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McDermid</span> | <span style="font-size: 12pt"><b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2014/02/28/indias-ipr-policies-jeopardize-its-u-s-trade-benefits/id=48307/#respond" title="Comment on India’s IPR Policies Jeopardize its U.S. Trade Benefits">No Comments »</a> <br/></b></span> <span class="tags"><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/anand-sharma/" rel="tag">Anand Sharma</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/congressman-coble/" rel="tag">Congressman Coble</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/india/" rel="tag">India</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/intellectual-property/" rel="tag">intellectual property</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/ipr/" rel="tag">ipr</a>, <a 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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449im_/http://ipwatchdog.com/images/india_flag.jpg" width="225" height="169"/>India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma <strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/india-seeks-early-renewal-of-gsp-by-us/article5068218.ece" target="_blank">has been vocal</a></strong> in calling for the U.S. Government to renew its Generalized System of Preferences <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ustr.gov/sites/default/files/GSP%20Guidebook%20July%202013_0.pdf"><strong>(GSP)</strong> <strong>program</strong></a>, which since 1976 has provided preferential duty-free access to imports from developing countries.</p> <p>It is not hard to understand why India is so interested in seeing Congress pass GSP renewal legislation. Prior to the expiration of GSP program’s authorization in July, 2013, India was the top beneficiary of these unilateral tariff breaks of the 108 eligible countries. In 2012, India exported <strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ustr.gov/sites/default/files/GSP-by-the-numbers2013.pdf">$4.5 billion</a></strong> of goods duty-free to the United States under the GSP, including automotive parts, steel tubing, and plastic resins. Still, the removal of GSP tariff preferences does not close off the U.S. market to Indian exports, since the U.S. <strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tpr_e/g275_e.doc">simple average tariff</a></strong> is bound at low rate of 3.5% under the WTO.</p> <p>Retroactive renewal of benefits has been the norm during the GSP’s periodic lapses in authorization over the years, so it is anticipated that India will soon regain these tariff preferences. The long-term outlook for India’s GSP status, however, is clouded by Indian economic policies which run counter to the congressional-mandated criteria for country beneficiaries. In particular, India’s inadequate protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) threatens its continued participation in the GSP program.</p> <div class="post-teaser-block">           <span style="font-size:12pt"><b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2014/02/28/indias-ipr-policies-jeopardize-its-u-s-trade-benefits/id=48307/" title="Permanent Link: India’s IPR Policies Jeopardize its U.S. Trade Benefits" rel="bookmark">Continue Reading</a></b> (1288 words, 2 images)</span></div> </div> <br/> <hr/> <br/><br/> </div> <div class="post"> <h4 id="post-48301"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2014/02/27/survey-of-life-science-patent-practitioners/id=48301/" rel="bookmark" title=" Survey of Life-Science Patent Practitioners"> Survey of Life-Science Patent Practitioners </a></h4> <span style="font-size:9pt">Posted: Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 @ 2:10 pm | Written by Sumant Pathak</span> | <span style="font-size: 12pt"><b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2014/02/27/survey-of-life-science-patent-practitioners/id=48301/#respond" title="Comment on Survey of Life-Science Patent Practitioners">No Comments »</a> <br/></b></span> <span class="tags"><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/biotech/" rel="tag">biotech</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/biotechnology/" rel="tag">Biotechnology</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/life-sciences/" rel="tag">life sciences</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/patent/" rel="tag">patent</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/patents/" rel="tag">patents</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/pharmaceuticals/" rel="tag">pharmaceuticals</a></span><br> <b>Posted in:</b> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/biotechnology/" title="View all posts in Biotechnology" rel="category tag">Biotechnology</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/guest-contributors/" title="View all posts in Guest Contributors" rel="category tag">Guest Contributors</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/news/" title="View all posts in IP News" rel="category tag">IP News</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/blog/" title="View all posts in IPWatchdog.com Articles" rel="category tag">IPWatchdog.com Articles</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/pharma/" title="View all posts in Pharma & Chemical" rel="category tag">Pharma & Chemical</a> <div class="entry"> <p><img class="alignleft" style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 20px;" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449im_/http://ipwatchdog.com/images/life-science-survey-check.jpg" width="300" height="263"/>A team of law students, who are members of the Intellectual Property Law Fellowship at the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.tjsl.edu/" target="_blank"><strong>Thomas Jefferson School of Law</strong></a> in San Diego, California, are working on a Research Project directed toward aiding patent practitioners in developing international patent filing strategies for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. The team is working to amass statistically significant survey data on the countries patent practitioners are filing patents in for their biotechnology and pharmaceutical clients most often, and the factors considered when making the decisions to file.</p> <p>As countries modernizes their economy, and more particularly the life science industry keeps growing, the demand for biotech and pharmaceutical products will likely increase. With increased demand, the market competition and incentive for companies to patent their research and products will likely increase as well. Once the results of the survey are published, policy makers will have more information on the factors patent attorneys from different countries consider most important when making their filing decisions. The results will also give life-science patent practitioners better information as to where in the world they can promote their legal services and partner with foreign law firms for patent applications being filed.</p> <p>The survey is open to patent practitioners from any country who prosecute patents in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical sectors. The survey can be found by following the hyperlink below. All personally identifiable information will be kept confidential. It should take approximately 15 minutes to complete. We will appreciate if you take the survey <strong>prior to March 7, 2014</strong>.</p> <div class="post-teaser-block">           <span style="font-size:12pt"><b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2014/02/27/survey-of-life-science-patent-practitioners/id=48301/" title="Permanent Link: Survey of Life-Science Patent Practitioners" rel="bookmark">Continue Reading</a></b> (349 words, 1 image)</span></div> </div> <br/> <hr/> <br/><br/> </div> <div class="post"> <h4 id="post-48286"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2014/02/27/nanotechnology-innovation-trends/id=48286/" rel="bookmark" title=" Nanotechnology Innovation Trends"> Nanotechnology Innovation Trends </a></h4> <span style="font-size:9pt">Posted: Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 @ 12:53 pm | Written by Iona Kaiser, Carey Jordan & Valerie Moore</span> | <span style="font-size: 12pt"><b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2014/02/27/nanotechnology-innovation-trends/id=48286/#respond" title="Comment on Nanotechnology Innovation Trends">No Comments »</a> <br/></b></span> <span class="tags"><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/carey-jordan/" rel="tag">Carey Jordan</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/iona-kaiser/" rel="tag">Iona Kaiser</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/nanotechnology/" rel="tag">nanotechnology</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/patent/" rel="tag">patent</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/patent-literature/" rel="tag">patent literature</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/patents/" rel="tag">patents</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/valerie-moore/" rel="tag">Valerie Moore</a></span><br> <b>Posted in:</b> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/guest-contributors/" title="View all posts in Guest Contributors" rel="category tag">Guest Contributors</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/news/" title="View all posts in IP News" rel="category tag">IP News</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/blog/" title="View all posts in IPWatchdog.com Articles" rel="category tag">IPWatchdog.com Articles</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/tech-blog/nanotechnology-tech-blog/" title="View all posts in Nanotechnology" rel="category tag">Nanotechnology</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/patent-blog/" title="View all posts in Patent Fools™" rel="category tag">Patent Fools™</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/tech-blog/" title="View all posts in Technology & Innovation" rel="category tag">Technology & Innovation</a> <div class="entry"> <p><img class="alignleft" style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 20px;" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449im_/http://ipwatchdog.com/images/nanotechnology-definition.jpg" width="300" height="200"/>Nanoscience and nanotechnology are the study and application of extremely small things and can be used across all the other science fields, such as chemistry, biology, physics, materials science, and engineering . On its most basic level nanotechnology is the manipulation of matter on an atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scale to solve problems by creating new products with fundamentally new properties or functions. For example, researchers have observed a near tripling of the efficiency for a photovoltaic produced with sandwiched, nano-thick layers of metal and plastic.</p> <p>Nanotech innovations run the gamut from energy, medicine, aerospace, and beyond building on fundamental science at the nanoscale. For example, nanotech innovations in electron microscopy enable scientist to study interactions between individual atoms and molecules, which may have a far-reaching impact in chemical catalysis, personalized medicine, and materials engineering. Also, understanding how light and sound interact with nanoparticles is fueling research in stealth technology and invisibility cloaks.</p> <p>These innovative technologies bring new economic opportunities. According to a recent GAO report, many experts in industry, government, and academia anticipate that nanotech innovations could match or exceed the economic and societal impacts of the digital revolution. The nanomedicine market, which has been estimated at about 20 percent to about 40 percent of the overall nanotechnology market, was valued at 78.54 billion USD in 2012 and is expected to grow to 117.60 billion USD by 2019, according to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research “Nanomedicine Market (Neurology, Cardiovascular, Anti-inflammatory, Anti-infective, and Oncology Applications)–Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 – 2019.” The nanomedicine market is fueled by developments in the detection and treatment of cancer and cardiovascular disease.</p> <div class="post-teaser-block">           <span style="font-size:12pt"><b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2014/02/27/nanotechnology-innovation-trends/id=48286/" title="Permanent Link: Nanotechnology Innovation Trends" rel="bookmark">Continue Reading</a></b> (1182 words, 4 images)</span></div> </div> <br/> <hr/> <br/><br/> </div> <div class="post"> <h4 id="post-48296"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2014/02/27/uspto-to-host-first-inventor-to-file-anniversary-forum/id=48296/" rel="bookmark" title=" USPTO to Host First-Inventor-to-File Anniversary Forum"> USPTO to Host First-Inventor-to-File Anniversary Forum </a></h4> <span style="font-size:9pt">Posted: Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 @ 12:29 pm | Written by U.S.P.T.O.</span> | <span style="font-size: 12pt"><b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2014/02/27/uspto-to-host-first-inventor-to-file-anniversary-forum/id=48296/#respond" title="Comment on USPTO to Host First-Inventor-to-File Anniversary Forum">No Comments »</a> <br/></b></span> <span class="tags"><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/aia/" rel="tag">aia</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/first-to-file/" rel="tag">first to file</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/leahy-smith-aia/" rel="tag">Leahy-Smith AIA</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/patent/" rel="tag">patent</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/patent-office/" rel="tag">patent office</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/patents/" rel="tag">patents</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/uspto/" rel="tag">USPTO</a></span><br> <b>Posted in:</b> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/news/" title="View all posts in IP News" rel="category tag">IP News</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/blog/" title="View all posts in IPWatchdog.com Articles" rel="category tag">IPWatchdog.com Articles</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/patent-blog/" title="View all posts in Patent Fools™" rel="category tag">Patent Fools™</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/uspto/" title="View all posts in USPTO" rel="category tag">USPTO</a> <div class="entry"> <p>The U.S. Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced that it will host a public forum to discuss the first-inventor-to-file (FITF) provisions of the America Invents Act (AIA). The forum marks the first anniversary of the implementation of FITF, and will be held on March 17, 2014, at the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and USPTO Deputy Director Michelle Lee, along with experts from the offices of the Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy and the Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations, will participate in the event.</p> <p>The public meeting will serve as an opportunity for USPTO subject matter experts and stakeholders to discuss the FITF provisions and updates since its implementation. The forum will begin with an informal meet-and-greet session, followed by remarks and a question and answer session with USPTO experts. Topics to be discussed include FITF statistics to date, how to know whether an application will be examined under FITF or not, and the exception provisions of the FITF statutory framework. The experts will present a variety of example scenarios to illustrate the FITF provisions.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <div class="post-teaser-block">           <span style="font-size:12pt"><b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2014/02/27/uspto-to-host-first-inventor-to-file-anniversary-forum/id=48296/" title="Permanent Link: USPTO to Host First-Inventor-to-File Anniversary Forum" rel="bookmark">Continue Reading</a></b> (280 words, 1 image)</span></div> </div> <br/> <hr/> <br/><br/> </div> <div class="post"> <h4 id="post-48273"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2014/02/26/obama-on-patents-the-one-sided-uspto-patent-litigation-beta/id=48273/" rel="bookmark" title=" Obama on Patents: The One-sided USPTO Patent Litigation Beta"> Obama on Patents: The One-sided USPTO Patent Litigation Beta </a></h4> <span style="font-size:9pt">Posted: Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 @ 8:00 am | Written by Gene Quinn</span> | <span style="font-size: 12pt"><b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2014/02/26/obama-on-patents-the-one-sided-uspto-patent-litigation-beta/id=48273/#comments" title="Comment on Obama on Patents: The One-sided USPTO Patent Litigation Beta">7 comments</a> <br/></b></span> <span class="tags"><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/non-practicing-entities/" rel="tag">non-practicing entities</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/npe/" rel="tag">npe</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/obama-administration/" rel="tag">obama administration</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/pae/" rel="tag">PAE</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/patent/" rel="tag">patent</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/patent-assertion-entities/" rel="tag">patent assertion entities</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/patent-litigation/" rel="tag">Patent Litigation</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/patent-troll/" rel="tag">patent troll</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/patent-trolls/" rel="tag">Patent Trolls</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/patents/" rel="tag">patents</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/uspto/" rel="tag">USPTO</a></span><br> <b>Posted in:</b> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/gene-quinn/" title="View all posts in Gene Quinn" rel="category tag">Gene Quinn</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/news/" title="View all posts in IP News" rel="category tag">IP News</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/blog/" title="View all posts in IPWatchdog.com Articles" rel="category tag">IPWatchdog.com Articles</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/patent-blog/" title="View all posts in Patent Fools™" rel="category tag">Patent Fools™</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/patent-litigation/" title="View all posts in Patent Litigation" rel="category tag">Patent Litigation</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/patent-trolls/" title="View all posts in Patent Trolls" rel="category tag">Patent Trolls</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/uspto/" title="View all posts in USPTO" rel="category tag">USPTO</a> <div class="entry"> <p><img class="alignleft" style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 20px;" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449im_/http://ipwatchdog.com/images/hear-see-speak-no-evil.jpg" width="175" height="200"/>Last week the Obama Administration announced a series of new Executive Actions and updated the industry on progress relating to previous Executive Actions relative to the patent system. <em>See <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2014/02/20/white-house-announces-patent-related-executive-action/id=48223/" target="_blank"><strong>White House Announces Patent Related Executive Action</strong></a></em>. One of the line items in this announcement related to the creation of a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section on USPTO.gov. Essentially, the White House announced the launch of what they refer to as an “online toolkit” aimed at answering common questions and providing information about patent lawsuits. The aim of this section of USPTO.gov is apparently to help consumers understand the risks and benefits of litigation or settlement so they can pick their best course of action.</p> <p>Several things jump out at you when you visit this section of USPTO.gov, which is labeled as a BETA. First, although the section of the website falls under “litigation” and is found at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.uspto.gov/patents/litigation/index.jsp" target="_blank"><strong>uspto.gov/patents/litigation</strong></a>, all of the information is aimed at accused infringers, giving them advice about what they can and should do. Nowhere do I see any information or links to helpful resources that would be useful for the many hundreds of thousands of patent owners who routinely have their rights infringed, sometimes willfully. No, this “help section” is purely intended to provide help to those accused of infringement as if they are all victims.</p> <p>It is almost incomprehensible that the Patent Office would put together a litigation resource that ignores the reality that many companies, both large and small, trample on the rights of innovators who have spent large amounts of time, money and energy to receive a patent and disclosing their innovation to the world. Indeed, the inconvenient truth is that many innovators simply do not have the resources to enforce their legitimately obtained and examined patents. Many of those innovators make up the backbone of the U.S. economy and in large part embody the American Dream. Yet, the Patent Office only offers a one-sided help section that gives advice to infringers and sets a tone that comes across as anti-patent and anti-patent owner. This strikes me as fundamentally misguided and clearly demonstrates the anti-patent bias of the Obama Administration.</p> <div class="post-teaser-block">           <span style="font-size:12pt"><b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2014/02/26/obama-on-patents-the-one-sided-uspto-patent-litigation-beta/id=48273/" title="Permanent Link: Obama on Patents: The One-sided USPTO Patent Litigation Beta" rel="bookmark">Continue Reading</a></b> (2397 words, 3 images)</span></div> </div> <br/> <hr/> <br/><br/> </div> <div class="post"> <h4 id="post-48256"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2014/02/25/why-npes-lose-less-often-in-court-than-operating-companies/id=48256/" rel="bookmark" title=" Why NPEs Lose Less Often in Court Than Operating Companies"> Why NPEs Lose Less Often in Court Than Operating Companies </a></h4> <span style="font-size:9pt">Posted: Tuesday, Feb 25, 2014 @ 10:59 am | Written by Robert P. Greenspoon</span> | <span style="font-size: 12pt"><b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2014/02/25/why-npes-lose-less-often-in-court-than-operating-companies/id=48256/#comments" title="Comment on Why NPEs Lose Less Often in Court Than Operating Companies">9 comments</a> <br/></b></span> <span class="tags"><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/non-practicing-entities/" rel="tag">non-practicing entities</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/npe/" rel="tag">npe</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/operating-companies/" rel="tag">operating companies</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/pae/" rel="tag">PAE</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/patent/" rel="tag">patent</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/patent-assertion-entities/" rel="tag">patent assertion entities</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/patent-litigation/" rel="tag">Patent Litigation</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/patent-monetization/" rel="tag">patent monetization</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/patent-troll/" rel="tag">patent troll</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/patent-trolls/" rel="tag">Patent Trolls</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/patents/" rel="tag">patents</a></span><br> <b>Posted in:</b> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/guest-contributors/" title="View all posts in Guest Contributors" rel="category tag">Guest Contributors</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/news/" title="View all posts in IP News" rel="category tag">IP News</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/blog/" title="View all posts in IPWatchdog.com Articles" rel="category tag">IPWatchdog.com Articles</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/patent-blog/" title="View all posts in Patent Fools™" rel="category tag">Patent Fools™</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/patent-litigation/" title="View all posts in Patent Litigation" rel="category tag">Patent Litigation</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/patent-trolls/" title="View all posts in Patent Trolls" rel="category tag">Patent Trolls</a> <div class="entry"> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong><span style="color: #888888;"><em>EDITORIAL NOTE: The Author will present these findings on February 28, 2014 at the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://events.jmls.edu/registration/node/510" target="_blank">58th Annual IP Conference at the John Marshall Law School</a> in Chicago, Illinois.</em></span></strong></p> <p>Anti-patent groups who seek to diminish patent rights have turned the public’s imagination against licensing entities. Sometimes called NPEs or PAEs, sometimes called an epithet that need not be repeated here, such licensing entities do not practice the patent rights that they seek to license out. For now, let’s call them monetizing companies. I have previously written about the economic utility that monetizing companies bring to the patent system, and to the overall economy. As a general matter, they ensure that patents achieve their uses to promote technology transfer, promote commercialization of marketable ideas, and enable securitization of intangible assets to facilitate startup financing.</p> <p><img class="alignleft" style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 20px;" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449im_/http://ipwatchdog.com/images/PwC-5b-2013.jpg" width="196" height="369"/>The anti-patent forces have convinced many members of the public – and their representatives in Congress – that such patent monetizing companies “abuse” the court system. But what do the data say?</p> <p>If monetizing companies as a class “abuse” litigation more often than plaintiff operating companies, we would expect to see data that show that they bring less meritorious patent cases. Some have sounded the alarm that such data already exists. They cite to the annual PricewaterhouseCoopers report on patent litigation. But is this a reliable source for this conclusion?</p> <p>The chart to the left, which is Chart 5b from page 12 of the latest PwC report released in 2013, appears to show comparative “success rates.” The chart appears to answer the question negatively for monetizing companies. As depicted in the chart, operating companies seem always to have had a higher “success rate” in court compared to monetizing companies, most recently 38% compared with 26%. That is, in fact, how alarmists (including those at the highest levels of government who advise the present Administration) have used these statistics. Examples are everywhere. Here are four notable ones:</p> <div class="post-teaser-block">           <span style="font-size:12pt"><b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2014/02/25/why-npes-lose-less-often-in-court-than-operating-companies/id=48256/" title="Permanent Link: Why NPEs Lose Less Often in Court Than Operating Companies" rel="bookmark">Continue Reading</a></b> (1775 words, 5 images)</span></div> </div> <br/> <hr/> <br/><br/> </div> <div class="post"> <h4 id="post-48214"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2014/02/25/seven-ip-cases-slated-on-supreme-court-oral-argument-calendar/id=48214/" rel="bookmark" title=" Seven IP Cases Slated on Supreme Court Oral Argument Calendar"> Seven IP Cases Slated on Supreme Court Oral Argument Calendar </a></h4> <span style="font-size:9pt">Posted: Tuesday, Feb 25, 2014 @ 9:51 am | Written by AIPLA</span> | <span style="font-size: 12pt"><b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2014/02/25/seven-ip-cases-slated-on-supreme-court-oral-argument-calendar/id=48214/#respond" title="Comment on Seven IP Cases Slated on Supreme Court Oral Argument Calendar">No Comments »</a> <br/></b></span> <span class="tags"><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/copyright/" rel="tag">Copyright</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/copyright-law/" rel="tag">copyright law</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/copyrights/" rel="tag">copyrights</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/drug/" rel="tag">Drug</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/fda/" rel="tag">fda</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/intellectual-property/" rel="tag">intellectual property</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/labeling/" rel="tag">labeling</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/patent/" rel="tag">patent</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/patents/" rel="tag">patents</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/scotus/" rel="tag">scotus</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/trademark/" rel="tag">trademark</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/trademarks/" rel="tag">trademarks</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tag/supreme-court/" rel="tag">US Supreme Court</a></span><br> <b>Posted in:</b> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/aipla-2/" title="View all posts in AIPLA" rel="category tag">AIPLA</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/copyright/" title="View all posts in Copyright" rel="category tag">Copyright</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/guest-contributors/" title="View all posts in Guest Contributors" rel="category tag">Guest Contributors</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/news/" title="View all posts in IP News" rel="category tag">IP News</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/blog/" title="View all posts in IPWatchdog.com Articles" rel="category tag">IPWatchdog.com Articles</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/patent-blog/" title="View all posts in Patent Fools™" rel="category tag">Patent Fools™</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/trademark-copyright/" title="View all posts in Trademark" rel="category tag">Trademark</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449/http://www.ipwatchdog.com/category/us-supreme-court/" title="View all posts in US Supreme Court" rel="category tag">US Supreme Court</a> <div class="entry"> <p><img class="alignleft" style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 20px;" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140301013449im_/http://ipwatchdog.com/images/supreme-court-statue.jpg" width="273" height="179"/>The oral argument schedule for the Supreme Court over the next few months is heavy on intellectual property cases.</p> <p>The Court will hear oral argument as follows: on February 26, in two cases on granting (<em>Octane Fitness</em>) and reviewing (<em>Highmark</em>) attorneys’ fee awards; on March 31, in a case (<em>Alice Corp.</em>) on patent eligibility of system and computer-implemented method claims; on April 21, in a case (<em>POM Wonderful</em>) on claims under Section 43 of the Lanham Act challenging labels regulated by the Food and Drug Administration; on April 22, in a case (<em>Aereo</em>) on whether a provider of broadcast television programming over the Internet violates a copyright owner’s public performance right; on April 28, in a case (<em>Nautilus</em>) on the proper standard for finding indefiniteness invalidity for patents; 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