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March 15, 2008

PHOSITA ::: Quick Links for 03/15/2008

MyFox Kansas City | Guitar Manufacturer Claims 'Guitar Hero' Patent Violation

• Gibson Guitar Inc. has filed a claim that Activision’s popular 'Guitar Hero' franchise violates a 1999 patent held by Gibson for “technology to simulate a musical performance.”

Patent Infringement Claim Directed at iTunes, iPod by Zapmedia

• Another day, another patent lawsuit against Apple - and they even filed in the Eastern District of Texas!  Apple is being sued by ZapMedia based on a claim that the online iTunes store as well as the iPod were infringements of ZapMedia’s patents on a system for distributing media assets to devices via a synchronized portal.

Spitzer Call Girl Claims MySpace Photos Published in Violation of Copyright

• You gotta love a good sex scandal - especially one involving violations of copyright law (don't they all?)   According to the Call Girl's attorney, Don D. Buchwald, said she did not consent to the use of fairly risque photographs by several news organizations, and the usage may be a violation of federal copyright laws.

The Visible Hand: Why India needs to possess- Hindustan Times

• Intellectual property today is at a similar juncture. It is arguable
  that over the years the income that accrues from intellectual property will outstrip the income from labour and land. That being so, it is important for today’s poor nations to encourage inventive activity and then to establish rights over those.

Patent Baristas » Patent Office Will Now Require Biological Deposits Before Publication

• The good folks at Patent Baristas have a well informed post about the new proposed biological deposits requirements being promulgated by the USPTO.  The proposed rules would require:
  

  (1) that any deposit of biological material be made before publication of a patent application; and

  (2) that all restrictions on access to the deposited material imposed by the depositor be removed upon publication.

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