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July 24, 2018Bits and Bytes, PatentJuvan Bonni

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

Christopher Yasiejko: IBM Seeks $167 Million From Groupon in E-Commerce Patent Suit (Source: Bloomberg)
Rob Thubron: Nintendo Hits Popular ROM Sites with Copyright Infringement Lawsuit (Source: TechSpot)
Natasha Singer: Facebook’s Push for Facial Recognition Prompts Privacy Alarms (Source: The New York Times)
Dana Elfin: Trade Secrets Litigation Increasing in Digital Age (Source: Bloomberg)
Kelly Servick: Broad Institute Takes a Hit in European CRISPR Patent Struggle (Source: Science Magazine)
Christian de Looper: Apple Patent Hints at Better Gesture Control on the Apple Watch (Source: Digital Trends)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

Natalie Giroux: Companies Need Intellectual Property Strategies Which Always Keep the End-Goal in Mind (Source: The Globe and Mail)
Bernie Carlson: Nikola Tesla’s Third Greatest Invention: The First Drone (Source: Forbes)
Dr. Ana Maria Santacreu and Heting Zhu: What Does China’s Rise in Patents Mean? A Look at Quality vs. Quantity (Source: SSRN)
Prof. Greg Reilly: Our 19th Century Patent System (Source: SSRN)
Atty: Mohammad H Alkandari: 3D Printing: Law & Challenges (Source: SSRN)

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July 16, 2018Bits and Bytes, PatentJuvan Bonni

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

Jan Wolfe: Federal Circuit will not Rehear Apple Challenge to Wireless Data Patent (Source: Reuters)
Kirtika Suneja: India Raises Trade Deficit Issue with China at WTO (Source: The Economic Times)
Anatol Antonovici: American Express Awarded Blockchain Patent for Payment System (Source: Cryptovest)
Jan Wolfe: U.S. Court Denies Jazz Pharma Bid to Revive Narcolepsy Drug Patents (Source: Reuters)
Jason Silverstein: Walmart Patents Audio Surveillance Technology to Record Customers and Employees (Source: CBS)
Kevin Parrish: Microsoft Patent Paves Way for a Touch- and Smudge-Free Tablet Future (Source: Digital Trends)

Source: Digital Trends

Commentary and Journal Articles:

Atty. Krista Cox: Would Kavanaugh Change The Outcome Of SCOTUS Intellectual Property Cases? (Source: Above the Law)
Dr. Zia Qureshi: Intellectual Property, not Intellectual Monopoly: Reforming the System (Source: The Daily Star)
Prof. Amy Adler: Why Art Does Not Need Copyright (Source: SSRN)
Jena McGregor: What Walmart’s Patent for Audio Surveillance Could Mean for its Workers (Source: The Seattle Times)

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July 9, 2018Bits and Bytes, PatentJuvan Bonni

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

Atty. Douglas Clark: NSBA Supports Patent System Reform Measure (Source: Financial Regulation News)
Sam Sherratt: UC Berkeley to Gain Two US CRISPR Patents (Source: Bio News)
Dugie Standeford: European Parliament Rejects Starting Negotiations On Copyright Reform Proposal (Source: Intellectual Property Watch)
Chris Tsui: Cadillac Design Patent Reveals Possible CT5 Coupe (Source: The Drive)

Source: USPTO

Aloysius Low: Future Samsung phone might get face-scanning camera, like iPhone X (Source: CNET)

Commentary and Journal Articles:

Prof. Shobita P:arthasarathy: U.S. Patent System Out of Step with Today’s Citizens (Source: Finance and Commerce)
Atty. AnthonyDe Fazekas and Atty. Maya Medeiros: Why Collaborative AI can Become a Legal Minefield (Source: The Globe and Mail)
David Olive: Trump’s Tariffs are a Clear, Present Danger to Canada (Source: The Star)
Prof. Wissam Aoun: The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Democratization of Patent Agency (Source: SSRN)
Prof. Lauren Cohen, Prof. Umit G. Gurun, and Prof. Scott Duke Kominers: Patent Trolls: Evidence from Targeted Firms (Source: SSRN)

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June 29, 2018Bits and Bytes, PatentJuvan Bonni

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

Jack Nicas: Apple and Samsung End Smartphone Patent Wars (Source: The New York Times)
Sarah Perez: RetailMeNot Sues Rival Honey over Patent Infringement (Source: TechCrunch)
Susan Decker: Apple Opens New Front Against Qualcomm: the Patent Office (Source: Bloomberg)
Mahit Huilgol: Motorola Granted Patent for Flexible OLED Display with Heating Hinge (Source: Technology Personalised)

Source: USPTO

Source: CNET

Commentary and Journal Articles:

Dr. Derek Lowe: AI Will Not Threaten Pharma Patents – Not This Way (Source: Science Magazine)
Kelly Crowe: Drug patents Could be Canada’s Special Weapon in U.S. Trade Dispute (Source: CBC)
Prof. Marc Edelman: Lack of Integrity? Rebutting the Myth that U.S. Commercial Sports Leagues Have an Intellectual Property Right to Sports Gambling Proceeds (Source: SSRN)
Prof. Ruth Okediji: Does Intellectual Property Need Human Rights? (Source: SSRN)
Prof. Pierre-Emmanuel Moyse: From Importation to Digital Exhaustion: A Canadian Copyright Perspective (Source: SSRN)

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June 22, 2018Bits and Bytes, PatentJuvan Bonni

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

Commentary and Journal Articles:

Prof. Nishant Dass, Dr. Vikram K. Nanda, and Dr. Steven Chong Xiao: Intellectual Property Protection and Financial Markets: Patenting vs. Secrecy (Source: SSRN)
Dave Muoio: Why Walmart Filed a Patent for Blockchain, Wearables and EHR Data (Source Healthcare IT News)
Submitted by Trent Ostler: Understanding the Examiner Answer: Analyze Anything New and Contest as Needed (Source: Anticipat Blog)
Gordon Harling: IP Policy Reform Needs to Start at Canada’s Universities (Source: The Globe and Mail)
Attorney Lucy Rana: Unfaking FIFA: Battling The Ambush Marketing And Counterfeits (Source: Mondaq)

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June 15, 2018Bits and Bytes, PatentJuvan Bonni

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

Jonah Comstock: Apple Files Patent Application for Blood Pressure Monitoring Device (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Source: Healthcare IT News

Richard Lloyd: IP Index Showing Decline in the US Patent System Lacks Credibility, Claims Unified COO (Source: iam)
Rachel Siegel: Uber Wants a Patent to Tell if You Drink and Ride (Source: The Washington Post)
Susan Heavey, Mohammad Zargham, and Tim Ahmann: U.S. ITC Says Probing Toyota, Others in Patent Infringement Case (Source: Reuters)
Mary Wisniewski: USAA Sues Wells Fargo Over Remote-Deposit Patents (Source: American Banker)

Commentary and Journal Articles:

Attorney Charles R. Macedo and Chandler Sturm: Rethinking Article III Standing in IPR Appeals at the Federal Circuit (Source: Patent Quality Initiative)
Dr. Dariush Adli: Do Amazon’s Movement-Tracking Wristbands Violate Workers’ Privacy Rights? (Source: Entrepreneur)

Source: Entrepreneur

Professor Adam Mossoff and Professor Eric R. Claeys: Patent Injunctions, Economics, and Rights (Source: SSRN)
Professor Tsai-fang Chen: Judicially Developed Patent Law and Expropriation Under Investor-State Dispute Settlement (Source: SSRN)

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June 7, 2018Bits and Bytes, PatentJuvan Bonni

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

Mary Carolan: Court Refuses Injunctions in Pharma Patent Case (Source: The Irish Times)
Phil Dierking and Susan Shand: US to Limit Some Chinese Visas (Source: Voice of America)
Natasha Turak: Tariff Increases could Bring us Back to 2008 Crisis Levels, World Bank Warns (Source: CNBC)
Annie Wu: European Union Files WTO Complaint Against China on Unfair Intellectual Property Practices (Source: The Epoch Times)
Taruka Srivastav: Cheil India’s Creative and Digital Chiefs on Fusing Creativity and Technology to Build Intellectual Property (Source: The Drum)
Sebastien Bell: GM Wants to Make Actual Transformers–Kinda (Source: GM Inside News)

Source: GM Inside News

Commentary and Journal Articles:

Attorney Joanna Rowley: World Environment Day – How Patents Are Saving Our Environment (Source: Haseltine Lake, LLP)

Source: Haseltine Lake, LLP

J. Gregory Sidak: Court-Appointed Neutral Economic Experts (Source: SSRN)
Prof. Matthew Rimmer: Northern Exposure: Alaska, Climate Change, Indigenous Rights, and Atmospheric Trust Litigation (Source: SSRN)
Prof. Ugo Pagano: Finance, Intangibles and the Privatization of Knowledge (Source: SSRN)
Prof. Margo A. Bagley: Illegal Designs? Enhancing Cultural and Genetic Resource Protection Through Design Law (Source: SSRN)
Daniel Kline: What President Trump Doesn’t Know About ZTE (Source: Tech Crunch)

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May 31, 2018Bits and Bytes, PatentJuvan Bonni

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

Joel Rosenblatt and Mark Gurman: Apple Awarded $539 Million in Samsung Patent Retrial (Source: The Mercury News)
Erika Kinetz: China Approves 13 new Ivanka Trump Trademarks in 3 months (Source: The Associated Press)
Andrew J. Maas and David Winwood: Letters: Country Needs Stronger Patents (Source: The Advocate)
Trevor Mogg: Amazon Delivery Drone May Use Lights and Music when it Shows Up at Your Home (Souce: Digital Trends)

(Source: USPTO)

Commentary and Journal Articles:

Dr. Heidi Ledford: Rush to Protect Lucrative Antibody Patents Kicks into Gear (Source: Nature)
Prof. Matthew Rimmer: Intellectual Property and Clean Energy: The Paris Agreement and Climate Justice (Source: SSRN)
Prof. Tabrez Ahmad: Future of IP and the Commons: Friends or Foes (Source: SSRN)
Ross A. Marchand: New NAFTA Needs Intellectual Property Protections (Source: Economics 21)
Prof. Yuan Qiong Hu: Resistance and Consistent: Access to Medicines and Patent Law Reform in India and China (Source: SSRN)

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May 23, 2018Bits and Bytes, PatentJuvan Bonni

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

Kraig Becker: Nike’s Latest Patent Turns Your Workout Clothes into Towels (Source: Digital Trends)
Jason Cannon: Nikola Suing Tesla Over Alleged Electric Semi Truck Patent Infringement (Source: Equipment World)
Cal Jeffrey: Israeli Camera Startup Expands its Patent Claims Against Apple with Second Lawsuit (Source: Tech Spot)
David Lawder, Ryan Woo, & Paul Simao: U.S. keeps China, Puts Canada on IP Priority Watch List (Source: Reuters)

Commentary and Journal Articles:

Prof. Arti K. Rai & Prof. Barak D. Richman: A Preferable Path for Thwarting Pharmaceutical Product Hopping (Source: Health Affairs)
Prof. Jorge L. Contreras: Considerations Regarding a Canadian Patent Collective (Source: SSRN)
Prof. Mohammed Salem Abou El Farag: Is ADR Suitable for the Resolution of Intellectual Property Disputes? (Source: SSRN)
John Dubiansky: Competition Advocacy and the Patent System: Promoting Competitive Markets for Technology (Source: SSRN)

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Book Recommendations:

Prof. Adrian Johns: Piracy: The Intellectual Property Wars from Gutenberg to Gates
Prof. Thomas F. Cotter: Patent Wars: How Patents Affect Our Daily Lives

More news, events, and jobs: contact Juvan Bonni: juvan@patentlyo.com.

Patently-O Bits and Bytes by Juvan Bonni

May 16, 2018Bits and Bytes, PatentJuvan Bonni

Ed. Note: Mizzou Law Student Juvan Bonni is one of our new Bits and Bytes authors. Juvan’s background in international issues should help bring some perspective to these pages. If you have news updates or event listings you can send them his way: juvan@patentlyo.com. – DC

Charles Arthur: Lenovo the Chinese Giant that Plays by the Rules…and Loses
Prof. Andrew Gilden: Sex, Death, and Intellectual Property
Carlton Reid: MIPS wins Canadian Patent Case
Steve Brachmann: Canada’s National IP Strategy Stoking Fears About Patent Trolls
Prof. Ana Ramalho: Patentability of AI-Generated Inventions: Is a Reform of the Patent System Needed?
Joel Rosenblatt: Apple Wants $1 Billion From Samsung at Smartphone Retrial
Ben Beaumont-Thomas: Dr Dre Loses Trademark Battle with Gynecologist Dr. Drai

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