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:

• 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

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Edvard Pettersson and Bill Callahan: Qualcomm Wins First U.S. Jury Trial Against Apple (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Manas Mishra and James Emmanuel: U.S. Court Rejects Alvogen’s Patent Challenge for Celgene’s Cancer Drug (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Megan Rose Dickey: BlackBerry Sues Twitter for Patent Infringement (Source: Tech Crunch)
• Richard Borsuk, Christopher Cushing and Jonathan Oatis: Foxconn Rejects Microsoft Patent Lawsuit, Says Never Had to Pay Royalties (Source: Reuters)
• Brian Heater: Google Filed a Folding Phone Patent Application, Too (Source: Tech Crunch)

Source: WIPO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Atty. Alex Moss: The Patent Office Can’t Ignore Law it Dislikes (Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation)
• Prof. Sarah Rajec: Infringement, Unbound (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Amy L. Landers: Proximate Cause and Patent Law (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• DiBerardino McGovern IP Group
• Harrity & Harrity, LLP
• Venable LLP
• AMPACC Law Group
• Smart & Biggar
• Perkins Coie
• Blackbird Technologies

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Janelle Lassalle: Meet The Fearless Lawyer Saving The CBD Industry (Source: The New York Times)
• Sarah Perez: Apple Confirms its Plans to Close Retail Stores in the Patent Troll-Favored Eastern District of Texas (Source: Tech Crunch)
• Claudio E. Cabrera and Julia Jacobs: Seven Black Inventors Whose Patents Helped Shape American Life (Source: The New York Times)
• Sijia Jiang and Rama Venkat: Huawei, Samsung Agree to Settle Patent Dispute in U.S. Court (Source: Reuters)
• Ian Morris: Apple Patent Application Confirms It Is Still Working On Folding iPhone or iPad (Source: Forbes)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Camilla Alexandra Hrdy: Getting Patent Preemption Right (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Robert P. Merges: After the Trolls: Patent Litigation As Ex-Post Market Making (Source: SSRN)
• John P. Mixon: Patently Inconsistent: State & Tribal Sovereign Immunity in Inter Partes Review (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Rutan & Tucker, LLP
• Knobbe Martens
• Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
• Pergament & Cepeda LLP–Associate (Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation)
• Davidson Sheehan LLP
• Pergament & Cepeda LLP–Partner
• Klarquist Sparkman, LLP
• Steptoe–E.E./C.S. Patent Litigation Associate
• Steptoe–ITC Associate
• Steptoe–Trademark/Trade Secret Associate
• Steptoe–Life Scientist Litigation Associate
• Steptoe–I.P. Litigation Associate
• Venable LLP
• Perkins Coie LLP
• Oliff PLC
• Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP
• Volpe and Koenig, PC
• The Kudelski Group

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Drue De Angelis: SpinalCyte Announces New Canadian Patent (Source: Ortho Spine News)
• Adam Behsudi: Envoy: China Opening its Doors to U.S. in Trade Talks (Source: Politico)
• Nancy Cohen: Apple Patent Talk: Another Keyless Wonder as the Car Sees You Approach (Source: Tech Xplore)
• Christian de Looper: Apple Patent Application Hints at Flexible Display That Hides Speakers, Buttons, and More (Source: Digital Trends)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Mala Chatterjee: Intellectual Property, Independent Creation, and the Lockean Commons (Source: SSRN)
• Atty. David Boundy: An Administrative Law View of the PTAB’s “Ordinary Meaning” Rule (Source: SSRN)
• Atty. Sandip H. Patel: “Supreme Court Decision Invites Confusion and Delay” (Source: Marshall Gerstein)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Armstrong Teasdale
• Eckert Seamans
• Yangtze Memory Technologies Corporation (YMTC)–Patent Licensing Counsel
• YMTC–Patent Litigation Counsel
• YMTC–Trademark/Copyright/Trade Secret Counsel
• New England Biolabs Inc. (NEB)
• Dorsey

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Alexandre Tanzi: U.S. and Canada Make Strides in Bloomberg 2019 Innovation Index (Source: Bloomberg)
• Iqra Farooq: Computer Program That Could Bypass Patents to Produce Synthetic Drugs (Source: European Pharmaceutical Review) 
• Atty. Arthur W. Coviello, Atty. Richard Goldenberg, and Atty. William G. McElwain: United States: Federal Circuit Patent Update (Source: Mondaq)
• Collin Woodard: Patent Application Hints At All-Wheel-Drive Ford Mustang Hybrid (Source: Motor Trend)

Source: Motor Trend

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Christopher Reynolds: Is Canada Getting Wise To AI Commercialization, Or Churning Out More Research? (Source: Financial Post)
• Atty. Peter Finnie: Why China’s Impressive Patent Rates Don’t Tell The Whole Story (Source: NS Tech)
• Dr. Anna Rita Bennato and Prof. Monica Giulietti: Patent Policy Regulation and Public Health (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Colleen V. Chien: Startups and Patent Trolls (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Intrexon Corporation
• Yangtze Memory Technologies Corporation (YMTC)
• G&G
• Pillsbury
• Harrity & Harrity
• Seattle Genetics
• Perkins Coie LLP–Phoenix, AZ
• Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P.C.
• Perkins Coie LLP–Seattle, WA
• Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP
• Klintworth & Rozenblat IP
• Klarquist Sparkman, LLP
• Levy & Grandinetti
• Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.
• NSIP LAW
• Banner & Witcoff
• Leydig, Voit & Mayer
• Dorsey & Whitney LLP
• Reichman Jorgensen LLP

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Andrew Chung: U.S. Top Court Rejects Helsinn Over Anti-Nausea Drug Patent in Win for Teva (Source: Reuters)
• Christian de Looper: Apple Patent Application Shows Contact Info Could be Displayed on the iOS Home Screen (Source: Digital Trends)
• Claudia Napal Drayton and Bret Shapiro: CHF Solutions Expands Intellectual Property Portfolio with Two New Patent Filings for Innovations to Aquadex FlexFlow® System (Source: Associated Press)
•  Murray Slovick: Tesla Patent Application Describes New GPS Positioning Technology (Source: Electronic Design)

Source: Electronic Design

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Perrin Grauer: Huawei Ties with Canadian Universities Risk ‘Weaponization’ of Tech Patents, Say Experts (Source: The Star)
• Prof. Peter S. Menell, Atty. Kathi Vidal, Atty. Leeron Kalay, Atty. Matthew Powers, and Atty. Sarita Venkat: Patent Mediation Guide (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Elona Marku: Measuring Innovation Quality: A Patent Analysis (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Perkins Coie LLP
• Stevens & Showalter, LLP
• Blackbird Technologies
• Dority & Manning
• Jones Robb, PLLC
• Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP
• Harrington & Smith, Attorneys At Law, LLC

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Rajendra Jadhav and Mayank Bhardwaj: After Monsanto Patent Ruling, Indian Farmers Hope for Next-Gen GM Seeds (Source: Reuters)
• Paul Fucito: Thomas Krause Appointed Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property and Solicitor (Source: USPTO)
• Jan Wolfe: Apple Loses Bid to Undo $440 Million Judgment in VirnetX Patent Case (Source: Reuters)
• Graham Rapier: Lyft Wants to Use Augmented Reality to Make it Easier to Meet Your Driver (Source: Business Insider)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Raja Krishnamoorthi: We Can’t Afford to Let the New NAFTA Drive Up Drug Prices (Source: The Chicago Tribune)
• Prof. Mira Burri: Cultural Heritage and Intellectual Property (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Diana Shao: Innovation Competition, Payouts and Cash Holdings (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Mintz
• Steptoe–ITC Associate
• Steptoe–Trademark/Trade Secret Associate
• HP Inc.
• Steptoe–IP Litigation Associate
• Saliwanchik, Lloyd & Eisenschenk