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Open Invention Network: A Mission to Maintain Open-Source Status for Linux Systems
As Jaime Siegel, OIN’s Global Director of Licensing, notes, OIN is able to grant free membership to companies joining the consortium thanks to the efforts of …
World Intellectual Property Indicators 2017: Design Patent Highlights
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has published its annual World Intellectual Property Indicators. For the second consecutive year, the number of design applications filed worldwide continued …
Could Have, Should Have, Would Have
It is irresponsible for adults to give children who fail to complete their work credit based on the excuse that the children could have, should have, would …
Brave New World: Blockchain, Mobility and the Intersection Between AI and Automotive
Roberta Romano-Götsch: "Imagine for example that in future you can have a truck where the driver does the difficult task of getting the truck outside the …
Capitol Hill Roundup
This week in Capitol Hill hearings, it will be a relatively light week all around, and particularly so for those who focus on intellectual property, technology and …
Exclusive with Roberta Romano-Götsch, Chief Operating Officer of Mobility and Mechatronics at EPO
I recently had the opportunity to go on the record with Roberta Romano-Götsch, the chief operating officer of Mobility and Mechatronics at the European Patent Office (…
Smartflash Petitions Supreme Court to Challenge PTAB under Appointments Clause
In early August, patent owner Smartflash filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court to appeal a case stemming from covered …
House Aviation Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), Flying Cars and Passenger Drones
The development of UAS vehicles for delivering packages or passengers could go a long way in alleviating issues of congestion occurring along the nation’s roadways. Aviation …
Intellectual Ventures v. T-Mobile: Summary Judgment of Non-Infringement Vacated Due to Incorrect Claim Construction
In claim construction analyses, the plain and ordinary meaning of a claim term will not be narrowed by statements in the prosecution history, unless those statements clearly …
IPR Petitioner Bears Burden of Demonstrating Real Parties in Interest are Listed and Petitions are Not Time-Barred
Though the Board did not specify which party bore the burden of demonstrating that all real parties in interest were identified in the petition, it appeared to …
Some Rovi Patent Claims Survive IPR After PTAB Issues Final Decision in Comcast Challenge
On Monday, September 10th, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued a final decision in an inter partes review (IPR) proceeding petitioned by telecommunications conglomerate Comcast …
Patent Encumbrances Can Reduce Market Value up to 100 Percent
Patent broker Brad Close notes that encumbrances can have the effect of reducing a patent’s value by up to 100 percent, practically rendering a patent valueless on …
Can I hold on long enough until the madness stops?
If someone told me when starting my career in 1976 that I would discover a process that has been beyond the reach of professionals and experts for over 62 …
PPAC Fee Hearing Discusses Proposed Increases to Late Payments, AIA Trial Fees
Lisa Jorgenson, executive director of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), asked the agency to better justify the increased surcharge for late maintenance fee payments as …
Managing international trademark portfolios in the Age of Globalization
Managing international trademark portfolios in the age of globalization can be a fickle endeavor. Ecommerce has blown the top off traditional thinking as it relates not only …
