Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Standard for Granting an Inter Partes Reexamination Request

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The USPTO announced new rules governing the provisions of the America Invents Act ("AIA") relating to inter partes reexamination...
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Friday, September 16, 2011

America Invents Act - Post-Issuance Proceedings

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Ex Parte Reexam Use:   Anyone can challenge based on patents or printed pubs. Availability:   September 16, 2011 Timing Req:  Anytime af...
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Thursday, September 15, 2011

America Invents Act

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Patent Reform – Changes that take effect immediately Effective DateS September 15, 2011 The U.S. Senate last week passed the House versi...
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

EIT Holdings Goes After LinkedIn ... AGAIN.

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We reported last December that EIT Holdings, LLC ("EIT") sued several Web 2.0 companies, including  Yelp!  and  LinkedIn   for inf...
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Friday, May 20, 2011

Don’t Upset the Apple Cart …

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Apple Inc . ("Apple") sued Samsung Electronics Co . ("Samsung") on April 15, 2011 in U.S. District Court for the Norther...
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

REEXAMINATION REQUEST - GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME!

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I've reviewed many requests for reexamination filed over the past few years and found that a large number were  not  granted in the firs...
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Sunday, February 13, 2011

Reference Numerals in Claims Have No Effect on Claim Scope ... Really?

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There is a preference in the European Patent Office (“EPO”) that elements identified in the claims “be followed by reference signs relati...
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