Posts in Patents
Disclosure-Dedication Rule: An Effective Tool Against Infringement Claims Under the Doctrine of Equivalents
The doctrine of equivalents allows a patentee to raise a claim of infringement even when each and every element of the patented invention is not identically present …
Drew Hirshfeld Appointed to Second Five-Year Term as USPTO Commissioner for Patents
This morning, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross reappointed Commissioner for Patents Drew Hirshfeld for a second five-year …
Artificial Intelligence Can’t Patent Inventions: So What?
The USPTO’s recent landmark decision (16/524,350) concluding artificial intelligence (AI) cannot be a named patent inventor perhaps sparked fears of super-robots inventing critical technologies that, alas, receive …
An Emerging Section 101 Expansion to Section 112(a) Enablement? The Federal Circuit Should Stop It Now
The most dominant, divisive issue in patent law over the last decade—Section101-eligibility and the Supreme Court’s Mayo-Alice framework—appears to have just become more …
CAFC Affirms-In Part District Court’s Refusal to Seal Uniloc’s Confidential Information
On July 9, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed in-part and vacated in-part a decision of the U.S. District Court for …
The Rise of Australia’s Small Boutique Patent and Trademark Firms
A recent study by IP blogger Mark Summerfield discussed the winners and losers as far as Australian patent filings are concerned, and there is a clear indication …
A Case Study in Protecting Internet Quiz IP
Along with cat memes, TikTtok videos and electoral manipulation, the Internet is enriching people’s lives with the instant quiz. Whether seeking to gauge one’s resemblance …
The New Standard: Licensing Scenarios and Patented Technologies Relevant to Versatile Video Coding
Versatile video coding (VVC), also known as Future Video Coding (FVC) or H.266, is a video compression standard that was released on July 6 and is being positioned …
CAFC Vacates Order Denying Attorney Fees to ShoppersChoice.com
On July 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) vacated and remanded an Attorney Fee Order of the U.S. District Court for …
Federal Circuit Extends Arthrex Holding to Ex Parte Proceedings
On July 7, the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), in In re: Boloro Global Limited, granted a motion by Boloro Global Limited (Boloro) …
Patent Filings Roundup: A Suit Wrapped in Swaddling Clothes, a Fishy Competitor Fight, and Sisvel’s Continued Monetization Efforts of 3G Blackberry Patents
It was another relatively normal week at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board with 30 patent filings—two post grant reviews (PGRs), 28 inter partes reviews (IPRs)—and another …
‘Unalienable Rights’: Understanding America’s Growing Disdain for Physical and Intangible Property
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these …
Federal Circuit Upholds Patent for Biologic Drug Enbrel; Judge Reyna Dissents
On July 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed a holding of the U.S. District Court for the District of New …
How Patent Races Impact Innovation
When it comes to patents, timing matters. If two inventors are working on the same invention, it is the one who races to the patent office first …
China is the New Hub for Wireless Charging Technology
With a growing number of users and increased demand for consumer electronics, smart-wearables, electric vehicles, Internet-of-Things (IoT) and Internet-of-Everything (IoET), the need for powering such devices and …
