Tag Archives: Warren Woessner

Director Kappos “Chats” About PTO S.W.O.T.

Wednesday noon at the AIPLA 2010 Annual Meeting, USPTO Director David Kappos engaged in a “fireside chat” (actually podium-side chat) with AIPLA Executive Director and former PTO Director Q. Todd Dickinson about the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats that he has … Continue reading

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Inducement of Patent Infringement: Even Without Knowledge of the Patent?

Under 35 U.S.C. § 271(b) “[w]hoever actively induces infringement of a patent shall be liable as an infringer.”  On October 12th, the Supreme Court has granted certiorari (link below) for the case of Global-Tech v. SEB (S. Ct. No. 10-6) … Continue reading

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Catch Up on the “Ripple Effect” of KSR at AIPLA

I will be speaking at the AIPLA Annual Meeting on October 21st at 9AM as part of a panel “KSR and the Ripple Effect: Examining the Broad and Increasing Impact of KSR on Patent Litigation and Practice.” The panel will … Continue reading

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Should Preambles “Count” – The Debate Continues

On September 13th, the Fed. Cir. reversed a summary determination of non-infringement which turned on the question of whether or not to give weight to a term that appeared only in the preamble of a claim to a prostate treatment … Continue reading

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