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BayBio has submitted a brief as amicus curiae in the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Matrixx Initiatives Inc. v. James Siracusano. The case concerns whether the failure to disclose non-statistically significant adverse event

 
 

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  News Hound for articles story tips IP events Rethinking Mandatory 18 Month Patent Application Publication
Harold C. Wegner - The Senate “Manager’s Amendment” to S.515 does not include mandatory publication. This failure is a continuing irritant to both domestic and international concerns
  Tough Laws to Protect RWC Sponsors
Ruvini Rendle - The Ministry of Economic Development of New Zealand has released guidelines on the the Major Events Management Act and its application to the Rugby World Cup, containing various practical examples of advertising activities
  Unilateral Surrender of the 'Grace Period'
Harold C. Wegner - If the United States “harmonizes” with the world by abolishing the grace period, how will momentum be built up in the United States to later overrule S.515 and restore the current status quo?
Practice Papers
  Do Patents Stimulate Innovation?
Harold C. Wegner - The attached compendium provides the reader with the key quotes and articles from the Rai-Noonan debates as well as the full text of the underlying Berkeley Study, so readers can judge for themselves
  Benchmarking 20 Month Total Pendency (pdf)
Harold C. Wegner - Total pendency is measured from the first filing of the application up until final disposition, whereas previous administrations had attempted to make pendency appear shorter by using a start date of what was usually an intermediate point such as a refiling of the application or an RCE request
  Correlating Job Creation to Patent Backlog (PDF)
Harold C. Wegner - A detailed Commerce Department White Paper seeks to correlate the creation of American jobs to fighting the current backlog of pending applications. Not mentioned in the Commerce Department White Paper are truly innovative Kappos Administration proposals now under implementation that include patent worksharing, IP 5 cooperation, the Patent Prosecution Highway, "green tech" accelerated examination and other important initiatives
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  Paul Allen Sues Major Companies
IPFrontline.com - AOL, Apple, eBAY, Facebook, Google, Netflix, Yahoo!, Youtube, OfficeMax, Office Depot, Staples named as defendants
  Intel Named in Lawsuit Over Trademark Infringement
IPFrontline.com - In May of 2010, Intel partnered with Vice Magazine and launched The Creators Project (www.thecreatorsproject.com), primarily a series of international art and entertainment events. The similar name, concept and almost identical logo have triggered this trademark infringement and unfair competition case
  Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling vs Maersk
Harold C. Wegner - §271(a) Offer for Sale in Norway; Sale in Norway
 
 

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