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3 Dec 2010, 11:37 am
Microsoft has asked the Supreme Court to decide whether the “clear and convincing evidence” is the appropriate burden that must be met to invalidate a patent based on prior art — irrespective of whether or not the United States Patent and Trademark Office already considered that prior art during prosecution. [read post]
7 Mar 2012, 1:40 pm
Always Rely on the Opinion of a Qualified Connecticut Trademark Attorney The failure to have a Connecticut trademark attorney conduct a full trademark search of the United States Patent and Trademark Office records, state trademark office records, and common law listings prior to filing a trademark application is one of the most common mistakes that Connecticut business owners make. [read post]
14 Mar 2024, 12:15 pm
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently released new guidance to patent examiners on making obviousness rejections. [read post]
3 Feb 2021, 9:30 am
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on February 1 held in part that the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (UPSTO) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) erred in finding a claim anticipated when the petition for inter partes review had only asserted obviousness as to the claim. [read post]
1 Jul 2024, 2:05 pm
Ordinarily, patent practitioners do not need to really think about prosecution laches, but laches has become a rather hot topic as the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and courts have initiated what can only be characterized as an assault on an applicant’s statutory right to seek and file additional claims if those claims are supported by the initial disclosure. [read post]
12 Jun 2008, 2:19 pm
Per a USPTO press release earlier this week: The Department of Commerce's United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will publish tomorrow in the Federal Register new rules that will improve the process of ex parte appeals before the USPTO's Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI). [read post]
23 Oct 2019, 4:15 am
Attorney General, Antitrust Division, Makan Delrahim, asking them to “work with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to provide guidance on remedies for infringement of standard-essential patents (SEPs) subject to fair, reasonable... [read post]
2 Dec 2020, 4:15 am
As of December 1, 750 comments had been received in response to the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s “Request for Comments on Discretion To Institute Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board”, which was published in the Federal Register on October 20. [read post]
31 Jul 2018, 5:55 am
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) provides invalidity tools via inter partes review (IPR) and post-grant review (PGR), but which route is better? [read post]
9 May 2017, 7:46 am
In an article published on April 23, 2017, Gene Quinn wrote about President Trump’s workforce reduction plan and his proposal for what it should mean for the United States Patent and Trademark Office. [read post]
30 Dec 2011, 6:08 am
On December 15th the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced it is extending the participation deadline for the Green Technology Pilot Program from December 31st, 2011 to March 30, 2012 or until 3,500 applications have been granted special status. [read post]
10 Sep 2018, 8:45 am
Dissent is not the highest form of judgment for judges on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). [read post]
26 Oct 2021, 11:15 am
Patent and Trademark Office at the Department of Commerce. [read post]
21 Apr 2023, 7:20 am
This week in Other Barks & Bites: Six former IP leaders send comments to the European Commission expressing concerns over an “apparent pivot” on EU policy relating to standard essential patents (SEPs); the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property holds a hearing on competition threats to U.S. innovation; the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) asks for public input on proposed changes to discretionary… [read post]
3 Feb 2021, 9:30 am
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on February 1 held in part that the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (UPSTO) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) erred in finding a claim anticipated when the petition for inter partes review had only asserted obviousness as to the claim. [read post]
28 Jul 2020, 4:15 am
This month, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released a report titled “Progress and Potential: 2020 update on U.S. women inventor- patentees” (the Report). [read post]
14 Mar 2024, 12:15 pm
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently released new guidance to patent examiners on making obviousness rejections. [read post]
15 Jul 2021, 4:15 am
In India, a similar administrative adjudicatory body to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), called the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB), was constituted by a Gazette notification of the Central Government in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on September 15, 2003.... [read post]
21 Sep 2023, 1:15 pm
Yesterday, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) held a “public listening session” to hear from industry leaders on the topic of standard essential patents. [read post]
13 Jan 2019, 6:15 am
Congress created Inter Partes Review (IPR) to weed out clearly invalid patents that would not have been issued had the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) known about certain prior art. [read post]
