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Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:04:30 -0400 en-us http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=23934 http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=23934 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:25:39 -0400 Due to the snow storm, our office will be closed on Monday, February 8, 2010. http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=20391 http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=20391 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:45:55 -0400 Questions of Patent Quality Are Addressed at PPAC Meeting; Deferred Examination Is Considered in PTO; FTC Hearing Explores Patent Damages Issues. http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=22578 http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=22578 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:45:50 -0400 AIPLA Board Member David Kappos Is Nominated as USPTO Director; AIPLA Past President James Pooley Will Serve As WIPO Deputy Director General; Bill Allowing PTO to Retain and Spend Collected Fees Is Passed by House; Webcaster Settlement Bill Is Cleared for White House; AIPLA Amicus Brief Urges En Banc Federal Circuit Rehearing of GSK-Tafas Decision; AIPLA Argues to Supreme Court; Copyright Registration Is Not Jurisdictional; PTO Extends Period for Public Comment on Deferred Examination http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=22612 http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=22612 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:45:49 -0400 Method Claim for Treating Crohns Disease Is Patentable Subject Matter; $358 Million Damages Verdict Lacks Supporting Evidence, Requires New Trial http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=23898 http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=23898 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:45:48 -0400 Skeptical Court Hears Oral Argument on Patent Eligibility of Business Methods. http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=22415 http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=22415 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:45:45 -0400 Parties in Tafas Litigation Joinly Seek Stay Until 60 Days after Kappos Is Confirmed As Director http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=20611 http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=20611 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:45:41 -0400 AIPLA, in a March 2, 2009 amicus brief filed in support of a petition for certiorari, argued to the Supreme Court that the en banc Federal Circuit's recently announced "machine or transformation" requirement for determining the patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. 101 of process inventions misinterprets Supreme Court precedents and unwisely reduces incentives for new types of innovation. http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=22118 http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=22118 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:45:36 -0400 En Banc Federal Circuit Will Rehear GSK-Tafas Case; Senate-Passed Bill Would Address PTO Revenue Troubles; Supreme Court To Review Antitrust in Trademark Licensing Case; Bill Would Exempt Repair Components from Design Patent Infringement; TTAB Encourages Parties to Use Accelerated Case Resolution; Rule on Amending International Application Is Revised http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=23864 http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=23864 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:19:31 -0400 Registration is now open for our July Patent Cooperation Treaty Seminars in NY, NY and Denver, CO. 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Register Today! http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=18682 http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=18682 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:33:49 -0400 the Transition Action Plan, Improving Institutional Confidence in ICANN and FAQ prepared by the ICANN Presidents Strategy Committee, filed July 31, 2008. http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=21186 http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=21186 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:16:36 -0400 Letter expressing strong support for prompt Floor consideration by the Senate of S. 515, the Patent Reform Act of 2009, submitted April 28, 2009. http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=22862 http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=22862 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:58:31 -0400 The 2010 Moot Court Rules and Problem are now posted. http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=19351 http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=19351 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:25:37 -0400 October 23-25, 2008; Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC; Speaker Papers are now available! http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=20175 http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=20175 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:38:32 -0400 Women in IP Law Annual Networking Dinners: February 12, 2009. Click on title for details and registration information. http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=18432 http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=18432 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:10:52 -0400 $65 Million Fee Required for Late Patent Term Extension Filing in House-Passed Bill; New Bill Addresses Alleged Appointments Clause Violation for Board Members; AIPLA Amicus Brief Urges Supreme Court Review in Signal Claim Case; Senate Appropriations Bill Preserves PTO Access to Fee Revenue; House IP Subcommittee Approves Bill on Broadcast Royalties for Sound Recordings; Copyright Office Commences Online Registration of Claims. http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=19658 http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=19658 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:10:41 -0400 Revised Board of Appeals Rules Are Delayed Until Further Notice http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=22174 http://www.aipla.org/template.cfm?template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=22174 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:51:55 -0400 Nov 4 - 6; The Westin Alexandria;Alexandria, VA. 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