By Lawrence Higgins
Upcoming Events:
- Licensing Executives Society will hold its winter meeting in San Jose from February 10-11. Speakers include Damon Matteo, Nola Masterson, and Bruce Lehman. Patently-O readers get $200 of the registration rate by using code PO11. [Link]
- Practising Law Institute (PLI) will hold its 5th annual Patent Law Institute in New York from February 17-18. Deputy Director Sharon R. Barner will deliver the USPTO keynote address. [Link]
- The Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal will host its 12th annual Intellectual Property Symposium on February 18th in Austin. [Link]
- The Missouri Law Review is hosting a Symposium on February 25th in Columbia Missouri about the patent jurisprudence of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. We'll have a number of great speakers, including USPTO Director David Kappos. [Link] (Free event and free CLE).
- 13th Annual Richard C. Sughrue Symposium on Intellectual Property Law and Policy will be held in Akron on March 21. Guest Speakers include Donald Chisum, Judge Paul Michel, and Marybeth Peters. [Link]
Johnson & Johnson loses patent infringement suit
- A jury in Texas has ordered J&J to pay $482 million to inventor Bruce Saffran for infringing his patent. Saffran's patent # 5,653,760 [Link]was for a cardiac stent, which is used after heart surgery. Saffran previously won a $50 million settlement from Boston Scientific for infringing the same patent. [Link]
Virginia State Bar IP Section Law Student Writing Competition
- The Virginia State Bar Intellectual Property Section is seeking papers written by law students who are attending law school in Virginia or are residents of Virginia attending law school outside of Virginia relating to an intellectual property law issue or the practice of intellectual property law. The winner receives a cash prize of $4,000. [Link]
Apple Patents Glove for Use with Electronic Devices
- Apple has been issued a patent for what they call a "High tactility glove system". Patent # 7,874,021 states that this glove may be used with an electronic device in cold weather, since regular gloves do work well when using devices like the iPod. [Link]
Sharp files patent infringement suit
- Sharp filed a patent infringement suit against Au Optronics, in regards to crystal display (LCD) technology. The companies had a license agreement which expired on December 31st; Sharp wishes to block sales and imports of products that infringe the patent. [Link]
Patent Jobs:
- Euro-Pro is seeking a patent agent with an engineering background and 3-5 years experience. [Link]
- Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole is looking for an experienced patent attorney with a chemical/chemical engineering degree to work for its Virginia office. [Link]
- Ice Miller is seeking a patent attorney with an engineering background and 2-4 years of experience. [Link]
