For those of you using ActiveWords, I see that they have moved from using a Yahoo! group to actually having their own discussion forum. Looks great. ActiveWords is a truly amazing program. I can’t imagine owning a computer without it. Here are a couple blog posts by fellow attorneys describing what [...]
Monthly Archives: March 2004
Who is suing who???
From APLF Patent Law Update No. 175 (new updates only available by email…click here for subscription info), a link to the Findlaw.com “Litigation Watch” website where can search to see who is suing who in a particular industry, or by party name.
Note: older editions of the “Patent Law Update” can be found on the APLF [...]
PatentWorthy
Via this The Trademark Blog post, mention of a website called PatentWorth.com that provides intellectual property valuation services, newsletters and articles.
USPTO Round Table Meeting on Equities of Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
The USPTO held a round table meeting at its offices in Arlington, Virginia, on February 17, 2004 on the Equity of Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings. More details here.
Transcript [pdf] and Public Comments
Summit Technology, Inc., v. Nidek Co., LTD., et al. (Fed.Cir.)
Summit Technology, Inc., v. Nidek Co., LTD., et al.
Federal Circuit, March 26, 2004
Quick holding: “Summit Technology, Inc. (“Summitâ€) appeals from the entry of judgment as a matter of law of non-infringement of all asserted claims of its U.S. Patents Nos. 4,941,093 (“the Marshall ’093 patentâ€) and 4,973,330 (“the Azema ’330 patentâ€), entered by the [...]
Software recommendation
Per this weblog post on Outlook add-ins, I installed a plug-in for MS Outlook called LOOKOUT. It is a free (for now) plug-in that indexes your Outlook email messages (and attachments/contacts/calendar/filesystem). It sounded interesting, so I thought I’d give it a try. I installed it, it indexed my messages, and gave me [...]
IPO on keeping tax deductions for patent donations
“…IPO SUPPORTS BILLS PRESERVING TAX DEDUCTIONS FOR IP DONATIONS…” IPO site includes links to their Senate and House letters. [update 5/12/2009, removed dead link]
The Arnold Partnership v. Jon Dudas, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, et al (Fed.Cir.)
The Arnold Partnership v. Jon Dudas, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, et al
Federal Circuit, March 25, 2004, Case 03-1339
“On summary judgment, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) properly denied an application for extending the term of U.S. [...]
Globetrotter Software, Inc., et al. v. Elan Computer Group, Inc., et al. (Fed. Cir.)
GLOBETROTTER SOFTWARE, INC., and MATTHEW CHRISTIANO v. ELAN COMPUTER GROUP, INC. and KEN GREER, and RAINBOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC. and RAINBOW TECHNOLOGIES NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Federal Circuit, March 23, 2004
Quick summary: “The main appeal by Ken Greer (“Greerâ€) is from the decision of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granting summary judgment [...]
This week’s Official Gazette Notices
Official Gazette Notices for 23 March 2004 Includes: Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Information; Notice of Maintenance Fees Payable; Notice of Expiration of Patents Due to Failure to Pay Maintenance Fee; Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a Late Maintenance Fee from 02/23/2004; Reissue Applications Filed; Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed; Registration to [...]
