Ten years ago, on September 16, 2011, the America Invents Act (“AIA”) became law. This article is the second in a multi-part series of articles on the significant changes introduced by the AIA and the results of those...more
The Leahy-Smith “America Invents Act” (hereinafter, “AIA”) was signed into law ten years ago, on September 16, 2011. We have learned extensively from the enactment and this article is part of a series of lessons learned. ...more
Mike: Namaste, Umesh! It is good to talk with you again!
Umesh: Namaste, Mike, as always, you are full of energy! Do you mind if I ask you the secret of your energy?...more
Filing for and getting a US patent on an invention was easier - but riskier - before the Movement…The Movement - a global effort to coordinate the various national patent systems - started in 1883. It then went dormant during...more
In a Notice dated June 29. 2020, the USPTO, under the CARES Act authority and its existing authority, has extended from July 1, 2020, to September 30, 2020, the time for small and micro entities to pay certain patent-related...more
The US Patent and Trademark Office further extended to June 1, 2020, the deadline for filing certain patent and trademark office documents, 2020, when that deadline would otherwise fall between (and inclusive of) March 27 and...more
If you miss a deadline in a filing with the US Patent and Trademark Office between now and the end of April 2020, a temporary (30 day) extension of time may apply to allow the late fee to be waived....more
The notion of protecting knowhow is strange to those who think of intellectual property as comprising patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Knowhow is not associated with agencies of the US federal government that issue...more
Companies specializing in patent searches have increased in number and capability. But has the use of these services by patent attorneys kept up? New tools require new strategies.
In considering patent searching, a...more
Wandering through the aisles of iTunes for interesting podcasts, I came across several on psychotherapy. Wow, I thought to myself; I can sure use these! Many of them are hosted by women who have nice voices and who interview...more
There is this funny little book I read many years ago: Figures of Speech or 60 Ways to Turn a Phrase. The author, Arthur Quinn, describes 60 different ways to come up with a phrase or word that makes your prose and speech...more
Privacy law touches the lives of all of us in different ways. To a constitutional junky, it simply provides protection from government intrusion. To A-list celebrities, it can help keep candid pictures off the front page of...more
In This Issue:
S.C. Supreme Court Upholds Confidentiality and “Holdover” Inventions Assignment Clauses in Employment Agreement; The America Invents Act: The Big Lesson Learned In The First Year; and The U.S.Patent And...more