CAFC Tries to Harmonize Natural Law… And Patents

by Adam Philipp on May 21, 2013

Ten jurists attempt
To provide coherent law
"Let the Supremes try!"

cafc1Early jurisprudence of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), the patent appellate court, suggests that the court was attempting to lower the bars to obtain a patent, including an expansion of what could be considered eligible patent subject matter; i.e., the threshold determination of what ‘things’ can or cannot be considered as patentable.

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World Patent Trends

by Adam Philipp on February 8, 2013

Global patent trends:
China takes Great Leap Forward,
Continues to grow

China led the world in domestic patents issued in 2012, with 1.26 million granted by China’s State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO).

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Beyond “China Copy”?

by Adam Philipp on February 6, 2013

China patents grow
Chinese do more than copy
More innovation

“Chinese copy” is a phrase that can be found in Merriam-Webster’s dictionary. The clip_image002definition: “an exact imitation or duplicate that includes defects as well as desired qualities.” For years, China had a reputation for slavishly copying the West. “Made in China” meant a cheap copy. China’s reputation has improved a little in recent years as leading manufacturers such as Apple have moved production there. But China is still known for making things, not for inventing things.

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Pager Patent Dies In Patent Wars

by Adam Philipp on January 17, 2013

Court invalidates
A Motorola patent
How does it matter

Google (and its Motorola Mobility subsidiary) have been engaged in a long-standielite_blackng “patent war” with Apple over smartphone technology. A UK judge has recently invalidated one of Motorola’s patents that could have been “ammunition” in the patent fight. Will this make a difference?

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Billion Dollar Patent Win

by Adam Philipp on January 16, 2013

University
Wins over billion dollars
In patent lawsuit

clip_image001Apple won a billion dollar patent lawsuit victory over Samsung back in August. We usually think such jaw-dropping judgments are the realm of the biggest of high-tech companies, but a university has recently joined the billion-dollar patent win league.

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FTC And Google Settle

Google FTC Reach anti-trust agreement About SEPs The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has long been concerned about the competitive impact of patent litigation related sales injunctions based on standard essential patents (SEPs). It is recently reached a settlement with Google in which the search and mobile giant will agree not to use its patents to [...]

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Patent System Improvable, But Not Broken

David Kappos says Patent system not broken But can be improved In a blog piece in October we came to the defense of software patents. Software patents have been much maligned in the media in recent months, blamed for everything from being a tax on consumer products to a brake on innovation. Our conclusion was:

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Growing Value for Inventing?

Invest in patents Avoid headaches making stuff Patent value grows   Is it better to invest in companies that make stuff – or in companies that own intellectual property vital to the companies that make stuff? Investors are becoming increasingly aware of the advantages of being an “arms dealer” in patent wars.

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Troll Report

Whether patent trolls, Or patent monetizers, Impact increasing How much damage are “patent trolls” doing to America’s system for protecting intellectual property? In one of the “by the way” provisions of the American Invents Act of 2011, Congress ordered the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to prepare a report examining the impact of patent infringement lawsuits [...]

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Patents Pending

On of the most common questions I get asked by clients is some variation on “how is my patent application doing”? Dennis Crouch of the Patently-O Blog had a great article and graph showing the current state of pending patent applications at the USPTO:

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