USPTO 2016 Performance and Accountability Report

January 12, 2017Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorJason Rantanen

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Samsung v. Apple: Back before the Federal Circuit on Design Patent Damages

January 12, 2017PatentDamages, design patent, paidDennis Crouch

by Dennis Crouch

In a one-paragraph order, the Federal Circuit has vacated its prior design patent damages determination in Samsung v. Apple following the Supreme Court's 2016 reversal. The appeal is reinstated, and new briefs will now be filed. (Federal Circuit Docket No. 14-1335).

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Where are all the patent practitioners?

January 11, 2017PatentpaidJason Rantanen

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Utility Patents for 2016

January 11, 2017Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Post-PTO Trials: Party must Prove Injury-in-Fact for Appellate Standing

January 11, 2017PatentAIA Trials, IPR, obviousness, paid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Make Patents Great Again – PTO Speculation: Judge Rader?

January 11, 2017Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Separation of Powers Restoration Act

January 10, 2017PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Proving the existence of Functional Limitations in the Prior Art

January 10, 2017Patentanticipation, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Patentlyo Bits and Bytes by Anthony McCain

January 9, 2017PatentpaidAnthony McCain

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Why a strong patent system is vital

January 9, 2017PatentMarking, paidDennis Crouch

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Ignoring Nautilus: Sonix Tech. v. Publications Int’l

January 9, 2017Patentpaid, Written DescriptionDennis Crouch

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Wi-Fi One v. Broadcom: Mine-Runs and Shenanigans in Inter Partes Review

January 8, 2017PatentAIA Trials, Enablement, Federal Circuit En Banc, IPR, paid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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When is the PTO’s claim construction “reasonable”?

January 2, 2017PatentAIA Trials, anticipation, Broadest Reasonable Interpretation, Claim Construction, IPR, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Guest Post: TC Heartland and Statutory Interpretation

December 28, 2016PatentAbstract Idea, Damages, Licenses, paid, Personal Jurisdiction, Subject Matter Eligibility, Venue, Written DescriptionDennis Crouch

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Patentlyo Bits and Bytes by Anthony McCain

December 28, 2016PatentpaidAnthony McCain

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Merry Christmas!

December 24, 2016PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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The “Right” to Challenge a Patent

December 22, 2016PatentAIA Trials, IPR, Licenses, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Chicken?: Test your Patent Test Taking Skills 2017

December 20, 2016Patentanticipation, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Patentlyo Bits and Bytes by Anthony McCain

December 19, 2016Patentpaid, VenueAnthony McCain

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Lee v. Tam and A Basket of Deplorable People

December 19, 2016PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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