Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Andrew Hard: Medical Marijuana, Inc. Portfolio Investment Company Kannalife, Inc. Receives Patent in the European Union (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Jonathan Lamont: Samsung Patent Application Shows Gamepad the Company Already Sells (Source: Mobile Syrup)
• Anita Balakrishnan: IP Lawyers Guide Clients Through Drug Pricing Framework Transition (Source: The Los Angeles Times)
• William Gallagher: Apple Aiming for Immaculate Images in AR Glasses & VR Headset (Source: Apple Insider)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Dan Altman, Ben K. Shiroma, Vlad Teplitskiy and Marko R. Zoretic: Intellectual Property Protection Strategies for Successful Business in the US and Canada (Source: Lexology)
• Prof. Wendy J. Gordon: Fair Use in Oracle: Proximate Cause at the Copyright/Patent Divide (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Timothy R. Holbrook: The Importance of Communication to Possession in IP (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Holland & Hart
• Steptoe
• Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
• Han Santos, PLLC
• RPX Corporation
• Perkins Coie
• Duane Morris LLP

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Jay McGregor: Apple Patent Application Reveals Unusual iPhone Design (Source: Forbes)
• Perry Cooper: Apple Fails to Defeat CalTech Wi-Fi Patent at Federal Circuit (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Robert Birsel and Pravin Char: Singaporean Defeats Chinese Candidate to Head U.N. Patent Office (Source: The New York Times)
• Sarah Morgan: China Forgoes Late Fees for Patent Annuities Over COVID-19 Worries (Source: WIPR)
• Alan Boyle: Whip it good! Amazon Patents a Launch System for Snapping Payloads Into the Air — or Even Into Orbit (Source: GeekWire)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Deepak Hegde, Prof. Alexander Ljungqvist, and Manav Raj: Quick and Dirty Patents (Source: SSRN)
• Matthew Modderman: Inter Partes Review Estoppel: The Patent Law Tug-of-War (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Shine (Sean) Tu: Patenting Fast and Slow: Examiner and Applicant Use of Prior Art (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• MH2 Technology Law Group, LLP
• Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP–Patent Litigation Associate
• Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP–Patent Attorney or Agent
• AMD
• Steptoe–Biotech Patent Attorney
• Steptoe–Biotech Patent Agent
• Dority & Manning
• Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
• Perkins Coie
• Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP–Intellectual Property Transactional Associate

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• David Phelan: Apple Reveals Dazzlingly Different Apple Watch Design & Features (Source: Forbes)
• Dorothy Crouch: Applied DNA Sciences Receives Patents From Canada, China (Source: Apparel News) 
• Peter Sullivan: McSally Unveils Bill to Lower Drug Prices Amid Tough Campaign (Source: The Hill)
• David Phelan: Patent Shows Apple’s Exciting Home Theater System To Beat Sonos

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• David Boundy: Seventy-Three Patent Practitioners, Comment Letter on Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2020, 84 Fed. Reg. 37398 (Jul. 31, 2019) (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Erika Lietzan: The ‘Evergreening’ Metaphor in Intellectual Property Scholarship (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Brook K. Baker: Access to Medicines Activism: Collaboration, Conflicts, and Complementarities (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Han Santos, PLLC–Experienced Patent Attorney
• Han Santos, PLLC–Patent Prosecution Attorney
• Robins Kaplan LLP
• Klarquist
• Caldwell Intellectual Property Law
• Davis Wright Tremaine
• Aurora Consulting LLC
• Harrity & Harrity, LLP

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Louis Columbus: Ford Is Learning Fast From Alphabet & Apple How To Compete With Patents (Source: Forbes)
• Merrit Kennedy: U.S. Prosecutors Hit Huawei With New Federal Charges (Source: NPR)
• David Phelan: Apple Patent Reveals Possible Radical Apple Watch 6 Design Upgrade (Source: Forbes)
• Alex Luft: GM Files To Trademark Hummer In U.S. And Canada (Source: GM Authority)
• Jeremy Horwitz: Apple Seeks to Patent Machine Learning Correction of GPS Estimates (Source: The Verge)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Noel Courage: Patenting Coronavirus Treatments (Source: Lexology)
• Hristina Georgieva: Legal Protection of Video Games (Source: SSRN)
• Léon Dijkman: Changing Business Models: Huawei Makes a Surprising Announcement, or, The Changing Role of Patents in the Global Economy (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Eli Lilly and Company
• Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
• H.C. Park & Associates, PLC
• Roberts Calderon Safran & Cole, P.C.
• Duane Morris LLP
• Volpe and Koenig, P.C.
• Klintworth & Rozenblat IP
• Fiala & Weaver P.L.L.C.
• Micron Technology, Inc.

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Zhang Yan and David Stanway: China Lab Seeks Patent on Use of Gilead’s Coronavirus Treatment (Source: Reuters)
• Alphée Beauchamp: MEDISCA Promotes Efficiency and Quality Control with New Patent for Planetary Mixers (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Howard Fine: Caltech Wins $1.1 Billion Patent Verdict Against Apple, Broadcom (Source: Los Angeles Business Journal)
• Joey Klender: Tesla Patent Reveals Steering Wheel Design with Dual Touchpads and Gesture Controls (Source: Tesla Rati)

Source: WIPO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• David Boundy: ‘Nonfunctional Descriptive Material’ vs. ‘Printed Matter’—The PTAB’s Defiance of Federal Circuit Precedent (Source: SSRN)
• Hristina Georgieva: Legal Protection of Video Games (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Christopher Buccafusco: Making Sense of Intellectual Property Law (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• McDermott Will & Emery LLP
• Edell, Shapiro & Finnan LLC
• Practical Law
• Glidewell Laboratories
• Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP
• Arent Fox LLP
• Dority & Manning

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Christina Farr: Amazon Just Filed a Bunch of International Trademarks for ‘Amazon Pharmacy’ (Source: CNBC)
• Andrew Hard: Kannalife, Inc. Issues Update on Intellectual Property and Patent Estate (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Geoff Zochodne: RBC files ‘Purchase Prediction’ Patent as Big Tech Continues to Encroach on Banking’s Turf (Source: Ottawa Citizen)
• Susan Decker, Ian Lopez, and Matthew Bultman: Caltech Wins a $1.1-Billion Patent Verdict Against Apple and Broadcom (Source: Los Angeles Times)
• Sean Szymkowski: More Ford Bronco Features Possibly Outed in New Patent Applications (Source: Road Show by CNET)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Jan Philipp Wilhelm: Ethiopian teff: The Fight Against Biopiracy (Source: DW)
• Prof. Joseph Scott Miller: Two Centuries of Trademark and Copyright Law: A Citation-Network-Analysis Approach (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Herbert Hovenkamp: Justice Department’s New Position on Patents, Standard Setting, and Injunctions (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• McGarry Bair
• Klarquist
• RPX Corporation
• Whirlpool Corporation
• Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.
• Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
• FRESH IP
• H.C. Park & Associates, PLC

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Eric Volkman: Apple Sued for Patent Infringement by Masimo and Affiliate (Source: The Motley Fool)
• Jon Erlichman: BlackBerry Led Canadian Tech Firms in U.S. Patent Grants Last Year (Source: BNN Bloomberg)
• Laurence Watts: Synedgen Granted New EU Patent For Treating GI Mucositis (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Ingrid Lunden: US Patents Hit Record 333,530 Granted in 2019; IBM, Samsung (Not the FAANGs) Lead the Pack (Source: Tech Crunch)
• Todd Bishop: Sonos vs. Google: Amazon Won Patent for ‘Distributed Speaker Synchronization’ Four Years Ago (Source: Geek Wire)

Source: Google Patents

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Kara W. Swanson: Race and Selective Legal Memory: Reflections on Invention of a Slave (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Keyvan Vakili and Prof. Sarah Kaplan: Organizing for Innovation: How Team Configurations Vary With Modularity and Breadth of Application (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Christopher Buccafusco: Incentivizing Accessible Design (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Davidson Sheehan LLP
• Intellectual Property Owners Association
• Knobbe Martens–Patent Scientist (Electrical Engineering/Materials Science)
• Knobbe Martens–Patent Scientist (Computer Science/Electrical Engineering)
• Knobbe Martens–Patent Scientist (Electrical Engineering)
• Knobbe Martens–Patent Scientist (Chemistry)
• Stevens and Showalter, LLP
• Botos Churchill IP LAW
• Sheridan Ross P.C.

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Paul Arena: Parallax Health Sciences Announces Patent Enforcement Initiative (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Corey M. Horowitz: Network-1 Receives Two New Patents from U.S. Patent Office Expanding Its Cox Portfolio To Include 35 Issued Patents (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Ian Lopez: Apple Handed Mixed Rulings in Bids to Ax Qualcomm Patents (1) (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Nat Levy: Solar-Powered Surface? Microsoft Wins Patent for Device Cover Lined with Charging Panels (Source: Geek Wire)

Source: FPO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Lisa Larrimore Ouellette and Andrew Tutt: How Do Patent Incentives Affect University Researchers? (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Mark P. McKenna and Prof. Brett M. Frischmann: Comparative Analysis of Innovation Failures and Institutions in Context (S0urce: SSRN)
• Prof. Daniel Benoliel: The Impact of Institutions on Patent Propensity Across Countries (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP
• Myers Bigel, P.A.
• Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti
• MH2 Technology Law Group, LLP
• Harrity & Harrity, LLP
• The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.
• Klintworth & Rozenblat IP

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Matthew Bultman: Apple Loses Bid To Move Mobile Wallet Patent Suit Out of Texas (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Ariel Cohen: Tesla’s New Lithium-Ion Patent Brings Company Closer to Promised 1 Million-Mile Battery (Source: Forbes)
• Elisabeth Schwartz, Lee M. Stern, and Gwen Fisher: VASCEPA® Approved in Canada to Reduce the Risk of Cardiovascular Events (Source: BioSpace)
• EPO Press Release: EPO Refuses DABUS Patent Applications Designating a Machine Inventor (Source: EPO)
• Bijan Stephen: New Apple Patent Imagines Virtual Speakers that can Simulate Sound from Anywhere in the Room (Source: The Verge)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Scott Sumner: Tax Reform is Now Boosting Measured GDP (Source: The Money Illusion)
• David Boundy: Maximizing Patent Value by Effective Prosecution (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Rebecca Tushnet: Shoveling a Path After Star Athletica (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Dority & Manning
• Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P.C.
• Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
• Caldwell Intellectual Property Law
• McNeill Baur PLLC
• King & Spalding LLP

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Chris Burt: Apple Patent Application Describes Face ID Biometrics with Different Angles, Partial Faces, Poor Lighting (Source: Biometric Update)
• Ryan Pawell: Indee Labs Issued United States and International Patents for Intracellular Delivery System (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Louis Columbus: The Most Innovative Tech Companies Based On Patent Analytics (Source: Forbes)
• William Gallagher: Future Apple Watch May Help Treat Parkinson’s Disease or Diagnose Tremor Symptoms (Source: Apple Insider)

Source: USPTO

Patent Books:

• Atty. Joel Miller: The Patent Trial and Appeal Board: Advocacy and Practice, Third Edition

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Brian Pomper: The Real US Patent ‘crisis’ (Source: The Hill)
• Prof. Colleen V. Chien: How Can Congress Prevent the Issuance of Poor Quality Patents? Questions for the Record for Colleen V. Chien (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Brian L. Frye: The Visible Hand? (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
• Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
• Perkins Coie LLP
• Harrity & Harrity, LLP

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Colum Lynch: China Bids to Lead World Agency Protecting Intellectual Property (Source: Foreign Policy)
• Andrew Hard: New Notice of U.S. Patent Allowance Granted to Axim® Biotechnologies for Suppository Formulations Comprising Cannabinoids (Source: Associated Press)
• Jan Wolfe: VirnetX Patent Win Against Apple Vacated by U.S. Appeals Court (Source: Reuters)
• Jonathon Ramsey: Ford Patent Application Shows New ‘Skateboard’ EV Truck Chassis Design (Source: Auto Blog)

 Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Daniel F. Runde: To Compete and Win, the US Needs to Get into the Game (Source: The Hill)
• Malathi Nayak: Apple Must Fight Credit Card Tech Patent Lawsuit in Texas (1) (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Prof. Xuan-Thao Nguyen and Prof. Jeffrey A. Maine: Attacking Innovation (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Klintworth & Rozenblat IP
• RPX Corporation–Senior Analyst
• Eckert Seamans
• Faegre Baker Daniels
• Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
• Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP
• Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
• RPX Corporation–Senior Patent Engineer

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Evan Niu: Apple Will Continue Licensing Acquired Intel Patents (Source: The Motley Fool)
• Urvaksh Karkaria: BMW Sued for Patent Infringement Over Hybrid Engine Technology (Source: Automotive News Europe)
• Valerie Bauman: Gilead’s HIV Patent Spat With HHS Could Keep Drug Prices High (1) (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Matthew Humphries: Sony Patent Tweaks DualShock Design for PlayStation 5 (Source: PC Mag)
• Patrick Hearn: Apple Patent Aims for More Streamlined Control of Your Home Lighting (Source: Digital Trends)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Atty. Stephen M. Kramarsky: Court Examines Inadvertent Waiver in Patent Prosecution Context (Source: Law.com)
• Prof. Govind Persad: Examining Pharmaceutical Exceptionalism: Intellectual Property, Practical Expediency, and Global Health (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Robert L. Greenberg: Cannabis Trademarks and the First Amendment (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP–Los Angeles
• Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP–New York
• Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
• Husch Blackwell
• Mahamedi IP Law LLP
• United IP Counselors, LLC
• Colby Nipper
• Dority & Manning
• Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Yohan Liyanage and Kathy Berry: Insight: Intellectual Property Challenges During an AI Boom (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Press Release: United States Files Complaint Against Pharmaceutical Company Gilead for Patent Infringement Related to Truvada® and Descovy® For Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis of HIV (Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
• Ian Lopez: Apple Loses PTAB Bid to Kill Claims in Universal ID Patent (1) (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Christopher Rowland: Trump Administration Sues Drugmaker Gilead Sciences Over Patent on Truvada for HIV Prevention (Source: The Washington Post)
• Chris Bruce: Ferrari Patents More Efficient V12 Engine (Source: Motor 1)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Andrew Beckerman-Rodau: The Interaction of Patent Exhaustion and Transactions in Patented Goods After Impression Products v. Lexmark International (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Lazat Spankulova: External Knowledge and Technology Transfer, Transfer, Partnership and Diffusion of Innovation (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Deepa Varadarajan: Trade Secrecy Injunctions, Disclosure Risks, and eBay’s Influence (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Arent Fox LLP
• Greer Burns & Crain Ltd.
• Shah IP Law, PLLC
• Klarquist Sparkman, LLP: Litigation Associate
• Klarquist Sparkman, LLP: Patent Attorney

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Peter Menyasz: Canadian Patent Rules Cut Filing Delay Time for Multinationals (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Brendan Cole: Canadian Agency Applies To Trademark ‘Fake News’, Sends Trump Cease-And-Desist Letter (Source: Newsweek)
• Heather Long: Trump Administration Considers Blacklisting Chinese Companies that Repeatedly Steal U.S. Intellectual Property (Source: The Washington Post)
• Simon Davies: G1/19: Enlarged Board of Appeal to consider the Patentablity of Computer-Implemented Inventions (Source: D Young & Co.)
• Victoria Song: Apple Patent Hints at AR Glasses With Transition-Like Lenses (Source: Gizmodo)

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Jeffrey A. Lefstin and Prof. Peter S. Menell: Athena Rising? Brief of Professors Jeffrey A. Lefstin and Peter S. Menell as Amici Curiae in Support of Petition for a Writ of Certiorari in Athena Diagnostics v. Mayo Collaborative Services (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Ana Santos Rutschman: From Venetian Glass to Contemporary Intellectual Property: Revisiting Tailored Patent Regimes (Book Review) (Source: SSRN)
• Daniel H. Shulman and Prof. Angela Upchurch Spousal Rights to Inventions: A Latent Threat to Corporate Patent Portfolios (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P.C.
• Harrity & Harrity, LLP–Senior Patent Attorney
• Goldberg Segalla
• Steptoe
• McGuireWoods LLP
• Knobbe Martens–California
• Knobbe Martens
• Harrity & Harrity, LLP–Patent Attorney
• Botos Churchill IP Law LLP

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Stephanie Nebehay: ‘Driving force’ China accounts for nearly half global patent filings: U.N. (Source: Reuters)
• Matt Yemma: Province Brands of Canada Achieves Major Milestone (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Ilkka Kangasniemi: BBS-Bioactive Bone Substitutes Plc: The Patent Application Regarding a Bone Protein Preparation has been Accepted in Canada (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Kiri Masters: Amazon’s New ‘Utility Patent Neutral Evaluation’ Process Stops Bogus IP Claims (Source: Forbes)
• Victoria Song: Apple Patent Application Hints at AR Glasses With Transition-Like Lenses (Source: Gizmodo)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Christina Petersson: Why You Shouldn’t Believe Everything You Read About 5G Patents (Source: Ericsson)
• Jared Council: Can an AI System Be Given a Patent? (Source: The Wall Street Journal)
• Arash Dayani: Patent Trolls and the Market for Acquisition (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Inari
• Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
• Faegre Baker Daniels
• Duane Morris LLP
• Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
• Knobbe Martens–Patent Scientist
• The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.
• Dority & Manning
• Commvault
• Pennington, P.A.
• Whirlpool Corporation
• Volpe and Koenig, PC
• The Marbury Law Group, PLLC
• Klarquist Sparkman, LLP–Patent Attorney and Agent
• Klarquist Sparkman, LLP–Litigation Associate

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Andrew Chung: U.S. Supreme Court snubs University of Wisconsin appeal in patent fight with Apple (Source: Reuters)
• Stephanie Russell-Kraft: Akin Gump Grows IP Team with Two Washington Patent Lawyers (1) (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Stephen Mayhew: Chutian Dragon Licenses Idex On-Card Biometric Enrollment Intellectual Property (Source: Biometric)
• Mihir Maddireddy: Ford Patent Sheds Light on 2021 Bronco’s Removable Doors (Source: Car and Driver)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Christina Petersson: Why You Shouldn’t Believe Everything You Read About 5G Patents (Source: Ericsson)
• Jared Council: Can an AI System Be Given a Patent? (Source: The Wall Street Journal)
• Prof. Erik Stallman and Prof. Jennifer M. Urban: Brief on Behalf of Amicus Curiae Open Source Hardware Association in Curver Luxembourg, SARL v. Home Expressions Inc., No. 18-2214 (Fed. Cir.) (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Scripps Research
• Cedar White Bradley (CWB)
• Steptoe–Patent Agent
• Steptoe–Junior Prosecution Associate

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Christian de Looper: Apple Patent Application hints at iPhone’s Apple logo Doubling as a Notification Light (Source: Digital Trends)
• Niall McCarthy: Men Still Account For The Overwhelming Majority Of Patents Worldwide (Source: Forbes)
• Reed Albergotti: Apple Sued by App Developer for Alleged Patent Infringement, Antitrust Violation (Source: The Washington Post)
• Igor Bonifacic: Apple Patent Application Describes Touchscreen Keyboards You Can Feel (Source: Engadget)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Ezra Friedman and Prof. Abraham L. Wickelgren: Optimal Standards of Proof in Patent Litigation: Infringement and Non-Obviousness (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Peter K. Yu: Caught in the Middle: WIPO and Emerging Economies (Source: SSRN)
• Milan Voet: Trolling the U.S. and EU Patent System: Solved by a Loser-Pays-Attorney-Fees Regime? (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Jones Robb, PLLC
• Caldwell Intellectual Property Law
• McGarry Bair
• Harrity & Harrity, LLP
• Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
• Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P.C.

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Sritanshu Sinha: Samsungs Blockchain SSD Patent Could Disrupt Crypto-Mining (Source: Coin Telegraph)
• Jon Porter: Apple is Considering Using its Iconic logo as a Notification Light, Patent Application Suggests (Source: The Verge)
• By Baek Byung-yeul: SK, LG Clash Over Scope of Patent Accord (Source: The Korea Times)
• Sebastian Blanco: Rivian Files Patent Application For Between-Seat Airbags (Source: Forbes)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Kevin Murphy: Why Building Intellectual Property In The Cannabis Industry Is So Difficult (Source: Forbes)
• Prof. David O. Taylor: Answers to Written Questions for the Record of David O. Taylor before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property: The State of Patent Eligibility in America (Source: SSRN)
• Roshan John: US Pressure and Changing Dynamics of India’s Patent Policy (Source: SSRN)
• Curt Levey: The Curious Case of the Trade Secrets that Weren’t (Source: IP Watchdog)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Loza & Loza LLP
• Dority & Manning

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Jan Wolfe: Micron Chips Away at Memory Patent Fight at Fed Circuit (Source: Reuters)
• Adel Fares: Nextleaf Solutions Announces Issuance of Three Patents for Cannabis Extraction (Source: CISON)
• Ana Alexandre: Verizon Awarded Patent for Blockchain-Based Virtual SIM Cards (Source: Coin Telegraph)
• Jeremy Horwitz: Apple Seeks Patent on Retinal Hologram Projectors for AR Glasses (Source: Venture Beat)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Enrico Moretti: The Effect of High-Tech Clusters on the Productivity of Top Inventors (Source: NBER)
• Dean Baker: Patents and Copyright: Protection Racket for Intellectuals (Source: CEPR)
• Prof. Toshiko Takenaka: Patents for Sharing (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Faegre Baker Daniels
• Kilyk & Bowersox
• Duane Morris LLP
• Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
• Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
• Perkins Coie
• H.C. Park & Associates, PLC
• Dority & Manning
• Fiala & Weaver P.L.L.C.