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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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Verdict and Settlement

December 29, 2013PatentDamages, paidDennis Crouch

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Further thoughts on Fee-Shifting from Judges Rader and O’Malley

December 28, 2013Attorney Fees, Fee Shifting, PatentAffirmed Without Opinion, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Guest Post: So what if a True Invention Uses a Computer!

December 26, 2013PatentOil States, paidDennis Crouch

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Carnegie Mellon v. Marvell: Another $1b verdict.

December 30, 2012Patentanticipation, Claim Construction, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Technical Amendment H.R. 6621

December 29, 2012PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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EFF: Limit Software Patents

December 28, 2012PatentClaim Construction, Enablement, Federal Circuit En Banc, First to Invent, paidDennis Crouch

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Expediting Prosecution: Comparing Track 1 Prioritized Examination, Accelerated Examination, the Patent Prosecution Highway, and Petitions to Make Special Based on Age

December 27, 2012Patentanticipation, paid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Countdown to March 16, 2013

December 26, 2012PatentAIA Trials, First to Invent, paid, PGRDennis Crouch

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December 25, 2012PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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December 25, 2012PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Guest Post: Supplemental Examinations and the Client-Practitioner Relationship

December 30, 2011PatentInequitable Conduct, paidDennis Crouch

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December 30, 2011Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Patents, Litigation and Reexaminations

December 29, 2011PatentMarking, paid, USPTO DirectorJason Rantanen

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CAFC & TTAB: No (Excess) Leeway for Pro Se

December 29, 2011Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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In Memory: Gideon F. “Frank” Rothwell, IV

December 28, 2011PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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WiAV Solutions v. Motorola: Clarifying the Meaning of “Exclusive Licensee”

December 27, 2010Infringement, License, Patent, Patent Cases 2010, RantanenLicenses, paidJason Rantanen

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USPTO Seeks to Rehire Limited Number of Former Examiners

December 26, 2009Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Patently-O is Closed for the Season

December 24, 2009PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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