Tag Archives: Warren Woessner

Happy Belated Birthday to Patents4Life! We are One.

Last Wednesday, Patents4Life forgot to celebrate its first anniversary. I have done a lot of writing, and recruiting of some writers (particular thanks to Paul Cole of Lucas & Co., UK, and Ronald J. Schutz of Robins Kaplan in Minneapolis … Continue reading

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Electronics vs. Biotech – Two Perspectives on “Patent Reform”

The most interesting session I attended today at the AUTM Annual Meeting was one on patent reform. What was most interesting was not a recap of the aspects of S.515, which is the most up-to-date reform bill pending, but the … Continue reading

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Speed Licensing Lessons From “Shark Tank”

This ABC semi-reality show broadcast its season closer a few weeks ago, but a recent note in the AARP magazine on one of the “Sharks,” Barbara Corcoran, a real estate mogul from NYC, got me thinking about the show again.  … Continue reading

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Do You Have Anything To Prove? Frye Fries A Half-Baked Standard

The recent precedential decision, Ex parte Frye, Appeal No. 2009-006013 (Bd. App. 2010) reversed the Examiner’s rejection of a claim to a shoe. More importantly, the Board emphasized that the Board on appeal “reviews the particular finding(s) contested by an appellant … Continue reading

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