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Federal Circuit: A hole is not “water-permeable”

January 6, 2015PatentAffirmed Without Opinion, Claim Construction, paidDennis Crouch

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Financing Patent Litigation: Insurance Troubles

January 5, 2015PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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J.Pasky on the Need for Patent Reform

January 5, 2015PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Happy New Year

January 5, 2015PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Halo v. Pulse: Escaping Willfulness with Ex Post Reasoning

January 4, 2015PatentAIA Trials, Damages, Federal Circuit En Banc, Licenses, paid, PGRDennis Crouch

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Patent Cases Pending as of January 1, 2015

January 2, 2015PatentAIA Trials, IPR, paid, PGRJason Rantanen

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Unreasonable Prejudicial Delay in Filing Patent Infringement Suits: Why the Federal Circuit Should Not Overrule Aukerman

January 2, 2015PatentAIA Trials, Damages, Federal Circuit En Banc, paid, PGRDennis Crouch

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Guest Post by Prof. Chiang: A Response to Hrdy and Picozzi

December 31, 2014PatentClaim Construction, paid, USPTO Director, Written DescriptionJason Rantanen

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Federal Circuit to Review Defense of Laches in Patent Law

December 30, 2014PatentDamages, Federal Circuit En Banc, paidJason Rantanen

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Guest Post by Camilla Hrdy on The Interpretation-Construction Distinction in Patent Law

December 30, 2014PatentAIA Trials, Claim Construction, paid, PGR, Written DescriptionJason Rantanen

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Comments on the “Real Name” Experiment

December 29, 2014PatentpaidJason Rantanen

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The Interpretation-Construction Distinction in Patent Law

December 29, 2014PatentAbstract Idea, Claim Construction, paid, Subject Matter Eligibility, USPTO DirectorJason Rantanen

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What Makes a Proper “Error” for a Reissue Application?

December 27, 2014Patentpaid, Written DescriptionDennis Crouch

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The Malleability of Patent Rights

December 23, 2014PatentAbstract Idea, Claim Construction, obviousness, paid, Subject Matter EligibilityJason Rantanen

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Transitions: Hal Wegner

December 23, 2014PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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More on Willfulness

December 22, 2014PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Supreme Court: Problem of Divided Ownership

December 22, 2014Patentdouble patenting, Federal Circuit En Banc, obviousness, paid, Supreme CourtDennis Crouch

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Promega v. Life Tech: Enablement and Open Claim Elements

December 19, 2014PatentEnablement, obviousness, paidJason Rantanen

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No Willful Infringement Since Infringer’s Litigation Arguments were “Not Without Reason”

December 19, 2014PatentAffirmed Without Opinion, Damages, Federal Circuit En Banc, paidDennis Crouch

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Inventing to Nowhere

December 18, 2014PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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