Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Jon Porter: US Patent Office Rules that Artificial Intelligence Cannot be a Legal Inventor (Source: The Verge)
• Richard Buzbuzian: Drone Delivery Canada Awarded its Second US Patent for its Proprietary Drone Delivery Technology (Source: Cision)
• Atty. Andrea C. Kroetch: COVID 19 Update: CIPO Extends Office Deadline (Source: Mondaq)
• Sara Boseley: US and UK ‘lead push against global patent pool for Covid-19 drugs’ (Source: The Guardian)
• Tyler Duffy: Could Ford’s New Patent Application Be Their Secret Weapon for Electric Overlanding? (Source: Gear Patrol)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Bronwyn H. Hall: Patents, Innovation, and Development (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. W. Keith Robinson: Access to the Patent System (Source: SSRN)
• Dr. Krishna Ravi Srinivas: Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation in the Times of Corona Epidemic – Policy Brief (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Harrity & Harrity, LLP
• 2SPL Patent Attorneys
• Davidson Sheehan LLP
• Osha Liang LLP
• Dority & Manning
• Klemchuk LLP
• Eli Lilly & Company
• McNeill Baur PLLC
• Caldwell Intellectual Property Law
• Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Dr. Jonathan Gluckman: Sixth Wave Expands Virus Detection Patent Applications (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Chris Burt: Large-Area Under-Display Biometric Fingerprint Sensing Shown in Apple Patent Application (Source: Biometric Update)
• Will Heasman: China Dominates Global Blockchain Patent Applications (Source: Decrypt)
• William Gallagher: Apple Car Could Have Automatically Tinting ‘Moon Foof’ and Windows (Source: Apple Insider)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Wendy J. Gordon: Asymmetric Market Failure and Prisoner’s Dilemma in Intellectual Property (Source: SSRN)
• Dr. Gaétan de Rassenfosse and Kyle Higham: Wanted: A Standard for Virtual Patent Marking (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann: International Settlement of Trade and Investment Disputes Over Chinese ‘Silk Road Projects’ Inside the European Union (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Artegis Law Group

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Stephanie Nebehay: In a First, China Knocks U.S. From Top Spot in Global Patent Race (Source: Reuters)
• Mohammad Musharraf: Sony and Other Major Multinationals File 212 Blockchain Patents in China in 2020 (Source: Coin Telegraph)
• Atty. Rebeca Harasimowicz: The Global Patent Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine (Source: The National Law Review)
• Ben Gilbert: Sony’s PlayStation Group Applies for Patent of a Robot Friend Who Will Play Games and Watch Movies with You (Source: Business Insider)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Scott Duke Kominers: Patent Protection Should Take a Backseat in a Crisis (Source: Bloomberg)
• Prof. Christopher Buccafusco and Prof. Jonathan S. Masur: Drugs, Patents, and Well-Being (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Robert Burrell and Dr. Catherine Kelly: The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Challenge for Innovation Policy (Source: SSRN)
• Dr. Robert Farley: The F-35 and its IP Issues (Source: Lawyers, Guns, & Money)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Artegis Law Group

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Matthew Bultman: Apple Tormentor Parlays Patent Verdicts Into Brand-Name Clients (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Atty. Erin S. Hennessy and Atty. Annie Allison: USPTO Extends Trademark And Patent Deadlines Due to Coronavirus Pandemic (Source: The National Law Review)
• Emmarie Huetteman: Senators Who Led Pharma-Friendly Patent Reform also Prime Targets for Pharma Cash (Source: Post Bulletin)
• Michal Kasprowicz: COVID-19: Impact on Canadian Patent Owners‎ (Source: DLA Piper)
• Chris Burt: Apple Patents Biometric Monitoring and Signature Technology, Proposes Face ID Device Orientation (Source: Biometric Update)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Sean B. Seymore: The Research Patent (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Frank Tietze, Leonidas Aristodemou, Dr. Pratheeba Vimalnath, and Dr. Jenny Molloy: Crisis-Critical Intellectual Property: Findings from the COVID-19 Pandemic (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Eric E. Johnson and Dr. Theodore C. Bailey: Urgent Legal Lessons From a Very Fast Problem: COVID-19 (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Artegis Law Group
• Dority & Manning
• Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.
• Avery Dennison
• Roberts Calderon Safran & Cole, P.C.

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Steven Scheer and Julie Steenhuysen: Israel Approves Generic HIV Drug to Treat COVID-19 Despite Doubts (Source: Financial Post)
• Joel Hruska: Patent Troll Sues to Pull Covid-19 Tests Off Market Over Alleged Infringement (Source: Extreme Tech)
• Ian Lopez: Tesla Challenge to Door Patent Shot Down by Appeals Board (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Jerome Santos: Foldable iPhone Release Date Drawing Near As Apple Secures Another Patent (Source: International Business Times)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Ana Santos Rutschman: The Mosaic of Coronavirus Vaccine Development: Systemic Failures in Vaccine Innovation (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. David L. Schwartz and Atty. Xaviere Giroud: The Secret World of Design Patents (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Mark A. Lemley and Dr. Samantha Zyontz: Does Alice Target Patent Trolls? (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Harrity & Harrity, LLP

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