Posts Tagged: independent inventor
In Search of a Jury Trial: One Inventor’s Experience at the PTAB and Federal Circuit
Outlined below is the story of how the America Invents Act (AIA) of 2011 made a novel 2002 invention obvious in 2018. I’m the first named inventor of the 7058524 …
Starting the Patent Process on a Limited Budget
If you are an inventor new to inventing, you undoubtedly believe you’ve come up with an idea, or two or three, that could really be successful. …
Patents Have Entered the Upside Down: Looking Back on the 2019 U.S. Patent Market
Ask ten professionals for their attitude on the current state of patents in 2019, and you’ll receive ten distinctly different opinions ranging anywhere from the incredibly negative …
Overcoming Cognitive Bias in Patent Filing and Maintenance Decisions
During this turbulent era in the history of the U.S. patent system, many enterprises have pursued new models for IP strategy and execution. Others have taken …
The USPTO Wants a Rehearing in Arthrex: Now is the Time to Put the PTAB on Trial
On November 13, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) requested the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit suspend all consideration of an appeal …
No Justice for Small Company Innovators: Make Your Voice Heard on the America Invents Act, IPRs, and the CAFC’s Rule 36
My company, Chestnut Hill Sound Inc. (ChillSound), has been victimized by a U.S. patent system that for nearly a decade has been in a sorry state. …
One Inventor’s Unsolicited Congressional Testimony Following Arthrex
Since inventors are rarely allowed to participate in patent discussions in Congress, I would like to submit my testimony here. In Arthrex, the Federal Circuit in effect …
How to Prepare and Prosecute Patents in Light of the USPTO’s Post-Alice Focus on Eligibility
Since the issuance by the United States Supreme Court of its opinion in Alice Corporation Pty Ltd. v. CLS Bank International, 573 U.S. 208, 134 S. Ct. 2347 (2014), the United …
This Thanksgiving: What Is the IP Community Thankful For?
This year has included many twists and turns for IP stakeholders, particularly on the patent side. Most recently, the Federal Circuit’s decision in Arthrex has called …
CAFC Reverses PTAB Obviousness Finding as Unsupported by Substantial Evidence
On November 23, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) reversed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) ruling in a pair of inter partes …
Don’t Undermine U.S. Innovation While Standing Up to China
One of the few areas of bipartisan agreement in Washington is that it's time to respond to Chinese economic and military aggression. The need is underscored by …
Federal Circuit Tackles Analogous Art Arguments
In Airbus S.A.S v. Firepass Corporation, Appeal 2019-1803 (November 8, 2019), Airbus appealed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (PTAB’s) reversal of the examiner's rejection of …
Professors Expand Upon Proposals to Senate IP Subcommittee for Improving Patent Quality
On October 30, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property heard from five witnesses on ways to improve patent quality at the United States Patent and …
Finnavations v. Payoneer: A Case Study Into a Broken Patent System
If you innovate and invest more than $10,000 to obtain patent protection on your idea, do you trust a government-issued patent to be a valid one? And if …
Artificial Intelligence Will Help to Solve the USPTO’s Patent Quality Problem
About a month ago, Steve Brachmann authored an article concerned with a brief given to Capitol Hill staff by Professors Frakes and Wasserman. The article highlighted fundamental, …
