Posts Tagged: patent office
Distinguishing Colloquial Obviousness and Legal Obviousness
Have you ever worked with a lay inventor who had a hard time dealing with obviousness under U.S. patent law? Many patent lawyers have. It is …
The One Word that Will Help Restore the U.S. Patent System
Based on the age of many of us in the room, President Reagan was probably the first president many of us remember. And I mention this because …
Win in Water Balloon Battle Suggests Hope for Patent Owners at PTAB
IPWatchdog’s coverage of the November 2017 Bunch O Balloons district court trial left off with an Eastern District of Texas jury awarding $12.3 million in damages to patent …
The Lineup: Who We’ll Hear from in the First Two Senate Hearings on Section 101 Reform
To kick off the month in which Alice v. CLS Bank will turn five, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property will hold its first …
Mission Impossible? How U.S. Drafters Can Minimize Support/Clarity Issues Under Article 84 EPC
When drafting Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications, or applications intended to be prosecuted abroad, a U.S. drafter inevitably faces the challenge of providing a description in …
Reflections on the 2018 Patent Market
Despite falling average prices, in 2018, the patent market grew fast. We estimate the 2018 market size to be $353 million, up from last year’s estimated $296 million. The 2016 market …
Opticurrent Says Power Integrations Reexamination Attempt is Gamesmanship
On May 13, patent owner Opticurrent, LLC, filed an emergency motion for leave to file a supplemental motion for judgment in a patent infringement case being fought out …
Other Barks & Bites, Friday May 24: Coons Requests Info on Alexa Privacy, Congress Pushes 101 Reform, and Qualcomm Will Appeal Its Loss to the FTC
This week in Other Barks & Bites: Chinese state media pushes back on the United States’ claims of intellectual property theft; a bipartisan coalition from both houses of …
Patent Trends Study Part Thirteen: Building Materials
This is the last in a 13-part series of articles authored by Kilpatrick Townsend. The series examined industry-specific patent trends across 12 key patent-intensive industries. In this 13-part …
PTAB Precedential Decision Designations Continue Patent Owner-Friendly Trend
On May 7, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) designated two recent decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) as precedential, bringing the number …
Legislative Recommendation for the SUCCESS Act: Recognize the Inventor
Pursuant to the 2018 SUCCESS Act, Congress directed the USPTO to submit to it a report on the results of a study that provides legislative recommendations for how …
Determining When a Printed Publication is Publicly Accessible
Twice during the last year, the Federal Circuit found itself clarifying the meaning of public accessibility of a printed publication for the purposes of prior art under 35 …
House Drug Pricing Hearing Goes Off Script
Most Congressional hearings are morality plays designed to reach a predetermined outcome. It wasn't hard to predict how the second hearing on drug pricing by the House …
Business Method Patents Recover Under USPTO Guidance
Business method patents have recovered under the new 2019 Revised Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance. As the graph above shows, allowances per office action (APOA) dropped from 17% before …
Other Barks & Bites for Friday, May 17: Trump Bans Huawei, Alibaba Shows Improved Brand Protection and China Revises Copyright Law
This week in Other Barks & Bites: Chinese state political advisors suggest changes to the country’s copyright law, including stronger punitive measures for infringement; President Donald Trump …
