Author Archives: Warren Woessner

Patent Office Releases Comments on Standards for Patent Eligibility Examination

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Warren Woessner

On November 2nd, Robert Bahr released a concise but informative memorandum that could be entitled “What We Learned From McRO and BASCOM.” I have posted on McRO, Inc. dba Planet Blue v. Bandi Namco Games America Inc. et al., 120 … Continue reading →

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PTO Proposes Revisions to the Duty of Disclosure (“Rule 56”)

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Warren Woessner

After issuing a brief “notice” in 2011, shortly after the Fed. Cir. revised the duty of disclosure in the Therasense (76 FR at 43631), the PTO has now published a notice of proposed rulemaking to gather comments on its specific … Continue reading →

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Chisum and Mueller Dissect The Recent En Banc Decision In Apple v Samsung – “Smartphone Wars: Federal Circuit Shenanigans?”

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Warren Woessner

This is a guest post by Donald Chisum and Janice Mueller. The Federal Circuit’s October 7, 2016 en banc decision, 2016 WL 5864573, concerning one phase of the ongoing Apple v. Samsung smartphone patent wars, may turn out to be the … Continue reading →

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Hillary Believes In The Patent System

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Warren Woessner

Hillary Clinton has released a position paper: “Initiative on Technology and Innovation” which contains two paragraphs on actions she would promote to reduce litigation by trolls and strengthen the USPTO.