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O Prior Art, Prior Art, Wherefore Art thou Prior Art? 

July 11, 2022Patentobviousness, paid, Printed PublicationDennis Crouch

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Law Prohibits All Federal Employees from Representing Private Clients before the USPTO

July 10, 2022Patentobviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Safe Skies Eligibility Petition

July 8, 2022PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Reasonable Expectation of Success as the Post-KSR Nonobviousness Hook

July 8, 2022Patentmotivation to combine, obviousness, paid, reasonable expectation of successDennis Crouch

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Guest Post by Prof. Contreras: Continental’s Antitrust Suit Against Avanci is Dismissed, but with Fewer Consequences for FRAND

July 7, 2022PatentpaidJason Rantanen

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Atextual Conditions for Patentability and Stare Decisis

July 6, 2022Patentdouble patenting, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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The Federal Circuit’s Precedent/Outcomes Mismatch

July 5, 2022PatentpaidJason Rantanen

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4th of July

July 4, 2022PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Supreme Court – Looking Forward to 2022-2023

July 1, 2022PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Supreme Court Refuses to Reconsider its Patent Eligibility Doctrine

June 30, 2022PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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SCT: Breyer to Jackson

June 30, 2022PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Trademarks, Territoriality, and Migration

June 29, 2022Patentpaid, TrademarkDennis Crouch

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Protective Orders and Joint Defense Agreements

June 28, 2022PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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He, She, or They in US Patent Law

June 28, 2022Patentinventorship, paidDennis Crouch

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What’s the invention?

June 27, 2022PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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American Axle – Still Waiting

June 27, 2022PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Federal Circuit Flips “Negative Claim Limitation” Decision after Change in Panel Composition

June 23, 2022Patentobviousness, paidHolman

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Judicial Recusal Order Saves Cisco $2.75 Billion

June 23, 2022PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Fintiv: Dir. Vidal calls for Fewer Discretionary Denials of Inter Partes Review Petitions

June 22, 2022PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Design Patent: Invalid as Unduly Functional

June 22, 2022Patentdesign patent, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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