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I need a lawyer or patent agent licensed to practice with the USPTO to help me with an office action response from a patent examiner. I am looking to build a relationship with a lawyer or agent to work together long term. My goal is to keep the pending patent... Continue reading
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Law360 (February 23, 2018, 8:05 PM EST) — A Texas federal judge on Thursday denied a bid for a new trial after a jury in January held that a medical company did not infringe the asserted claims of a health supplement patent, holding that the patent’s owner failed to introduce... Continue reading
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Strong business orientation. – Strong communication skills. – Ability to quickly adjust to new situations and environments. – Ability to work in complex environments. – motivation to mentor junior team members. – US patent law practice knowledge would be beneficial. – Ability to work with IP related contract …
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According to the Court, the ABPA was effectively asking the Court to “eliminate design patents on auto-body parts.” While the ABPA decision does not make any groundbreaking changes to design patent law, some may find the decision interesting, given the ABPA’s attempted importation of trademark …
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Obtaining a remand on an appeal from the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) is of course a win for the Patent Owner, but may result in an ultimate loss when the case is revisited at the PTAB. The Feb. 12, 2018 Federal Circuit opinion, In Re Hodges, No. 2017-1434,... Continue reading
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Law360 (February 23, 2018, 6:25 PM EST) — This week in intellectual property attorney moves, BakerHostetler nabbed a former patent and trademark attorney from Norton Rose Fulbright, while Dickinson Wright PLLC scored a pair of patent application prosecutors, and Dorsey & Whitney LLP boosted its …
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Welcome to Skilled in the Art, competitor patent case edition. I’m Law.com IP reporter Scott Graham. Sometimes in this column I ask “Who Got the Work?” in an individual IP case. Today I’m taking a higher level look. Think of it as “Who Got the Competitor Case Work—And Took It... Continue reading
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The decision of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Aatrix Software, Inc. v. Green Shades Software, Inc. clarified that although Section 101 of the US Patent Act is ultimately a question of law, it may involve subsidiary fact questions that may preclude a Section 101 decision... Continue reading
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UC Hastings College of the Law Professor Robin Feldman, who has written articles about gene-editing technology patent law, says it is important to look at the long-term impacts of the technology. “In general, with gene editing, we are at the dawn of a new medical technology,” she says. “We know... Continue reading
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The Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) brought a declaratory judgement action against Ford Global Technologies (Ford), the holding company for much of Ford Motor Company’s patent portfolio. ABPA argued that design patents are inappropriate for auto-body parts and, in the alternative, that …
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