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When a Functional Claim Limitation is the “Essence of the Invention”

February 15, 2013Patentanticipation, Broadest Reasonable Interpretation, Claim Construction, paidDennis Crouch

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IP Hall of Fame Call for Nominees

February 15, 2013Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Folks are Hiring

February 15, 2013PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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President Obama on Patent Reform and the Problem of Patent Trolls

February 15, 2013PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Constitutionality Question Looms as USPTO Implements Regime that favors a “Filers” over “Inventors”

February 14, 2013PatentFirst to Invent, paidDennis Crouch

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FM v. Google: Means-plus-Function Indefiniteness and O2 Micro Challenges

February 14, 2013Indefinite, PatentClaim Construction, Enablement, paid, VenueJason Rantanen

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Final Rules on First-to-File Regime

February 14, 2013PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Valentines Wishes

February 14, 2013PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Of Smart Phone Wars and Software Patents

February 13, 2013PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Selling Patents

February 13, 2013PatentLicenses, paidDennis Crouch

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Small Entity Status

February 12, 2013PatentLicenses, paidDennis Crouch

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Does the Presumption of Validity Apply to Section 101 Subject-Matter-Eligibility Questions?

February 12, 2013PatentAIA Trials, Federal Circuit En Banc, paid, PGRDennis Crouch

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Upcoming Oral Arguments in Myriad

February 11, 2013PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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No Federal Cause of Action against Inventor’s Attempt to Derrogate Patent in Violation of Assignor Estoppel Doctrine

February 11, 2013PatentAffirmed Without Opinion, paidDennis Crouch

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Patent Marketplace

February 10, 2013PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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CLS Bank v. Alice Corp: Oral Arguments Lead to More Questions

February 9, 2013PatentAbstract Idea, Enablement, Federal Circuit En Banc, First to Invent, obviousness, paid, Subject Matter EligibilityDennis Crouch

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President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

February 7, 2013Patentpaid, Personal Jurisdiction, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Federal Circuit Judicial Watch

February 7, 2013PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Next Step for Director Kappos:

February 6, 2013Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Arkema v. Honeywell: Declaratory Judgment Jurisdiction in the Indirect Infringement Context

February 5, 2013PatentpaidJason Rantanen

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