Posts Tagged: patent prosecution
Introduction to Patent Prosecution: Patent Practice for Beginners
You’ve passed the patent bar exam. Now what? Having a license to practice is just the beginning. This is why Gene Quinn and John White designed …
Introduction to Patent Prosecution: Patent Practice for Beginners
You’ve passed the patent bar exam. Now what? Having a license to practice is just the beginning. What you need is a bridge between passing the …
Patent Practice Training: An Introduction to Patent Prosecution
You’ve passed the patent bar exam. Now what? Having a license to practice is just the beginning. What you need is a bridge between passing the …
How to Be an Effective Advocate When Responding To Examiners
You're a patent prosecutor. You've just received an office action. The examiner has rejected your claims. You think the examiner got it wrong. On the technical issues, …
Inequitable Conduct and Unclean Hands: Is There a Difference and Does it Matter?
Inequitable conduct remains the most powerful defense to patent infringement. In contrast to other defenses to patent infringement that require a claim-by-claim analysis, the defense of inequitable …
The Federal Circuit Just ‘Swallowed All of Patent Law’ in ChargePoint v. SemaConnect
In ChargePoint Inc. v. SemaConnect, Inc., (2018-1739) the Federal Circuit inexplicably stated in its opinion that “[i]t is clear from the language of claim 1 that the …
How the EPO and USPTO Guidance Will Help Shape the Examination of Artificial Intelligence Inventions
It is safe to say that Artificial intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are hot topics and, as with any rapidly growing technological area on the industry …
Don’t Give Up: Section 101 Allowances Are Up at USPTO
The data shows that Section 101 allowances at the USPTO are on the rise after a long period of decline, but the 101 situation still remains “alarming,” said panelists …
How the Owner of ‘Findmyphone’ Patents Overcame a 101 Objection Under the New USPTO Guidance
I hold nine U.S. computer security device recovery and communication patents relating to Findmyphone technology, which helps owners display return or recovery information before or with …
Congress is Trying to Fix 101: To Do So, They Must Overrule Mayo
The state of patent eligibility in America is shocking. Between the passage of the 1952 Patent Act and 2012, when the U.S. Supreme Court decided Mayo Collaborative Services …
What Happens to Diagnostic Method Patents After Athena?
I am sure that the justices of the Supreme Court did not anticipate the confusion they created when they issued their controversial decision in Alice Corporation v. …
Japan Patent Office Case Examples on Artificial Intelligence Offer Guidance for Other Offices on Treating AI Inventions
The Japan Patent Office recently added ten new case examples pertinent to artificial intelligence-related technology to Annex A of its Japanese Patent Examination Handbook. The examples are …
U.S. Cannabis Inventions on the Rise As Legal Marijuana Market Grows
The shifting status of marijuana from an illegal controlled substance to regulated medicinal product to, in some jurisdictions, legalized recreational activity has created a market that promises …
Justified Paranoia: Patenting and the Delicate Dance Between Confidentiality and Investment
Most inventors understand that a certain amount of paranoia goes a long way when dealing with an idea or invention. Ideas cannot be patented, but every invention …
First PTAB Reversals Under New Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance
Since having been sworn in as the new director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in February 2018, Andrei Iancu has led the charge to …
