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August 23, 2010Patent, SurveypaidDennis Crouch

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Backgrounds of Registered Patent Practitioners

August 23, 2010Academic Studies, PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Lack of “Engineering Details” in Claim Hampers NonObviousness Argument

August 22, 2010Obviousness, Patent, Patent Cases 2010obviousness, paid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Patent Attorney Backgrounds

August 20, 2010Academic Studies, PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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August 19, 2010Bits and Bytes, PatentFederal Circuit En Banc, paidDennis Crouch

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August 19, 2010Bits and Bytes, PatentFederal Circuit En Banc, paidJonathan Hummel

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Transocean v. Maersk: Speeding Up Deepsea Drilling

August 19, 2010Enablement, Infringement, Obviousness, PatentEnablement, obviousness, Oil States, paid, USPTO DirectorJason Rantanen

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Examiners Ignore Applicant-Submitted Prior Art

August 18, 2010Inequitable Conduct, Patent, Patent Applications, Prior ArtInequitable Conduct, paid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Construing the “Function” of a Means-Plus-Function Claim Element

August 17, 2010Claim Construction, Claim Drafting Tips, Means Plus Function, Patent, Patent Cases 2010Claim Construction, paid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Adams Respiratory Therapeutics v. Perrigo – construction of pharmacokinetic claim terms

August 16, 2010Claim Construction, Doctrine of Equivalents, Patent, Patent Cases 2010, RantanenClaim Construction, First to Invent, paidJason Rantanen

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Kevin Collins: An Initial Comment on King Pharmaceuticals: The Printed Matter Doctrine as a Structural Doctrine and Its Implications for Prometheus Laboratories

August 12, 2010Articles and Publications, Patent, Patent Cases 2010, Printed Matter Doctrineanticipation, paidDennis Crouch

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Guest Post: The Great Haste and Less Milling of Beer v. United States

August 12, 2010CAFC, En Banc, Guest Post, Patent, Patent Cases 2010Federal Circuit En Banc, paidDennis Crouch

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A Trademark Justification for Design Patent Rights

August 11, 2010Articles and Publications, Design Patent, Patent, Trademarkdesign patent, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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August 10, 2010Bits and Bytes, PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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August 10, 2010Bits and Bytes, PatentpaidJonathan Hummel

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NO JOINT INFRINGEMENT despite Strategic Partnership, Joint Distribution Agreement, and Packaged Sales

August 9, 2010Inequitable Conduct, Infringement, Patent, Patent Cases 2010Inequitable Conduct, paid, VenueDennis Crouch

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TheraSense v. BD: Briefs on the Merits

August 7, 2010En Banc, Inequitable Conduct, Patent, Patent Cases 2010Federal Circuit En Banc, Inequitable Conduct, paidDennis Crouch

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Ring Plus v. Cingular Wireless

August 6, 2010Claim Construction, Inequitable Conduct, Patent, Patent Cases 2010, Prior Art, Rantanen, SoftwareAffirmed Without Opinion, Claim Construction, Inequitable Conduct, paid, USPTO DirectorJason Rantanen

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Michel & Nothhaft: Inventing Our Way Out of Joblessness

August 6, 2010Articles and Publications, Fees, PatentEnablement, paid, VenueDennis Crouch

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Doctrine of Equivalents at the Federal Circuit

August 6, 2010Doctrine of Equivalents, PatentClaim Construction, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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