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Bratz girls remain in legal limbo after court ruling overturned (source: New Zealand Herald)
NEW YORK - Bratz dolls will remain in legal limbo for a while longer after a court on Thursday overturned a ruling shifting ownership of the pouty-lipped posers from MGA Entertainment to Mattel in a copyright case that has lasted... (source: New Zealand Herald) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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No Violation in Amkor MLF Patent Case Against Carsem - ITC (source: AG IP News)
CHANDLER, ARIZ. - Amkor Technology Inc. announced in a press release that the International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a Notice of Commission Final Determination (the “Notice”) dated July 20, 2010, in which the Commission determined that... (source: AG IP News) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Quick-Med Technologies Receives Notice of Allowance for Fourth NIMBUS Patent (source: AG IP News)
GAINESVILLE, FLA. - Quick-Med Technologies Inc., a life sciences company that is developing innovative technologies for the healthcare and consumer markets, announced in a press release that the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a Notice of... (source: AG IP News) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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WIPO Director General Holds High Level Talks in Bangladesh, Addresses LDCs Forum (source: AG IP News)
GENEVA - The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Director General Francis Gurry wrapped up a three day official visit to Dhaka on July 20, 2010 during which he held a series of high level meetings, including with the Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasi... (source: AG IP News) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Charter Transportation Provider Settles Claims of Unlicensed Software Use (source: AG IP News)
WASHINGTON - The Business Software Alliance (BSA), the voice of the world’s commercial software industry, announced in a press release a settlement with Starr Tours of Trenton, NJ. Starr Tours paid $70,000 to BSA to settle claims that it had unlicens... (source: AG IP News) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Money Transmitter Company Pays $130,000 to Settle Claims of Unlicensed Software Use (source: AG IP News)
WASHINGTON - The Business Software Alliance (BSA), the voice of the world’s commercial software industry, announced in a press release a settlement with Envios de Valores La Nacional Corp., a New York-based money transmitter company serving more than... (source: AG IP News) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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''Essentially biological processes'' under the microscope (source: EPO.org)
Hearing on the "broccoli and tomato" cases before the European Patent Office's Enlarged Board of Appeal on 20 and 21 July 2010 (source: EPO.org) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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BenoƮt Battistelli takes over as President of the EPO (source: EPO.org)
A French national, he succeeds Alison Brimelow of the UK, who has headed the EPO since July 2007. (source: EPO.org) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Alison Brimelow bids farewell (source: EPO.org)
The outgoing EPO President gave her final speech to the Administrative Council today. (source: EPO.org) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Jesper Kongstad elected Chairman of Administrative Council (source: EPO.org)
The Director General of the Danish Patent and Trademark Office was unanimously elected as Chairman at the Administrative Council's 124th meeting. (source: EPO.org) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Changes to Patent Examiner Performance Standards Proposed (source: AG IP News)
WASHINGTON - Management at the United States Patent and Trademark Office has been working with representatives of the patent examiners union, the Patent Office Professional Association (POPA), to better align the performance standards for patent examiners ... (source: AG IP News) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Probuphine Patent Issued by the US Patent and Trademark Office (source: AG IP News)
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO - Titan Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced in a press release that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued patent number 7,736,665 covering Probuphine for the treatment of opiate addiction. Titan is the assignee of ... (source: AG IP News) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Digimarc Dismisses Patent Infringement Suit Against Shazam Entertainment (source: AG IP News)
BEAVERTON, ORE. - Digimarc Corporation announced in a press release that it has dismissed its complaint for patent infringement against Shazam Entertainment it filed in November 2009 while the parties discuss ways to work together. The parties recognize th... (source: AG IP News) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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China bid to spur innovation raises trade tensions with US (source: New Zealand Herald)
WASHINGTON - China is heightening trade tensions with the United States by taking steps that could make it harder for US software, clean-energy and other cutting-edge companies to sell in the Chinese market.Beijing has proposed... (source: New Zealand Herald) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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EPO tops patent quality list (source: EPO.org)
71% of corporate counsels say the quality of European patents is "excellent or very good" according to a survey conducted by Thomson Reuters and IAM magazine. (source: EPO.org) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Tagging clean energy patents (source: EPO.org)
The EPO's new classification scheme for climate change mitigation technologies was presented to the public for the first time at a UNFCCC side event on patents and clean energy in Bonn this week. (source: EPO.org) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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Beyond patent information (source: EPO.org)
Delegates at the PATLIB2010 conference discussed how patent information centres in the EPO's member states can adapt their services to the needs of today's user community. (source: EPO.org) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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EBoA confirms EPO approach to computer programs (source: EPO.org)
Today the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the EPO handed down its opinion on referral G3/08, taking the opportunity to set out and confirm the approach of the EPO regarding the patentability of computer programs under the European Patent Convention (EPC). (source: EPO.org) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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Law Suit Filed: ASMP and Other Visual Artists File Class Action Lawsuit Against Google (source: lawyersandsettlements.com)
Google Faces Class Action for Copyright Infringement (source: lawyersandsettlements.com) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com
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