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Supreme Court: To Be Valid, Patent Claims Must Provide Reasonable Certainty Regarding the Claim Scope

June 2, 2014PatentClaim Construction, Enablement, paid, Supreme CourtDennis Crouch

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Supreme Court Rejects Expanded Inducement Doctrine

June 2, 2014Patentpaid, Supreme CourtDennis Crouch

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Patents as Collateral

June 1, 2014assignment, collateral, PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Federal Circuit: Firm Cannot Switch Sides in Patent Case

June 1, 2014conflict of interest, malpractice, mandamus, PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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UseNet is Prior Art

May 31, 2014Anticipation, Novelty, Patent, Prior Artpaid, Printed PublicationDennis Crouch

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Guest Post: Defend Trade Secrets Act — A Primer, an Endorsement, and a Criticism

May 30, 2014Patent, Trade SecretAIA Trials, Damages, DTSA, paid, PGR, Trade SecretsDennis Crouch

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K/S HIMPP v. Hear-Wear Technologies: Common Sense and Claim Elements

May 29, 2014Patentobviousness, paidJason Rantanen

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Guest Post: PTAB Partial Institution of IPR and CBM Review Violates the AIA– But There Is a Simple Fix

May 29, 2014CBM, IPR, Patent, PGR, PTABAIA Trials, IPR, paid, PGR, USPTO DirectorJason Rantanen

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A Risk of Moonlighting

May 28, 2014Inventors, Ownership, Patent, Trade SecretAffirmed Without Opinion, First to Invent, paid, Trade SecretsDennis Crouch

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Patently-O Bits and Bytes by Dennis Crouch

May 27, 2014PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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SmartGene v. Advanced Biological Laboratories

May 26, 2014PatentAbstract Idea, Affirmed Without Opinion, Federal Circuit En Banc, paid, Subject Matter EligibilityJason Rantanen

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Patent Application Pendency (Timing from Priority Date)

May 26, 2014PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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What is a Fair Share for Inventors?

May 24, 2014PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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A Warm Welcome to Chief Judge Prost

May 23, 2014PatentFederal Circuit En Banc, paidDennis Crouch

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May 22, 2014PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Patents Issuing with No Assignee

May 22, 2014Patent, Stats, USPTO NewspaidDennis Crouch

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Patent Reform 2015

May 21, 2014PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Fee Shifting as a Risk Management Exercise

May 21, 2014Fee Shifting, PatentMarking, paid, USPTO Director, VenueDennis Crouch

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Applicant-Assignees

May 20, 2014Patent, Stats, USPTO NewspaidDennis Crouch

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Trade Secret Subject Matter Eligibility

May 20, 2014Patent, Trade SecretDamages, paid, Trade SecretsDennis Crouch

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