Posts Tagged: aipla
Boston Patent Law Association Announces Support for IPO-AIPLA Section 101 Legislative Fix
The Boston Patent Law Association (BPLA) has announced its support for a proposal for a legislative fix to 35 U.S.C. § 101, the statute governing basic patentability in …
Judge Stoll tells AIPLA Alice/Mayo ‘a difficult line of cases to administer’
Judge Kara Stoll: 'As somebody who has worked in patents for a long time I realize it can be very difficult for clients where you’ve invested …
USPTO Director Iancu tells AIPLA annual meeting: ‘It is a new day at the PTAB’
"The amendment process should allow the patent owner a meaningful process to draft narrower claims," Iancu said after pointing out that the statute specifically allows for patent …
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 …
USPTO Director Andrei Iancu Discusses Patentability of Algorithms, PTAB Proceedings at Senate Judiciary Committee
Sen. Harris followed up by asking whether algorithms were mathematical representations of laws of nature. “You’re getting right to the heart of the issue,” Iancu said. …
Cognitive Dissonance: How the PTAB Reported Appeal Statistics Ruins the Data for Everyone
The PTO reports a case as affirmed if all claims are rejected for at least one issue on appeal and reversed if all claims are reversed for …
L. Scott Oliver joins Orrick Silicon Valley office
Orrick announced that L. Scott Oliver has joined the firm, adding another seasoned first-chair trial lawyer to Orrick’s top-ranking IP bench. Scott, who joins from K&…
Patent Bar Groups Propose Legislation to Fix Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Problems
Over the past few months, several of the major intellectual property organizations have developed proposed legislative fixes to patent subject matter holdings by the courts. The American …
Patent owners do not like IPRs despite what Bloomberg Law, AIPLA study says
According to Bloomberg and AIPLA, the survey suggests that complaints from patent owners and other stakeholders in the U.S. patent system surrounding high patent invalidation rates …
NASA, AIPLA, IPO among those who oppose USPTO fee increases
According to the USPTO, the fee increases are designed to better cover the costs of the USPTO’s main patent operations as well as PTAB operations and …
Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corporation: What No One Is Telling the Supreme Court
In its upcoming term, the Supreme Court will once again consider the extraterritorial effect of U.S. patent law; specifically, whether “the Federal Circuit erred in holding …
AIPLA | USPTO Bench and Bar Conference
Join us in person at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA (Madison Auditorium) or sign up for the available …
Navigating the ever-changing global IP landscape requires an expert guide
Would you climb Everest without an expert guide? You shouldn’t navigate the global IP landscape without one either. The global intellectual property terrain is becoming increasingly …
Chen Wang joins AIPLA as Deputy Executive Director for Regulatory Affairs
The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) is pleased to announce that Chen Wang, former Deputy Chief IP Counsel at E.I. du Pont de Nemours and …
Copyright Office asked to investigate software copyright issues by Senate Judiciary
At the end of her speech Pallante mentioned that she had just received a letter from the Senate Judiciary Committee, specifically sent by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), …
