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		<title>Patent for Anti-Cancer Vaccine Issued</title>
		<link>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2010/05/04/patent-for-anti-cancer-vaccine-issued</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 15:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 27, 2010, the USPTO issued U.S. Patent 7,704,507 directed to a method for creating an anti-cancer vaccine.  This patent is assigned to the University of Virginia Patent Foundation and the University of Pittsburgh.  This method primes T cells against tumor antigens using a culture of antigen presenting cells (APCs) with protein or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Computer Readable Media Guidance From USPTO</title>
		<link>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2010/01/28/computer-readable-media-guidance-from-uspto</link>
		<comments>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2010/01/28/computer-readable-media-guidance-from-uspto#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For quite some time, the phrase &#8220;computer-readable media&#8221; in software claims has been a buzzword Examiners have latched onto for 101 rejections.  Yesterday, the USPTO released a guidance memo that provides specific language suggested for overcoming or avoiding these rejections.  Interestingly, addition of this suggested language to overcome rejection will not be considered new matter, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The North Face Sues The South Butt</title>
		<link>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2010/01/07/the-north-face-sues-the-south-butt</link>
		<comments>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2010/01/07/the-north-face-sues-the-south-butt#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A popular outdoor product company, The North Face, is suing a student-founded start-up company, The South Butt, for trademark infringement.  The North Face complaint includes arguments for likelihood of confusion.  In response to this argument, IP counsel for The South Butt indicated that the public knows &#8220;the difference between a face and a butt.&#8221;
The South [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Patented Soup for You!</title>
		<link>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/08/19/no-patented-soup-for-you</link>
		<comments>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/08/19/no-patented-soup-for-you#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the category of quirky and fun, here is an antique patent from 1865, when recipes were still considered patentable subject matter.  U.S. Patent 47,545 is for Improved Tomato Soup &#8211; and the specification enables you to make an enourmous amount!  If anyone actually tries this recipe out, let me know how it goes.
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		<title>Word to Microsoft &#8211; Pay Up and Cease Sales</title>
		<link>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/08/12/word-to-microsoft-pay-up-and-cease-sales</link>
		<comments>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/08/12/word-to-microsoft-pay-up-and-cease-sales#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Judge Davis of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas entered a final judgement against Microsoft today, following a jury verdict issued on May 20, 2009.
The suit originated in 2007, when Canadian software firm i4i Ltd sued Microsoft for infringing their U.S. Patent 5,787,499.  The suit alleged that Microsoft knowingly infringed on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter Sued for Patent Infringement</title>
		<link>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/08/06/twitter-sued-for-patent-infringement</link>
		<comments>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/08/06/twitter-sued-for-patent-infringement#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Texas-based company called TechRadium filed suit against Twitter Tuesday, August 4, 2009, in the Southern District of Texas, alleging patent infringement.  TechRadium is a technology company that makes mass notification systems which provide a platform where one message can be sent to multiple recipients over various types of devices.
The complaint alleges that Twitter infringes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TiVo vs. EchoStar Update</title>
		<link>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/08/04/tivo-vs-echostar-update</link>
		<comments>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/08/04/tivo-vs-echostar-update#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The legal battle continues, and it just got more interesting!
The TiVo patent at the center of this controversy is currently embroiled in reexamination proceedings with the USPTO.  Monday, August 3, 2009, the USPTO rejected two of the patent claims in the TiVo patent in a preliminary finding of invalidity.  The rejected claims, claims 31 and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patents that make you go &#8220;huh?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/07/30/patents-that-make-you-go-huh</link>
		<comments>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/07/30/patents-that-make-you-go-huh#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A patent application filed at the beginning of this year was published today, allowing us a look into the inventive mind of Susan Harsh.  Titled Dog Nose Art, this application claims the process of turning a smudge on a surface, left by a dog&#8217;s nose, into a work of art.  Seriously.  The claims are strangely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcasting Patented!</title>
		<link>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/07/30/podcasting-patented</link>
		<comments>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/07/30/podcasting-patented#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A company called VoloMedia announced yesterday that they have been awarded a U.S. Patent for podcasting.  The referenced patent was issued on July 28, 2009, and is titled Method for Providing Episodic Media Content.
In the press release, VoloMedia explains that although today&#8217;s podcasting is currently 100% RSS-based, their newly awarded patent covers all episodic media [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Emotiflag Patent</title>
		<link>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/07/27/microsoft-emotiflag-patent</link>
		<comments>http://www.sarahsponte.com/2009/07/27/microsoft-emotiflag-patent#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft managed to land a patent grant for emotiflags this past week despite well-known prior usage.  The IP team member at Microsoft who received the Notice of Allowance sent a blast email including a  :)
Lotus notes users, however, responded to the news with a  :(
Although it sounds like a parody of the likes of Despair.com, [...]]]></description>
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