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Patently-O Bits and Bytes NO. 306

December 20, 2009Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorJonathan Hummel

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Gifts for a Patent Attorney: The Patent Office Director Game!

December 19, 2009Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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PTO Asks for Comments on Improving Patent Quality

December 18, 2009PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Information on the Public Patent Advisory Committee

December 18, 2009Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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When have Novelty Rights Been Important?

December 17, 2009Patentanticipation, paidDennis Crouch

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The Presumption of Irreparable Harm?

December 16, 2009Injunctions, Patent, Patent Cases 2009paidDennis Crouch

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The Interplay between Reexaminations, Preliminary Injunctions and Stays of Litigation

December 16, 2009PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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The Role of the Patentee’s Expert in Proving Infringement

December 15, 2009PatentAffirmed Without Opinion, Claim Construction, paidDennis Crouch

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Judge versus Jury (Again): Who Should Decide the Question of Obviousness?

December 15, 2009Patentobviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Cases where Written Description is Satisfied, but Enablement is Lacking

December 14, 2009PatentEnablement, Federal Circuit En Banc, paid, Written DescriptionDennis Crouch

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Best Mode at the BPAI

December 13, 2009PatentEnablement, paidDennis Crouch

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Predicted 2009 Patent Application Filings

December 11, 2009PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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First-to-File versus First-Inventor-to-File

December 11, 2009Patentobviousness, paid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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The “Matrix” for First-Inventor-To-File: An Experimental Investigation into Proposed Changes in US Patent Law

December 10, 2009PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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The Requirement that the Written Description be Concise

December 9, 2009PatentAbstract Idea, Enablement, paid, Subject Matter Eligibility, Written DescriptionDennis Crouch

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Patently-O Bits and Bytes No. 305

December 9, 2009PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Patents and the Movie Industry: Stopping Nicholas Cage

December 8, 2009Patentanticipation, paidDennis Crouch

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Europe Moves Toward European Patents and European Patent Court

December 7, 2009PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Federal Circuit Lowers Bar for Declaratory Judgment Jurisdiction When Patentee is a Holding Company

December 7, 2009Declaratory Judgment, Patent, Patent Cases 2009Licenses, paidDennis Crouch

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David Kappos and The Impact of KSR – a unique opportunity for our profession

December 5, 2009PatentFirst to Invent, obviousness, paid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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