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What is the Steady-State Patent Allowance Rate?

November 4, 2016Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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There’s No Such Thing as a Content Based Unconstitutional Condition

November 3, 2016PatentAbstract Idea, Federal Circuit En Banc, obviousness, paid, Subject Matter EligibilityDennis Crouch

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USPTO Allowance Rate

November 2, 2016Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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SCA Hygiene Laches Oral Arguments: How Do we Interpret Congressional Silence?

November 1, 2016PatentAIA Trials, Damages, IPR, paidDennis Crouch

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Pending Patent Applications

November 1, 2016PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Patentlyo Bits and Bytes by Anthony McCain

October 31, 2016PatentpaidAnthony McCain

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Copyright on a Useful Item

October 31, 2016PatentCopyright, paidDennis Crouch

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AIA Patents – Approaching 50% of newly issued patents.

October 31, 2016PatentAIA Trials, First to Invent, paid, PGRDennis Crouch

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Construing Claims as of their Effective Filing Date

October 30, 2016PatentClaim Construction, Federal Circuit En Banc, paidDennis Crouch

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In re Aqua: Ambiguity in the Statute Means Deference to the PTO

October 28, 2016PatentAIA Trials, Federal Circuit En Banc, IPR, paid, PGR, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Remarks by Director Michelle K. Lee at the 2016 AIPLA Luncheon

October 28, 2016PatentAIA Trials, Claim Construction, Damages, Enablement, paid, PGR, Trade Secrets, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Although Functionally Claimed, Court Imports Structural Limitations from Specification

October 27, 2016PatentClaim Construction, paidDennis Crouch

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November Patent Quality Forum Series

October 26, 2016PatentClaim Construction, paidDennis Crouch

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In re Aqua: Amending Claims Post Grant in an IPR

October 25, 2016PatentAIA Trials, Federal Circuit En Banc, IPR, obviousness, paid, PGRDennis Crouch

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Maria Pallante Out as Chief of Copyright Office: New Calls for Unified US Intellectual Property Office

October 22, 2016PatentCopyright, obviousness, paid, Trade SecretsDennis Crouch

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Medtronic: On Rehearing the Court Restates that IPR Termination Decision is Not Appealable

October 21, 2016PatentAIA Trials, IPR, paid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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TC Heartland Law Professor Amicus Brief

October 20, 2016PatentAIA Trials, Claim Construction, Damages, Enablement, IPR, Licenses, paid, Personal Jurisdiction, VenueDennis Crouch

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One Last Try: Is the Inter Partes Review system Unconstitutional?

October 19, 2016PatentAIA Trials, Enablement, IPR, paid, PGRDennis Crouch

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Dissenting on Obviousness

October 19, 2016PatentAffirmed Without Opinion, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Bad Patents and the False Claims Act

October 17, 2016PatentDamages, paidDennis Crouch

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