Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Bella Pinera: Toyota Motor North America Continues To Lead in R&D Patents Among Automakers (Source: Dallas Inovates)
• Kirsten Errick: Slack Sued for Infringement of Instant Messaging Related Patents (Source: Law Street Media)
• Sam Potter: First Bitcoin ETF in North America is Launching in Canada Today (Source: Financial Post)
• Kirsten Errick: Apple Sued for Infringement of Biometric Technology Patents via Face ID Feature (Source: Law Street Media)

Source: USPTO

Upcoming Events:

• USPTO: Attend the 2021 Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Atty. Audrey Millemann: Can You Protect an Idea? (Source: JD Supra)
• Sara Yasar: Bank Liquidity Creation and Technological Innovation (Source: SSRN)
• Ryan Knox and Dr. Gregory Curfman: The Humira Patent Thicket and the Noerr-Pennington Doctrine (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Klarquist — Litigation/IPR Associate
• Klarquist — Chemistry Patent Attorney/Agent
• McKee Voorhees and Sease
• The Marbury Law Group, PLLC
• Penn State Law
• Cochlear
• Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP
• Knobbe Martens
• Reinhart
• Fiala & Weaver P.L.L.C.
• Edell, Shapiro, & Finnan

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Siddhant Sibbal and Namrata Agarwal: EU Parliamentarians Back India-South Africa Proposal for COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver (Source: Zee News)
• Chris Burt: Lawsuit Alleges Apple Biometrics Infringe Patents, Claims Against Amazon Sent to Arbitration (Source: Biometric Update)
• Atty. Y. Artemis Lai: Canadian Patent Law 2020: A Year in Review (Source: JD Supra)
• Joel Shacker: Core One Labs Prepares First in Series of Patent Applications (Source: BioSpace)
• Caroline Haskins, Ryan Mac, and Brianna Sacks: A Clearview AI Patent Application Describes Facial Recognition For Dating, And Identifying Drug Users And Homeless People (Source: Buzzfeed News)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Jonah Perlin: Andrew Trask – Scientist Turned Patent Litigator (Anchor FM)
• Prof. Jorge L. Contreras: Efficient Infringement and the Rule of Law (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Tim W. Dornis: Of ‘Authorless Works’ and ‘Inventions without Inventor’ – The Muddy Waters of ‘AI Autonomy’ in Intellectual Property Doctrine (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Harrity & Harrity, LLP
• Genomatica

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Phil Case: AnPac Bio Granted a New US patent on Novel Medical Device for Multi-Cancer DetectionContinues to Innovate and Build Strong IP Portfolio (Source: BioSpace)
• Lauren Pogue: Intellectual Property / Tech Law Firm Reaches #13 on Top Patent Firms List in Biotechnology & Organics Field (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Ben Cousins: Stephen Lewis Calls for Suspension of COVID-19 Vaccine Patents (Source: CTV News)
• Jay Peters: Apple Patent Application Imagines Charging Cables that Might Not Fray so Easily (Source: The Verge)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Tabrez Ebrahim: National Cybersecurity Innovation (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Camilla Alexandra Hrdy and Prof. Daniel Harris Brean: Enabling Science Fiction (Source: SSRN)
• Manvendra Singh Jadon: Copyrightability of Esports: Perspectives from the USA (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Bayes PLLC
• Patent Bots
• Dority & Manning

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Jonathan Stempel: Apple Fails to Overturn VirnetX Patent Verdict, Could Owe Over $1.1 Billion (Source: Reuters)
• David Wells and Kim Sutton Golodetz: ENDRA Life Sciences Further Strengthens TAEUS(R) System Intellectual Property Protection with Issuance of 14th U.S. Patent (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Chris Burt: Apple Granted Patent for Face Biometrics Occlusion Assessment (Source: Biometric Update)
• Kevin Shalvey: These Six Patents May Shed Light on the Possible Key Features of Apple’s Car – From Concealed Touch Controls to Holographic Images (Source: Business Insider)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Robert Farley: How Will Harris Influence IP Law in the Biden Administration? (Source: The Diplomat)
• Prof. Sean M. O’Connor: The Damaging Myth of Patent Exhaustion (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Janet Freilich: Ignoring Information Quality (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Murphy, Bilak & Homiller PLLC
• Cepheid
• Perkins Coie – Patent Prosecution & Portfolio Counseling Patent Agent
• Perkins Coie – Patent Prosecution Associate Attorney
• Cochlear
• Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP
• Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP
• Global Patent Group
• Klarquist

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Ian Lopez: Drug Patent Database Revamp Falls Short of Tackling High Costs (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Atty. Nancy Pei: 2020 Highlights in Canadian Life Sciences IP and Regulatory Law (Source: JD Supra)
• Bob Yedid: Motus GI Expands Intellectual Property Portfolio with U.S. Patent for the Pure-Vu® System’s Universal Method to Mount on the End of Most Commercial Colonoscopes (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• David Phelan: Apple TV Could Have Brilliantly Different Remote Control, Patent Reveals (Source: Forbes)

Source: Forbes

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Doni Bloomfield and Prof. Aaron S. Kesselheim: Biden Can Lower Drug Prices Without Congress Doing Anything  (Source: The Washington Post)
• Ian Lopez: Are Patent Judges Unconstitutional? The Arthrex Case Explained (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Prof. Karen Sandrik: A Uniform Grace Period: Promoting International Research and Development Collaboration (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman (HFZ)–Patent Prosecution Associate Attorney
• Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman (HFZ)–Trademark Attorney
• Harrity & Harrity, LLP
• Ballard Spahr
• MH2 Technology Law Group LLP
• Davidson Sheehan LLP

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Jacob Rozen: Marathon Patent Group Completes $200M Capital Raise (Source: CoinGeek)
• Mike Wuerthele: Apple Denied New VirnetX FaceTime Patent Trial (Source: Apple Insider)
• Charlie Taylor: Irish Patent Firm in Multimillion Dollar Settlement with Tech Giants (Source: The Irish Times)
• Dave Simpson: Both Sides Ask Albright For COVID Delay In HEB Patent Trial (Source: Law 360)
• Mitchell Clark: Apple Patents Point to Using your MacBook to Wirelessly Charge Your iPhone and Apple Watch (Source: The Verge)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Dr. Agatha H. Liu: Developing a Global Patent Portfolio (Source: Lexology)
• Prof. Cynthia M. Ho: Drugged Out: How Cognitive Bias Hurts Drug Innovation (Source: SSRN)
• James E. Bessen, Prof. Michael J. Meurer and Atty. Jennifer Laurissa Ford: The Private and Social Costs of Patent Trolls (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Duane Morris LLP
• Netflix
• Erickson Kernell IP, LLC
• IP Outdoors
• Dority & Manning

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Clare Duffy: These Five Patents Offer Hints About What an Apple Car Could Look Like (Source: CNN)
• Bruce Hodgman: KWG Announces Proposed Private Placement of Flow-Through Units (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Ashley R. Robinson: HTG Expands Patent Portfolio with New Canadian Patent for its Nuclease Protection Methods for Detection of Nucleotide Variants (Source: GlobeNewswire)
• Adam Strömbergsson: Competition Heats Up Over Volumetric Printing Patents (Source: 3D Printing Media Network)

Source: WIPO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Phil Gloudemans: The Color of Creatorship by Prof. Anjali Vats (Source: Boston College)
• Karima Bawa and Prof. Myra Tawfik: How to Keep IP Canadian: Learn From the Success of Public-Private Partnerships During the Pandemic (Source: The Globe and Mail)
• Matthew Pangle and Prof. Christopher Anthony Cotropia: Can IP Rights Be Reconceived Via Music Modernization Act? (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Middleton Reutlinger

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Laurel Brubaker Calkins and Christopher Yasiejko: Apple Seeks to Cut VirnetX Patent Loss That Could Top $1 Billion (Source: Bloomberg)
• Chris Burt: Apple Granted Biometrics Patents for Palm Recognition and Wearables Button (Source: Biometric Update)
• Zena Olijnyk: Canadian Intellectual Property Office Issues New Guidelines for Reviewing patent Applications (Source: The Canadian Lawyer Magazine)
• Mark Sutton: Knolly Bikes Alleges Patent Infringement by Intense Cycles in Lawsuit (Source: Cycling Industry News)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Andrew F. Halaby: The “Inventive Concept” Test for Patent Eligibility Contravenes Congressional Intent (Source: The Law Review of the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property)
• Prof. Jorge L. Contreras: Intellectual Property Pools and Aggregation (Source: SSRN)
• Chayanin Wipusanawan: Standard-essential patents and incentives for innovation (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP
• H.C. Park & Associates, PLC
• Murphy, Bilak & Homiller PLLC

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Mike Peterson: Mobile ECG Device firm AliveCor Sues Apple for Alleged Patent Infringement (Source: Apple Insider)
• Christopher Yasiejko: SmileDirectClub Patent on Business Is Invalidated by Judge (Source: Bloomberg)
• Atty. Aaron Wininger: Prison for Over 200 Fraudulent Chinese Patent Applications Yielding 900,000 RMB in Government Awards (Source: The National Law Review)
• Todd Bishop: Microsoft Patents Tech to Score Meetings Using Body Language, Facial Expressions, Other Data (Source: GeekWire)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Thomas Cueni: The Risk in Suspending Vaccine Patent Rules (Source: The New York Times)
• Prof. Qin Li, Prof. Mark (Shuai) Ma, and Prof. Terry J. Shevlin: The Effect of Tax Avoidance Crackdown on Corporate Innovation (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Jorge L. Contreras: Financial Terms in License Agreements (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Erise IP, P.A.
• Fresh IP PLC

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Francesco Guarascio: EU Seeks to bypass Patents to Boost Drugs Access in Crises (Source: Reuters)
• Rich Haerle: PolarityTE Receives Allowance for First U.S. Patent Application (Source: Business Wire)
• Alina Kolomeyer: Amarin Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Hikma (Source: Globe Newswire)
• Alessandro Mascellino: Apple Patent Application Filing Details New Biometric Authentication Sensors for Wearable Devices (Source: Biometric Update)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Atty. Rahul Kapoor and Atty. James Mulligan: Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Transatlantic Approaches (Source: JD Supra)
• Prof. Christa Laser: Certiorari in Patent Cases (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Amy Semet: An Empirical Study Comparing Patent Validity Challenges at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board vs. the Federal District Courts (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Harrity & Harrity, LLP
• Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP – I.P. Junior Associate
• Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP – Patent Agent

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Atty. Aaron Wininger: China and U.S. Rank Even in Wireless Communication Patent Applications Worldwide Through October 2020 (Source: The National Law Review)
• Kirsten Errick: LinkedIn Sued For Patent Infringement (Source: Law Street Media)
• Clifford Atiyeh: Land Rover’s Long-Lasting Patent Dispute with VW Group Turns Ugly (Source: Car and Driver)
• Shubham Verma: Apple iPhone Could Run Faster with MagSafe Cooling Cases, Reveals Patent Application (Source: India Today)
• Kyle Hyatt: Apple Patent Application Seeks to Electrically Detect Windshield Cracks (Source: Road Show)

Source: FPO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Sean M. O’Connor: No, the Government Cannot Seize, Break or ‘Bypass’ Pharmaceutical Patents — Even for COVID-19 (Source: The Hill)
• Atty. Pankhuri Agarwal: Impact of TPP on International, Regional and other Plurilateral IP Norm Setting (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Brian J. Love and Prof. Christian Helmers: The Effect of New Information on Patent Litigation: Evidence from U.S. Inter Partes Review (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Sughrue Mion, PLLC
• Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP
• Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Atty. Alan Macek and Atty. Richard Mar: Canadian Intellectual Property Office Issues Practice Notice Regarding Patentable Subject Matter (Source: Lexology)
• Atty. Daniel Shores and Atty. Dylan Haversack: COVID-19 Vaccine Leader Moderna “Not Aware of Any Significant Intellectual Property Impediments” in Development of its Vaccine Despite Mixed Results at PTAB (Source: JD Supra)
• Catherine Putz: Farley on Patents and Power: Where Intellectual Property Law and Military Technology Meet (Source: The Diplomat)
• Alan Coté: Patents Suggest Next-Gen Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 Will Go Wireless and 12-Speed (Source: Cycling Tips)

Source: FPO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Atty. Y. Artemis Lai: CIPO’s New Guidelines on Patentable Subject Matter Explained (Source: JD Supra)
• Prof. Richard Epstein: Toward the Peaceful Coexistence of Patent and Antitrust Law (Source: SSRN)
• Dr. Yu-Kai Lin and Dr. Arun Rai: Patent Protection and Software Innovation: Evidence from Alice (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Sughrue Mion, PLLC
• Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP
• Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Perry Cooper: Apple Convinces Fed. Cir. to Kick Patent Suit Out of Texas (1) (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Alan Coté: Patent Watch: Two Companies Offer Wireless Shifter Adapters as SRAM Application Touts Similar Technology (Source: Bicycler Retailer)
• Kirsten Errick: Caltech Sues Dell For Patent Infringement (Source: Law Street Media)
• Atty. Aaron Wininger: China Releases Draft Revised Patent Examination Guidelines for Comment (Source: The National Law Review)
• Rob Stumpf: Rivian Patents Removable Bed-Mounted Battery Pack for Extended Range (Source: The Drive)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Tabrez Ebrahim: Artificial Intelligence Inventions & Patent Disclosure (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Ted M. Sichelman and Hon. Ryan T. Holte: Codebooks for Cycles of Obviousness (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Shine (Sean) Tu: Patent Examination and Examiner Interviews (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC
• Squire Patton Boggs
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• 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

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• 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)

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• 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)

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• Klarquist Sparkman LLP – Chemistry Patent Attorney/Agent
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• Klarquist Sparkman LLP – Mechanical Patent Attorney/Agent