Brief mentions of IP stories floating around in the past few weeks that I haven’t addressed elsewhere.
-Two-weeks remain to get a first-to-invent filing date on a new application. Applications filed on or after March 16, 2013 will be subject to the AIA’s first-to-file rules, expanded prior art, and post-grant review. If your docket isn’t angrily breathing down your neck on that date, consider attending the USPTO’s March 15 webinar on the switch to first-to-file. [USPTO AIA Implementation]
-Oral argument in AMP v. Myriad is scheduled for a little more than a month from now on April 15. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has been busy limiting the Federal Circuit’s jurisdiction to hear patent malpractice claims and hearing about exhaustion in the context of self-replicating technology.
-The USPTO is taking RCE reform seriously, expanding a Federal Register Notice into a lengthened comment period and several public roundtables. Consider adding your two cents. [USPTO RCE Outreach]
-Apple v. Samsung will have to slog through another trial and likely appeal(s), albeit now with the 1.05 Billion in damages slashed to merely several hundred million dollars, after the district court vacated the jury’s award. [Foss Patents]
-Jesus is Lord. . . .and label. [WSJ]
-Managing IP‘s North American shortlist for “IP Thought Leader” (a nice term for “blogger”) includes Courtenay Brinckerhoff, Dennis Crouch, Michael Geist, Eric Goldman, Mark Lemley, Gene Quinn, and myself. Thanks, and congratulations to this very diverse group! [Managing IP North America Awards 2013]
-Speaking of Managing IP, they are just one of several groups hosting various IP-related conferences in the US this Spring. Check out their US Patent Forum on March 19 in DC (registration). USC’s Intellectual Property Institute is March 14 in Beverly Hills (registration). The ABA Annual IP Law Conference is April 3-5 in Arlington VA (registration). The AIPLA Spring Meeting is May 1-3 in Seattle (registration). More reasonably-priced options with CLE include GW’s IP Symposium on May 10 in DC (registration) and mbhb‘s free webinar on Improving the Success of Appeals to the PTAB on March 20 (registration).
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Did you hear the true story about the women in Lake City Florida who chanted “Jesus” to a would be robber who came in with a gun and demanded they give him their money? At first they thought it was a prank but he showed them the gun. Then they changed their minds and all started chanting the name of Jesus and he got scared and ran out of the house. He was later arrested. This is a real story not some Christian made up story. It made local news and was reported just as it happened. So what do you guys think about religion now? Power in the name of Jesus or do you think something else happened? I would love to hear some opinions.
Congrats on the shortlisting, Ryan! And you grew a beard – congrats again!
Hi Ryan nice job on the award. Longtime reader, first time commenter here, but out of all the nominees, only PatentlyO and you are on my always-read list. I usually see your post title, stop and go immediately read the opinion, and then come back and read your full post… and you nine times out of 10 have quoted the same passage I thought was critical. GMTA I guess. Keep up the good work!
Phillip