The Timing of Patent Grants January 11, 2013Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
Citing Patent References January 10, 2013Patentobviousness, paid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
USPTO Grant Rate: 2013 Forecast January 8, 2013Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
Federal Circuit Refuses to Hear Contract Dispute over Patent Assignment and Royalty Contract January 4, 2013PatentClaim Construction, Damages, First to Invent, Licenses, paid, USPTO Director, VenueDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
Patents per year January 3, 2013Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
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 To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
Patenting Software: Obama Administration Argues “Sometimes” December 17, 2012PatentAbstract Idea, AIA Trials, Claim Construction, Federal Circuit En Banc, paid, PGR, Subject Matter Eligibility, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
Judicial Network of the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB) December 16, 2012Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
Patents for Humanity December 9, 2012Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
Request for Comments on Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Practice December 6, 2012Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
Patent Application Outcomes: Rising Allowances and Falling Abandonments December 6, 2012PatentAIA Trials, paid, PGR, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
Patents Encompassing a Human Organism December 2, 2012PatentClaim Construction, Licenses, obviousness, paid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
USPTO Director Kappos will Leave in January 2013 November 26, 2012Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
Director Kappos’s Speech on Software Patents, the PTO, and Innovation November 25, 2012PatentEnablement, Licenses, paid, USPTO DirectorJason Rantanen To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
Director of the Silicon Valley United States Patent & Trademark Office November 16, 2012Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
Are you a Patent Attorney Masquerading as a Patent Agent? November 12, 2012Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
Exelixis v. Kappos: Court Finds PTO is Still Undercalculating Patent Term Adjustments November 8, 2012Patentpaid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
Timing of the First Office Action on the Merits November 7, 2012PatentClaim Construction, Licenses, paid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
Good Things Come in Threes? DOJ, FTC and EC Officials Wax Eloquent About FRAND October 28, 2012PatentAIA Trials, Licenses, obviousness, paid, PGR, USPTO Director, VenueDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.
Federal Circuit To Announce Whether Software is Patentable?: En Banc Rehearing on Section 101 Issues October 9, 2012PatentAbstract Idea, Federal Circuit En Banc, paid, Subject Matter Eligibility, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch To continue reading, become a Patently-O member. Already a member? Simply log in to access the full post.