In a well reasoned opinion, the Federal Circuit (GAJARSA) affirmed a district court's dismissal of a suit arising under anti-trafficking provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

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Federal Circuit: Disclosure of only a single embodiment does not result in disavowel of claim scope

August 31, 2004Patent, Patent Cases 2004Claim Construction, paidDennis Crouch

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Paintball Patent Infringement: Smart Parts’ Patent Lacks Proper Inventorship

August 31, 2004Patent, Patent Cases 2004inventorship, paidDennis Crouch

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Handcuff Patent: Nike and Marshall Gobuty

August 30, 2004PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Claim term “substantially” is approximate

August 30, 2004Patent, Patent Cases 2004paidDennis Crouch

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PTO Board Places Enablement Burden on Examiner

August 30, 2004Patent, Patent Cases 2004Enablement, paidDennis Crouch

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LaundraPak Success

August 30, 2004Inventors, Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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More on Rational Ignorance at the Patent Office

August 30, 2004Articles and Publications, PatentAbstract Idea, paid, Subject Matter Eligibility, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Federal Circuit: Lifestream Diagnostics v. Polymer Technologies

August 27, 2004Patent, Patent Cases 2004Claim Construction, paidDennis Crouch

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EOLAS: W3C Submission Based On Prior Art Submitted by Microsoft?

August 26, 2004Articles and Publications, PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Research Reveals Patent Grant Rate of 75%

August 26, 2004Articles and Publications, PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Eolas browser patent fight goes into new phase (Tribune)

August 25, 2004Patent, Patent Cases 2004obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Fair-Use: Scientific Research Exception?

August 25, 2004Articles and Publications, PatentLicenses, paidDennis Crouch

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Tribune Calls For a Sober Discussion of Patent Law

August 24, 2004PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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USPTO: Inter Partes Reexaminations

August 24, 2004Patent, Patent Cases 2004paidDennis Crouch

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Federal Circuit: A hairbrush has no more relation to a toothbrush than does hair resemble teeth

August 24, 2004Patent, Patent Cases 2004obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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EOLAS Reexam Office Action

August 23, 2004Articles and Publications, Patentanticipation, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Federal Circuit: Koito Manufacturing v. Turn-Key-Tech (Patent Case)

August 23, 2004Patent, Patent Cases 2004anticipation, Enablement, obviousness, paid, Written DescriptionDennis Crouch

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Court: FDA’s Role is Not to Analyze Patent Claims

August 23, 2004Patent, Patent Cases 2004paid, Trade SecretsDennis Crouch

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Method of Buying a House

August 23, 2004Inventors, Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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