Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Matthew Rosen: Fintel Announces Issuance of Second U.S. Patent, Strengthening the Company’s Intellectual Property Position in USA PATRIOT Act Section 314(b) Information Sharing Technologies (Source: Business Wire)
• Bruce Crumley: Apple Files Patent Request for Drone (Networking) Tech (Source: Drone DJ)
• Sisi Jiang: Sony Patent Lets Viewers Vote And Pay To Boot Players From Games (Kotaku)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Atty. Alex Moss: Amicus Brief of Public Interest Patent Law Institute in Silbersher v. Allergan (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Peter Lee: Patent Law’s Externality Asymmetry (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Matthew Rimmer: A Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry on the Right to Repair (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• The Faegre Drinker Patent Team
• Harrity & Harrity, LLP
• Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
• Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP (KLS)
• Bejin Bieneman, PLC
• Fiala & Weaver P.L.L.C.
• Kubota & Basol LLP
• Roberts Calderon Safran & Cole, P.C. (RCSC)
• HP
• Sandia National Laboratories – Technology Transfer Attorney
• Ward Law Office LLC
• Sandia National Laboratories – Senior Counsel
• Banner Witcoff – Associate Attorney
• Finch & Maloney PLLC
• DSM
• Banner Witcoff – Trademark Attorney

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Janhavi Mohite: Stealth BioTherapeutics Strengthens IP Portfolio with Issuance of U.S. Patents Covering Elamipretide for Barth Syndrome (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Jonathan M Block: Arbutus rises 15% on Apparent Patent Fight Win with Moderna (Source: Seeking Alpha)
• Samantha Handler: Patent Office ‘in Neutral’ as It Awaits Biden’s Pick to Lead It (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Fred Lambert: Tesla Obtains Patent on its Wild Idea to Use Lasers as Windshield Wipers (Source: Elecktrek)

Source: Elecktrek

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Atty. Richard Wang and Dr. Eva Yin: China Patent Linkage System (Source: JD Supra)
• Atty. Krishnam Goyal: Challenges and Issues in Promoting ‘Eco-Patenting: A Techno-Legal Weapon to Mitigate Climate Change’ (Source: SSRN)

Books:

• Atty. Joel Miller: The Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Advocacy and Practice, Fourth Edition (Source: Joel Miller, Esq.)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Tango
• Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C.
• MH2 Technology Law Group, LLP
• Fiala & Weaver P.L.L.C.
• Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
• Carter Arnett PLLC
• Paul Hastings
• Dorsey & Whitney
• Dority & Manning, P.A. – Mechanical Engineering Patent Attorney or Agent
• Dority & Manning, P.A. – Electrical and Computer Science Technologies Patent Attorney or Agent
• Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
• Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
• Duane Morris LLP
• MWE – Patent Agent
• MWE – Biotech Patent Agent
• McNeill Baur
• Pergament & Cepeda LLP
• Alliance IP, LLC
• Snell & Wilmer
• Purdue Research Foundation – Intellectual Property Counsel
• Purdue Research Foundation – Assistant Director of Intellectual Property
• Finch & Maloney PLLC
• Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• David Waldman and Natalya Rudma: Adial Pharmaceuticals Awarded U.S. and International Patents for the Treatment Of Alcohol and Opioid Use Disorders Using AD04 (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Colton Wiens: Conservatives Promise to Cut Income Tax for New Technology Staying in Canada (Source: CTV)
• Daisuke Wakabayashi: Google Infringed on Patents Owned by Sonos, a Trade Judge Says (Source: The New York Times)
• Stephen Nellis: Jury Awards Optis $300 Million in Second Patent Trial Against Apple (Source: Reuters)
• Susan Decker: One Man’s Quest to Get an AI Machine a Patent Gathers Momentum (Source: Bloomberg)

Source: Ryan Abbott

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Atty. Katie Rubino: Intellectual Property Strategies To Best Protect Cannabis Related Innovations (Source: JD Supra)
• Atty. Jie Fei (Christina) Pan: Federal Court of Appeal upholds decision finding Seedling’s LifeCard patent invalid and not infringed by Pfizer’s EpiPen (Source: JD Supra)
• Atty. Greg Gerstenzang: Nonfungible Tokens: A New Paradigm for Intellectual Property Assets? (Source: Cointelegraph) 

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• AstraZeneca
• Michael Best & Friedrich LLP – IP Litigation Associate
• DiBerardino McGovern IP Group
• Hickman Becker Bingham Ledesma LLP
• Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP – Patent Prosecution Associate
• Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC – Patent Associate Attorney
• Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC – IP Docket Specialist
• Van Pelt, Yi & James LLP
• Michael Best & Friedrich LLP – Intellectual Administrator Supervisor
• The Marbury Law Group, PLLC
• Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP – Patent Attorney

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Mike Peterson: Apple Hit with Patent Infringement Lawsuit for Selling a Smart Water Bottle (Source: Apple Insider)
• Shoshana Wodinsky: Australian Court Rules That Yes, AI Can Be an Inventor (Source: Gizmodo)
• Piya Jain: The Benefits of Outsourcing Patent Activities for Life Science Companies in a Changing IP Landscape (Source: IAM)
• David Phelan: New Apple Patent Reveals The Ultimate iPhone Upgrade (Source: Forbes)
• Ananaya Agrawal: South Africa Approves World’s First Patent With AI Inventor (Source: Jurist)
• Fred Lambert: Tesla Discloses Cybertruck Design Influences in Fascinating New Patent (Source: Electrek)

Source: SCRIBD

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Atty. Aaron Wininger: China’s Supreme People’s Court Rules Utility Model Patent Unenforceable if Corresponding Invention Patent Application Fails to Grants (Source: The National Law Review)
• Atty. David Beck and Atty. Baldassare Vinti: IP Waiver for COVID-19 Vaccines: What the United States’ Support Means in Practice (Source: The National Law Review)
• Dr. Pavel Kocourek: Revealing Private Information in a Patent Race (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP
• ALG Intellectual Property, LLC
• Withrow + Terranova, PLLC
• Woods Rogers PLC
• Pergament & Cepeda LLP
• Banner Witcoff
• Ofinno
• Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
• Dorsey’s Patent group

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Ben Lovejoy: Apple Might Leave the UK Market, Claims its Lawyer in Patent Troll Case (Source: 9to5 Mac)
• Drew FitzGerald: Huawei Settles Two Patent Lawsuits It Filed Against Verizon (Source: The Wall Street Journal)
• Matthew Bultman: Patent Office Policies Drive Interest in Old Litigation Playbook (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Ben Lovejoy: Apple Granted Patent for iPhone Periscope Lens Expected in 2022 (Source: 9to5 Mac)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Atty. Bernard P. Codd: USPTO Conducting Patent Eligibility Jurisprudence Study (Source: The National Law Review)
• Atty: Abby Rives: Why Biden and Congress Cannot Lose Momentum on Patent Quality (Source: Technical.ly)
• Prof. Ned Snow: Barring Immoral Speech in Patent and Copyright (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Young Basile
• Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC
• Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP
• Davidson Sheehan LLP
• Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt , P.C.

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Irina Pestrikova: ENDRA Life Sciences Strengthens TAEUS(R) System Intellectual Property Protection with the Issuance of Three U.S. Patents (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Jesse Snyder: ‘It’s Embarrassing’: China’s Tightening Grip on the Intellectual Property Landscape in Canada (Source: The National Post)
• Bill Wells: Applied Information Granted Key Patent Covering Dual-Mode Connected Vehicle Communications and Control of Traffic Signals (Source: Business Wire)
• Matthew Bultman: Apple Trial Spotlights U.K. Ban Potential in Global Patent Fights (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Malcolm Owen: ‘Apple Glass’ Could Have Movable Display and Use Fresnel Lenses (Source: Apple Insider)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Greg Reilly: The Justiciability of Cancelled Patents (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Sabrina Safrin: The Predictive Power of Patents (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Dmitry Karshtedt: Nonobviousness: Before and After (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Knobbe Martens – Patent Scientist (Electrical Engineering)
• Knobbe Martens – Patent Scientist (Bilingual Japanese/English)
• Knobbe Martens – Patent Scientist (Biotechnology)
• Ballard Spahr LLP
• NPDS Design Services, LLC
• DBJG
• One World Technologies

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Marc Lakmaaker: CTT Pharmaceuticals Existing Canadian Patent Confirmed to Include Psychedelic Applications (Source: BioSpace)
• The Canadian Press: Canada in WTO Talks on Possibly Waiving COVID-19 Vaccine Patents (Source: Global News)
• Mike Peterson: Dual-Camera Patent at Core of Lawsuit Against Apple Must be Reconsidered (Source: Apple Insider)
• David Meyer: The WTO’s Survival Hinges on the COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Debate, Waiver Advocates Warn (Source: Fortune)
• Fred Lambert: Tesla Cybertruck Retractable Solar Bed Cover Revealed in Patent (Source: Electrek)

Source: SCRIBD

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Atty. A. Shane Nichols: Diehr Alice, Yu are Superimposing Novelty onto Patent Eligibility. Love, Newman. (Source: The National Law Review)
• Prof. Roger Svensson: Patent Value Indicators and Technological Innovation (Source: SSRN)
• Atty. Rajesh Vellakkat: IP Waiver during COVID Pandemic – Salvage or Apostacy? (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC
• WilmerHale
• Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP
• Purdue Research Foundation
• Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
• Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Matina Stevis-Gridneff: Covid-19: European Union Challenges President Biden’s Proposal to Waive Patents on Covid-19 Vaccines (Source: The New York Times)
• Philip Blenkinsop: Vaccine Patent Waiver Will Not Be Enough -WTO Chief (Source: Reuters)
• Alessandro Mascellino: Apple Patent Filing Shows Touch ID, Biometric Key on Upcoming Macs (Source: Biometric Update)
• Perry Cooper: Apple Patent Board Win Upheld Over Judge Appointments Argument (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Alex Baldwin: Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Ruling in Uniloc v Apple (Source: WIPR)
• Nina Larson: Countries Urge Broader Patent Waivers Than Just COVID-19 Vaccines (Source: CTV)
• Geri Weinfeld and Vanessa Fiske: Rovi Files New Patent Infringement Action Against Videotron in Canada (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Sean O’Kane: Cybertruck Patent Applications Show Off UI, Solar Bed Cover, ‘Armor Glass’ (Source: The Verge)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Atty. Thomas DaMario: Prosecution History Prevents Patent Owner from “Intercepting” Win on Appeal (Source: The National Law Review)
• Luke Savage: Novelist Cory Doctorow on the Problem With Intellectual Property (Source: Jacobin)
• Prof. Stephanie Plamondon Bair: Innovation’s Hidden Externalities (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Duane Morris LLP
• Agilent
• Opus 12
• Pivot Bio
• Hunter Clark PLLC
• Finch & Maloney PLLC
• Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP
• Dorsey & Whitney LLP
• Knobbe Martens – Patent Counsel, California
• Cantor Colburn LLP
• United IP Counselors, LLC
• Eschweiler and Potashnik, LLC
• Knobbe Martens – Patent Counsel, California, DC, New York, or Washington

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Amanda Macias, Kevin Breuninger, and Thomas Franck: U.S. Backs Waiving Patent Protections for Covid Vaccines, Citing Global Health Crisis (Source: CNBC)
• David Lawder, Andrea, Shalal and Carl O’donnell: U.S. Wants COVID Vaccine Patent Waiver to Benefit World, Not Boost China Biotech (Source: Reuters)
• John Chalmers and Jan Strupczewski: Key EU Countries Rebuff Biden on Sharing COVID Vaccine Patents (Source: Reuters)
• Caroline O’Neill: Pfizer Canada Vaccine Lead Says Lifting Patents Isn’t Solution to Inequity (Source: CTV News)
• Blake Brittain: Federal Circuit Affirms Mixed Ruling on VoIP Patent in Apple-Uniloc Fight (Source: Reuters)
• Alessandro Mascellino: Apple Patent Filing Describes Improved Face ID Biometrics for Masked Users (Source: Biometric Update)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Dr. Peter J. Hotez, Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi, and Dr. Prashant Yadav: Producing a Vaccine Requires More Than a Patent (Source: Foreign Affairs)
• Dr. Daniel W. Drezner: The End of Intellectual Property Protections? (Source: The Washington Post)
• Dr. Bashayer Almajed and Prof. Bashar Malkawi: Royalty Rate Determination in Patent Infringement Cases: The U.S. and China Compared (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Boston Scientific
• Clark+Elbing LLP
• Warner Norcross + Judd LLP – Patent Associate Attorney
• Warner Norcross + Judd LLP – Patent Agent
• Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP
• Murphy, Bilak & Homiller PLLC (MBH)
• McNeill Baur
• Faegre Drinker
• ALG Intellectual Property, LLC
• PTC Therapeutics Inc
• Miller & Martin
• Workman Nydegger – Patent Attorney
• Workman Nydegger – EE Patent Attorney

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Andrea Shalal and Steve Holland: White House Considering Intellectual Property Waiver for COVID-19 Vaccines (Source: Reuters)
• Mikey Campbell: Apple Roped Into Juniper Networks Patent Lawsuit (Source: Apple Insider)
• Atty. Andrea Berenbaum: Federal Court upholds Health Canada’s Strict Interpretation of Patent Listing Deadline for KEYTRUDA Formulation Patent (Source: JD Supra)
• Alessandro Mascellino: Apple Granted Patent for Face Biometrics with Hybrid Illumination (Source: Biometric Update)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Wissam Aoun: Professional Patent Agency and Patent Quality (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Daryl Lim: The Influence of Alice (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Jorge L. Contreras: Rationalizing U.S. Standardization Policy: A Proposal for Institutional Reform (Source: SSRN)
• Atty. Richard P. Beem: Google v. Oracle: Lessons for Innovators (Source: Beem Law)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Leydig, Voit & Mayer
• Bainwood Huang & Associates, LLC
• Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
• Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt‎ – IP Litigation Associate
• Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt –‎ Biotechnology Patent Prosecution Associate/Agent
• DBJG

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Mallory Hackett: AliveCor Aims to Ban Sales of Apple Smartwatches, Claiming Patent Infringement (Source: MobiHealthNews)
• Dom Amato: Patently Confusing: Vermont Businesswoman Testifies on Tricky US Patent System (Source: WCAX)
• Sean Silcoff: IP Experts Say Ottawa’s Proposed Regulations Could Harm Their Business and Drive Up Patent Costs for Domestic Innovators (Source: The Globe and Mail)
• Joff Wild: Aon’s $400m IP Fund; Nokia Seals Major Lenovo deal; LG Touts Smartphone Patents; Influential Senator’s USPTO Boss Red lines; Sony IP Strategy Analysis; and Much More (Source: IAM)
• Filipe Espósito: Apple’s Patent Reveals a New System for Predicting When Your iPhone Will Run Out of Battery (Source: 9to5 Mac)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Atty. Brad M. Scheller, Atty. Peter J. Cuomo, Atty. Monique Winters Macek, and Atty. Mark D. Hammond: The Federal Circuit Provides New Guidance for Patent Licensees Wishing to Challenge the Licensed Patent’s Validity (Source: The National Law Review)
• Atty. Charles Duan: Of Monopolies and Monocultures: The Intersection of Patents and National Security (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Robert W. Gomulkiewicz: The Supreme Court’s Chief Justice of Intellectual Property Law (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Knobbe Martens
• Klarquist Sparkman, LLP – Chemistry Patent Attorney/Agent
• Harrity & Harrity, LLP
• Klarquist Sparkman, LLP – CS/EE Associate or Agent
• Bookoff McAndrews (BoMc)
• Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP
• Paul Hastings
• Holland & Hart LLP
• Pergament & Cepeda LLP

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Kim Yun-Mi: BMS, Pfizer Win Final Suit for Eliquis Patent (Source: Korea Biomedical Review)
• David Hyman: Rakovina Therapeutics Inc. Receives European and Canadian Patents on Kt-2000 Series PARP-Inhibitors (Source: Cision)
• Susan Decker and Laurel Brubaker Calkins: Apple Wins New Trial in $506 Million Patent-Damages Award (Source: Bloomberg)
• Christopher Yasiejko: Peloton’s ‘Revolutionary’ Technology Faces Test in Patent Wars  (Source: Bloomberg)
• Gustavo Henrique Ruffo: Toyota And Subaru April 1st Patents Show Plans For Electric Sedan (Source: Inside EVs)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Dmitry Karshtedt: Nonobviousness: Before and After (Source: SSRN)
• Atty. Katie Rubino: Developing a Digital Health Patent Strategy (Source: JD Supra)
• Atty. Lacey Miller: High-Level Overview of Intellectual Property Protection for the Cannabis Industry (Source: JD Supra)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Tucker Ellis
• Fiala & Weaver P.L.L.C.
• MagStone Law, LLP
• Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
• Roberts Calderon Safran & Cole, PPC
• Duane Morris LLP
• Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC – Patent Associate Attorney
• Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC – Trademark Attorney Lateral Member 
• Fresh IP PLC

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Laurie Bedord: Farmobile Receives U.S. Patent for Its Farming Data and Collection System (Source: Successful Farming)
• Ben Mahaney: Nokia Settles Patent Dispute With Lenovo (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Ben Lovejoy: Apple Patent Application Shows Magic Keyboard and Trackpad Combo, with Apple Pencil Support (Source: 9ot5 Mac)
• Malcolm Owen: Apple Pay with UWB May Automatically Select Right Card Based on Location (Source: Apple Insider)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Atty. Matthew Powell: Financial Product Differentiation Using Patents – A Canadian Example (Part 2) (Source: JD Supra)
• Atty. Richard Beem: Google v. Oracle: Lessons for Innovators (Source: Beem Law)
• Atty. Mike Dunford: Supreme Court Tech Ruling Could Have Wider Effects on Copyright (Source: The Bulwark)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Patent Litigator – Corporation – Remote
• The Intellectual Property Program at Dana-Farber
• Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
• MG Miller

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Larry W. Reaugh: American Manganese Patent Application Receives Notice of Allowance from Korean Intellectual Property Office (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Brian Taylor: Apple Patent Application Describes Recycled-Content Aluminum it Used (Source: Recycling Today)
• David Nield: Siri Could Soon Learn to Whisper and Talk more Loudly, According to New Apple Patent Application (Source: Tech Radar)
• Michael Potuck: Apple Patent Opens the Door for Future iPhones to Use Mac Pro’s Cheese Grater Design (Source: 9to5Mac) 

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Atty. David Schwartz: Patentability of diagnostic methods – has the Canadian Patent Office drawn the line? (Source: JD Supra)
• Atty. Andrew D. Skale and Atty. Justin J. Leisey: Obviousness-Type Double Patenting and Divisional Applications in Canada (Source: The National Law Review)
• Atty. J. Morgan Kirley: Patenting is Such Sweet Sorrow – a Panela Patent Explained (Source: The National Law Review)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Dority & Manning
• Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC – Entry Level Patent or Patent Specialist
• Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC – Patent Agent
• Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
• Mars, Incorporated