1. Patent and Trademark Updates
Daily Digest
August 4, 2011
By: Sagacious Research

2. Table of Content
Patent Updates....................................................................................................................3
Trademark Updates.............................................................................................................4
About Sagacious...................................................................................................................6

3. Patent Updates
Following is a short, manually curated summary of the top stories in the patent ecosystem for
today. The stories are compiled by Sagacious Research a firm specialized in providing affordable
patent services to professionals and businesses, and generally includes updates regarding new
patent related events, patent law changes, patent litigation updates, patent infringement news,
new patents, patent related collaborations, new patent related articles/opinions and any other
interesting news in the patent domain.
Avanir files patent suits against Par & Actavis over involuntary-emotion drug-
http://bit.ly/q0to6L
Crosstrees Medical, Inc. Awarded U.S. Patent for Spinal Disc Therapy Devices-
http://bit.ly/pcd4qP
ACI to hold its FDA Boot Camp Devices Edition conference on October 25-26, 2011 in
Chicago- http://bit.ly/o4GDVQ
Forum on European Pharmaceutical Regulatory Law- http://bit.ly/pLtyuF
South Korea’s LG, Japan’s Sony end patent fight- http://bit.ly/nhRitq
USPTO’s Future Budget: A report- http://bit.ly/nEmnuW
Correcting Patents at the District Court- http://bit.ly/qceW08
Tech Transfer Summit to organize European & North American stops of its Tech Transfer
Summit on September 19-20, 2011 in Paris- http://bit.ly/riH5w0

4. IQPC Developing IP Strategies for Crystalline Forms Conference to be held on October
24-26, 2011 in London, UK- http://bit.ly/ruY2F6
Answer Regarding Whether a Test Was Performed Does Not Violate Privilege: A case
study- http://bit.ly/oTQwSV
Updated German procedural status codes on Thursday, August 11, 2011-
http://bit.ly/mU1d5e
House Legislators Lobby to Exclude 12-Year Data Exclusivity Period from Free Trade
Agreement- http://bit.ly/n5iS4w
Apple patents improved oleophobic coating process which could be used further in i-
mac products- http://bit.ly/nArtZb
Google Steps Up to Defend Android Developers From Patent Lawsuit-
http://bit.ly/osMVPi
US Medical Devices Market – and How a Single Article Can Kill Your Patent- http://bit.ly/
q0to6L
Trademark Updates
Following is a short, manually curated summary of the top stories in the trademark ecosystem

5. for today. The stories are compiled by Sagacious Research a firm specialized in providing
affordable trademark services to professionals and businesses, and generally includes updates
regarding new trademark related events, trademark law changes, trademark litigation updates,
trademark infringement news, new trademarks, trademark related collaborations, new
trademark related articles/opinions and any other interesting news in the trademark domain.
Five Reasons to Register your Trademark or Service Mark- http://bit.ly/nmANtq

6. About Sagacious
Sagacious Research is a research and analytics firm specializing in Intellectual Property (IP)
services. At Sagacious, techno-legal domain experts work collaboratively with Patent and
Trademark Practitioners, Innovators, Businesses, and Technology Investors to provide them high
quality knowledge support, actionable insights, and multi-lingual research capabilities, over and
above the accepted industry standards.
Over the time, Sagacious has developed the reputation of the “Preferred Partner” that clients
can rely on, while expecting an easy and pleasurable experience each time. Sagacious feels
proud to highlight its 100% client return rate, search capabilities in 92 countries, and multi-
lingual research capabilities in European and Asian Languages. We have successfully nurtured
long-term associations with many Tier I and Tier II law firms, Fortune 500 companies, Small and
Medium Sized Tech Firms, Big Investment Houses, and leading Business Consultancy Firms
spread over 4 continents.
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