http://www.patexia.com Patexia Rss Feed Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:19:17 -0700 http://www.patexia.com/feed/patent-enforcement-in-china-patexia-ip-matters-web-series-20130619 The next IP matters webinar is going to cover patent enforcement in China with Michael Lin. He has over 13 years of experience in pan-Asia IP law. It should be a great talk (it's certainly an interesting topic). As always, it's FREE! See you there July 11th at 1:30PM ET. Patent Enforcement in China | Patexia.com Patent Enforcement in China - Patexia IP Matters Web Series Patent Enforcement in China - Patexia IP Matters Web Series() at patexia.com Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:59:19 +0000 http://www.patexia.com/feed/german-parliament-takes-action-against-software-patentss-20130617 Last week the German parliament passed a joint motion addressing the increasingly severa problem of software patent protection, reports IP Watch. The parliament seeks to eliminate non-copyright intellectual property rights on software, ordering the national intellectual property office to reevaluate its regulations on software patents. Though no reports have been confirmed, the sources say that a similar resolution for the EU parliament may be coming forthwith. German Parliament takes action against software patentss() at patexia.com Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:54:38 +0000 http://www.patexia.com/feed/sc-naturally-occurring-dna-not-patentable-20130614 In a long-awaited decision, the supreme court has finally issued a ruling striking down the central patented matter in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics. At the heart of the case was whether or not Myriad could patent diagnostic identification of a particular existing mutation in the human genome predisposing women to breast and ovarian cancer. The Justices' decision--unanimous and lead by Chief Justice Thomas--was narrow. Importantly, it left open the... SC: naturally-occurring DNA not patentable() at patexia.com Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:59:27 +0000 http://www.patexia.com/feed/apple-granted-iwallet-patent-20130611 Patently Apple reports that this week's issue of the USPTO Official Gazette included patent 8,459,544 -- "Parental Controls." Though the patent certainly shows a growing interest in mobile payment, the narrow claims and limited applicability don't give too much insight into any upcoming revelations about Apple's product line. The patent describes a system to controlling epayment spending from a "subsidiary" user of an ewallet account. For example a parent... Apple granted "iWallet" patent() at patexia.com Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:16:16 +0000 http://www.patexia.com/feed/transparency-and-feedback-20130606 We are working hard to make the contest process as transparent as possible, as well as provide more feedback to users on their submissions. We will be providing feedback on your submissions to the Artificial Flame Device and User interface with “throw” gesture contests. You will receive a score from 0 to 3 on your submission, reflecting how well your responses satisfy the question criteria. Here is how the marking scheme works: 0: zero questions correct 1: greater than ... Transparency and Feedback() at patexia.com Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:59:16 +0000 http://www.patexia.com/feed/white-house-talks-patent-trolls-20130605 As the New York Times reports, the executive branch is looking to take action against frivolous lawsuits from so-called "patent trolls." The announcement came yesterday, but serves more as an indicator of what's to come that a declaration of any specific action. Aside from the initial reporting, the NYT also published a thoughtful Op-Ed piece primarily by Judge Radar, Chief Justice for the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit -- which hears all patent-related matters ... White House talks patent trolls() at patexia.com Wed, 05 Jun 2013 23:41:46 +0000 http://www.patexia.com/feed/happy-birthday-to-ipkat-20130603 It turns out that it'll be IPKat's 10th anniversay in just a few days. Congratulations to them! To celebrate they're putting on a seminar on IP and Social Media. It's FREE which is pretty spectacular...but you'll have to go to their London office. You can see more details in the attached link. The IPKat: The IPKat's 10th birthday: join our celebration! Happy Birthday to IPKat() at patexia.com Mon, 03 Jun 2013 21:45:15 +0000 http://www.patexia.com/feed/ipkat-feature-20130531 The illustrious Jeremy over at IPKat was recently kind enough to feature a post by yours truly weighing in on recent talks of accelerated patent prosecution. The USPTO has been making progress on the patent application backlog, but expected waiting times are still on the order of years. Now, the UKIPO is considering a super-fast patent track which could grant patents in less than two months. Is this a good idea? It seems possible, but some of us remain skeptical... Check out the... IPKat Feature -- Fast Patents() at patexia.com Fri, 31 May 2013 17:20:46 +0000 http://www.patexia.com/feed/leaderboard-updated-20130530 The Patexia Leaderboard has been updated with new winners. Congratulations to Reza Aragenty Pagaila and Saurabh Sharma who have both made it onto the board for the first time. Leaderboard | Patexia.com Patexia Contests Leaderboard Leaderboard Updated() at patexia.com Thu, 30 May 2013 16:32:15 +0000 http://www.patexia.com/feed/patexia-newsfeed-greatest-hits-20130528 The Patexia team and contributors have been publishing in the newsfeed for over two years now. Here is a short collection of our favorite articles, written by either members of the team or by independent contributors on a variety of patent and innovation related topics. Innovation and IP Revenue Strategy Winner Interview: Jetpack Contest - Sibelle Andrade Problems at the USPTO series (all four articles in the series) Patent... Patexia Newsfeed - Greatest Hits() at patexia.com Tue, 28 May 2013 14:57:30 +0000 http://www.patexia.com/feed/vermont-fighting-back-against-patent-trolls-20130524 Vermont just passed an interesting law to deal with the patent trolling. "Under the law, purported patent trolls can be sued by businesses that say they've been victimized, their customers or the state attorney general. Defendants who lose could be forced to pay all the victims' legal fees and damages of up to $150,000." Patent trolls law passes in Vermont - May. 24, 2013 Patent-rich Vermont is the first state to pass a law cracking down on bad-faith claims of patent... Vermont fighting back against "Patent Trolls"() at patexia.com Sat, 25 May 2013 00:06:50 +0000 http://www.patexia.com/feed/-thrombosis-contest-online-20130517 The latest contest is a search for licensing opportunities for a stent technology to reduce complications associated with stent thrombosis--or blood clots in a blood vessel--after coronary surgery. Can you find a commercial use of magnesium to prevent stent thrombosis? Enter the contest! "Thrombosis" contest online() at patexia.com Fri, 17 May 2013 21:44:22 +0000 http://www.patexia.com/feed/patent-monetization-webinar-20130516 Learn about Patent Monetization Strategies (how to get the most out of your patents) from Peter Kim, Principal at Irvine Pointe and former Director of IP Strategy at Rabmus, in the next Patexia IP Matters webinar. The webinar will take place on June 13th at 1:30PM ET (10:30AM PT) and will last twenty minutes. This is a rare opportunity to learn about these issues from a former insider at a top IP licensing company.  Especially for free! The event is invite only, you can register... Patent Monetization Webinar() at patexia.com Thu, 16 May 2013 17:51:37 +0000 http://www.patexia.com/feed/invitation-to-submit-your-application-for-the-policy-making-2-0-prize-20130510   Dear all The Crossover project, together with UNDP CIS, the Democratic Society and Euractiv, is organising the first "Policy-Making 2.0" prize. It goal is to raise awareness and consolidate the community about a new set of tools to support policy making, such as as open and big data, visualisation, opinion mining, collaborative governance, modeling and simulation, serious gaming.   We think that your application would be a great candidate for the prize, and we... Invitation to submit your application for the policy-making 2.0 prize() at patexia.com Fri, 10 May 2013 13:01:38 +0000 http://www.patexia.com/feed/registration-for-patent-types-webinar-closes-soon-20130507 If you want to see the patent types webinar on May 9th, make sure you register by Thursday. The webinar will cover the parts and types of patents. It will be given by Daniel Porter, case research manager here at Patexia, will start at 1:30 PM ET, and will last 20 minutes. Looking forward to seeing you there. Patents and Patent Types | Patexia.com Patents and Patent Types Registration for Patent Types Webinar Closes Soon() at patexia.com Tue, 07 May 2013 23:12:52 +0000 http://www.patexia.com/feed/a-new-direction-for-legal-services-20130506 Interesting application of a tried and true model... Why This Successful Website Is Going Brick and Mortar | Inc.com There's H&R Block for taxes and walk-in clinics for patients. This company is betting the same model can work for legal advice shops. A new direction for legal services?() at patexia.com Mon, 06 May 2013 14:47:26 +0000 http://www.patexia.com/feed/how-i-did-it-interview-with-mohit-yadav-runner-up-in-neural-discharge-for-predicting-cardiac-disease-contest-20130503 Mohit Yadav was a runner up in the Neural discharge for predicting cardiac disease contest that closed a few weeks ago. After his victory we interviewed him about his experience and how he did it. Here's what he had to say:   What is your profession? I am a patent scientist. I work on searching patents and non-patent literature and provide technical support to attorneys.   What is your educational background? I have a bachelor’s of... How I did it: Interview with Mohit Yadav, Runner up in Neural Discharge for Predicting Cardiac Disease Contest() at patexia.com Sat, 04 May 2013 00:14:14 +0000 http://www.patexia.com/feed/-throw-contest-online-20130502 Patexia's latest contest relates to a display system on which users can select and drag images to move them. In particular, this contest focuses on a certain gesture which allows the user to remove objects from the display by "throwing" them. We're looking for prior art before the early 1990s. Think you can find a solution? Check out the contest!   User interface with "throw" gesture Contest | Patexia.com Submit entries and vote in Patexia’s User interface with... "Throw" contest online() at patexia.com Thu, 02 May 2013 21:57:01 +0000 http://www.patexia.com/feed/ebsco-introduces-non-patent-prior-art-source-20130501 According to the EBSCO site: "The Most Comprehensive Index of Science, Technical, Medical and Business Content for Prior Art Literature, Available All in One Place. This innovative product makes it easy to search non-patent literature for prior art.  It provides a comprehensive, highly-relevant index of non-patent literature with links to millions of full-text articles and extensive backfiles dating as far back as 1885. Non-Patent Prior Art Source is ideal... EBSCO Introduces Non-Patent Prior Art Source() at patexia.com Wed, 01 May 2013 15:32:06 +0000 http://www.patexia.com/feed/just-over-one-week-until-patent-and-patent-types-webinar-20130429 The next IP Matters webinar will take place on May 9th at 1:30PM ET. The talk will last for 20 minutes and cover the different parts of a patent and patent types. Daniel Porter, our case research manager and perennial author on this blog, will be giving the presentation. You can see more details about what he's going to cover here and see all of the past and upcoming webinars on the IP Matters page. Patents and Patent Types | Patexia.com Patents and Patent Types Just over one week until Patent and Patent Types Webinar() at patexia.com Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:20:13 +0000