Monthly Archives: July 2015

Patent Office Publishes Subject Matter “Update”

Today (July 30th), the Patent Office released an 11 page “July 2015 Update” on patent-eligible subject matter (or not). (A copy of the update and appendices can be found at the end of this post.) Most of the “Update” focused … Continue reading

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Innovation Act Stalls in the House

Representative Goodlatte’s Innovation Act (H.R. 9) has been shelved for now, and will not receive a floor vote until September at the earlier. There is significant conflict between measures intended to deter patent trolls and the ability of non-profit institutional … Continue reading

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In re Cuozzo – Still no changes for the claim interpretation standard during inter partes review proceedings

A guest post from Theresa Stadheim, attorney at Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner. In In re: Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC, Appeal No. 2014-1301 (Fed. Cir. July 8, 2015, decision by Dyk), the Federal Circuit decided not to review the Patent Trial … Continue reading

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Senate Confirms Finnegan Partner Kara Stoll to Federal Circuit

Without a single “nay” vote, and with at least some noting that she will be the first woman of color to join the Fed. Cir., the Senate has confirmed Kara Fernandez Stoll, a litigation partner at Finnegan, to fill the seat vacated … Continue reading

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