Category: Patents
The Patent Office Wanted Us to Pay for What?!?
Monday | December 16, 2019By Shane Skwarekfiling patent application, patent application, patent lawyer, patent office, Patent Protection, supreme courtThe U.S. Supreme Court held that the costs borne by an appellant seeking review of a rejection from the U.S. Patent Office by a District Court do not include the apportioned salaries of the Office's employees in Peter v. Nantkwest.…
Read MoreU.S. Patent Office Issues Updated Patent Eligibility Guidance
Monday | October 21, 2019By Shane Skwarek§ 101, medical device patent, patent eligibility, patent office guidance, software patentThe U.S. Patent Office has issued a supplement to the Patent Eligibility Guidance it released in early 2019. The supplement includes four new examples showing an initial, broad claim that the Office considers to be ineligible for patent protection. The…
Read MoreU.S. Patent Office Revises Guidance on Subject-Matter Eligibility
Saturday | January 5, 2019By James Watsonpatent application, patent attorney, patent office, Patent ProtectionThe U.S. Patent Office has issued its much-anticipated update to the guidance on examining patent applications for compliance with the subject-matter eligibility provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 101. Those familiar with the situation will know that the U.S. Supreme Court…
Read MoreU.S. Patent Office Revises Guidance on Subject-Matter Eligibility
Saturday | January 5, 2019By Shane Skwarekpatent application, patent attorney, patent office, Patent ProtectionThe U.S. Patent Office has issued its much-anticipated update to the guidance on examining patent applications for compliance with the subject-matter eligibility provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 101. Those familiar with the situation will know that the U.S. Supreme Court…
Read MoreTraskBritt’s Predicted Trends in Patent Law for 2019
Wednesday | January 2, 2019By James Watsonintellectual property, patent lawWhat to expect in IP law and how to prepare for the future. 2018 is coming to a close. This means we’re looking back at this year’s big changes in IP law and looking forward to what we can expect…
Read MoreTraskBritt’s Predicted Trends in Patent Law for 2019
Wednesday | January 2, 2019By Shane Skwarekintellectual property, patent lawWhat to expect in IP law and how to prepare for the future. 2018 is coming to a close. This means we’re looking back at this year’s big changes in IP law and looking forward to what we can expect…
Read MoreU.S. Patent Court Suggests Improvements in GUI Usability Are Patentable
Saturday | October 13, 2018By James Watsonintellectual property, patent attorney, patent eligibilityThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that patent claims generally directed to tabbed electronic spreadsheets were patent-eligible in Data Engine Techs. LLC v. Google LLC , No. 2017-1135, 2018 U.S. App. 28412 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 9,…
Read MoreU.S. Patent Court Suggests Improvements in GUI Usability Are Patentable
Saturday | October 13, 2018By Shane Skwarekintellectual property, patent attorney, patent eligibilityThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that patent claims generally directed to tabbed electronic spreadsheets were patent-eligible in Data Engine Techs. LLC v. Google LLC , No. 2017-1135, 2018 U.S. App. 28412 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 9,…
Read MoreNew Federal Circuit Opinion May Limit Impact of Berkheimer Decision
Monday | August 20, 2018By Shane Skwarekfederal circuit, intellectual property, patent application, subject-matter eligibilityIn BSG Tech LLC v. Buyseasons, Inc., No. 2017-1980, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 22704 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 15, 2018), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit confirmed that claims to indexing a database according to relative historical usage information were…
Read MoreWatch Your Language! PTAB De-Designates Previously “Informative” Opinion on Claim Construction
Friday | July 13, 2018By James Watsoncourt ruling, patent application, patent claimThe Patent Trial and Appeal Board recently designated a new group of opinions “informative.” In addition to precedential (i.e., binding decisions that the Board must follow) and nonprecedential (i.e., nonbinding decisions that may carry some persuasive weight, but the Board…
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