Patent Baristas

This week’s Blawg Review #134 is run by Eric Turkewitz at the New York Personal Injury Law Blog — it’s definitely a marathon.  Unfortunately, David Giacalone at f/k/a thinks that themed blawg reviews tend to be “annoying, strained and distracting.” We especially enjoyed the Consumer Law & Policy Blog’s take on the Center for Consumer Freedom, […]

The IP Department of Frost Brown Todd LLC will once again be a sponsor of the BioOhio conference in Columbus, OH. This year’s BioOhio 2007 focus is “Devices & Diagnostics,” recognizing both sectors’ rapid growth and convergence with other bioscience fields. On November 12, we convene with a networking reception featuring great food and drink, […]

You want to believe — at some deep, down gut level — that Congress will eventually listen to voices that matter when it comes to make changes in the law. But then, this is Congress. Whether you love them or hate them, the venture capital industry is a force to be reckoned with. This is […]

The USPTO has released the list of organizations and persons that submitted comments in response to the July 2007 Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals, Notice of Proposed Rule Making, first published in the Federal Register at 72 Fed. Reg. 41472 and then published in the […]

A new website popped up recently that is an attempt to serve as a global resource for dialogue on intellectual property rights and its role in advancing research and innovation. The site, called Essential Innovation, is an online forum that will feature commentary and analysis on the importance of continued innovation, and the potential consequences […]

The Michigan Law Review’s companion journal First Impressions published an online symposium on the Supreme Court, the Federal Circuit, and Patent Law. The symposium is in light of recent Supreme Court decisions KSR v. Teleflex, Microsoft v. AT&T, and eBay v. MercExchange. A diverse group of authors explores whether these cases, considered together, represent a recent upheaval […]

In the matter of Triantafyllos Tafas v. Jon W. Dudas, et al. consolidated with Smithkline Beecham Corporation, et al. v. Jon W. Dudas, et al. (1:07cv1008), the district court held that it was willing to grant GSK’s Motion for a Preliminary Injunction to enjoin enactment of the USPTO’s new rules, “Changes to Practice for Continued […]

In a counter to the Coalition for Patent Fairness, Pat Choate, Ph.D. has published an analysis of the Patent Reform Act of 2007 for the Manufacturing Policy Project.  Entitled, The Patent Reform Act of 2007: Responding to Legitimate Needs or Special Interests?  The “Patent Fairness” Issue, Choate responds to the assertions put forth in favor […]