Posts Tagged: kunin
Industry Reaction to WesternGeco LLC v. ION GeoPhysical
We reached out to our distinguished panel of industry insiders, and the initial reaction is this decision is a clear win for patent owners. Efrat Kasznik: "The …
An Interesting Year on the Horizon: What to Watch in 2018
The issues I will be watching in 2018 other than Oil States are as follows: (1) What does the new Director of the USPTO do with respect to reforming …
Industry Insiders Make Patent Wishes for 2018
For my wishes, I’ll make four. First, as I did last year, I again continue to wish for patent eligibility reform in Congress that would overrule …
What Mattered in 2017: Industry Insiders Reflect Biggest Moments in IP
Unlike previous years where we had near unanimity on the biggest moments, this year we see wide variety of thought, from SCOTUS to Capitol Hill to the …
Predicting SAS Institute v. Matal after SCOTUS Oral Arguments
My thoughts continue to be that the statute is very simple and mandates the PTAB to issue a final written decision on all claims challenged. This seemed …
Predicting Oil States after Supreme Court Oral Arguments
After oral arguments were held on Monday, November 27, 2017, I again asked a number of industry insiders what thoughts and predictions they now have after having the benefit …
Patent Exhaustion at the Supreme Court: Industry Reaction to Impression Products v. Lexmark
Bob Stoll: ''And it is the international exhaustion holding that is particularly troubling. Sales abroad act independently from the US patent system and there is no impact …
Industry reaction to SCOTUS patent venue decision in TC Heartland v. Kraft Food Group
What follows is reaction from a distinguished panel of industry insiders who have been following this case. Each have offered their own instant analysis, several pointing out …
The America Invents Act Five Years Later: Reality, Consequences and Perspectives
At exactly 11:42am on September 16, 2011, President Barak Obama signed the America Invents Act into law. As President Obama put his pen down he said: “All right guys, …
Patent and Trade Secret Wishes for 2016
This year our panel has a diverse variety of wishes. We see the usual wishes relating to patent eligibility and the abstract idea exception, with a reference …
What Mattered in 2015: Insiders Reflect on Biggest Moments in IP
This year our panel of industry insiders is quite diverse, with commentary from Bob Stoll (Drinker Biddle), Ashley Keller (Gerchen Keller), Paul Morinville (US Inventor), Alden Abbot (…
The Role of an Patent Procedure Expert in Patent Litigation
When you review file histories as a patent office practice expert it’s an eye-opening experience because sometimes it’s almost inexplicable as to what happened and …
The PTAB and Patent Office Administrative Trials
KUNIN: ''But what is the one thing that can be a break the bank issue? What if the patent owner asserts eight patents against you in a …
A Patent Conversation with Steve Kunin: De Novo Review and Bright Line Rules
KUNIN: ''Remember though an Act of Congress in 1982 the Federal Circuit was established as the single reviewing court for district court patent appeals to provide uniformity and …
The Finale: Steve Kunin Interview Part 3
"You’re going to get a claim construction early from the PTAB. In fact, one of the interesting results with the respect to a review of the …