IP News - October 6, 2016

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Click here for webversion Daily intellectual property news and information from around the world Tweet this Software and business method inventions after Alice As important software and business method inventions are in the new digital economy, it is often unclear whether they can be patented Read more A message from our ad sponsors | Place your ad here IP Management District Court denies motion to dismiss in popcorn app copyright fight App developers should consider the potential risks of copyright disputes arising from the visuals incorporated into new apps READ MORE Don't let your color trade dress protection fade away To show inherent distinctiveness of a color mark, proprietors should try to link it to a unique pattern, shape or design READ MORE Stupid design patent of the month: Rectangles on a screen This month's stupid patent, a design patent, shows just how broken the current system of design patents is READ MORE Canadian Court order censoring everyone's Google search results must be overturned, EFF tells Supreme Court of Canada Weighing in on a trade secret case that could have dramatic implications for free speech on the Internet, EFF told the Supreme Court of Canada in a brief that courts should be extremely reluctant to use their authority to decide what users around the world can see on the Internet READ MORE Unwrapping the meaning of Markush Group language Addressing issues of claim construction for a Markush group, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed-in-part a district court "closed" Markush group claim construction and vacated its summary judgment of non-infringement READ MORE More IP Management Stories Trademarks The SLANTS trademark will play one more gig: U.S. Supreme Court to decide constitutionality of ban on disparaging trademarks The dispute affects the constitutionality of Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act, which prohibits registration of such marks READ MORE Tennessee Business Court decides "Who goes first" in discovery in trade secrets case Until the content and nature of the claimed secret is declared, the opposing party is likely not able to intelligently analyze the elements of the causes of action READ MORE Top innovative economies in Asia sign first industrial property cooperation to spur innovation ecosystem On a working visit to India this week, Singapore's Prime Minister Mr Lee Hsien Loong, together with India's Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, witnessed the signing of a milestone Memorandum of Understanding between the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore and the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion READ MORE No one owns invisible disabilities Stupid trademarks can be just as dangerous as stupid patents READ MORE €10.2 billion lost every year across the EU because of counterfeit medications The total yearly loss of government revenue as a result of counterfeit pharmaceuticals in this sector across the EU-28 in terms of household income taxes, social security contributions and corporate income taxes is estimated at €1.7 billion READ MORE More Trademarks Stories IP News AGMA outlines warranty best practices As an industry association, AGMA is chartered with addressing key threats to intellectual property in the high-tech industry READ MORE USPTO seeking comments on proposed patent fee adjustments The Office welcomes comments on both the individual patent fee proposals and the rulemaking goals and objectives READ MORE The International Trademark Association to open a Latin America Representative Office in Santiago, Chile, in 2017 Santiago was selected as the location for the Latin America Representative Office after an extensive due diligence study READ MORE WIPO Director General opens Assemblies The WIPO Assemblies are being chaired by Ambassador Jānis Kārkliņš, who is also the Permanent Representative of the Mission of Latvia to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva READ MORE USPTO announces Patents for Humanity winners Entries were received in five categories: medicine, nutrition, sanitation, energy and living standards 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 Software and business method inventions after Alice As important software and business method inventions are in the new digital economy, it is often unclear whether they can be patented Read more A message from our ad sponsors | Place your ad here IP Management District Court denies motion to dismiss in popcorn app copyright fight App developers should consider the potential risks of copyright disputes arising from the visuals incorporated into new apps READ MORE Don't let your color trade dress protection fade away To show inherent distinctiveness of a color mark, proprietors should try to link it to a unique pattern, shape or design READ MORE Stupid design patent of the month: Rectangles on a screen This month's stupid patent, a design patent, shows just how broken the current system of design patents is READ MORE Canadian Court order censoring everyone's Google search results must be overturned, EFF tells Supreme Court of Canada Weighing in on a trade secret case that could have dramatic implications for free speech on the Internet, EFF told the Supreme Court of Canada in a brief that courts should be extremely reluctant to use their authority to decide what users around the world can see on the Internet READ MORE Unwrapping the meaning of Markush Group language Addressing issues of claim construction for a Markush group, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed-in-part a district court "closed" Markush group claim construction and vacated its summary judgment of non-infringement READ MORE More IP Management Stories Trademarks The SLANTS trademark will play one more gig: U.S. Supreme Court to decide constitutionality of ban on disparaging trademarks The dispute affects the constitutionality of Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act, which prohibits registration of such marks READ MORE Tennessee Business Court decides "Who goes first" in discovery in trade secrets case Until the content and nature of the claimed secret is declared, the opposing party is likely not able to intelligently analyze the elements of the causes of action READ MORE Top innovative economies in Asia sign first industrial property cooperation to spur innovation ecosystem On a working visit to India this week, Singapore's Prime Minister Mr Lee Hsien Loong, together with India's Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, witnessed the signing of a milestone Memorandum of Understanding between the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore and the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion READ MORE No one owns invisible disabilities Stupid trademarks can be just as dangerous as stupid patents READ MORE €10.2 billion lost every year across the EU because of counterfeit medications The total yearly loss of government revenue as a result of counterfeit pharmaceuticals in this sector across the EU-28 in terms of household income taxes, social security contributions and corporate income taxes is estimated at €1.7 billion READ MORE More Trademarks Stories IP News AGMA outlines warranty best practices As an industry association, AGMA is chartered with addressing key threats to intellectual property in the high-tech industry READ MORE USPTO seeking comments on proposed patent fee adjustments The Office welcomes comments on both the individual patent fee proposals and the rulemaking goals and objectives READ MORE The International Trademark Association to open a Latin America Representative Office in Santiago, Chile, in 2017 Santiago was selected as the location for the Latin America Representative Office after an extensive due diligence study READ MORE WIPO Director General opens Assemblies The WIPO Assemblies are being chaired by Ambassador Jānis Kārkliņš, who is also the Permanent Representative of the Mission of Latvia to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva READ MORE USPTO announces Patents for Humanity winners Entries were received in five categories: medicine, nutrition, sanitation, energy and living standards 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.