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USPTO Takes Action to Reduce RCE Backlog

March 28, 2013Patentanticipation, paid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Checkpoint Systems v. All-Tag Security: Failing the Objectively Baseless Standard

March 28, 2013PatentpaidJason Rantanen

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Design Patent Backlog – Growing and Growing

March 28, 2013Patentdesign patent, paidDennis Crouch

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Guest Post by Prof. Sean Tu: Uneven Distribution in the RCE Backlog

March 28, 2013PatentEnablement, paid, USPTO DirectorJason Rantanen

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PTAB Backlog – Downward Trend…

March 27, 2013PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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USPTO Allowances and Abandonments

March 26, 2013PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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USPTO Allowances and Abandonments

March 26, 2013PatentpaidJonathan Hummel

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USPTO Allowances and Abandonments

March 26, 2013PatentpaidJonathan Hummel

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Reverse Payments at the Supreme Court

March 25, 2013Patentobviousness, paid, Supreme Court, Written DescriptionDennis Crouch

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International Patent Exhaustion

March 25, 2013PatentFederal Circuit En Banc, paidDennis Crouch

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Claiming Intellectual Property

March 25, 2013PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Patent Conferences in Chicago

March 24, 2013Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorJason Rantanen

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Torrent decisions

March 24, 2013PatentLicenses, paidDennis Crouch

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Patent Grant Estimate for 2013: 267k Utility Patents

March 24, 2013PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Discovery Process in Post-Grant Proceedings

March 22, 2013PatentAIA Trials, IPR, paid, PGR, VenueDennis Crouch

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Intellectual Ventures v. Symantec

March 21, 2013PatentLicenses, paid, VenueDennis Crouch

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Are Patent Attorneys Overpaid?

March 21, 2013Patentpaid, patent jobsDennis Crouch

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Guest Post: Is there a justification for greater transparency in patent transactions?

March 21, 2013PatentEnablement, Licenses, paid, VenueDennis Crouch

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Filing Lead-Up to Full Implementation of the First-To-File AIA Regime

March 20, 2013Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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March 20, 2013PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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