconventional technological solutions are patent-eligible under Alice While the Federal Circuit conceded that the claims may encompass abstract ideas and, absent more would have qualified as patent-ineligible subject matter under § 101, the claims are, however, patent-eligible because they are directed to a specific, unconventional technological solution that was narrowly drawn to resolve a technological problem, and serve as an improvement over the prior art READ MORE Joint ownership of IP – is it as fair as it sounds? It's hard for Australians to ignore the increasing focus on effective R&D collaboration as technology advances more swiftly, and Australia's Federal and State governments seek to drive innovation READ MORE Female inventorship on the rise worldwide New research from UK Intellectual Property Office reveals global gender breakdown of inventorship READ MORE Interview: Using Alt Legal trademark docketing system Alt Legal CEO and founder Nehal Madhani interviews Amy Sullivan Cahill, founding partner of Cahill IP, PLLC, a boutique intellectual property law firm based in Louisville, Kentucky READ MORE More IP Management Stories IP News Researchers receive Patent for Humanity award Developing nations may soon be in a better position to finally conquer malaria, thanks to a team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine READ MORE TPP: A Post-Mortem Although the proximate cause of the TPP's demise was the U.S. Presidential election result, the TPP faced long odds in Congress even if the election had gone the other way READ MORE Fish & Richardson hires Kristine McKinney as new Chief Professional Development Officer Kristine McKinney currently serves on the board of directors for the National Association for Law Placement as the Vice-President for Member Services and Education READ MORE ipan introduces expanded service offering for more efficient IP administration New services provide increased predictability and cost savings in patent and trademark management READ MORE The fifth TM5 Annual Meeting held On October 28 and 29, 2016, the Fifth TM5 Annual Meeting was held in Kunshan, China, bringing together the officials of the Japan Patent Office, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the European Union Intellectual Property Office, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and the Korean Intellectual Property Office 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. 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Daily intellectual property news and information from around the world Tweet this PTAB post-grant fees slated to increase The USPTO recently announced a proposed new fee schedule in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in search of revenue to recover its projected $3 billion aggregated operating costs for the 2017 fiscal year Read more A message from our ad sponsors | Place your ad here Patents Canada: Challenge to patentee's right to elect between damages and accounting of profits rejected On November 2, 2016 the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a memoto Examiners on its stance on subject matter eligibility in response to the McRO and BASCOMFederal Circuit decisions READ MORE WIPO adopts open access policy for its publications As the world reference source for intellectual property-related information, WIPO houses extensive collections of publications that include studies, reports, guides, and other learning resources READ MORE The USPTO's latest memo on subject matter eligibility provides hope for modern innovators On November 2, 2016 the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a memoto Examiners on its stance on subject matter eligibility in response to the McRO and BASCOMFederal Circuit decisions READ MORE Kyle Bass' first IPR win at the PTAB Since Kyle Bass founded Coalition for Affordable Drugs X LLC to challenge pharmaceutical patents, CFAD has filed numerous petitions with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (Office) seeking to institute inter partes review proceedings to invalidate a number of pharmaceutical patents READ MORE Failure to provide patentee opportunity to respond to portion of prior art reference not disclosed in IPR petition can be a procedural violation In two separate IPR proceedings, 2013-507 ("507") and 2013-508 ("508"), petitioner Medtronic challenged several claims in patentee NuVasive's U.S. Patent No. 8,187,334 READ MORE More Patents Stories IP Management Is Artificial Intelligence killing the patent translation industry? Artificial Intelligence can now speak, write, listen and understand. It knows history, math, physics and writing code. This bodes well for translating patents READ MORE Narrowly drawn software-based patent claims directed to specific, unconventional technological solutions are patent-eligible under Alice While the Federal Circuit conceded that the claims may encompass abstract ideas and, absent more would have qualified as patent-ineligible subject matter under § 101, the claims are, however, patent-eligible because they are directed to a specific, unconventional technological solution that was narrowly drawn to resolve a technological problem, and serve as an improvement over the prior art READ MORE Joint ownership of IP – is it as fair as it sounds? It's hard for Australians to ignore the increasing focus on effective R&D collaboration as technology advances more swiftly, and Australia's Federal and State governments seek to drive innovation READ MORE Female inventorship on the rise worldwide New research from UK Intellectual Property Office reveals global gender breakdown of inventorship READ MORE Interview: Using Alt Legal trademark docketing system Alt Legal CEO and founder Nehal Madhani interviews Amy Sullivan Cahill, founding partner of Cahill IP, PLLC, a boutique intellectual property law firm based in Louisville, Kentucky READ MORE More IP Management Stories IP News Researchers receive Patent for Humanity award Developing nations may soon be in a better position to finally conquer malaria, thanks to a team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine READ MORE TPP: A Post-Mortem Although the proximate cause of the TPP's demise was the U.S. Presidential election result, the TPP faced long odds in Congress even if the election had gone the other way READ MORE Fish & Richardson hires Kristine McKinney as new Chief Professional Development Officer Kristine McKinney currently serves on the board of directors for the National Association for Law Placement as the Vice-President for Member Services and Education READ MORE ipan introduces expanded service offering for more efficient IP administration New services provide increased predictability and cost savings in patent and trademark management READ MORE The fifth TM5 Annual Meeting held On October 28 and 29, 2016, the Fifth TM5 Annual Meeting was held in Kunshan, China, bringing together the officials of the Japan Patent Office, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the European Union Intellectual Property Office, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and the Korean Intellectual Property Office 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.