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Schlumberger claims ex-inhouse IP counsel took trade secrets to Acacia; She SLAPPs back

August 14, 2014Ethicspaid, Trade SecretsDavid

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Rule 36 Summary Affirmances

August 13, 2014Ethicsobviousness, paidDavid

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OED Activity… Not Much

August 13, 2014EthicspaidDavid

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Does PTAB have 101 Authority in CBMs?

August 12, 2014EthicspaidDavid

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Telework: How much did you work? Nobody Knows!

August 10, 2014Ethics, Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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White House Seeks Input on Innovation Strategies

August 10, 2014Ethics, PatentpaidDavid

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Another District Court Struggles with Whether a Pre-AIA Prosecution Bar Applies to IPR Proceedings

August 6, 2014EthicspaidDavid

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Why the USPTO still has no director

July 30, 2014Ethicspaid, USPTO DirectorDavid

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Patent Prosecution Bars: My New Article

July 29, 2014EthicspaidDavid

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Alice being Applied to Allowed but Unissued Patents

July 28, 2014EthicspaidDavid

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A Law Prof’s Widow Looks Back

July 11, 2014EthicspaidDavid

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Going to be on Vacation and in Argentina Teaching, so Posts will be Sparse for a While

July 2, 2014EthicspaidDavid

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Panel asks Highmark Litigants for Additional Briefing on Remand

June 30, 2014EthicspaidDavid

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Marlboro Man Seeks to Snuff Out t-Shirt Maker

June 26, 2014EthicspaidDavid

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Federal Circuit Holds Mediator Violated Duty of Disclosure, but Relief Under FRCP 60(b) Unwarranted

June 24, 2014EthicspaidDavid

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Which Side of the Mushroom did Alice Eat From?

June 22, 2014Ethics, PatentMarking, paidDavid

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CNN on 10 Cool Inventions

June 21, 2014EthicspaidDavid

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Article in Wisconsin Bar Journal about that State’s Anti-troll Efforts

June 19, 2014EthicspaidDavid

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Redskins mark cancelled

June 18, 2014EthicspaidDavid

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Patent Agent and Criminal Defense Lawyer? Not.

June 18, 2014EthicsLicenses, paidDavid

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