Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Kirsten Errick: Apple Must Pay $502.8M Royalty Verdict In VirnetX Patent Suit (Source: Law Street Media)
• Perry Cooper: Cisco, Apple Rebuffed by Fed. Cir. in Battle Over Patent Reviews (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Matthew Bultman: Investors Eye Patents After ‘Extraordinary’ Damage Awards Run (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Ben Purvis: Yamaha Back in the Hybrid Game (Source: Cycle World)

Source: Cycle World – Japanese Patent Office

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Shobita Parthasarathy: Racism is Baked into Patent Systems (Source: Nature)
• Prof. Mark Sidel: Copyright, Trademark, and Patent Law in the People’s Republic of China (Source: SSRN)
• Dr. Sanjit Kumar Chakraborty: Intellectual Property Rights, Agricultural Biotechnology and Food Security: Issues and Challenges in India (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Dorsey & Whitney
• Boehringer Ingelheim
• Klarquist

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Emilia David: Payments Firm Rocketfuel Blockchain Sues Co-Founder Over Expired Patents (Source: Coin Telegraph)
• Aaron Wininger: China’s National People’s Congress Approves Amended Patent Law (Source: The National Law Review)
• Allana Akhtar: Peloton Hit with a Patent-Infringement Lawsuit by the Maker of NordicTrack Bikes (Source: Business Insider)
• Ben Lovejoy: Apple Patent Application Shows a MagSafe Battery Case that can Charge an iPhone and AirPods (Source: 9to5 Mac)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Atty. James P. Murphy: Should Your Startup Apply for a Patent? (Source: Built In)
• Prof. Jonas Anderson: Nonexcludable Surgical Method Patents (Source: SSRN)
• Cody Johnson: Intellectual Property and the Law of Fracking Fluid Disclosures: Tensions and Trends (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP
• LSI Solutions
• Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman: Patent Associate Attorney
• Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman: Trademark Attorney
• AMPACC Law Group, PLLC
• Eli Lilly and Company: Patent Research Consultant
• Eli Lilly and Company: Patent Counsel
• Duane Morris LLP

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Dimitry Serov: American Aires Announces New Design Patent Approved (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Chris Burt: Apple Proposes Biometric Authentication for Digital ID Document Access in Patent Application (Source: Biometric Update)
• Clint Jasper: Australia’s Cattle Industry Chalks up Another Loss in Bid to Overturn US-Controlled Cattle Genome Patent (Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
• Paddy Baker: Blockchain Payments Technology Firm Ripple has Won a Patent for a Design that can Execute Smart Contracts Based on Data Collected from the Outside World (Source: Coin Desk)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Elizabeth I. Winston: Bargaining for Innovation (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Ana Santos Rutschman: The Intellectual Property of COVID-19 (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Michael A. Carrier: Amici Curiae Brief of 66 Law, Economics, Business, and Medical Professors in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellants (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Albaugh
• Robins Kaplan
• Dority & Manning
• Weide & Miller, Ltd.
• Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Paddy Baker: Ripple Wins US Patent for New Oracle-Based Smart Contract Design (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Valerie Bauman: Third Circuit Limits FTC Ability to Recoup Profits From AbbVie (1) (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Jon Cohen: The Latest Round in the CRISPR Patent Battle has an Apparent Victor, But the Fight Continues (Source: Scientific American)
• Mike Peterson: Future HomeKit System Could Track Users Through Rooms, Authenticate Via Biometrics (Source: Apple Insider)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Muhammad Farooq Ahmad, Prof. Eric de Bodt, and Prof. Jarrad Harford: The Innovation Arms Race (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Jorge L. Contreras: Chapter 2 – Ownership and Assignment of Intellectual Property (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Emile Loza de Siles: AI, on the Law of the Elephant: Toward Understanding Artificial Intelligence (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Klarquist Sparkman LLP – Chemistry Patent Attorney/Agent
• H.C. Park & Associates, PLC
• Klarquist Sparkman LLP – Mechanical Patent Attorney/Agent

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Kirsten Errick: Tesla Sued For Patent Infringement Over Vehicle Connectivity (Source: Law Street Media)
• Perry Cooper: Apple, Uniloc Face Tough Patent Venue Queries From Fed. Cir. (1) (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Felipe Erazo: Blockchain Patent Filing Rose Significantly in China After Xi Jinping’s 2019 Endorsement (Source: Coin Telegraph)
• Nilay Patel: Sonos Sues Google for Infringing Five More Wireless Audio Patents (Source: The Verge)
• Peter Holderith: Electric Ford F-150 Patent Drawings Show Swappable, Range-Extending Gas Generator Disguised as Toolbox (Source: The Drive)

Source: Patent Swarm

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Kevin Drum: Innovation Is the Key to Growth. So How Do We Get More of It? (Source: Mother Jones)
• Prof. Peter S. Menell: Mapping the Intellectual Property/Social Justice Frontier (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Talha Syed: Owning Knowledge: A Unified Theory of Patent Eligibility (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Klarquist Sparkman LLP – Chemistry Patent Attorney/Agent
• H.C. Park & Associates, PLC
• Klarquist Sparkman LLP – Mechanical Patent Attorney/Agent
• Vierra Magen Marcus LLP – Patent Prosecution Paralegal / Administrative Assistant
• Vierra Magen Marcus LLP – Patent / Trademark Foreign Prosecution & Docketing Specialist
• Bejin Bieneman PLC

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Yasmine Jacob: TikTok in Hot Water After Being Sued Over Patent Infringement (Source: Independent Online)
• Chris Burt: Apple Granted Patents for Under-Display Fingerprint Biometrics and Face ID Upgrades (Source: Biometric Update)
• Stephen Randall: Titan Medical Announces Intellectual Property Portfolio Expansion with Issuance of Robotic Surgery Patents Related to Camera and System Control (Source: Business Wire)
• Vipin Bharathan: US Postal Service Files a Patent For Voting System Combining Mail and a Blockchain (Source: Forbes)
• Michael Kan: Amazon Patents AR Tech to Show Product Reviews on Your Body Parts (Source: PC Mag)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Jorge L. Contreras: Expanding Access to Patents for COVID-19 (Source: SSRN)
• Dr. Aisling McMahon: Patents and Control: Ethics and the Patentability of Novel Beings and Advanced Biotechnologies in Europe (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Jonas Anderson and Prof. Paul R. Gugliuzza: Federal Judge Seeks Patent Cases (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Squire Patton Boggs
• Harrity & Harrity, LLP
• 10x Genomics
• Guntin & Gust
• Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC
• Mintz

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Graham Simmonds: Aion Therapeutic Files Five Patents with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Kirsten Errick: Apple, Cisco, Google and Intel Sue PTO Over New NHK-Finitiv Rule for IPR (Source: Law Street)
• Dority & Manning, an IP Law Firm Headquartered in Greenville, SC, Announces the Opening of its Seattle, WA Office
• Malcolm Owen: Apple Returns Fire in Koss AirPods Patent Infringement Battle (Source: Apple Insider)
• Matthew Bultman and Ian Lopez: Big Bonuses for Patent Appeals Judges Raise Fairness Questions (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Taylor Soper: Amazon Envisions Aerial Drones Pulling Skiers and Surfers Across Water, New Patent Filing Reveals (Source: GeekWire)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Michael A. Carrier: The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Dismisses Antitrust Case Challenging Patent Thicket (Humira) (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Jorge L. Contreras: It’s Anti-Suit Injunctions All The Way Down – The Strange New Realities of International Litigation Over Standards-Essential Patents (Source: SSRN)
• Dean Simon Chesterman: Artificial Intelligence and the Limits of Legal Personality (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Astellas
• Steptoe & Johnson
• Nelson Mullins

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• David Lawder and Chizu Nomiyama: U.S. Trade Panel Launches Patent Infringement Probe into Apple Devices (Source: Reuters)
• David Lee: Apple Must Pay Over $506 Million in 4G LTE Patent Dispute (Source: Courthouse News Service)
• Shanthi Rexaline: Moderna’s Patent Filings, Applications Under Defense Department Review: Report (Source: Bezinga)
• Corinne Reichert: Sonos Wireless Headphones Detailed in Patent (Source: CNET)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Grady McGregor: China Just Issued Its First COVID Vaccine Patent. What It Means for the Vaccine Race (Source: Fortune)
• Mike Dalton: Will the U.S. Postal Service’s New Blockchain Patent Reinvent Voting and Elections? (Source: Bitrates)
• Atty. Jean Akl: Patent Exceptions in the Time of a Pandemic (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Dority & Manning
• Conagen Inc.
• Klarquist Sparkman, LLP
• Bayes PLLC
• Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
• Edell, Shapiro & Finnan
• Leydig, Voit & Mayer
• Jaffery Watson Mendonsa & Hamilton
• Visa
• Harrity & Harrity, LLP
• Trop, Pruner & Hu, P.C.

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Karen Robinson-Jacobs: Apple Owes Tech Companies $506M For Patent Infringement, Jury Says (Source: Forbes)
• Malcolm Owen: Apple Returns Fire in Koss AirPods Patent Infringement Battle (Source: Apple Insider)
• Benjamin Pirus: US Postal Service Files Blockchain Voting Patent Following Trump Cuts (Source: Coin Telegraph)
• David Phelan: Apple Patent Reveals Exciting New AirPods Pro Accessory  (Source: Forbes)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Dr. Kavitha Chalakkal: Working Requirements In The Patent System: A Critical Analysis (Source: SSRN)
• Zachary Shufro: What’s In A Name? Curver Luxembourg and Its Implications for Design Patents (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Cynthia Dahl: Did the America Invents Act Change University Technology Transfer? (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Fiala & Weaver P.L.L.C.
• Guntin & Gust
• Seattle Genetics
• Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Ian Lopez: Black IP Lawyers Who’ve Made It Look to Grow Ranks Beyond 1.7% (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Sarah Perez: Triller Sues TikTok Over Patent Infringement (Source: Tech Crunch)
• David Phelan: Apple Watch Series 6: Patent Reveals 1 Game-Changing Hardware Upgrade (Source: Forbes)
• Alan Cote: Patent Watch: Yamaha Applies for Patent on Dedicated E-Bike Frame (Source: Bicycle Retailer)

Source: FPO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Robin Mitchell: How Can Patents Affect Innovation? (Source: Electropages)
• Prof. Jorge L. Contreras: It’s Anti-Suit Injunctions All The Way Down – The Strange New Realities of International Litigation Over Standards-Essential Patents (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Carl Shapiro and Prof. Mark A. Lemley: The Role of Antitrust in Preventing Patent Holdup (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Dority & Manning

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Jun Wei: Latest Decision by Supreme People’s Court Of China Confirms Validity of “Little i Robot” Patent in Blow to Apple (Source: The National Law Review)
• David Phelan: New Patent Application Could Transform Apple Watch Display (Source: Forbes)
• Blake Brittain: Apple Fails to Delay Texas Patent Trial Based on Covid-19 (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Ian Hamilton: Valve Patent Application Revealed For A Wireless VR System (Source: Upload VR)

Source: FPO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Atty. Matthieu Dhenne: Technical Character in European Patent Law (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Cynthia Dahl: Intellectual Property: Commercializing in a University Setting (Source: SSRN)
• Brian S. Haney: Thyroid Patents (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Strategic Patents, P.C.
• Colby Nipper PLLC
• Squire Patton Boggs
• Holland & Hart LLP
• McNeill Baur
• Harrity & Harrity, LLP
• Davidson Sheehan LLP
• Plager Schack LLP
• Klarquist Sparkman, LLP
• Dority & Manning
• Guntin & Gust
• Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
• AMPACC Law Group, PLLC

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Blake Brittain: Apple, Visa Escape Smartphone Payment Patent Infringement Claims (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Jan Wolfe: IN BRIEF: Toyota loses bid to revive anti-fingerprinting patent (Source: Bloomberg)
• Malathi Nayak: Fortress Wins First Round in Apple-Intel Antitrust-Patent Fight (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Alexander Stoklosa: Eyeless, 800-HP-Plus Lamborghini SCV12 Hypercar Outed in Patent Filing (Source: Motor Trend)
• Jonathon Ramsey: Toyota Applies to Patent Indicators for Cyberpunk Driving Maneuvers (Source: Autoblog)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Jessica M. Silbey: Against Progress: Interventions About Equality in Supreme Court Cases About Copyright Law (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Matthew Sipe: Headaches and Handbags: A Fragility Theory of Trademark Functionality (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Dan L. Burk: AI Patents and the Self-Assembling Machine (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Bayes PLLC
• Armstrong Teasdale LLP
• McNeill Baur
• Knobbe Martens
• Department of the Navy, Office of General Counsel Group, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD)
• Harrity & Harrity, LLP
• Hyundai-Aptiv Autonomous Driving Joint Venture

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Malathi Nayak: Fortress Gets U.S. Backing in Apple Patent ‘Puppeteering’ Suit (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Ian Lopez: Apple Gets Green Light in Validity Challenges to Mobile Patent (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Stephen Lambrechts: MacBooks Could Get Retractable Keyboards, According to Apple Patent Application (Source: Techrader)
• Allen Kim: Apple Has Been Granted a Patent for Software That Would Allow for Socially Distant Group Selfies (Source: CNN)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Daniele Fabris: From the PHOSITA to the MOSITA – Will ‘Secondary Considerations’ Save Pharmaceutical Patents From Artificial Intelligence? (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Joseph Fishman: Originality’s Other Path (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Rochelle Cooper Dreyfuss and Prof. Jerome H. Reichman: WIPO’s Role in Procedural and Substantive Patent Law Harmonization (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Armstrong Teasdale LLP
• McNeill Baur
• Knobbe Martens
• Department of the Navy, Office of General Counsel Group, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD)
• Harrity & Harrity, LLP
• Hyundai-Aptiv Autonomous Driving Joint Venture

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Atty. Teresa A. Reguly , Atty. Eileen McMahon, Atty. Andrew Shaughnessy,Atty. Yael Bienenstock, and Atty. Andrew Bernstein: Pause On PMPRB Reform: Implementation Of New Pricing Regulations Delayed To 2021 (Source: Mondaq)
• Atty. Pablo Tseng: The Admissibility of Patent Prosecution History as Evidence in Canada (Source: McMillan)
• Ian Lopez: Patent Office Aggregates Covid-19 Information on its Site (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Dev Kundaliya: Apple Patent Application for Head-Mounted Display with Vision Correction (Source: Computing)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Stephen Key: Why Patents Don’t Stop People From Stealing Your Invention  (Source: Forbes)
• Prof. Craig Allen Nard: Patent Law’s Purposeful Ambiguity (Source: SSRN)
• Austin Warehime: Death by Crosspollination: the Uncontrollable Natural Occurrence that Could Kill Organic Farming and the Legal Solutions to Save An Industry (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Squire Patton Boggs
• Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.
• US Department of Commerce / Office of Inspector General
• Dority & Manning
• Klarquist Sparkman, LLP
• McBee, Moore & Vanik IP, LLC
• G&G
• AJ Park
• Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Ian Lopez: Apple, BlackBerry Score Win Over Uniloc Wireless Patent (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Blake Brittain: Apple Patent Wins Sent Back to PTAB by Fed. Cir. Under Arthrex (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Dr. Daniel J. Pereira: USPTO Launches “IP Marketplace” Related To COVID-19  (Source: Mondaq)
• Ed Silverman: Pharma Leaders Shoot Down WHO Voluntary Pool for Patent Rights on Covid-19 Products (Source: STAT)
• Ben Lovejoy: Apple Patent for the iPad Magic Keyboard Shows Slot in Hinge for Apple Pencil (Source: 9to5 Mac)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Chris Roberts: Why Patent Cannabis? For Markets, Mostly. (Source: Forbes)
• Prof. Christopher M. Holman: Ajinomoto v. ITC, the Doctrine of Equivalents, and Biomolecule Claim Limitations at the Federal Circuit (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Ana Santos Rutschman: Regulatory Malfunctions in the Drug Patent Ecosystem (S0urce: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Servilla Whitney LLC
• ALG Intellectual Property, LLC

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Paul Lienert: How Tesla Tapped a Tiny Canadian Lab for Battery Breakthroughs (Source: Reuters)
• Blake Brittain: Apple, Cisco Get $4.2 Million in Attorneys’ Fees in Patent Case (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Atty. Melanie Szweras and Atty. Donald Bocchinfuso: The USPTO’s Fast-Track Patent Program Spurs On COVID-19 Innovations  (Source: Mondaq)
• David Phelan: New Apple Watch Patent Reveals Super-Cool Future Upgrade  (Source: Forbes)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Anthony Trippe: Companies Miss Out On Billions In Value, New Patent Marketplace Could Change That (Source: Forbes)
• Prof. Amy L. Landers: Intentional Waivers of Privilege and the Opinion of Counsel: Can the Scope of Disclosure be Managed (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Michael A. Carrier: Pay-for-Delay: Who Does the Generic Industry Lobby Represent? (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Servilla Whitney LLC
• ALG Intellectual Property, LLC

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