Posts Tagged: inventor
A Note to SCOTUS on Arthrex, Judicial Independence, Ethics and Expanded Panels at the PTAB
In Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8, of our Constitution, the founders were relatively specific. The founders give Congress power to secure “the exclusive Right" to “Authors and Inventors” in …
USPTO Report Cites Incremental Growth in the Number of Women Inventor-Patentees
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). The …
Patent Filings Roundup: Inventors File IPRs On Own Patents; Johnson & Johnson Feels the NHK Spring Bite in Texas Suture Suit
District court patent filings are back down to roughly double the number of Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) filings, with 65 new complaints to the PTAB’s 28 …
PTAB Institution Data Analysis Proves That Reforms Have Failed
Despite rumors that changes have been made at the USPTO to bring balance to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), a hard look at the data …
USPTO Shoots Down DABUS’ Bid For Inventorship
Last week, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a decision refusing to vacate a Notice of Missing Parts in U.S. Patent Application No.: 16/524,350 (…
Time to Close the Gap: Is the PTAB Looking at Prosecution Histories in IPRs?
If a recent decision denying institution of an inter partes review (IPR) is any indicator, the answer to the titular question seems to be no, the Board …
PTAB Holds Packet Filtering Claims Unpatentable in Cisco/Centripetal Networks IPR
On January 23, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued a final written decision holding all claims (1-20) of U.S. Patent No. 9,160,713 B2 (the ‘713 patent) unpatentable. …
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 …
Solicitor General Recommends Against Cert in Vanda, Perhaps Bolstering Athena’s Bid for Review
The United States Office of the Solicitor General has filed its brief in response to the Supreme Court’s March request for views in Hikma Pharmaceuticals v. …
A Look at the Briefs in Thryv v. Click-to-Call Before Supreme Court Oral Arguments
On Monday, December 9, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Thryv, Inc. v. Click-to-Call Technologies, LP. The case, which has gone through multiple name …
OSI Pharmaceuticals Decision Has Limited Use in Supporting Patentability of Method of Treatment Claims
Earlier this month, Mallinckrodt succeeded in its inter partes review (IPR) challenge against patent owner Biovie, Inc. (Biovie). The Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB’s) …
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. …
