The IPKat

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

In Aerotel Ltd v Telco Holding Ltd and others , and Neal William Macrossan's application [2006] EWCA Civ 1371 , the Court of Appeal noted that the travaux preparatoires to the EPC do not help much in understanding any overarching reasons behind the exclusions, nor how they should be interpreted.

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Patently-O

MARCH 1, 2022

The first and second are histograms showing the number of claims per US utility patent – 2021 and 2006 issue dates respectively. The 2006 patents are significantly more spread, with many more patents under and over 20-claims mark. This change has shifted applicants up from the very low numbers.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 12, 2021

Trade Representative for Innovation and Intellectual Property (2006-2008) and several Assistant U.S. The position has not been filled since its creation in 2015. Wilson has been with the USTR for two decades, serving as Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative positions. He currently serves as Assistant U.S.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 5, 2025

The sentencing doesn’t come as a surprise, as Kanda pleaded guilty to three charges; violating the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988, the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, and Fraud Act 2006. 108,000 (Lost) Revenue The ‘criminal’ proceeds from the Fire Stick operation were estimated at 108,000 over an 18-month period.

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Likelihood of Confusion

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Originally posted 2006-03-23 23:45:02. Republished by Blog Post PromoterWired News: Finding Humor in Meat Patents: “Meat patents”? Taken individually, patents can be humorous in themselves.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 6, 2024

One notable example is Ted Ligety, an alpine skier who earned gold medals in both the 2006 Turin Olympics and the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Olympians are typically celebrated for their physical achievements—but some are also inventors who have contributed to innovation in the sporting world. By: Foley & Lardner LLP

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The IPKat

MARCH 22, 2023

13 and 14 Regulation No 510/2006 on geographical indications. 13(1)(b) Regulation No 510/2006, a registered name (i.e., 14 (1) Regulation No 510/2006. 13(1)(b) Regulation No 510/2006 indicates that evocation is limited to cheeses of the same consistency and taste, as those covered by the specifications. According to Art.

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Patently-O

JUNE 29, 2025

Sonos filed an initial provisional application in 2006, but did not present the asserted overlapping-scene claims for examination until 2019. Judge Alsup’s Decision: In his 55-page order, Judge Alsup found that Sonos had engaged in a “daisy chain” continuation strategy to keep its patent family alive for over 13 years.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In 2006, Brewery registered BROOKLYN BREWERY as a federal trademark for beer in class 32. For over 30 years, The Brooklyn Brewery Corporation (Brewery) has used the marks BROOKLYN and BROOKLYN BREWERY in connection with the advertising, promotion, and sale of Brewery’s beer and beer-related merchandise.

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IP Law 360

MAY 30, 2025

Supreme Court's 2006 decision in eBay v. Congress should pass the RESTORE Patent Rights Act to enforce patent holders' exclusive rights and encourage American innovation, and undo the decades of patent rights erosion caused by the U.S. MercExchange, says former Chief U.S. Circuit Judge Paul Michel.

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Likelihood of Confusion

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Originally posted 2006-06-30 12:01:33. Republished by Blog Post PromoterTimothy Noah writes in the (awfully redesigned) Slate: Looking back from the 22nd century, future historians will marvel at the current era’s obsession with extending intellectual property rights well past any reasonable limit. Well, not if they read this blog!

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The TTABlog

JUNE 24, 2025

Before joining the Solicitor’s Office in 2006, Ms. She also provided advice and guidance to the USPTO Director, Commissioner for Trademarks, the TTAB, and other agency officials on trademark-related matters. Hieber was in private practice at a large intellectual property law firm in Washington, D.C.,

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 20, 2023

When file-hosting service Zippyshare showed its first signs of life in September 2006, accessing the site using an iPhone was impossible; the smart phone’s existence wouldn’t be announced for another four months. ” Zippyshare (2006-2023) From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

To monitor and drive quality, the Office has been conducting both internal and external stakeholder perception surveys semiannually since 2006. A high-quality patent must adhere to the requirements of Title 35, and to the corresponding and applicable case law.

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IP Intelligence

JUNE 26, 2025

Such a shift would strengthen the hand of all patent holders, potentially restoring some of the leverage that has eroded since the Supreme Court’s 2006 decision in eBay v. MercExchange. For now, all eyes are on Marshall.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Background The challenged patents all claim priority to a common application filed on May 3, 2006, and share a common specification. Patents 8,048,032, RE45,380, RE45,776, RE45,760, and RE47,379 (collectively, “the challenged patents”) under pre-AIA’s first-to-invent provisions.

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The IPKat

JULY 22, 2022

In 2006, work on simplifying procedures for the protection of industrial designs started in the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT) , which has evolved into the draft for the proposed DLT. plants, animals, and microorganisms), and knowledge systems.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Similar treaties already exist in the area of Patents (Patent Law Treaty of 2000) and Trademarks (Trademark Law Treaty of 1994 and Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks of 2006). By: AEON Law

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 24, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office stopped releasing its annual list of top patent recipients in 2006 in order to "discourag[e] any perception that we believe more is better.". Last month, the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) and Harrity Analytics announced the release of the 39th annual list of the top 300 organizations receiving U.S.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 20, 2022

Web scraping has been one of the longest-running themes on this site, with the first articles about it going live as far back as 2006. . hiQ Labs Logo (PRNewsFoto/hiQ Labs). The truth is that web scraping has always been controversial, but equally fraught legally.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In 2006, Chutter, Inc.’s Chutter, Inc. , the Federal Circuit decided on whether the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board can cancel a trademark based on the inclusion of false statements in a declaration to obtain an incontestable status for the trademark. 2929764 (the “’764 Mark”), for a restaurant.

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Delaware Intellectual Property Litigation Blog

AUGUST 21, 2021

In reaching that conclusion, the Court found that claim 10 of the ‘309 patent has a priority filing date of September 22, 2006 – the date of the #720 provisional application; is presumed to have been invented on that date; and, therefore could not have been anticipated by the Pan article, which was published on December 12, 2006.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 23, 2022

Kieran Collins – age 38 of Beccles Road, Great Yarmouth, sentenced under Section 9 of the Fraud Act 2006 (Participating in business for a Fraudulent Purpose) and Section 327 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Money Laundering): 3 years imprisonment on each to run concurrently.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office stopped releasing its annual list of top patent recipients in 2006 in order to "discourag[e] any perception that we believe more is better.". Last month, the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) and Harrity Analytics announced the release of the 40th annual list of the top 300 organizations receiving U.S.

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Likelihood of Confusion

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

It’s been almost ten years ago since the March 2006 blog post, which got a bit of play as it turned out, in which I expressed a. Originally published January 25, 2016. The post Joint trademark “ownership”: Tea for two? Best of 2016) appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 19, 2025

Novo Nordisk filed its first national phase application (IN1313/DELNP/2006) ( pdf ) with PCT International Filling date as 17/09/2004), (Patent Number: 275964). A second national phase application (IN5107/DELNP/2007) ( pdf ) with PCT International Filing date as 20/03/2006), (Patent Number: 262697), was filed subsequently.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 21, 2022

That act created the Copyright Small Claims Board, an idea that had its roots as far back as 2006. However, that will likely not be the end of it. The CASE Act , for example, was only passed in 2019. Ultimately, the CASE Act was simply the last of several attempts to institute such a board.

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Likelihood of Confusion

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Originally posted 2006-12-01 16:51:18. Republished by Blog Post PromoterMichael Atkins debuts his Seattle Trademark Lawyer blog with a nice post about a ruling denying insurance coverage to a retailer that has to go into its pocket to destroy counterfeit merchandise. (NB

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Likelihood of Confusion

JUNE 29, 2025

Originally posted 2006-04-26 21:52:51. Republished by Blog Post PromoterDennis Crouch liveblogged the Blog Law Conference last week. Evidently everyone who matters in blogging and law was there! The post The “Blog Law Conference” appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 1, 2022

In 2006, for example, Google told legitimate authors not to worry about duplicate content issues. However, that’s simply not how plagiarism works and, almost certainly, not how Google works. But the issue of duplicate content has long been a thorny one for Google. This includes having your work scraped and republished on other sites.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 5, 2025

Technical Issues Merpel McKitten reported a technical issue concerning posts by The IPKats co-founders, Jeremy Phillips and Ilanah Fhima, published between 2003 and 2006. For further details, do not forget to check out our latest Wednesday Whimsies post. Image courtesy: Aylin Atilla

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 27, 2022

For example, the Kaavya Viswanathan case of 2006 saw Harvard take no action against her, though she was a student when she plagiarized in her book. . If it hadn’t been published through their press, the matter would have been more complicated, as schools have different policies regarding plagiarism in private publications.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The Executive Director considered it appropriate to refer the case to the Grand Board for a reasoned opinion, in the interests of legal certainty and consistency, particularly given that the EUIPO's practice had been largely based on the Grand Board's 2006 decision in Optima ( Case R 331/2006-G ).

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 20, 2025

McNally Pleads Guilty to Two Counts of Fraud McNally appeared at Birmingham Crown Court in March 2024, pleading guilty two counts of making articles for use in fraud, contrary to Section 7(1)(b) of the Fraud Act 2006.

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Likelihood of Confusion

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Originally posted 2006-10-31 20:34:27. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe fallacy, of course, is not only in affirming the consequent plus no small amount of equivocation, but in the probable falsehood of the second link in the chain to which only a few fortunate ones among us subscribe.

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Patently-O

APRIL 27, 2025

This obviously stressful assignment led to severe PTSD, resulting in his medical retirement in 2006. Background : Marine veteran Simon Soto served in Mortuary Affairs during Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he retrieved fallen service members, often under combat conditions.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

has defeated a suit in Delaware federal court that alleged various lines of the chipmaker's central processing units infringe technology developed by a University of Maryland professor who claimed to have invented an important idea in the world of "parallel computing" in 2006. Intel Corp.

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