Fri, 7 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ipmenu.com/news The latest Intellectual Property (IP) resource news, including updates regarding legislation, patent office procedures and important case decisions from around the world Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ipmenu.com/news/post.asp?id=6 Managed by Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick, the POF Twitter account will bring you the latest intellectual property news. Follow our Twitter updates here. IP Menu News Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ipmenu.com/news/post.asp?id=5 As some of you may have noticed, there is now a Google Calendar on the IP Menu homepage summarising all the upcoming IP conferences around the world. The direct link is here. To add this calendar to your Google account, click the (+) sign at the lower-right hand corner of the calendar. IP Menu News Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ipmenu.com/news/post.asp?id=4 The High Court has held that a television channel's program titles and times are not protected by copyright in IceTV Pty Limited v Nine Network Australia Pty Limited [2009] HCA 14 (22 April 2009). In this case, Channel Nine alleged that by reproducing the titles and times of its program schedule, IceTV was infringing the copyright in Channal Nine's schedules. IP Menu News Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ipmenu.com/news/post.asp?id=3 "The Patent Information Users Group Inc is holding its Annual International Conference for patent professionals. The topic of the conference is ""Searching for Patents Beyond Your Borders"". The details are as follows: Dates: Saturday May 2, 2009 - Thursday May 7, 2009 Venue: Hyatt Regency San Antonio123 Losoya, San Antonio, Texas, USA 78205 Contact: +1 210-222-1234 In 2008, the conference attracted nearly 400 attendees. The conference will involve a number of technical sessions, workshops and a... IP Menu News Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ipmenu.com/news/post.asp?id=7 The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has reported a record number of cybersquatting cases in 2008, with a total of 2329 complaints filed under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), an 8% increase from 2007. WIPO has proposed a new paperless, 'eUDRP Initiative' that will remove the need for complainants to submit hardcopies of pleadings. This initiative seeks to not only increase the organization's environmentally friendly reputation, but also to streamline the ... IP Menu News Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ipmenu.com/news/post.asp?id=12 For several years, the Japanese government has been implementing measures to address long processing times and long backlogs of patent applications. A number of reforms were put in place including the recruitment of considerable number of new examiners and the outsourcing of certain aspects of the examination process. The new system has only recently started to process applications and expects to process patents in just over 2 months. IPworld reports that the first patent was granted 17 days aft... IP Menu News Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ipmenu.com/news/post.asp?id=11 Representatives from the European Patent Office (EPO), Japan Patent Office (JPO) and United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently met to address shortfalls in the international patent system and to discuss reforms. Representatives of industry groups , the Institute of Professional Representatives before the EPO and WIPO also participated in the conference. One question which arose was how to reconcile the two systems currently in operation between the Trilateral members - the Paten... IP Menu News Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ipmenu.com/news/post.asp?id=10 A number of conferences and courses have been uploaded which are worthy of mention: 8 - 10 Jan 2009 - International Intellectual Property Rights Conference (Kolkata) 29 Jan 2009 - Oppositions and Appeals - The EPO Case Law (London) 30 Jan 2009 - Patents - The EPO Case Law (London) 9 Feb 2009 - Introduction to the International Registration of Trademarks (London) 13 Mar 2009 - Global Franchising Update ~ Legal And Business Insights (London) 27 Feb 2009 - Fundamentals of Patenting (London) 28 Apri... IP Menu News Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ipmenu.com/news/post.asp?id=14 The US Senate recently passed the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008. This bill would create a new position in the executive government for coordinating the enforcement of IP laws between US government agencies. This bill has both a national and international focus. It would establish international IP enforcement coordinators and IP 'attaches' to be stationed at US embassies. Domestically it would create IP Enforcement Officers within the Depart... IP Menu News Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ipmenu.com/news/post.asp?id=13 The US challenged China on three counts:No copyright protection for works that have not been approved by censors Thresholds for the prosecution of pirated goods so high that ineffectiveUnsatisfactory disposal by authorities of pirated goods. The US was unsuccessful on the second count. The International Herald Tribune reported that China criticized the US for pursuing these claims, saying that it could 'damage trade relations'. The US has reportedly recently filed a further claim against China. ... IP Menu News Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ipmenu.com/news/post.asp?id=15 Dr Francis Gurry yesterday delivered a speech to the WIPO General Assembly accepting his nomination as Director-General. Dr Gurry's appointment comes amidst a turbulent period for WIPO. A division had arisen between the developed and developing world over the controversial outgoing Director-General Dr Kamal Indris and additionally, The Australian cites a PriceWaterhouseCoopers audit of WIPO found organisational inefficiencies and staffing-related problems. In his speech Dr Gurry acknowledged: 'P... IP Menu News Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ipmenu.com/news/post.asp?id=9 Around a year after the release of WizPatent Express Wizpatent have released WizFolio Web 2.0. WizFolio is a free browser-based programme which simplifies the collection and sharing of documents, references and patent information. WizFolio collects and stores references to patents and journals and will, where possible, find the PDF for the patent or journal to which these references refer. These references may then be organized with ease through a drag and drop interface. The standout feature of... IP Menu News Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ipmenu.com/news/post.asp?id=8 As reported by the Sydney Morning Herald, NSW police recently raided a number of premises in order to disrupt a pirating ring producing counterfeit DVDs and CDs. The five raids followed months of investigations by the police and entertainment industry organizations. See also the account in the Australian. IP Menu News Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ipmenu.com/news/post.asp?id=17 The Innovation Review Panel yesterday released the Review of Australia's National Innovation System. A number of recommendations are made such as supporting enterprise in business and tax incentives for research and development. The report made several recommendations with respect to intellectual property. These included that intellectual property should be managed as a facet of economic policy; and also that the threshold of inventiveness required for the filing of new patents be raised, conten... IP Menu News Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ipmenu.com/news/post.asp?id=16 The International Expert Group on Biotechnology, Innovation and Intellectual Property today released a review of international trends in intellectual property law. The study analyzed current IP law from a multidisciplinary approach. Its findings are accordingly framed in broad terms of the social utility of IP law. The study divided IP law into two classes, 'Old IP' and 'New IP'. 'Old IP' was characterized by a flood of patents being granted due to under regulation, and flows of knowledge being ... IP Menu News Tue, 2 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ipmenu.com/news/post.asp?id=19 The 2008 World Intellectual Property Report is an analysis of international trends in the filing of patents trends for the year 2006. A brief summary of the findings of the report: . Worldwide filing of patents increased 4.9% from 2005. . Growth of patent filing in North-East Asian countries . Increase in use of patents in developing countries . Increase in the filing of patents across multiple countries. . Electronics-related fields experienced the greatest amount of patent activity . Also nota... IP Menu News Tue, 2 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ipmenu.com/news/post.asp?id=18 In an agreement reached on 1 August, IP Australia agreed to designate KIPO as an International Search Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty. IP Australia is currently the only available ISA for Australian international patent applicants seeking an international patent search. From 2009, Australians will be able to request an international patent search with KIPO. View the IP Australia announcement and the KIPO announcement IP Menu News Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ipmenu.com/news/post.asp?id=20 As of 1 July 2008, patents first filed in Italy will undergo prior art searches and substantive examination. The Italian Ministry of Economic Development recently issued a Decree confirming their agreement with the European Patent Office (EPO) regarding the change of process. Previously national patents filed in Italy did not undergo substantive examination and were presume valid. Assessments of patentability was deferred to nullity lawsuits or determined extra-judicially between the parties. A ... IP Menu News Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ipmenu.com/news/post.asp?id=22 The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has updated its PATENTSCOPE service to provide full-text data search of Japanese patent documents. Previously full-text searching was only available in English, French, German, Spanish and Russian. WIPO's press release discusses the benefits of this new facility: ''This enhancement improves access to Japanese PCT international applications, which make up 16% of all applications filed in the past four years,' said Mr. Francis Gurry, Deputy Direc... IP Menu News Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ipmenu.com/news/post.asp?id=21 " IP Australia has announced that the AusPat search system for Australian patents will be upgraded later this month. ""The following changes will be included in AusPat 1.1 Addition of Opposition Data Addition of Acceptance Published Date as a search field Removal of Acceptance Date as a search field Addition of Name of Agent paying last continuation/renewal fee (for mainframe applications) Addition of Extension of Term data (for applications managed in PAMS) Addition of Court Order details for C... IP Menu News Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ipmenu.com/news/post.asp?id=24 "The Patent Information Users Group, Inc (PIUG) has recently honored several of their volunteers with the PIUG 2008 Service Award. An Award of Appreciation was presented to Donna Cooper in recognition of Donna's service to PIUG as Newsletter Editor from 2003 to 2004 and Annual Meeting Brochure Editor 2002 to 2008. Mark Hutcherson was also presented an Award of Appreciation for his service as Newsletter Editor Extraordinaire 2004 to 2008. In addition, Stephen Adams was presented the Special Recog... IP Menu News Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ipmenu.com/news/post.asp?id=23 IP Newsflash has added a new feature that allows registered members to retrieve patent documents in PDF format by simply entering the patent publication number. The PDF download feature can be found at: http://www.ipnewsflash.com/get_patent.php IP Menu News Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ipmenu.com/news/post.asp?id=25 "The USPTO has added new features to their Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS). The first new feature is called 'Image List', which allows the user to view the mark drawings when displaying the search results. ""After completing a search, use the 'Image List' button at the top of the page to view search results using this new feature. By selecting a drawing via a mouse click, the user can also toggle to the document display for that the selected mark. Returning to the Current List from the... IP Menu News Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ipmenu.com/news/post.asp?id=26 "IP Australia has released a new system for searching for Australian patents, called AusPat. AusPat is now IP Australia's official source of online data, which means that the previous systems Patsearch and PATADMIN will no longer need to be used. ""In this release you can: Search for applications managed in PATADMIN and PAMS systems through the Quick, Structured or Advanced search interfacesUse any of the 20 search fieldsUse the Name Selector to find variants of Applicant and Inventor namesView,... IP Menu News Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ipmenu.com/news/post.asp?id=27 "A new free searchable database for published patents was recently launched by the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK-IPO). ""This change will affect every user who wishes to access our published patent information on-line. The new database will be faster, provide a wide range of easily accessible information and allow users to search or download information in a variety of formats'"", said Sean Dennehey, Assistant Comptroller and Patents Director of the UK Intellectual Property Office. ""The n... IP Menu News