良い話と悪い話

「良い話と悪い話がある。どちらから聞きたい？」

というセリフがよく映画では出てきますね。トヨタさん頑張ってくださいよ。

米国 PTAにUSPTOが無償対応

(PatentlyO)

USPTOがWyeth v. Kapposの判決に承服することを決定し、PTAに対応することをアナウンスしました。計画によれば、2010年3月2日より前に発効された特許については無償で特許期間を再計算してくれるそうです。

[T]he USPTO will be processing recalculation requests under an interim procedure that is available to a patentee whose patent issues prior to March 2, 2010, and who requests it no later than 180 days after the issue date. This procedure is available only for alleged errors in calculation that are specifically identified in Wyeth. A copy of the notice submitted to the Federal Register for publication and the form for patentees to use in requesting a recalculation of patent term is on the USPTO Web site at http://www.uspto.gov/patents/announce/pta_wyeth.pdf.

私の会社では権利消滅まで特許を維持することはまれなので、今日も米国特許認可後の処理作業で、PTA再計算不要との事務所指示レターを作成してきました。はっはっは。

さらに詳しくは (Patent Docs) 参照ください。

RPXが新メンバー獲得。今度はマイクロソフトも

Iamマガジンからの情報です。

RPXが新しいメンバーを獲得しました。

日本からはシャープが参加。マイクロソフト、シマンテック、マカフィー、それにスウェーデン企業の米国個会社だそうです。

私はRPXの商売がなりたつはずがないと思っていたのですが認識を改めなければならないようです。

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