USPTO Announces Revisions To Improve Clarity
USPTO Announces Revisions to Improve Clarity In a move we all knew was coming—maybe even hoped was coming (sooner than it came, for some of us!)—the USPTO finally announced the revised guidance for determining subject matter eligibility. Last fall Director Iancu implied that we had these revisions to look forward to. The new guidance touches […]
Big Data and Patents!
Big Data and Patents! Big Data and Patents are interesting to look for. Big data is changing how the world solves problems. For example, doctors and health care professionals can use big data to decode DNA strings and find cures to diseases and predict disease patterns. Big data has its place in the world of […]
Does Your Patent Attorney Have Your Best Interest in Mind?
Does Your Patent Attorney Have Your Best Interest in Mind? While written largely from a small inventor perspective, this Forbes article by Mr. Keys, asks an interesting and relevant question: Does your patent attorney have your best interest in mind? This is a relevant ask for inventors, startups, universities, and large companies. It shouldn’t come […]
A Single Drawing in a Design Patent Application
A Single Drawing in a Design Patent Application It looks like a design patent application can satisfy both enablement and definiteness with a single drawing. I know, you were on the edge of your seat about this one. Yet, it is a significant case for what is sufficient for a design application. In In Re Maatita, The […]
Continguity & Anticipation
Continguity & Anticipation In re Facebook (Fed. Cir. 2018), the Examiner rejected the claims as anticipated. These claims require “image elements to be contiguous” based on a rule during a reshuffle event. The prior art (Perrodin), on the other hand, does not require contiguity “in all cases.” In other words, a reshuffle might happen to result in […]
US Patent No. 10,000,000
US Patent No. 10,000,000 Big news: The USPTO issued patent number 10,000,000 for “COHERENT LADAR USING INTRA-PIXEL QUADRATURE DETECTION”. As an inventor on an old LIDAR patent, I’m excited to see this technology reach this milestone. The USPTO also used this event as an opportunity to highlight patents through history. Others, however, are criticizing the new cover design, which includes […]
Samsung Losses Piling Up
Samsung Losses Piling Up It’s been a tough go recently for Samsung in the patent space. Here are some losses in the first half of 2018: Papst Licensing v. Samsung– November 2018 – USA – $5.9 Million for infringing patents covering data transfers that occur in smartphones and tablets Apple v. Samsung – May 2018 […]
Ericsson V. Intellectual Ventures
Ericsson V. Intellectual Ventures Two IP heavy weights faced off at the Federal Circuit over Intellectual Ventures’ wireless technology patent: U.S. Patent No. 6,952,408. Relying heavily on experts, the court overturned the PTAB’s finding in an IPR that claim 1 is not patentable. This holding includes a complex and highly technical discussion of the technical […]
Our Favoriate Patent
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One Of A Few Of Our Favorite Patents
A Few Of Our Favorite Patents In what I hope will be a regular feature on this blog, here is one of my favorite patents based solely on this humorous drawing. This is Apple’s patent 9,986,419, which, according to PatentlyO, has the distinction of being the patent with the most prior-art-citations at 6,701 citations! This patent […]
