• Patent Attorney Job in DAYTON, OH

    The primary purpose of this position is to provide Intellectual Property and Technology legal advice and services including: conducting legal and scientific research; preparing and prosecuting patent applications; advising and assisting Air Force and contractor employees on rights in inventions, patents, …

     
  • PatCon 8 Conference in San Diego Next Week

    Next week is PatCon, the largest annual gathering of patent law, economics, and business professors. This year’s conference takes place at University of San Diego on Friday & Saturday, March 2-3, and features Joe Matal, Carter Phillips, Patent Pilot Program judges, PTO economists, prominent local …

     
  • InterDigital sees revenue boosted by LG deal and forecasts big benefits from new US tax law

    In addition to announcing its results, InterDigital highlighted what looks set to be a significant benefit for patent licensing businesses from the new US tax law which was passed in December. As well as seeing a reduction in its corporate tax rate to 21% (from 35%), a significant chunk of... Continue reading

     
  • Open Cannabis Project: The Fight to Get Marijuana Patents Right

    As we’ve discussed before on this blog, cannabis can be and is being patented. It is important to remember that patents are a balance between competing social values. In classical legal theory, patents exist to encourage innovation by offering innovators a limited monopoly in return for making …

     
  • Patent Agent

    Requires Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science and a minimum of two years of experience drafting, filing and prosecuting patent applications in the USPTO for an intellectual property law firm. Must be registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). Must have excellent …

     
  • Patent Agent Privilege in Texas

    [B]ecause patent agents are authorized to practice law before the USPTO, they fall within [Texas Rules of Evidence] Rule 503’s definition of “lawyer,” and, … In the case, the trial court had concluded that a party’s communications with a patent agent were only privileged to the extent that the patent... Continue reading

     
  • The 2017 Federal Circuit Year In Review

    Law360 (February 23, 2018, 11:28 AM EST) — After a three-year surge, patent suits at the Federal Circuit leveled off last year as the court showed signs of adjusting to its bustling workload. The judges found time to write more opinions, and they reached greater consensus, penning fewer separate …

     
  • BREAKING: Patent Agent Emails Merit Privilege, Texas Justices Say

    Law360 (February 23, 2018, 11:29 AM EST) — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday sided with an inventor and upended a trial court’s order that he turn over more than 300 emails between himself and his nonattorney patent agent in a dispute over restaurant technology, holding that the communications …

     
  • Designing aftermarket auto parts: exhausting design patent rights

    Designing aftermarket auto parts: exhausting design patent rights  The National Law Review Full coverage

     
  • Patent Eligibility: Handling Disputed Issues of Material Fact

    Patent Eligibility: Handling Disputed Issues of Material Fact  Patently-O Full coverage