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Mix It Up – Tell Us One of Your Stories
One of the great things about patent law is that there is never just a single way to do anything.
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Chasing your Tail
Be careful with responding to what look to be innocuous 112 clarity rejections. It might just be the beginning of a detour you do not want to take.
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Hindsight Can Manifest Itself In the Most Unexpected Ways
Is the identification of a far-afield reference on an IDS or in the application an admission that the reference would be obvious to apply in the inventor’s field, or is that hindsight?
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Target’s GUI to Facilitate Internet Purchases is Patent Eligible, but Obvious as Claimed.
See how Target positioned its claims to overcome Alice, but succumb to Obviousness.
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National Dog Day
Celebrate National Dog Day with this patent appeal regarding a harness to deter jumping.
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Patent Examiner as Advocate, Judge, and Jury
These conflicting roles can create difficult situations during patent prosecution if the examiner goes beyond their role.
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Patent Claims for AI Invention Must Be Properly Supported with Training Details in the Specification
A recent PTAB decision on neural network training highlights the importance in sufficient disclosure.
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Are CIPs an admission of a failure in patent drafting?
A CIP in US patent prosecution is a Continuation-In-Part. Some patent attorneys have strong feelings about CIPs, both for and against. However, whatever one thinks of the CIP, it is nevertheless an available tool to be used in patent portfolio development. When one is faced with handling a situation that may benefit from a CIP,…
