Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Jan Wolfe: Apple Defeats Speaker Patent Case at Fed Circuit (Source: Reuters)
• Mihir Zaveri LeBron James Tried to Trademark ‘Taco Tuesday,’ but Got Swatted Away (Source: The New York Times)
• Adel Fares: Nextleaf Solutions Granted U.S. Patent for THC and CBD Oil Processing (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Mike Wuerthele: Apple Working on Biometric Identification Beyond Touch ID and Face ID (Source: Apple Insider)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Kal Raustiala: Intellectual Property in the Information Age: American & Chinese Perspectives (Source: SSRN)
• Dr. Patrick Russell Goold: Patent Accidents: Questioning Strict Liability in Patent Law (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Lisa Larrimore Ouellette and Rebecca Weires: University Patenting: Is Private Law Serving Public Values? (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP
• Lee & Hayes
• RPX Corporation
• Harrity & Harrity, LLP
• Oliff PLC

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Chad Gilles: Fewer Patent Applications are Being Drafted and Filed First in the U.S. (Source: Big Patent Data)
• Don Clark: Lawsuit Over Computer Chips Invokes Trade War With China (Source: The New York Times)
• Heekyong Yang and Ju-min Park: SK Innovation Fuels LG Chem Feud with EV Battery Patent Lawsuit (Source: Reuters)
• Clark Byrum: Biologics Modular Announces Issuance of US Patent for Modular Cleanroom Facility (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Aaron Mamiit: Patent Reveals Possible New Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Design with Hinges (Source: Yahoo Finance)

Source: IP Force

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Tamara Chuang: Why the Head of the U.S. Patent Office is Interested in Artificial Intelligence, False Trademarks and the Western Slope (Source: The Colorado Sun)
• Tony Seskus: Many Canadian-Invented Patents Not Staying with Canadians, Study Finds (Source: CBC)
• Dana O’Born: Canada’s New IP Collective is a Win for Canada’s Scaling Companies (Source: The Globe and Mail)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Murphy, Bilak & Homiller PLLC (MBH)
• Steptoe–Patent Agent
• Steptoe–Junior Prosecution Associate

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Atty. Andrew S. Baluch, Dr. Jonathan K. Tong & Atty. Holly Johnson: Consolidated PTAB Practice Guide (Source: PTAB)
• David K. Li: Patent Office to Tom Brady: You are not that ‘Terrific’ (Source: NBC)
• Ian Lopez: Patent Board Invalidates Part of Uniloc Battery Charging Patent (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Rich Haerle: PolarityTE Granted Canadian Patent (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Barry Morgan: InvestmentPitch Media Video Discusses Canntab’s Receipt of Initial Indication of Patentability for Immediate Release Cannabidiol Formulation (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Jeremy Horwitz: Apple Watch Patent Application Reveals Millimeter Wave 5G and Wi-Fi Design (Source: Venture Beat)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Rebecca S. Eisenberg: A Functional Approach to Judicial Review of PTAB Rulings on Mixed Questions of Law and Fact (Source: SSRN)
• Thomas Sullivan: Not To Be Outdone By Their Neighbor to the South, Canada Announces New Regulations to Reduce Drug Prices (Source: Policy & Medicine)
• Prof. Tun-Jen Chiang: Questioning Patent Alienability (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Davidson Sheehan LLP
• Armstrong Teasdale LLP–IP Litigation Associate
• Armstrong Teasdale LLP–Patent Associate
• Caldwell Intellectual Property Law
• The University of New Hampshire School of Law
• Viering, Jentschura & Partner
• Dority & Manning
• McGarry Bair–Trademark Associate
• McGarry Bair–Patent Engineer
• Hauptman Ham, LLP
• Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P.C.
• Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
• Chamberlain Hrdlicka

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Erik Naso: Apple Challenges RED Over RAW Patent Legitimacy (Source: News Shooter)
• Mark Flather: Adamis Pharmaceuticals Strengthens Patent Portfolio for its U.S. Compounding Subsidiary (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Kelly Davio: Canada Announces Reforms to Reduce Prices on Patented Drugs (Source: Biosimilars)
• Vikki Blake: This Microsoft patent hints at plans to turn your smartphone into a Handheld Xbox Device (Source: Eurogamer)

Source: FPO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Jon J. (McClanahan) Lee: Double Standards: An Empirical Study of Patent and Trademark Discipline (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Li-An Zhou and Chang Liu: Does International Travel Cause Economic Growth? Evidence from China’s Deregulation on Foreigners’ Traveling (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Ana Santos Rutschman: The Vaccine Race in the 21st Century (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Samsung
• Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP
• Harrity & Harrity, LLP
• Bookoff McAndrews (BoMc)

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• William Foxley: IBM Files Patent for a Blockchain-Based Web Browser (Source: Coin Desk)
• Amina Zafar: Cancer Doctors are Calling for a Permanent Fix to Drug Shortages in Canada (Source: CBC)
• Jerome Santos: Apple Patent Reveals Upgraded Macs With Presence Sensing, Facial Recognition Technologies (Source: International Business Times)
• Ashley Carter: Universal Files Patents for Tower Rides (Source: Spectrum News)

Source: Spectrum News

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Natalie Raffoul: How Patents Really Work in the Innovation Economy (Source: The Globe and Mail)
• Dean Jon Garon: Ownership of University Intellectual Property (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Michael Heller: Gridlock Economy: How Too Much Ownership Wrecks Markets, Stops Innovation, and Costs Lives (Introduction) (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Sheridan Ross P.C.–Trademark Associate Attorney
• Sheridan Ross P.C.–Associate Attorney or Patent Agent
• Sheridan Ross P.C.–Legal Assistant
• Lee & Hayes
• Blank Rome
• Klintworth & Rozenblat IP
• Knobbe Martens
• Arent Fox LLP
• Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
• Guntin & Gust
• Invoke IP PC

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Corey M. Horowitz: Network-1 Receives New Patent from U.S. Patent Office Expanding Its Cox Portfolio To Include 33 Issued Patents (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Leo Kelion: HTC Smartphones Pulled From Sale in UK During Patent Row (Source: BBC)
• Adrian Zmudzinski: tZERO Announces Patent for Traditional Exchange Blockchain Integration (Source: Cointelegraph)
• Mario Ritter Jr.: Index Shows US, China Make Gains in Technology Development (Source: Voice of America)
• Hamza Jawad: Microsoft Patent Application is a Advanced, Multi-Dimensional Sensor Device for Wearables (Source: Neowin)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Dr. Richard G. Frank, Prof. Andrew Hicks, Prof. Ernst R. Berndt: The Price to Consumers of Generic Pharmaceuticals: Beyond the Headlines (Source: SSRN)
• Melissa Locker: Can a Robot be an Inventor? A New Patent Filing Aims to Find Out (Source: Fast Company)
• Prof. Omer Unsal and Dr. Blake Rayfield: Trends in Financial Innovation: Evidence from Fintech Firms (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Hawley Troxell
• Nexsen Pruet
• KPPB LLP–Electrical Engineer/Computer Science Associate
• KPPB LLP–Material Science Associate
• Perkins Coie
• Dority & Manning
• DiBerardino McGovern IP Group
• Hamilton Brook Smith & Reynolds
• Notre Dame Law School
• Intoxalock

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Edith M. Lederer: US Back in Top 5 Innovative Economies, China Climbs to 14th (Source: The Seattle Times)
• Adrian Zmudzinski: South Korea Has the Highest Rate of Granted Blockchain Patents (Source: Cointelegraph)
• Jack Nicas and Don Clark: Apple Pays $1 Billion for Part of Intel’s Modem Business (Source: The New York Times)
• Adi Robertson: New Apple Patent Filing Shows a Mixed Reality Headset That Tracks Your Whole Face (Source: The Verge)

Source: The Verge

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Atty. Jihee Ahn: Why Is Big Pharma Heading To Canada For Its Cannabis Patents? (Source: The Fresh Toast)
• Prof. Andrew C. Michaels: Implicit Overruling And Foreign Lost Profits (Source: SSRN)
• Atty. David Boundy: The PTAB Is Not an Article III Court, Part 3: Precedential and Informative Opinions (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
• Snell & Wilmer’s
• Blackbird Technologies
• Invoke IP PC
• Unified Patents
• Harrity & Harrity, LLP

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Susan Decker: Huawei Has 56,492 Patents and It’s Not Afraid to Use Them (Source: Bloomberg)
• Dr. Michael Tung: Aclaris Therapeutics Announces Issuance of Additional Orange Book Listable Patent Covering RHOFADE® (Source: Yahoo! Finance)
• Timothy Brown and Anders Riis: Vestas and GE Renewable Energy Settle Multi-Patent Dispute (Source: Global News Wire)
• Jon Stapley: Canon Patent Application Puts In-Body Image Stabilisation in a DSLR (Source: Digital Camera Watch)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Jayati Ghosh: Blame US Trade Policy for Sky-High Drug Prices (Source: Common Dreams)
• Prof. Solomon Gwom: Industrializing Nigeria and Sudan as Developing Economies through Patent Protection: Reverse Engineering to the Rescue (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Peter Lee: Tacit Knowledge and University-Industry Technology Transfer (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Natalie Obiko Pearson: Li Ka-Shing’s Canadian Bet Aims to Halt Doctors’ Paper Trails (Source: Bloomberg)
• Tyler Choi: American Caravan Arrives in Canadian ‘Birthplace of Insulin’ for Cheaper Medicine (Source: Reuters)
• Mike Murphy: Jony Ive Has His Name on Some Weird Patents (Source: Quartz)
• Megan Molteni: Congress Is Debating—Again—Whether Genes Can Be Patented (Source: Wired)

Source: Wired

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Thomas F. Cotter: On the Economics of Injunctions in Patent Cases (Source: SSRN)
• Sanjeev Chaswal: An Emerging Trend – ADR Mechanism in IPR Conflicts (SSRN)
• Prof. Adam Mossoff: Testimony on ‘The State of Patent Eligibility in America’ before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Intellectual Property Subcommittee (SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• McGarry Bair
• G&G
• Cantor Colburn LLP
• Aspen Aerogels Inc.

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Susan Decker: Huawei Has 56,492 Patents and It’s Not Afraid to Use Them (Source: Bloomberg)
• Ben Wodecki: Apple Hit by Universal Keyboard Patent Infringement Case (Source: IPRO)
• Simon Ogus: Under Armour Files Patent Application For Shoes That Will Be Able To Read Your Blood Pressure (Source: Forbes)
• Dake Kang: Chinese Tech Giant Huawei Warns That U.S. Patent Curbs Would Hurt ‘Global Innovation’ (Source: Time)
• Richard Priday: Google Patent Application Book-Like Foldable Phone with Actual Pages (Source: Tom’s Guide)

Source: WIPO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Timo Minssen and Atty. Robert M. Schwartz: Separating Sheep from Goats: A European View on the Patent Eligibility of Biomedical Diagnostic Methods (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Tabrez Ebrahim: Automation & Predictive Analytics in Patent Prosecution: USPTO Implications & Policy (Source: SSRN)
• Atty. David Schwartz and Atty. Aleksandra Gracia: The Experimental Use Exception under the Recently Amended Canadian Patent Act (Source: Lexology)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.
• Holzer Patel Drennan
• ONDA TECHNO
• Servilla Whitney LLC
• LSI SOLUTIONS®
• Thorpe North & Western
• Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
• Duane Morris LLP
• Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP
• Knobbe Martens
• Harrity & Harrity, LLP
• Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P.C.

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Fred Lambert: Tesla’s Battery Research Group Files New Patent Application that Could Help Prevent Cell Failure (Source: Electrek)
• David Shepardson: Huawei asks Verizon to Pay Over $1 billion for Over 230 Patents: Source (Source: Reuters)
• Rob Goldberg: Monster Energy Suing Raptors over Clawed-Up Basketball Logo (Source: Bleacher Report)
• Malathi Nayak: High Court Shuts Patent Office Door on Government Challenges (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Cameron Faulkner: Samsung Patent Shows Rollable Phone Displays (Source: The Verge)

Source: The Verge

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Sen. Chris Coons and Sen. Thom Tillis: It’s Time to Restore America’s Patent System (Source: The Hill)
• Prof Clark D. Asay: Artificial Stupidity (Source: SSRN)
• Erik Hovenkamp: FTC v. Qualcomm: New Frontiers in the Antitrust-IP Interface (Source: SSRN)
• Taras Hrendash: Prioritized Examination and its Impact on Commercialization of Patents (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Dority & Manning
• Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC
• G&G

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Ahiza Garcia: Apple Wins Patent for a Foldable Display (Source: CNN)
• Stephanie Valera: 16 Funny, Strange, and Cool Patents From the 1870s to the 1950s (Source: Geek.com)
• Victoria Song: Freshly Published Patent Keeps the Dream of an Apple Self-Driving Car Alive (Source: Gizmodo)
• Angela Morris: University Research Nonprofit Sues Samsung for Patent Infringement (Source: Law.com)
• Adi Robertson: Facebook Filed a Patent Application for a Drone Made of Kites (Source: The Verge)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Brian L. Frye: In re Patentability of the Peltzer Inventions (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Brenda M. Simon: Patents, Information, and Innovation (Source: SSRN)
• Concord Cheung: Oil States and Patent Takings (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Duane Morris LLP
• Dority & Manning
• Jones Robb, PLLC
• Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Globus Medical
• Amin Talati Wasserman, LLP
• Pierce Atwood LLP

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Michael Polyviou: Microbot Medical Strengthens Global IP Portfolio with Canadian Notice of Allowance for a Patent Application for a Shunt Stenosis Prevention System (Source: Associated Press)
• Henry St Leger: Samsung Patent Applications Possible Rival to Apple Arcade (Source: Tech Rader)
• Colin Staub: Lawsuit Alleges Recycling Equipment Patent Violation (Source: Resource Recycling)
• Tom Warren: Microsoft Patent Hints at Surface Pro 7 with USB-C and New Type Cover (Source: The Verge)

Source: WIPO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Ronald Labonte, Dr. Courtney McNamara, Deborah Gleeson, and Prof. Eric Crosbie: The New NAFTA’s Assault on Public Health (Source: The Conversation)
• Emma Davie: Why Desperate Americans are Driving to Canada in Caravans for Insulin (Source: CBC)
• Prof. Sapna Kumar: Patent Court Specialization (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Myers Bigel, P.A.
• Knobbe Martens
• Aspen Aerogels Inc.
• Harrity & Harrity, LLP

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Zoë LaRock: Apple has Patented an In-Bed Health Tracking System (Source Business Insider)
• Alfred Wong: Micron Waste Secures US Design Patent for Waste Treatment Technology (Source: Yahoo! Finance)
• Amelia Tudo: Theralase Granted Notice of Acceptance for PhotoDynamic Compounds by Chinese Patent Office (Source: Associated Press)
• Jacob Kastrenakes: Samsung and Huawei End Years-Long Patent Battle (Source: The Verge)
• Mark Gurman: First Patents Surface for Dyson Electric Car Planned for 2021 (Source: Bloomberg)

Source: Bloomberg

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Atty. Stephen McBride and Atty. Michael D. West: The Intersection Of Octane Fitness And Alice (Source: Mondaq)
• Prof. Robert Fellmeth: Cartel Control of Attorney Licensure and the Public Interest (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Robert Burrell and Prof. Michael Handler: Trademark Transactions in Common Law Countries: Liberalisation and Its Limits (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Ballard Spahr LLP–Part-Time Patent Associate or Agent
• MH2 Technology Law Group, LLP
• DiBerardino McGovern IP Group
• Ballard Spahr LLP–IP Attorney or Agent
• Saint Gobain North America
• Intellectual Property Owners Association
• The Kudelski Group
• Bejin Bieneman, PLC
• Caldwell Intellectual Property Law
• Dority & Manning
• AstraZeneca
• Shay Glenn LLP
• Klarquist Sparkman, LLP–Patent Attorney
• Klarquist Sparkman, LLP–Patent Attorney
• Klarquist Sparkman, LLP–Litigation Associate
• Klarquist Sparkman, LLP–Patent Attorney
• Jones Robb, PLLC
• Cabinet Beau de Loménie
• Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP
• Harrity & Harrity, LLP
• Leydig, Voit & Mayer
• Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P.C.
• McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert and Berghoff LLP
• Stratus Law Group
• Webb Law Firm

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Sarah Miller: Phunware Enters Agreement with Endpoint IP to Monetize Mobile Patent Portfolio (Source: Associated Press)
• E. Blair Clark-Schoeb: Adare Acquires Egalet’s Proprietary “ParvuletTM” Technology Platform (Source: Associated Press)
• Michael Polyviou: Microbot Medical Strengthens Global IP Portfolio with Canadian Notice of Allowance for a Patent Application for a Shunt Stenosis Prevention System (Source: Associated Press)
• Kurt Schlosser: Amazon Patents a ‘Gust Resistant Location Marker’ to Defy Wind and Downdraft in Drone Deliveries (Source: Geek Wire)

Source: FPO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Atty. Ahsan A. Shaikh: Patenting Your Digital Health Tech: When, Why and How (Source: The National Law Review)
• Prof. Daniel J. Gervais: Exploring the Interfaces Between Big Data and Intellectual Property (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Jorge L. Contreras: Private Law, Conflict of Laws, and a Lex Mercatoria of Standards-Development Organizations  (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Blackbird Technologies
• Harrity & Harrity, LLP

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Joyce Allaire: C3J Therapeutics Announces Issuance of U.S. Patent Covering Synthetic Bacteriophage (Source: Associated Press)
• Reed Albergotti: Apple Faces Potential iPhone Import Ban After Patent Infringement Ruling (Source: The Washington Post)
• Adam Candeub: FTC Must Protect New Entrants From Anticompetitive Patent Infringement Suits (Source: Forbes)
• Kirsten Donovan: Huawei Leads Asian Domination of U.N. Patent Applications in 2018 (Source: Reuters)
• Jonathon Ramsey: Ford Bronco Patents? Two Designs for Removable Doors (Source: Auto Blog)

Source: Google Patents

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Michael Abramowicz: Cost-Plus Patent Damages (Source: SSRN)
• Adam Stephenson: Updated February Ex Parte Decisions Show Alice-Based Rejections Getting Overturned at a Dizzying Rate (Source: Anticipat Blog)
• Prof. Keith N. Hylton and Wendy Xu: Error Costs, Ratio Tests, and Patent Antitrust Law (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP
• J. A. Lindeman & Co.
• Dowd Scheffel PLLC
• Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP
• Umberg Zipser LLP
• Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Jenene Thomas:Motus: Motus GI Expands Intellectual Property Portfolio with Issuance of New U.S. Patent for the Pure-Vu® System (Source: Associated Press)
• Teri Dahlman Maura Gavaghan: Translate Bio Granted U.S. Patent Relating to Messenger RNA (mRNA) Delivery (Source: Associated Press)
• Susan Decker, Ian King, and Mark Gurman: Apple Dodges One Import Ban in Qualcomm Fight, Faces Another (Source: Bloomberg)
• David Tracy: Ford Patents a Way to Turn Your Pickup Truck Into a Movie Theater (Source: Jalopnik)

Source: Google Patents

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Raad Ahmed: Prior Art: What Business Owners Need To Know When Filing A Patent Application (Source: Forbes)
• Christopher Rowland: An HIV Treatment Cost Taxpayers Millions. The Government Patented it. But a Pharma Giant is Making Billions. (Source: The Washington Post)
• Prof. Mark P. McKenna: Remarks on the Problem of Scope in IP (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• McKee, Voorhees & Sease
• McDermott Will & Emery LLP
• Chamberlain Hrdlicka
• Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
• McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert and Berghoff LLP
• Colby Nipper
• USPTO
• Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P.C.
• Stoel Rives LLP