Daily Dose of IP
The Daily Dose of IP offers a free resource page which contains keyword searches and direct links for a number of free intellectual property resources. The blog is updated daily with tidbits on intellectual property. It is authored by Mark Reichel, a patent attorney with the Intellectual Property Group at Ice Miller, LLP. His focus is on patent drafting and prosecution, patent litigation support, and general intellectual property matters.
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Recent Articles
WIPO Magazine – 2/2009 Issue
The 2/2009 issue of WIPO Magazine is available on line through the World Intellectual Property Organization's website, and as referenced in my prior post, this particular issue focuses on green technology. The following articles (as referenced on WIPO's website, each hyperlinked for convenience)...
World Intellectual Property Day – 04/26/2009
As highlighted by the World Intellectual Property Organization ("WIPO"), 2009’s World Intellectual Property Day ("World IP Day") was April 26, 2009. According to the WIPO World IP Day website (link below), "WIPO and its Member States celebrate World Intellectual Property Day with activities, events ...
USPTO Announces German PPH Program
Last week, the USPTO announced that it has partnered with the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) in establishing the newest Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program. This new program, starting on April 27th of this year and running for an initial two period, is being established to...
Octomom™?
On April 10, 2009, Nadya Suleman, widely known as "Octomom" based on giving birth to octuplets earlier this year, filed two separate trademark applications for the mark OCTOMOM. The first application (U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 77/711,827, first link below) was filed in international...
USPTO National Trademark Expo – May 8-9, 2009
The USPTO has announced that its National Trademark Expo event will be held on May 8th (10AM-6PM) and 9th (10AM – 4PM) in the atrium of the USPTO’s Madison Building in Alexandria, Virginia. This event, referenced in the USPTO announcement link below, "will feature exciting colorful interactive exh...
EPO Announces Several Revisions to the Implementing Regulations of the EPC
On Monday, and in two separate decisions, the European Patent Office announced several revisions to the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention ("EPC"). The first decision (CA/D 2/09) includes revisions to and/or language under Articles 1-3, namely to Rules 36, 57, and 135 under...
DDIP Tidbits – 04/06/2009
1. The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has issued a warning regarding "certain companies [that] are soliciting payment for Canadian trade-mark registration applications that were in fact not requested." If you have received an invoice relating to a Canadian trademark that did not...
Blog vacation - returning Monday, April 6th
Posts on the Daily Dose of IP blog will return on April 6, 2009. Thanks for reading!
USPTO Comments on International Applications with Improperly Chosen ISAs
On Friday, the USPTO issued an announcement regarding a "significant number of international applications" filed in the U.S. Receiving Office under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) that were filed with a chosen International Searching Authority (ISA) that is not competent to review the subject...
USPTO Extends Deferred Examination Comment Window
In yesterday’s Federal Register, the USPTO announced that it has extending its comment window regarding deferred examination "to provide interested members of the public with an additional opportunity to view the Webcast before submitting comments to the USPTO." As previously reported in the DDIP b...