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SO THAT’S WHAT “RAND” MEANS?: A Brief Report on the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law in Microsoft v. Motorola

April 27, 2013Patentanticipation, Damages, Enablement, Licenses, paidDennis Crouch

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Don’t Write This Letter to the Patent Office

April 26, 2013PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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April 25, 2013PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Issue Preclusion in Repeat Patent Cases

April 24, 2013Patentobviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Federal Circuit Supports Bare-Bones Patent Complaints

April 23, 2013PatentDamages, paidDennis Crouch

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Patent-Conscious Preparation for a Summer at the Beach

April 22, 2013PatentAbstract Idea, obviousness, paid, Subject Matter EligibilityDennis Crouch

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What Happened to All the Cases: Why So Many Section 337 Cases Give Rise to Relatively Few Exclusion Orders

April 29, 2012PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Federal Jurisdiction over Patent Malpractice Cases – Supreme Court Shows Interest in Gunn v. Minton

April 27, 2012PatentDamages, paid, Supreme CourtDennis Crouch

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Status of Applications

April 26, 2012PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Guest Post by Dr. Shine Tu: Luck/Unluck of the Draw: An Emprical Study of Examiner Allowance Rates

April 26, 2012PatentAbstract Idea, paid, Subject Matter EligibilityJason Rantanen

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Advanced Fiber Technologies v. J&L Fiber Services

April 24, 2012PatentClaim Construction, paidJason Rantanen

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Federalism and Patent Law: Courts Split on Scope of Federal Circuit Arising Under Jurisdiction

April 24, 2012PatentFederal Circuit En Banc, paid, Supreme CourtDennis Crouch

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Patently-O Bits & Bytes by Lawrence Higgins

April 24, 2012PatentClaim Construction, Damages, double patenting, obviousness, paid, Personal Jurisdiction, USPTO DirectorLawrence Higgins

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Patently-O Bits & Bytes by Lawrence Higgins

April 24, 2012PatentClaim Construction, Damages, double patenting, obviousness, paid, Personal Jurisdiction, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Patent Specifications Continue to Rise in Size

April 23, 2012PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Copyright Lawsuit against Patent Firms Continue: Firms Claim Fair Use and Copyright Misuse

April 23, 2012PatentCopyright, Licenses, paidDennis Crouch

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Rembrandt v. AOL: Licensing and Indefiniteness

May 1, 2011Indefinite, PatentLicenses, obviousness, paidJason Rantanen

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Jurisdiction in Patent Declaratory Judgment Actions

April 27, 2011PatentOil States, paid, Personal Jurisdiction, VenueDennis Crouch

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Third Party Attempts to Protest or Otherwise Oppose the Grant of a Published Application

April 26, 2011PatentLicenses, paid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Ex Parte Contact with USPTO Examiners

April 25, 2011PatentFirst to Invent, paid, Personal JurisdictionDennis Crouch

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