Patent / Trademark Law NewsNews on Patent / Trademark Law continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.IT Industry Council spent $397,238 lobbying in 1Q- June 30, 2008 The Information Technology Industry Council spent $397,238 lobbying the federal government in the first quarter, according to a recent disclosure report.http://www.topix.net/law/patent-trademark/2008/06/it-industry-council-spent-397-238-lobbyi... Facebook trademark dispute- June 29, 2008 Silicon Valley entrepreneur Aaron Greenspan has filed a petition with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, seeking cancellation of Facebook's registered trademark on the term "Facebook." He cited three reasons ...http://www.topix.net/law/patent-trademark/2008/06/facebook-trademark-dispute?fromrss=1 Sun counsel: Settlement talks with NetApp fail- June 29, 2008 The 'paper trail' no longer consists of paper. More than 90 percent of all business documents are now created digitally, and computer forensic techniques allow recovery of evidence invisible to most computer ...http://www.topix.net/law/patent-trademark/2008/06/sun-counsel-settlement-talks-with-netapp... Sun picks away at NetApp's patent claims- June 28, 2008 The war-of-words between Sun Microsystems and NetApp over patent infringement claims wages on, while legal means to settle the matter have failed.http://www.topix.net/law/patent-trademark/2008/06/sun-picks-away-at-netapps-patent-claims?... U.S. office upholds embryonic stem cell patents- June 27, 2008 The Wisconsin foundation that holds several key embryonic stem cell patents said Thursday that it has received certificates signaling the end of a long-fought challenge to the patents.http://www.topix.net/law/patent-trademark/2008/06/u-s-office-upholds-embryonic-stem-cell-p... BI2 Technologies Announces Patent Application for Mobile- June 26, 2008 Biometric Intelligence & Identification Technologies announced in a Tuesday press release that it has filed a patent application, and received a patent pending designation for a Mobile, Wireless and Hand-Held ...http://www.topix.net/law/patent-trademark/2008/06/bi2-technologies-announces-patent-applic... Cosmopolitan: Building vs. brand- June 24, 2008 First it lost its financing. Now the Cosmopolitan project could lose its name. The Hearst Corp., the multimedia empire behind Cosmopolitan magazine, filed a trademark infringement lawsuit in federal court ...http://www.topix.net/law/patent-trademark/2008/06/cosmopolitan-building-vs-brand?fromrss=1 Top Inventor of 2008 Hailed for Improving on Edison's Light Bulb- June 23, 2008 Ihor Ly s of Color Kinetics at the Old Patent Office building in Washington last week.http://www.topix.net/law/patent-trademark/2008/06/top-inventor-of-2008-hailed-for-improvin... AVANIR Announces Grant of New Zenvia Patent- June 21, 2008 Extends Period of Commercial Exclusivity in Europe into 2023 ALISO VIEJO, Calif.-- --AVANIR Pharmaceuticals today announced that the European Patent Office has granted AVANIR a new patent, extending the period ...http://www.topix.net/law/patent-trademark/2008/06/avanir-announces-grant-of-new-zenvia-pat... Cooley Further Strengthens IP Litigation Practice in San Diego- June 19, 2008 He will be based in Cooley's San Diego office. Benassi will join Cooley from the San Diego office of Heller Ehrman.http://www.topix.net/law/patent-trademark/2008/06/cooley-further-strengthens-ip-litigation... |