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Uniloc v. Microsoft: The CAFC Rejects the 25 Percent Rule

January 4, 2011Damages, Infringement, Invalidity, Patent, Patent Cases 2011, Rantanen, SoftwareAbstract Idea, Claim Construction, Licenses, paid, Subject Matter Eligibility, VenueJason Rantanen

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Patent Law Final Exam – Part 1

January 3, 2011Law School, Patentobviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Design Patent Application Pendency

January 10, 2010Patentdesign patent, paidDennis Crouch

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Design Patents: Symmetry Requires Elimination of Points-of-Novelty Test for Anticipation

January 8, 2010Patentanticipation, Federal Circuit En Banc, paidDennis Crouch

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Where is the Next Federal Circuit Judge?

January 8, 2010Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Wikipedia Citations in Patents Up 59 Percent

January 8, 2010PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Wyeth v. Kappos: Appellate Panel Confirms that PTO Is Miscalculating (Undercalculating) Delays in Prosecution and the Corresponding Patent Term Adjustment

January 7, 2010Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Dropping: Average Number of Claims Per Patent

January 7, 2010PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Means-Plus-Function Claims

January 6, 2010PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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No Surprise: Broadly Written Means-Plus-Function Terms Limited to Structure Described in Specification

January 6, 2010PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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January 6, 2010PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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January 6, 2010PatentpaidJonathan Hummel

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Enforcing Contracts between Joint Owners: WARF v. Xenon

January 5, 2010PatentAffirmed Without Opinion, Claim Construction, Federal Circuit En Banc, First to Invent, Licenses, paid, VenueDennis Crouch

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Refusing to Stay Preliminary Relief Pending Appeal

January 5, 2010PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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False Marking: Calculating Damages Part I

January 4, 2010Patentanticipation, Claim Construction, Damages, Marking, paidDennis Crouch

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Federal Circuit Rejects Patent Attorney Expert Testimony; Finds Patent Obvious

January 3, 2009Obviousness, Patent, Patent Cases 2008obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Federal Circuit Rejects Patent Attorney Expert Testimony; Finds Patent Obvious

January 3, 2009Obviousness, Patent Cases 2008obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Remembering Mark Banner

January 2, 2008Patentpaid, Trade SecretsDennis Crouch

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Wegner’s Top Ten for 2008

January 2, 2008PatentClaim Construction, Federal Circuit En Banc, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Zyprexa Patent Upheld on Appeal

January 1, 2007Anticipation, CAFC, Chemical, Motivation to Combine, Obviousness, Patent, Patent Cases 2006, Pharma, Public Use, Teaching Awayanticipation, Enablement, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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