by davidweb1 | Jul 4, 2017 | EXAMINATION GUIDELINES, PATENT, PATENT PROSECUTION, Uncategorized
USPTO Issues New & Revised Guidance on Patent Eligibility Under 35 USC § 101 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued revised guidance to its examiners relating to determination of patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. §101. This “Interim...
by davidweb1 | Jul 4, 2017 | ENABLEMENT, Uncategorized
Promega v. Life Technologies: A Higher Enablement Standard for “Comprising” Not within the Preamble of the Claim On December 15, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Promega Corp. v. Life Technologies Corp.,” reversed the district court’s...
by davidweb1 | Jul 4, 2017 | PATENT, PATENT PROSECUTION, Uncategorized
NON-U.S. RESIDENTS REPRESENT ROUGHLY 50% OF USPTO APPLICANTS The United States Patent and Trademark Office released its FY 2014 Performance and Accountability Report and reported that 50.9% of the patent applications filed at the office in 2014 came from non-U.S....
by davidweb1 | Jul 4, 2017 | PATENT, PATENT INFRINGEMENT, PATENT LITIGATION, Uncategorized
Teva v. Sandoz: The New Standard of Review In Claim Construction In Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc., the Supreme Court addressed the question of what the standard of review should be for patent claim construction. In its decision on January 20, 2015,...
by davidweb1 | Jul 4, 2017 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, LEGISLATION, PATENT, PATENT INFRINGEMENT, PATENT LITIGATION, Uncategorized
Sen. Grassley (R-IA) Introduces Patent Act of 2015 Today, Sen. Grassley of Iowa introduced a Senate Bill entitled “Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015” Among other things, the Bill is aimed at curbing perceived patent litigation abuses by...
