The difficulty of obtaining a patent — circa 1850

October 10, 2007Patentpaid, Trade SecretsDennis Crouch

In the wake of changes in prosecution rules at the PTO. Some may find Charles Dickens’ 1850 essay on the struggle of an independent inventor somewhat encouraging. (In this story, John didn’t even get to the struggle of enforcement).

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CAFC: No Sua Sponte Summary Judgment; No Baseless Suit Without Claim Construction

October 10, 2007Patent, Patent Cases 2007, Summary JudgmentClaim Construction, Federal Circuit En Banc, paidDennis Crouch

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A Tangled Web of Patent Rights

October 9, 2007PatentLicenses, paidDennis Crouch

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Peer-to-Patent Calls for Independent Inventor Participation

October 9, 2007PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Rule Changes Triage: Dealing with already pending claims prior to November 1

October 8, 2007Patentobviousness, paid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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CAFC: Director Cannot Issue Interim Term Extensions Pending Appeal of Extension Denial

October 5, 2007Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Patently-O Tidbits

October 5, 2007Patentobviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Claimed ‘plant cell’ must enable monocots and dicots; CAFC affirms noninfringement and invalidity of Monsanto GM corn patents

October 4, 2007PatentAffirmed Without Opinion, Claim Construction, Enablement, paidDennis Crouch

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Short Article Request: Short-term Reaction to PTO Rule Changes

October 3, 2007PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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October 3, 2007PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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New Patent Fees

October 3, 2007PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Emergency Injunction Denied

October 2, 2007PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Consideration of Delayed Injunctive Relief Demanded by CAFC

October 2, 2007Academic Studies, PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Patent Assignment: “obligation to assign” treated differently than concurrent assignment

October 1, 2007PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Stay Pending Appeal: Strong Likelihood of Success on Appeal Wins Stay

October 1, 2007PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Most Litigated Patents 2005-2007

September 28, 2007PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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PTO Claim Construction: “Flexible Foam” Is Not “Rigid Foam That Is Flexible When Crushed”

September 27, 2007Patentanticipation, Broadest Reasonable Interpretation, Claim Construction, paidDennis Crouch

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Peter Detkin on the New Patent Market

September 27, 2007PatentEnablement, Licenses, paid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Ford Design Patents Block Import of Repair Parts – Infringers Call for Patent Reform

September 27, 2007Design Patent, Patent, Patent Cases 2007Licenses, paidDennis Crouch

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DC Court Rejects PTO’s Novel Theory of Double Patenting

September 26, 2007Patentanticipation, First to Invent, paidDennis Crouch

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