Federal Circuit Dataset & Stats: January 2023 Update

January 31, 2023PatentpaidJason Rantanen

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Three New Supreme Court Cases:

January 30, 2023PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Chamberlain Closes on Overhead Door

January 29, 2023PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Rep. Issa – House IP Leader

January 29, 2023PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Jack Daniels vs Bad Spaniels: Funny Jokes and Free Speech

January 27, 2023PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Copyright and AI – Zarya of the Dawn

January 26, 2023PatentCopyright, paidDennis Crouch

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An Update on AI Inventorship and Authorship Cases

January 24, 2023Patentai, inventorship, paidDennis Crouch

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Mandamus Reasonably Denied

January 24, 2023PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Laching-On to Inexcusable Behavior

January 23, 2023PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Request for Comments on USPTO Initiatives to Ensure the Robustness and Reliability of Patent Rights

January 21, 2023Patentdouble patenting, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

Feb 1, 2023, is the new deadline for providing comments to the USPTO on this RFC.

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/10/04/2022-21481/request-for-comments-on-uspto-initiatives-to-ensure-the-robustness-and-reliability-of-patent-rights

Topics: The USPTO invites written responses to the following questions and requests. Commenters are welcome to respond to any or all of the questions.

1. Identify any specific sources of prior art not currently available through the Patents End-to-End Search system that you believe examiners should be searching. How should the USPTO facilitate an applicant's submission of prior art that is not accessible in the Patents End-to-End Search system ( e.g., “on sale” or prior public use)?

2. How, if at all, should the USPTO change claim support and/or continuation practice to achieve the aims of fostering innovation, competition, and access to information through robust and reliable patents? Specifically, should the USPTO:

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Guest Post by Prof. Hrdy & Dan Brean: The Patent Law Origins of Science Fiction

January 20, 2023Patentmotivation to combine, obviousness, paid, Printed PublicationJason Rantanen

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Director Review: Petitioner must Prove its Case

January 20, 2023PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Supreme Court asked to Review Federal Circuit’s Judicial Shell Game

January 19, 2023PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Supreme Court Taking Additional Look at Apple’s Estoppel Petition

January 18, 2023Patentobviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Push-Down on Drug Patents and Drug Pricing

January 17, 2023PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Trade Secrecy Rising

January 16, 2023PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Guest Post by Prof. Burstein: Design patents: Line drawing & Locarno

January 13, 2023Patentdesign patent, obviousness, paidJason Rantanen

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Guest Post by Prof. Contreras: How the ‘Patent Eligibility Restoration Act’ Would Harm American Businesses and Endanger Global Health by Reintroducing ‘Pathogen Patents’

January 12, 2023PatentpaidJason Rantanen

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New PatentlyO L.J. Article: What Every Patent and Trademark lawyer Should Understand About the MPEP, TMEP, and Other Guidance

January 10, 2023Journal, Patent, Rantanenobviousness, paidJason Rantanen

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Patently-O Bits and Bytes by Juvan Bonni

January 8, 2023Bits and Bytes, PatentpaidJuvan Bonni

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