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Supreme Court Finds Farmer Guilty of Patent Infringing for “Making” Monsanto’s Patented Seed
On Monday, a farmer was found guilty of patent infringement, essentially for planting soybeans. The farmer lawfully purchased genetically modified soybeans, planted them in the ground, and then harvested the resulting seeds. The farmer claimed he was not guilty through … Continue reading
Apple Registers its Retail Store for Trade Dress Protection
In another continuation of Apple’s efforts to promote its intellectual property, including its trademark, Apple has now received trade dress protection for the design of the Apple Store. As many readers may remember from our blog on Magic Apples, In … Continue reading
Supreme Court Set to Decide Whether Human Genes Can Be Patented
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next week to decide whether human dna is patentable. Under U.S. Patent laws, to be elligible for patent protection, the invention must be directed towards patentable subject matter. Humans and other naturally … Continue reading
Fallout from Apple Vs Samsung: Design patents become Cinderella of the IP world
Fashion’s Apple Vs Samsung: Design Patents are changing how Branded companies are protecting and enforcing ip rights against copycats. http://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2013/04/10/fashions-apple-vs-samsung-spanx-patent-war-could-change-how-brands-fight-copycats/
New law Brings Rush to file Patents
On the eve of the new patent law changes, most law firms around the country were scrambling to file patent application s before the U.S. switched to the new first to file system, bombarding the Patent Office with a record … Continue reading
Apple’s newly published patent application includes a central awareness processor for anticipating your actions. The handheld ios device may include additional sensor points for determining repetitive actions. While, it sounds cool it may just be another way Apple is going to be gathering user data.
Apple patent hints at its plans of making iOS devices capable of anticipating your actions http://www.etechmag.com/2013/04/06/apple-patent-hints-at-its-plans-of-making-ios-devices-capable-of-anticipating-your-actions.html
Verizon may Share “Six Strikes” Alerts for BitTorrent Lawsuit
In light of the new six-strike, copyright offender system which the U.S. passed into law back in February, Verizon is being asked to share its data in repeat bit torrent users. See http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torrentfreak/~3/4_fz1CkmOOw/
Patent License Agreements – Pay to Delay
Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a patent related dispute related to whether a drug company should be allowed to pay its competitors to keep their drugs off the market. Some refer to these arrangements as a … Continue reading
Copyright First Sale Doctrine Applies Internationally
On March 19, 2013, the Supreme Court issued the much-anticipated decision in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., holding 6 to 3 that Copyright First Sale Doctrine applies to “foreign-made works, and that the authorized manufacture and sale of … Continue reading
U.S. Supreme Court decides Patent Case involving Farmer’s Ability to Grow Crops
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in a patent case which demonstrates the tension between farmers and scientists in which the farmers are trying to defend their historical centuries old use of naturally grown plants in contrast to … Continue reading