How to Write a Technical Disclosure for Patent Drafting
Sidebars Podcast | April Abele Isaacson: Rising Above, Instructions Not Included
In our PTAB Spotlight Series, attorneys will share their valuable insights on PTAB practice today, the challenges and opportunities clients face, and the trends practitioners should follow....more
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) recently announced the appointment of 21 new technically qualified judges (TQJ) to the pool of judges of the pan-European court. The new TQJs are mainly judges from technical courts and IPOs...more
Article 26.3 of the Chinese Patent Law prescribes that the description should be sufficiently clear. However, most patent attorneys would find it difficult to satisfy the requirement of “sufficiently clear”: it takes a lot of...more
Unlike other professions, lawyers can only practice law in the states and jurisdictions where they are admitted. While some areas of law, like patent prosecution or trademark, are purely Federal, other cases, like commercial...more
As with most things in life, you get what you pay for. While do-it-yourself options or low-cost alternatives to legal counsel seem like a good deal, it is usually penny-wise and proud foolish. Of course, as the inventor you...more
In this episode, we welcome Roger Wylie, the Managing Partner of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton. Roger was the Co-Managing Partner of Townsend and Townsend and Crew prior to its merger with Kilpatrick Stockton. Roger is a...more
Inventor's technical disclosure is very important as it serves as the basis for the patent attorney's communication with the inventor. The technical disclosure should contain the following contents, technical background,...more
I. Background Introduction - In recent years, the number of foreign patent applications entering China exhibits a steady growth on a yearly basis. Foreign applications are required to be translated to Chinese in order to...more
A movement is brewing among workers, perhaps emboldened by the robust labor market and pandemic-induced introspection. Whatever the reason, many are deciding to pursue success on their own terms — as entrepreneurs — now....more
The gender gap in intellectual property is profound and far-reaching: Nationwide, women make up 37 percent of licensed attorneys, but they represent just 17 percent of patent attorneys. According to the American...more
Spend some time at any intellectual property (IP) industry event and it won’t be long before you hear “AI” being talked about in one context or another. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has augmented many areas of patent...more
The Patent Office has amended the rules regarding representation under 37 CFR part 11, effective June 25, 2021. The rules more closely align the Patent Office Rules of Professional Conduct with the American Bar Association...more
April Abele Isaacson has 25 years of experience as a trial lawyer and a registered United States patent attorney. Before starting her legal career, April earned a MS in Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences and was an...more
In an effort to provide opportunities for more junior practitioners to gain experience in proceedings before the PTAB, the USPTO earlier this year established the Legal Experience and Advancement Program (LEAP). To encourage...more
Florida State Bar Standing Committee on the Unlicensed Practice of Law Advisory Opinion #2019-4 (August 17, 2020) - Brief Summary - The Florida State Bar Standing Committee on the Unlicensed Practice of Law (Committee)...more
Previously, it was recommended that regulatory attorneys consult patent attorneys when preparing labels covering branded pharmaceuticals. In so doing, the label would closely reflect limitations in the asserted patent claims...more
While in some jurisdictions the concept of a “patent attorney” or also a “patent judge”, referring to persons who not only have knowledge of patent law but also acquire technical expertise in relation to patents, is common,...more