The U.S. Patent and Trade Office (PTO) on February 28, 2025, rescinded former PTO Director Kathi Vidal's June 21, 2022, memorandum (Memorandum) addressing discretionary denial of inter partes review (IPR) of patents that are...more
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has the remarkable ability to develop novel solutions to problems, and patent law has historically protected those solutions. Under current statutes and jurisprudence, however, only...more
12/7/2023
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Biden Administration ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Google ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
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The Patent Act requires patentees to mark their products with the numbers of any patents that cover that product. Put differently, if you produce a product that would infringe one of your patents, you must mark that product...more
If patent holders want to exclude others from using their invention, then they need to keep an eye on the marketplace to spot infringers. Because the metaverse opens up a new, virtual and potentially endless space where...more
8/23/2022
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Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Metaverse ,
Method Claims ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Patent Act ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Software ,
Virtual Reality
Congratulations! Your startup is developing a revolutionary product or service that has the potential to transform an industry. Whatever the nature of that new product or service, at its core is an innovation – perhaps an...more
When defending a patent-infringement case, attorneys primarily focus on two avenues of defense. First, they argue that the accused product does not infringe the patent's claims. For example, the claim may require a hybrid car...more
Next generation automated fare collection systems (AFC) typically characterized by open architecture designs, open payment approaches, and contactless card readers, are being installed in an increasing number of public...more
11/17/2017
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Automated Systems ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Inventive Concept Test ,
Licensing Fees ,
Non-Practicing Entities ,
Open Payments ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Payment Methods ,
Payment Systems ,
Public Transit ,
Public Transportation ,
Vendors