Sat.Sep 17, 2022

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In re Smith (Fed. Cir. 2022)

JD Supra Law

In a ruling that should surprise absolutely nobody, the Federal Circuit rapidly scrapped an appeal of a PTAB decision that affirmed a 35 U.S.C. ยง 101 rejection of a business method claim. This is the latest in a series of cases going back years in which the Court tends to find inventions that improve business processes ineligible for patenting patenting, even if computer implementation is required.

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Out of the shadows: A brighter future for pharma technical development

McKinsey Operations

The sometimes-overlooked function of chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC) has a rare opportunity to reimagine its role and find innovative ways to improve and accelerate drug development.

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What's In A Font And Why It Matters In Copyright Fights

IP Law 360

Shake Shack is the latest company to be accused of infringing a type foundry's copyrighted font based on the Neutra typeface, but the burger chain's preemptive suit to shut down those claims illuminates an important difference between using a typeface and a font, attorneys say.

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How Asian business leaders can prepare for a volatile future

McKinsey Operations

During the pandemic, many Asian companies reinvented the way they operated. Those who embrace this moment to strengthen their resilience could position their companies to succeed.

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, โ€œDo you know whatโ€™s in your software?

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What to Know About the USPTOโ€™s Duty of Candor Guidance Regarding FDA Submissions

JD Supra Law

???????By now you have seen multiple reports discussing the PTOโ€™s Notice of July 29, 2022, relating to the duties of candor and good faith. Federal Register, Vol. 87, No. 145, July 29, 2022.

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The gathering storm: The uncertain future of US healthcare

McKinsey Operations

Forces are acting to challenge affordability and access in healthcare and threatening the industryโ€™s economic outlook. At-scale innovation is key to filling the gaps.

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Somethingโ€™s coming: How US companies can build resilience, survive a downturn, and thrive in the next cycle

McKinsey Operations

The US economy continues to throw off mixed signals. But one thing is becoming clear: executives should prepare for an extended period of higher interest rates.

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IPBM Evolves: Innovation Goes Social

JD Supra Law

Having described the modern Intellectual Property Business Management (IPBM) model in our prior post, we now focus on a key driver in the shift toward IPBM - the challenge of cultivating and protecting innovation. Nurturing the participation of inventors and IP asset developers is paramount in this movement. Increasingly, the leading IPM systems vendors haveโ€ฆ.

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Medicare Advantage Star ratings may decline with new methodology

McKinsey Operations

Impending changes to the methodology used to calculate Medicare Advantage Star ratings could make it difficult for highly rated plans to retain those ratings in 2023 and 2024.

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Driving ICT innovation and development with standards and IP rights

IAM Magazine

Saturday opinion: Choices made by mobile network operators will continue to be pivotal in shaping the future of connectivity standards-setting and IP, argue Xiaohui Jia from China Mobile and Chunli Bi of CAICT

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IPO Diversity in Innovation Toolkit

Women and diverse employees have the technical skill and knowledge, yet their contributions are not patented at the same rate as those of their male counterparts.This toolkit can help organizations move the needle on achieving gender parity in innovation.

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PissedConsumer.com: Ascentive v. Opinion Corp.

Likelihood of Confusion

I try to tread lightly with respect to blogging about cases I’m involved with, but there’s not much question that the December 13, 2011 Eastern District of New York opinion. The post PissedConsumer.com: Ascentive v. Opinion Corp. appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSIONโ„ข.

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Driving ICT innovation and development with standards and IP rights

IAM Magazine

Saturday opinion: Choices made by mobile network operators will continue to be pivotal in shaping the future of connectivity standards-setting and IP, argue Xiaohui Jia from China Mobile and Chunli Bi of CAICT

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The Complete Guide to Creating a Secure Business Website

Legal Zoom

You will need to safeguard your business website against online threats well after you launch your website. You can mitigate certain commercial website security and legal risks by following these 17 essential steps.

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Right Place at Right Time Is Not Patentable: Judge Carter Finds Location-Based Reminder Function Ineligible for Patenting Under Section 101

JD Supra Law

On August 31, 2022, District Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr. (S.D.N.Y.) found patent claims directed to a personal organizer with a location-based reminder function on a mobile phone to be directed to an abstract idea ineligible for patenting under 35 U.S.C. ยง 101.

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Pa. Federal Court Denies New Trial In Energy Trade Secret Suit

IP Law 360

A Pennsylvania federal court refused to reverse a verdict in favor of two former employees of a power trading company who were sued for allegedly misappropriating a strategy algorithm, reasoning that the company failed to show the jury's result was off-base, according to a redacted ruling unsealed Friday.

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Lawsuit: Comcast Must Terminate Pirates & Block Top Torrent Sites

TorrentFreak

In 2019, a Virginia jury ordered Internet provider Cox Communications to pay a billion dollars in damages to record labels including Capitol Records, Warner Bros, and Sony Music. The plaintiffs alleged that by failing to terminate subscribers that had been accused of copyright infringement multiple times, Cox failed to meet its obligations under the DMCA.

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Other Barks & Bites for Friday, September 16: IPWatchdog LIVE Takes Over Renaissance Richardson Dallas, Biden Issues Executive Order on Biotech Innovation, and EGC Affirms Ruling Against Googleโ€™s Android Restrictions

IP Watchdog

This week in Other Barks & Bites: IPWatchdog LIVE sees 250 top industry insiders partake in panel sessions and other events at the Renaissance Richardson Dallas hotel; GM announces a nearly $500 million investment into electric vehicle upgrades at a factory in Marion, IN; the European General Court affirms an EU Commission ruling finding that Google placed unlawful restrictions on manufacturers and network providers operating in the Android market; Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) reintroduces a