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Contumacious Conduct = $450,000 Attorney Fee Award The line of attorney fee cases following Octane Fitness continues to grow.  In Raniere v....

Remarks By Director Andrei Iancu Of The USPTO At US Chamber Of Commerce Patent Policy Conference At Teak, we love...

Office Action Grant Rate Shine Su, has written an interesting paper on a new metric for patent examiner activity called...

Newegg Wins $550K in Attorney Fees Over Acacia Ever since the seminal Icon Fitness decision by the Supreme Court, attorney fee decisions...

Trademark Infringement Of Keywords In An Online Search Most courts have found that the use of a trademarked keyword can’t...

Alice Jurisprudence is Not A Beacon Of Absolute Clarity Surprise!  This research suggests patent eligibility jurisprudence lacks clarity.  The study showed that...

Why Are So Many RCE'S Filed in U.S Patent Prosecution. This article suggests that RCEs favor the examiner over the applicant.  The...

measuring and managing IP performance This is a fascinating study about measuring and managing IP performance.  This article derscribes ways to measure...

There is nothing better than a good patent war Patent wars are fun when watching from the outside in.  I...

the effect of weather variations on the patent examination process at the united states patent and trademark office This study:...

Is Patent Protection Key To U.S Economic Progress? We certainly think so!  As part of an introduction to Andre Iancu...

Nokia's Strong Patent Licensing Program Interesting to see Nokia Corp’s patent licensing business buoy it’s recent earnings as per this article in...

The U.S is Not in The top ten of the innovation rankings Congratulations to the top ten innovative countries:South KoreaSweden SingaporeGermanySwitzerland JapanFinlandDenmark FranceIsraelIt’s sad,...

Lawyer-Bots Are Coming AI is coming for the legal industry.  According to this article from the technology review, “22 percent of a...

Law Firm Stagnation Law firm growth is at a standstill.  Firms tend to be stuck in their ways doing things...

Patents & The Self Driving Car Good news for innovators.  According to Bloomberg Law, the cost of a patent litigation has...

Patent Litigation Costs Are Dropping Good news for innovators.  According to Bloomberg Law, the cost of a patent litigation has dropped...