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LexisNexis Patent Law Center Staff September 6-11: 41st World Intellectual Property Congress, featuring LexisNexis Matthew Bender author Ethan Horwitz
AIPPI’s (Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle) 41st World Intellectual Property Congress will be in the United States for the first
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LexisNexis Patent Law Center Staff July 22: Cardozo School of Law and Hadassah Attorneys’ Council to Co-sponsor Biotechnology CLE
The Stamford Chapter of Hadassah’s Attorney Council is co-sponsoring a CLE program on July 22 at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York. The subject
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LexisNexis Patent Law Center Staff June 25th and 26th: IP Business Congress – The Annual Event for Global IP Leaders
The IP Business Congress wi
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Valri Nesbit
Posted By: Valri Nesbit
Peer Review Pilot Being Expanded and Extended
The USPTO announced it will extend the duration, increase the maximum number of applications, and expand the scope of applications eligible to participate in the Peer Review Pilot. The pilot, launched in June 2007, encourages the public to review volunte
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Valri Nesbit
Posted By: Valri Nesbit
"Triway" Pilot Program with USPTO, European Patent Office and Japanese Patent Office
The program will begin July 28, 2008 and end on July 28, 2009 or upon acceptance of 100 requests.   There are special requirements to ensure that the applications are from "diverse technologies."    The concept of th
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Valri Nesbit
Posted By: Valri Nesbit
USPTO Pilot Program to Shorten Waiting Period before Cancelling/Expiring Registrations after Grace Period
The USPTO announced a new pilot program.  When no §8 affidavit or §9 renewal is filed before the end of the six-month grace period, (see 15 U.S.C. §§1058 and 1059), the USPTO’s practice has been to wait an a
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LexisNexis Patent Law Center Staff
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Unpaid Maintenance Fees and the Dangers of a Patent Assignment: Burandt v. Dudas, 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 12328 (Fed. Cir. June 10, 2008)
An assignment can jeopardize a patent in the event the assignee fails to pay the maintenance fees required by the Patent Act. In Burandt v. Dudas , 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 12328, Burandt a
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Cecil Lynn
Posted By: Cecil Lynn
Nation’s High Court Upholds Patent Exhaustion for Method Patents
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed the longstanding doctrine of exhaustion as it applies to method patents. LG Electronics (“LG”) argued before t
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  • LexisNexis® Intellectual Property Podcast for July 18, 2008
    On this edition, Gerald Levine of Levine Samuel in New York on disputed domain names and the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy. Copyright© 2008 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.
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    On this edition, news from LexisNexis Mealeys IP publications, plus, Henry Horbaczewski, Senior Vice President and General Counsel with Reed Elsevier Inc. on fashion design protection. Copyright© 2008 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.
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  • LexisNexis® Intellectual Property Podcast for June 23, 2008
    On this edition, the U.S. Supreme Court says a sale exhausted patent rights, and, an anti-Mormon group's trademark and cybersquatting claims are dismissed. These and other stories involving patent, trademark and copyright litigation from LexisNexis Mealeys IP publications. Copyright© 2008 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.
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