Massachusetts Institute of Technology v. Shire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2016): By Kevin E. Noonan -- ... bit.ly/2eQJ7EX

Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!: Did you chase your tail last week and miss the IPKat? Che... bit.ly/2dHW41J

TTAB Test: Which One of these Three Section 2(d) Refusals Was Reversed?: I once heard a TTAB judge say that t... bit.ly/2eKReTW

PTAB Update -- Patent Office Proposes Rule Amendment to Recognize Patent Agent-Client Privilege: By Andrew Wi... bit.ly/2exK7zA

Linking to unlicensed content: Swedish court applies GS Media: Is unauthorised linking to unlicensed content ... bit.ly/2dZKiD6

Trademark Reporter Commentary: "USPTO Snuffs Out Marijuana Dispensary Service Mark Application ....": Seattle... bit.ly/2dZRuPU

Urgent crowd sourcing request-- "ugly" clauses in IP agreements: Alexander Tsoutsanis of DLA Piper has sent t... bit.ly/2efvjmk

PTAB Life Sciences Report: By John Cravero and Richard Martin -- About the PTAB Life Sciences Report: Each mo... bit.ly/2eBLbTj

How much attention should the IP community give to non-compete clauses?: Is the use of non-compete clauses ... bit.ly/2eCMFwF

TTAB Test: Is "NOT SO SIMPLE SYRUP" Confusable with "KEEP IT SIMPLE SYRUP" for Syrup?: Chef Sous LLC opposed ... bit.ly/2dTqSwo

Friday Fantasies: Call for Papers: “Images, Copyright, and the Public Domain in the Long Nineteenth Century.”... bit.ly/2eUSzrt

Webinar on Covered Business Method (CBM) Patent Review: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP will be offe... bit.ly/2f4xJ7l

IPO Webinar on Obviousness After Apple v. Samsung: The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will of... bit.ly/2eUY3Ew

Around the IPKat’s Cousins Blogs: The InternKat brings you a further highlight of recent posts by the IPKat’s... bit.ly/2e0WXT2

Conference & CLE Calendar: November 1, 2016 - "Patent Prosecution and Defeating Abstractness: Minimizing the ... bit.ly/2ed5SEv

Synopsis, Inc. v. Mentor Graphics Corp. (Fed. Cir. 2016): By Michael Borella -- Synopsys brought a patent inf... bit.ly/2f7Q9nC

Precedential No. 32: Marijuana Vaporizers Are Illegal Under CSA, TTAB Affirms Two "JUJU" Refusals: The Board ... bit.ly/2f03GRK

Guest Post -- The Emergent Microbiome: A Revolution for the Life Sciences -- Part VIII, The Microbiome and Im... bit.ly/2ehwLXQ

TTAB Test: "IT'S PIRATE TIME" Confusable With "PYRAT" for Distilled Spirits?: Patron Spirits opposed the appl... bit.ly/2e9a3hk

In re Efthymiopoulos (Fed. Cir. 2016): By Donald Zuhn -- Last month, in In re Efthymiopoulos, the Federal Cir... bit.ly/2eTm9z6