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Obviousness = Equivalence? Saint-Gobain v. Siemens
Saint-Gobain Ceramics (“S-G”) has asked the Supreme Court to review the Fed. Cir. panel below, 647 F.3d 1373 (Fed. Cir. 2011) in which the panel decision refused to reverse a district court decision that instructed the jury that it could … Continue reading
Prioritized Examination Available For A Limited Number Of New Qualifying Applications As Of September 26, 2011
One of the many changes introduced by the new America Invents Act (“AIA”) is an option for “prioritized examination.” Under the AIA, effective today, September 26, 2011, a new utility or plant patent application (which may also be a new … Continue reading
Posted in AIA Patent Reform, Patent Reform Legislation
Tagged AIA, Patent Law, patents, US Congress, USPTO, Warren Woessner
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Detroit PTO Gets Into Gear
From Gary Speier (SLW Shareholder) The AIA authorizes the USPTO Director to establish three satellite offices within three years, the first of which is to be located in Detroit, Michigan. The USPTO website indicates that hiring of patent examiners and … Continue reading
Posted in AIA Patent Reform, Patent Reform Legislation
Tagged detroit, Elijah McCoy, Gary Speier, intellectual property, ip, Patent Law, patents, USPTO, Warren Woessner
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New Standard in Effect for Granting Inter Partes Reexaminations
USPTO ISSUING NEW RULES CONCERNING INTER PARTES REEXAMINATION — On September 16, after the President signed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act into law, the USPTO announced new rules governing the provisions of the Act relating to Inter Partes Reexamination that … Continue reading