Recently, Bill Gates of Microsoft has been pretty outspoken about controlling SPAM, including charging money for e-mail. One of Microsoft’s proposals is called “Caller ID for E-mail.”
“Caller ID for E-Mail: The Next Step to Deterring Spam” is the Microsoft draft specification to address the widespread problem of domain spoofing. Domain spoofing refers specifically to [...]
Monthly Archives: February 2004
Microsoft’s “E-mail Caller ID”
Can a machine invent?
Interesting article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch regarding an invention that invented an inventon (both of which are patented).
The article states that:
His first patent was for a Device for the Autonomous Generation of Useful Information,” the official name of the Creativity Machine, Miller said. “His second patent was for the Self-Training Neural Network [...]
Disclaimer
What is a lawyer’s webpage or weblog without a disclaimer? So here goes my first attempt:
1. (Amended) A disclaimer for use on a weblog intended to convey patent law developments to individuals who would find said developments of interest, said disclaimer comprising the steps of: warning said individuals that said weblog [...]
New Official Gazette
This week’s USPTO Official Gazette is out. Including:
PCT Information
Notice of Maintenance Fees
Expiration of Patents
Delayed Payment of Maintenance Fee
Reissue Application Notice
Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination
Service by Publication
37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication
Registration to Practice
Reinstatement to Register
Revised Procedures for Immediate Attention
Certificates of Correction
Special Mail Stops for Patents and Address for Trademarks
Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries
Examining Corps
Condition [...]
International Patent Filings Exceed 110,000 for the Third Year Running
Press Release on the WIPO site.
SUMMARY:
The number of international patent applications filed in 2003 using the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), exceeded 110,000 for the third consecutive year, with users from the United States of America topping the list. Applicants from Japan clinched the second place over Germany, for [...]
USPTO – IP Glossary
From the APLF site.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has published an alphabetized glossary of words, phrases, and abbreviations that are used in connection with intellectual property at http://www.uspto.gov/main/glossary/index.html.
How to Read a Blog
An interesting explanation of how to effectively read and navigate through a blog.
Marcia Oddi, of the The Indiana Law Blog, provides this very important post concerning how to read a blog. It’s important because, as she notes, “the first time I looked at a web log (”blog”) I was totally confused”, cause it ain’t formatted [...]
Chef America v. Lamb-Weston (Fed. Cir.)
Chef America v. Lamb-Weston
February 20, 2004
Federal Circuit
Court refused to rewrite the claims, instead construing the claim as written, and “not as the patentees wish they had written it…” Court affirmed the district court finding that “the claim means what it says.”
Copy of the case here.
Microsoft’s new meta-data removal tool
Most of you probably know what meta-data is, but I’ll try to explain. As an example, Microsoft Word keeps track of all sorts of information in the background that is tagged to the document, things like who the author was, what changes happened, etc. Information that you may unknowingly provide to opposing counsel [...]
GrepLaw : History of Intellectual Property in the U.S.
“The Berkman Center is hosting an online reading group on the History of Intellectual Property in the U.S…” via this GrepLaw post which has more information.
