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Capital Infusion - May 2013: A New Day for Patents

by Jon Finger, Rani Hauth Guerra, J. Atwood Jeter, Robert Johnston III, David McLean | Patton Boggs LLP on 5/10/2013

As of March 16, 2013, all the provisions of the Leahy-Smith American Invents Act (“AIA”) have become effective. The AIA creates a new patent system for the United States with important ramifications for all technology...more

IP Update, Vol. 16, No. 4, April 2013

by Babak Akhlaghi, Sarah Bro, Kenneth Cheney, Bernard Codd, Paul Devinsky, Roozbeh Gorgin, Charles Hawkins, Donna M. Haynes, Sungyong “David” In, John Low, Amol Parikh, Vinu Raj, more +Michael Sardina, Sarika Singh, Joseph Speyer, Rose S. Whelan, Han (Jason) Yu | McDermott Will & Emery on 4/30/2013

Obviousness-Type Double Patenting May Exist When There Is Neither Common Ownership nor Common Inventorship - Addressing an obviousness-type double patenting rejection, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit...more

AIA Impact on Start Up Capital [Video]

by Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 4/15/2013

An important consideration following the implementation of the America Invents Act is how will the law will affect capital raises for critical start-ups and emerging companies. In this video, Robert Greene Sterne, a founding...more

Patent Watch: In Re Morsa

by Lawrence M. Sung | BakerHostetler on 4/10/2013

On April 5, 2013, in In re Morsa, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Rader, Lourie, O'Malley*) affirmed-in-part, vacated-in-part and remanded the USPTO Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences decision...more

Patent Office Litigation Update: Lessons Learned from Contested Proceedings at the USPTO [Video]

by Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 3/27/2013

In this video, Eldora L. Ellison, Ph.D., director with the intellectual property law firm Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C., discusses lessons learned from pending inter partes review and covered business method...more

IP: Mediation’s role in the patent arena -- In-house counsel should consider using mediation early in patent cases for maximum...

by James McGuire | JAMS, The Resolution Experts on 3/15/2013

Originally published in InsideCounsel on March 5, 2013. The primary advantage of mediation is to avoid the costs and risks of litigation. A secondary advantage of mediation is the ability to tailor the resolution of...more

USPTO Finalizes "First Inventor to File" Rules

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 2/26/2013

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) finalized the rules of practice implementing the "first inventor to file" provision of the America Invents Act (AIA). The rules take effect March 16, 2013. The "first...more

America Invents Act: USPTO Publishes Final Examination Guidelines for the First-Inventor-to-File Provisions

by Otis Littlefield, Randy Omid | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/20/2013

On July 26, 2012, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published proposed Examination Guidelines for Implementing the First-Inventor-to-File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), which...more

A First Look at the Final First Inventor to File Rules

by Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff | Foley & Lardner LLP on 2/19/2013

The USPTO’s final First Inventor To File rules and Examination Guidelines were published in the February 14, 2013 edition of the Federal Register. While many of the final rules are identical to the proposed rules, there are...more

USPTO Considers Best Practices to Improve Patent Application Quality

by Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff | Foley & Lardner LLP on 2/15/2013

In a Federal Register Notice published January, 13, 2013, the USPTO asks the public to consider potential best practices aimed at improving patent application quality ”in order to facilitate examination and bring more...more

USPTO Issues First-Inventor-to-File Examination Guidelines and Final Rule

by Donald Zuhn | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 2/14/2013

In a press release issued earlier today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that examination guidelines and the final rule for implementing the first-inventor-to-file (FITF) provisions of the Leahy-Smith America...more

March 15 and March 18 - Two Important Dates to Make a Note Of

by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 2/14/2013

On March 16, 2013, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is changing from a First-to-Invent system to a First-Inventor-to-File system under the America Invents Act for all patent applications that have a priority date...more

Patent Watch: Rexnord Indus., LLC v. Kappos

by Lawrence M. Sung | BakerHostetler on 1/31/2013

"[A]nticipation by inherent disclosure is appropriate only when the reference discloses prior art that must necessarily include the unstated limitation, [or the reference] cannot inherently anticipate the claims."...more

On Your Marks, Get Set…. AIA First-To-File Officially Takes Off On March 16, But The Race To File Patent Applications Has Already...

by Tom Kohler | Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC on 1/17/2013

The America Invents Act or “AIA” was signed into law by President Obama on September 16, 2011. After an eighteen month waiting period, on March 16, 2013, two months from today, the US patent system officially changes to a...more

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Patents › Prior Art › USPTO

Capital Infusion - May 2013: A New Day for Patents

IP Update, Vol. 16, No. 4, April 2013

AIA Impact on Start Up Capital [Video]

Patent Watch: In Re Morsa

Patent Office Litigation Update: Lessons Learned from Contested Proceedings at the USPTO [Video]

IP: Mediation’s role in the patent arena -- In-house counsel should consider using mediation early in patent cases for maximum...

USPTO Finalizes "First Inventor to File" Rules

America Invents Act: USPTO Publishes Final Examination Guidelines for the First-Inventor-to-File Provisions

A First Look at the Final First Inventor to File Rules

USPTO Considers Best Practices to Improve Patent Application Quality

USPTO Issues First-Inventor-to-File Examination Guidelines and Final Rule

March 15 and March 18 - Two Important Dates to Make a Note Of

Patent Watch: Rexnord Indus., LLC v. Kappos

On Your Marks, Get Set…. AIA First-To-File Officially Takes Off On March 16, But The Race To File Patent Applications Has Already...

Patent Watch: C.W. Zumbiel Co. v. Kappos

Upcoming Patent Law Changes Will Put Pressure on Patents

Major Patent Law Changes First-to-File Provisions - Effective March 16, 2013

Belkin International, Inc. v. Kappos - A Cautionary Tale in the Intricate Arena of Inter Partes Reexamination

USPTO Examiner Interviews Make the News

Important Provisions of The America Invents Act Take Effect in September

First to Invent, First to File, or First to Disclose? Patent Reform’s Real Incentive

America Invents Act of 2011: Major Changes in the Law

AIA Impact on Start Up Capital [Video]

Patent Office Litigation Update: Lessons Learned from Contested Proceedings at the USPTO [Video]

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