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101 Patent Reform Progressing in Congress

On May 22, 2019, a bipartisan committee of the U.S. Senate and House released a draft bill on § 101 reform, in a further attempt to reduce procedural obstacles for patent applicants. The draft bill would change the...more

5/31/2019 / Claim Limitations , Patent Applications , Patent Examinations , Patent Reform , Patent-Eligible Subject Matter , Patents , Proposed Legislation , Section 101 , USPTO

PTAB Exercises Discretion When Rejecting Follow-On Petition Filed More Than One Year After Service of the Complaint with...

The AIA sets a one-year deadline to file a petition for IPR of a patent from the date a complaint for patent infringement is served. 35 U.S.C. § 315(b). There is an exception: the bar does not apply when joining a second...more

10/10/2014 / America Invents Act , Patent Litigation , Patent Reform , Patent Trial and Appeal Board , Patents

Protecting and Enforcing your High Technology Intellectual Property

In This Presentation: - Software Patents Issues in the USPTO - Functional Claiming in Software Patents - Covered Business Method (CBM) Review - Will the Supreme Court kill all software patents this term? -...more

4/21/2014 / Covered Business Method Patents , Patent Applications , Patent Reform , Patents , Technology , USPTO

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