• Obviousness, hindsight, KSR

    The 2007 KSR v. Teleflex Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decision is why the patent examiner, ignoring hindsight issues, just used your own teaching against you to reject your patent application claims as being “unpatentable” (obvious) under 35 USC 103. In the US, the law of “obviousness” has some …

     
  • Fed. Circ. Affirms Patent Win For ‘Warcraft’ Maker, Others

    Law360, New York (January 16, 2018, 8:08 PM EST) — The Federal Circuit summarily affirmed on Tuesday a Delaware federal judge’s ruling that “World of Warcraft” maker Blizzard Entertainment and other video game makers did not infringe a Parallel Networks patent on downloading and installing …

     
  • BofA leads on blockchain patents

    Bank of America has filed for or received more blockchain-related patents in the US than any other firm, beating out Mastercard and IBM for the top spot, according to research from law firm EnvisionIP. EnvisonIP dug around to find 1045 US patents related to the blockchain industry that have been …

     
  • Patent paralegal

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  • Pot IP: California’s Secretary of State Accepting Applications for Marijuana Trademarks

    With marijuana still illegal under federal law, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office does not register cannabis or cannabis-related products and services. That’s left states where marijuana sales and use are legal, including Oregon, Washington, Colorado and now California, to authorize their own …

     
  • PTAB Nixes Sipco Wireless Communication Patent Under Alice

    Law360, New York (January 16, 2018, 6:52 PM EST) — The Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruled Tuesday a Sipco LLC wireless communication patent was invalid under … The Supreme Court’s 2014 Alice decision laid out a two-part test to determining patent eligibility under Section 101 of the Patent Act.

     
  • Allergan Deal Clears 2031 Launch Of Sun’s Linzess Generic

    The settlement ends Allergan and Ironwood’s June Hatch-Waxman Act suit in Delaware federal court alleging infringement of the patent, presuming the court and government clear it. The medication, also known as linaclotide, is used to treat irritable bowel syndrome with constipation and chronic …

     
  • NextSource soars on Japanese approval of registered SuperFlake product trademark

    NextSource soars on Japanese approval of registered SuperFlake product trademark  Creamer Media’s Mining Weekly Full coverage

     
  • Microsoft Extends Patent Protections to Azure Stack Users

    Microsoft Extends Patent Protections to Azure Stack Users  Redmond Channel Partner Full coverage

     
  • As Niche Patent Practice Area Ramps Up, Big Law Firms Jump In

    Big law firms have ramped up to handle an evolving new patent practice area: patent validity challenges that have quickly become the battleground for an increasing number of multi-billion dollar disputes. More and more intellectual property law attorneys now practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal …