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Judge Posner at the Federal Circuit: Patent on Sex Aid is Obvious

April 24, 2009PatentInequitable Conduct, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Prescriptions for Drafting Assertable Claims

April 23, 2009PatentLicenses, paid, VenueDennis Crouch

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Lichtman on IP (with free CLE credit)

April 21, 2009Conference or CLE, PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Federal Circuit Remands Patent Pool Misuse Case: Issue of Improperly Sequestering Alternative Technology

April 21, 2009ITC, Patent, Patent Cases 2009Claim Construction, Licenses, paidDennis Crouch

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Bits and Bytes No. 104: Past and Future Events

April 21, 2009Bits and Bytes, Conference or CLE, PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Narrowing Amendment and Prosecution History Estoppel

April 16, 2009Doctrine of Equivalents, Patent, Patent Cases 2009, VitiationpaidDennis Crouch

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Double Patenting: Proving Distinctiveness Based on Later Developed Evidence

April 16, 2009Patent, Patent Cases 2009obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Patently-O Bits and Bytes No. 103: Events and Jobs

April 15, 2009Bits and Bytes, PatentEnablement, paidDennis Crouch

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Challenging the Strong Presumption of Patent Validity

April 15, 2009Academic Studies, Articles and Publications, Invalidity, PatentAIA Trials, paid, PGRDennis Crouch

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In re Ferguson (Answers to Frequently Asked Questions FAQ)

April 15, 2009Articles and Publications, Patent, Patent Cases 2009anticipation, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Patents Exhausted by Sale after Covenant Not to Sue

April 14, 2009PatentLicenses, paidDennis Crouch

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Patent Reform: First to File

April 9, 2009PatentEnablement, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Bits and Bytes No. 102

April 8, 2009Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Bits and Bytes No. 102

April 8, 2009Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorJonathan Hummel

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Bits and Bytes No. 102

April 8, 2009Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Law Student Interns at PTO

April 8, 2009PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Written Description: Pioneering Claims Require More Expansive Written Description

April 8, 2009Patentanticipation, Claim Construction, Enablement, obviousness, paid, Written DescriptionDennis Crouch

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In re Kubin: Federal Circuit Expands Obvious-to-Try Jurisprudence

April 7, 2009Patentanticipation, Enablement, obviousness, paid, reasonable expectation of successDennis Crouch

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Patents and the Auto Industry Bailout

April 5, 2009Design Patent, Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Percentage of Patents that were Initially Rejected

April 3, 2009Academic Studies, Articles and Publications, Patent, Patent ProsecutionpaidDennis Crouch

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