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Practice Management
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Rethinking Mandatory 18 Month Patent Application Publication
by 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
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Tough Laws to Protect RWC Sponsors
by 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
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Unilateral Surrender of the 'Grace Period'
by 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?
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Practice Papers
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Do Patents Stimulate Innovation?
by 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
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Benchmarking 20 Month Total Pendency (pdf)
by 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
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Correlating Job Creation to Patent Backlog (PDF)
by 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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Lawsuits Filed
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Paul Allen Sues Major Companies
by IPFrontline.com - AOL, Apple, eBAY, Facebook, Google, Netflix, Yahoo!, Youtube, OfficeMax, Office Depot, Staples named as defendants
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Intel Named in Lawsuit Over Trademark Infringement
by 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
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Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling vs Maersk
by Harold C. Wegner - §271(a) Offer for Sale in Norway; Sale in Norway
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