Below are ten of the last month’s best intellectual property law blogs and news posts from around the web:- A Collection of Copyright Carry Ons with the CopyKat (The 1709 Blog) The 1709 Blog offers a whistle-stop tour from around the world of copyright over the last month. From copyright reform in China to dentists […]
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As it currently stands UK copyright law does not allow a specific exception for parody use. This means that someone desiring to make a parody will have to ask for the copyright holder’s permission or attempt to procure a licence from that holder. The grant of a licence is at the complete discretion of the […]
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By John C. Donch, Volpe and Koenig, P.C. When Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd. lost its infringement action against International Game Technology before the Northern District of California in 2010, there seemed to be no hope for Aristocrat’s indirect infringement allegations – the district court’s grant of summary judgment to International left Aristocrat’s indirect infringement […]
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As reviewed in Part 1 of this post, inventors should be aware of similarities and differences in what constitutes patentable biotech subject matter in the U.S. and Europe. This post discusses the nuances of patenting biotech inventions in Europe and identifies biotech products that are patentable. Part 2. Europe In Europe, patentability is governed by Article 52 […]
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The United States and Europe are the main jurisdictions where inventors in the field of biotechnology are seeking patent protection. They should be aware of similarities and differences in what constitutes patentable subject matter in the U.S. and Europe. In Part One of this post, we will explore patent protection for biotechnology in the United […]
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Recent developments in the case law have expanded induced infringement to include performance of the method claims steps by multiple actors. See Value Added to Medical Method and Diagnostic Patents through Induced Divided Infringement. The change comes from the Federal Circuit in Akamai Tech. v. Limelight Networks and may impact how claim drafters formulate method claims. It will […]
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When we think of intellectual property rights in England and Wales we generally conjure up images of corporate titans either hurling legal thunderbolts at each other like Apple and Samsung, or of corporate titans gleefully crushing pitiable citizens underfoot like the BPI versus … well, everybody, apparently. Prior to very recently there was no track […]
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This post addresses the basics of the law of intellectual property by outlining what forms of intellectual property exist under the law of England and Wales, how they’re defined, and what they’re useful for. This is only, as above, a basic guide and we recommend talking to an intellectual property solicitor, particularly if your intellectual […]
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Employees are employed by (for-profit) businesses for a reason – so that the business can profit in some form from their labour. Sometimes an employee’s labour results in the creation of an original piece of work – for example if they create a new piece of software or draft a new policy paper. When an […]
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