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8 Sep 2010, 5:02 am
: the United States Patent and Trademark Office's Data Visualization Center (here). [read post]
7 Sep 2010, 11:04 pm by Vincent LoTempio
The United States Parent and Trademark Office (USPTO) just launched the beta version of a USPTO Data Visualization Center in a web page that looks like a bunch of speedometers on dashboard. [read post]
7 Sep 2010, 8:52 am by Stefanie Levine
Written by Gene Quinn (of IPWatchdog.com and Practice Center Contributor) The United States Patent and Trademark Office has provided an update to its Examination Guidelines concerning the law of obviousness under 35 U.S.C. 103 in light of precedential decisions from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued since the 2007 decision by the United States Supreme Court in KSR Int’l… [read post]
6 Sep 2010, 12:42 am by Marie Louise
United States (271 Patent Blog) (Patently-O) (Gray on Claims) (IPBiz) (IPBiz) (PatLit) CAFC: Another means-plus-function opinion: General Protecht Group, Inc. v. [read post]
5 Sep 2010, 9:41 pm by Steve Baird
The prosecution history for the registration discloses that the assigned Examining Attorney at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) required a disclaimer of the descriptive wording "Minnesota State Fair": Applicant must disclaim the descriptive wording “MINNESOTA STATE FAIR” apart from the mark as shown because it merely describes the feature of the identified services. [read post]
1 Sep 2010, 12:15 pm by Gene Quinn
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has provided an update to its Examination Guidelines concerning the law of obviousness under 35 U.S.C. 103 in light of precedential decisions from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued since the 2007 decision by the United States Supreme Court in KSR Int’l Co. v. [read post]
31 Aug 2010, 1:00 pm by Phil
I told her that even though you can mark articles with the terms "Patent Applied For" or "Patent Pending" these phrases have no legal effect, but only give information that an application for patent has been filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. [read post]
30 Aug 2010, 11:33 am by Vincent LoTempio
What are the available ways a competitor can submit prior art against an issued patent or pending patent application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office? [read post]
30 Aug 2010, 1:17 am by Kelly
(IPKat) United States US Patent Reform Another new Patent Reform Bill is introduced in the House (Inventive Step) National Law Journal editorial questions USPTO three-track examination proposal (Patent Docs) AIPLA, IPO comments on proposed three-tier application system (Inventive Step) US Patents USPTO continues to expand patent prosecution highway (Patent Docs) The Patent Prosecution Highway (InoviaIP) IPO… [read post]
27 Aug 2010, 9:28 am by Lawrence B. Ebert
Patent and Trademark Office's Green Technology Pilot Program puts patent petitions related to environmental technologies at the front of the line for appraisal. [read post]
25 Aug 2010, 5:39 am by Dennis Crouch
Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) publish only the abstract of an application until it issues as a patent. [read post]
24 Aug 2010, 5:00 am by Nissenbaum Law Group
The State contacted Live Gold and informed it that its use of the trademarks “The Platters” and “The Cornell Gunter Coasters” might violate the Truth in Music Act, which provides: A person shall not advertise or conduct a live musical performance or production through the use of an affiliation, connection or association between the performing group and the recording group unless: (a) The performing group is the authorized registrant and owner of a… [read post]
23 Aug 2010, 3:45 pm by Gene Quinn
The Commerce Department’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks of the Russian Federation (ROSPATENT) have agreed to partner in establishing a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program. [read post]
23 Aug 2010, 5:59 am by Lawrence B. Ebert
In view of the fact that the very issue of "patent quality" has been debated, one findsit interesting that the authors rely on an article in the New York Times on the long-ago eliminated "peanut butter and jelly sandwich" patent to make their argument.For a different view, see for example PATENT GRANT RATES AT THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE , 4 CHI. [read post]
23 Aug 2010, 1:22 am by Kelly
Video Performance Ltd (IPKat) (1709 Blog) Good news for the UK’s IP law service providers and perhaps for others too (IAM) Two bites at the cherry but not enhanced costs: Wragg v Donnelly (PatLit) United States US General NY Times review ‘Common as Air’: History of IP (Trademark Blog) US Patent Reform RIP Patent Reform 2010? [read post]
22 Aug 2010, 12:45 pm by Vincent LoTempio
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has prepared further interim guidance for the patent examining corps to use when determining subject matter eligibility of a  business method patent application under 35 U.S.C. [read post]
20 Aug 2010, 3:45 pm
Triumph, Inc. does business in California under the name MedGear – is a website http://www.medgear.com/ which sells clothing for hospital and medical industry workers, but I did not see anything using the mark MATERIAL GIRL.)LA Triumph also alleges that MGB improperly filed to register the mark MATERIAL GIRL with the United State Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). [read post]
19 Aug 2010, 10:00 am by Charles Internicola
 This point relates to start-up franchisors and comes down to a basic point: "don't sell a franchise until you register your primary trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO")". [read post]