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Dow v. Nova: “Nautilus changed the law of indefiniteness”

September 1, 2015PatentAffirmed Without Opinion, Claim Construction, Damages, Enablement, First to Invent, paid, Written DescriptionJason Rantanen

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Sequenom’s Patent

August 31, 2015PatentFederal Circuit En Banc, paidDennis Crouch

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Drawing Severable Lines in Claim Construction

August 31, 2015PatentClaim Construction, First to Invent, paidDennis Crouch

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Guest Post by Profs. Lefstin & Menell on Sequenom v. Ariosa

August 31, 2015PatentAbstract Idea, AIA Trials, Federal Circuit En Banc, paid, PGR, Subject Matter Eligibility, USPTO DirectorJason Rantanen

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In Brief: Amici Provide Reasons to Reconsider Ariosa v. Sequenom

August 30, 2015PatentAbstract Idea, anticipation, Federal Circuit En Banc, obviousness, paid, Subject Matter EligibilityDennis Crouch

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Citing References – An Alternative Look

August 28, 2015PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Patentlyo Bits and Bytes by Anthony McCain

August 25, 2015PatentpaidAnthony McCain

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PTO Proposed Pilot Program on IPR Initiation

August 25, 2015PatentAIA Trials, anticipation, IPR, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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A few notes on USPTO Progress

August 25, 2015PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Cancellation of Progressive’s Business Method Patents Confirmed on Appeal

August 24, 2015PatentAIA Trials, anticipation, Claim Construction, obviousness, paid, PGR, Written DescriptionDennis Crouch

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Naming the Rule: Anticipating the Patent

August 23, 2015Patentanticipation, paidDennis Crouch

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Federal Circuit: We don’t Decide Claim Construction in the Abstract

August 21, 2015PatentClaim Construction, paid, Personal JurisdictionDennis Crouch

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Working through Old Patent Applications

August 21, 2015Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Federal Circuit Gives PTO “OK” to Treat Hyatt as a Special Case

August 20, 2015Patentpaid, Trade Secrets, USPTO Director, VenueDennis Crouch

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It’s News to Anthony McCain

August 20, 2015PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Rarity: Federal Circuit Reverses Jury Verdict of Non-Obviousness

August 20, 2015PatentDamages, Licenses, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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New Rules on PTAB Trials

August 19, 2015PatentAIA Trials, Broadest Reasonable Interpretation, Claim Construction, IPR, paid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Guest Post on Conflicting Claims: The Raw Statistics of PTAB Trials

August 19, 2015PatentAIA Trials, IPR, paidDennis Crouch

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Patentlyo Bits and Bytes by Anthony McCain

August 18, 2015PatentpaidAnthony McCain

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Micro Entities Rising Popularity

August 18, 2015PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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