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

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Stephanie Nebehay: In a First, China Knocks U.S. From Top Spot in Global Patent Race (Source: Reuters)
• Mohammad Musharraf: Sony and Other Major Multinationals File 212 Blockchain Patents in China in 2020 (Source: Coin Telegraph)
• Atty. Rebeca Harasimowicz: The Global Patent Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine (Source: The National Law Review)
• Ben Gilbert: Sony’s PlayStation Group Applies for Patent of a Robot Friend Who Will Play Games and Watch Movies with You (Source: Business Insider)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Scott Duke Kominers: Patent Protection Should Take a Backseat in a Crisis (Source: Bloomberg)
• Prof. Christopher Buccafusco and Prof. Jonathan S. Masur: Drugs, Patents, and Well-Being (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Robert Burrell and Dr. Catherine Kelly: The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Challenge for Innovation Policy (Source: SSRN)
• Dr. Robert Farley: The F-35 and its IP Issues (Source: Lawyers, Guns, & Money)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Artegis Law Group

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Matthew Bultman: Apple Tormentor Parlays Patent Verdicts Into Brand-Name Clients (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Atty. Erin S. Hennessy and Atty. Annie Allison: USPTO Extends Trademark And Patent Deadlines Due to Coronavirus Pandemic (Source: The National Law Review)
• Emmarie Huetteman: Senators Who Led Pharma-Friendly Patent Reform also Prime Targets for Pharma Cash (Source: Post Bulletin)
• Michal Kasprowicz: COVID-19: Impact on Canadian Patent Owners‎ (Source: DLA Piper)
• Chris Burt: Apple Patents Biometric Monitoring and Signature Technology, Proposes Face ID Device Orientation (Source: Biometric Update)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Sean B. Seymore: The Research Patent (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Frank Tietze, Leonidas Aristodemou, Dr. Pratheeba Vimalnath, and Dr. Jenny Molloy: Crisis-Critical Intellectual Property: Findings from the COVID-19 Pandemic (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Eric E. Johnson and Dr. Theodore C. Bailey: Urgent Legal Lessons From a Very Fast Problem: COVID-19 (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Artegis Law Group
• Dority & Manning
• Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.
• Avery Dennison
• Roberts Calderon Safran & Cole, P.C.

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Steven Scheer and Julie Steenhuysen: Israel Approves Generic HIV Drug to Treat COVID-19 Despite Doubts (Source: Financial Post)
• Joel Hruska: Patent Troll Sues to Pull Covid-19 Tests Off Market Over Alleged Infringement (Source: Extreme Tech)
• Ian Lopez: Tesla Challenge to Door Patent Shot Down by Appeals Board (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Jerome Santos: Foldable iPhone Release Date Drawing Near As Apple Secures Another Patent (Source: International Business Times)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Ana Santos Rutschman: The Mosaic of Coronavirus Vaccine Development: Systemic Failures in Vaccine Innovation (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. David L. Schwartz and Atty. Xaviere Giroud: The Secret World of Design Patents (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Mark A. Lemley and Dr. Samantha Zyontz: Does Alice Target Patent Trolls? (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Harrity & Harrity, LLP

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Andrew Hard: Medical Marijuana, Inc. Portfolio Investment Company Kannalife, Inc. Receives Patent in the European Union (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Jonathan Lamont: Samsung Patent Application Shows Gamepad the Company Already Sells (Source: Mobile Syrup)
• Anita Balakrishnan: IP Lawyers Guide Clients Through Drug Pricing Framework Transition (Source: The Los Angeles Times)
• William Gallagher: Apple Aiming for Immaculate Images in AR Glasses & VR Headset (Source: Apple Insider)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Dan Altman, Ben K. Shiroma, Vlad Teplitskiy and Marko R. Zoretic: Intellectual Property Protection Strategies for Successful Business in the US and Canada (Source: Lexology)
• Prof. Wendy J. Gordon: Fair Use in Oracle: Proximate Cause at the Copyright/Patent Divide (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Timothy R. Holbrook: The Importance of Communication to Possession in IP (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Holland & Hart
• Steptoe
• Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
• Han Santos, PLLC
• RPX Corporation
• Perkins Coie
• Duane Morris LLP

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Jay McGregor: Apple Patent Application Reveals Unusual iPhone Design (Source: Forbes)
• Perry Cooper: Apple Fails to Defeat CalTech Wi-Fi Patent at Federal Circuit (Source: Bloomberg Law)
• Robert Birsel and Pravin Char: Singaporean Defeats Chinese Candidate to Head U.N. Patent Office (Source: The New York Times)
• Sarah Morgan: China Forgoes Late Fees for Patent Annuities Over COVID-19 Worries (Source: WIPR)
• Alan Boyle: Whip it good! Amazon Patents a Launch System for Snapping Payloads Into the Air — or Even Into Orbit (Source: GeekWire)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Prof. Deepak Hegde, Prof. Alexander Ljungqvist, and Manav Raj: Quick and Dirty Patents (Source: SSRN)
• Matthew Modderman: Inter Partes Review Estoppel: The Patent Law Tug-of-War (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Shine (Sean) Tu: Patenting Fast and Slow: Examiner and Applicant Use of Prior Art (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• MH2 Technology Law Group, LLP
• Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP–Patent Litigation Associate
• Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP–Patent Attorney or Agent
• AMD
• Steptoe–Biotech Patent Attorney
• Steptoe–Biotech Patent Agent
• Dority & Manning
• Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
• Perkins Coie
• Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP–Intellectual Property Transactional Associate

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• David Phelan: Apple Reveals Dazzlingly Different Apple Watch Design & Features (Source: Forbes)
• Dorothy Crouch: Applied DNA Sciences Receives Patents From Canada, China (Source: Apparel News) 
• Peter Sullivan: McSally Unveils Bill to Lower Drug Prices Amid Tough Campaign (Source: The Hill)
• David Phelan: Patent Shows Apple’s Exciting Home Theater System To Beat Sonos

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• David Boundy: Seventy-Three Patent Practitioners, Comment Letter on Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2020, 84 Fed. Reg. 37398 (Jul. 31, 2019) (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Erika Lietzan: The ‘Evergreening’ Metaphor in Intellectual Property Scholarship (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Brook K. Baker: Access to Medicines Activism: Collaboration, Conflicts, and Complementarities (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Han Santos, PLLC–Experienced Patent Attorney
• Han Santos, PLLC–Patent Prosecution Attorney
• Robins Kaplan LLP
• Klarquist
• Caldwell Intellectual Property Law
• Davis Wright Tremaine
• Aurora Consulting LLC
• Harrity & Harrity, LLP

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Louis Columbus: Ford Is Learning Fast From Alphabet & Apple How To Compete With Patents (Source: Forbes)
• Merrit Kennedy: U.S. Prosecutors Hit Huawei With New Federal Charges (Source: NPR)
• David Phelan: Apple Patent Reveals Possible Radical Apple Watch 6 Design Upgrade (Source: Forbes)
• Alex Luft: GM Files To Trademark Hummer In U.S. And Canada (Source: GM Authority)
• Jeremy Horwitz: Apple Seeks to Patent Machine Learning Correction of GPS Estimates (Source: The Verge)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Noel Courage: Patenting Coronavirus Treatments (Source: Lexology)
• Hristina Georgieva: Legal Protection of Video Games (Source: SSRN)
• Léon Dijkman: Changing Business Models: Huawei Makes a Surprising Announcement, or, The Changing Role of Patents in the Global Economy (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• Eli Lilly and Company
• Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
• H.C. Park & Associates, PLC
• Roberts Calderon Safran & Cole, P.C.
• Duane Morris LLP
• Volpe and Koenig, P.C.
• Klintworth & Rozenblat IP
• Fiala & Weaver P.L.L.C.
• Micron Technology, Inc.

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Zhang Yan and David Stanway: China Lab Seeks Patent on Use of Gilead’s Coronavirus Treatment (Source: Reuters)
• Alphée Beauchamp: MEDISCA Promotes Efficiency and Quality Control with New Patent for Planetary Mixers (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Howard Fine: Caltech Wins $1.1 Billion Patent Verdict Against Apple, Broadcom (Source: Los Angeles Business Journal)
• Joey Klender: Tesla Patent Reveals Steering Wheel Design with Dual Touchpads and Gesture Controls (Source: Tesla Rati)

Source: WIPO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• David Boundy: ‘Nonfunctional Descriptive Material’ vs. ‘Printed Matter’—The PTAB’s Defiance of Federal Circuit Precedent (Source: SSRN)
• Hristina Georgieva: Legal Protection of Video Games (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Christopher Buccafusco: Making Sense of Intellectual Property Law (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• McDermott Will & Emery LLP
• Edell, Shapiro & Finnan LLC
• Practical Law
• Glidewell Laboratories
• Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP
• Arent Fox LLP
• Dority & Manning

Recent Headlines in the IP World:

• Christina Farr: Amazon Just Filed a Bunch of International Trademarks for ‘Amazon Pharmacy’ (Source: CNBC)
• Andrew Hard: Kannalife, Inc. Issues Update on Intellectual Property and Patent Estate (Source: Yahoo Finance)
• Geoff Zochodne: RBC files ‘Purchase Prediction’ Patent as Big Tech Continues to Encroach on Banking’s Turf (Source: Ottawa Citizen)
• Susan Decker, Ian Lopez, and Matthew Bultman: Caltech Wins a $1.1-Billion Patent Verdict Against Apple and Broadcom (Source: Los Angeles Times)
• Sean Szymkowski: More Ford Bronco Features Possibly Outed in New Patent Applications (Source: Road Show by CNET)

Source: USPTO

Commentary and Journal Articles:

• Jan Philipp Wilhelm: Ethiopian teff: The Fight Against Biopiracy (Source: DW)
• Prof. Joseph Scott Miller: Two Centuries of Trademark and Copyright Law: A Citation-Network-Analysis Approach (Source: SSRN)
• Prof. Herbert Hovenkamp: Justice Department’s New Position on Patents, Standard Setting, and Injunctions (Source: SSRN)

New Job Postings on Patently-O:

• McGarry Bair
• Klarquist
• RPX Corporation
• Whirlpool Corporation
• Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.
• Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
• FRESH IP
• H.C. Park & Associates, PLC