- Senator Clinton on Patent Reform: Rough Quote ~ “I oppose anything in the bill that would hurt manufacturers.” [LINK]
- More Politics: Kevin Noonan Says “Bush Administration Continues Attempt to Destroy U.S. Patent System.”
- Chinese Generics: Via Pharmalot.
- Chinese Patents: More than 700,000 patent applications last year. Peter Zura says “Protection of design patents continues to be an untapped resource for foreign filers - the U.S. and other foreign entities make up about 5% of the 270,000 Chinese design patent applications.” (NOTE: The 700,000 includes 270,000 design patent applications and 180,000 utility model applications). Read the SIPO (State IP Office of PRC) Stats. (Thanks to Hal Wegner for the tip).
- IPEG: New website for the European patent blog IPEG. http://www.ipeg.eu/blog/.
- NEW Patent Law Jobs:
- Patent Attorney - Law Firm - Springfield, Mass.
- Patent Attorney - Affinergy - Research Triangle North Carolina
- Patent Associate - Law Firm - Seattle, Wash.
- Patent Agent/IP Technical Specialist - Law Firm - Irvine, Calif.
- Patent Attorney - Law Firm - Silicon Valley, Calif.
- Patent Agent - Large Corporation - Dublin, Calif.
- Patent Counsel - Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, Md.
- Patent Agent/IP Technical Specialist - Law Firm - Irvine, Calif.
- Business Method Patent Attorney/Student - Remote
- Patent Attorney - Law Firm - Austin, Texas



