Recent Headlines in the IP World:
- John Power: Government of Canada Announces New Independent Regulator for Patent and Trademark Agents (Source: CISION)
- Mikey Campbell: Apple Seeks to Halt Latest VoIP-Pal Patent Infringement Litigation (Source: Apple Insider)
- Mark McCarty: China’s Patent Law Now Permits Adjustments, Extensions of Patent Terms (Source: BioWorld)
- Alex Moss: Supreme Court Upholds Process to Challenge Bad Patents (Source: EEF)
- Blake Brittain: Texas’ Busiest Patent Judge Shows No Signs of Slowing Down (Source: Reuters)
Commentary and Journal Articles:
- Atty. Darren E. Donnelly: The U.S. Supreme Court Limits Patent Law’s Assignor Estoppel Doctrine (Source: The National Law Review)
- Prof. Jessica M. Silbey: We’re All Pirates Now: Making Do in a Precarious IP Ecosystem (Source: SSRN)
- Prof. Jorge L. Contreras: Shepardizing Patents (Source: SSRN)
New Job Postings on Patently-O:
- Global Graphene Group – Patent Agent
- Global Graphene Group – Patent Paralegal
- Gurr Brande & Spendlove, PLLC
- Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik LLP – Mechanical Prosecution Attorney
- Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik LLP – Chemical Prosecution Associate
- Duane Morris
- Klarquist Sparkman, LLP
- Renner Otto
- Finch & Maloney PLLC
EFF: …we wholeheartedly agree with the practical analysis: the Director of the Patent Office needs to be accountable through the political process for the enormous power that comes with the position.
This is insane (and tiring). Our patent rights depend entirely on who runs the USPTO. Big tech won the election so they will soon choose the next Director.
The U.S. patent system is a farce.
Josh,
Rage without focus is just not helpful.
Sure, the misinformation from the likes of Miss Moss at the Efficient InFringer Foundation should be pointed out for what it is (as well as the ‘scholarship’ of anti-patent academia and the likes of Silbey and Contreras): abject propaganda.
But we cannot forget the critical point that the ‘why’ this is upsetting is because we WANT a strong innovation protection system, and where the propaganda leads is the opposite of that.
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