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Revolution in the USPTO: New Order and Improved...

With my colleague and co-author, May Lin Dehaan, I offer the following brief perspective on the New Order in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Please feel free to offer your comments, or questions. Intellectual property is one of the most...

Published Wed, Aug 25 2010 1:45 PM by Thomas Lebens
Recent Explosion of False Patent Marking...

A recent Federal Circuit decision, Forest Group, Inc. v. Bon Tool Co., No. 2009-1044 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 28, 2009), has invoked new interest in the “false marking” statute, 35 U.S.C. § 292. The Bon Tool decision has led to dozens of new lawsuits...

Published Mon, Mar 15 2010 7:33 PM by Thomas Lebens
The Patent Office May Have Under-Calculated...

Under Wyeth v. Kappos , decided January 7, 2010 by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit), if your U.S. patent failed to issue within three years from the filing date, the Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) may have under-calculated...

Published Fri, Jan 22 2010 4:55 PM by Thomas Lebens

Filed under: patent term adjustment weyth
International Seaway Trading Corp. v. Walgreens...

In a recent opinion, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has clarified the standard for determining validity of a design patent. In International Seaway Trading Corp. v. Walgreens Corp., the court eliminated the “point of novelty”...

Published Fri, Jan 22 2010 4:49 PM by Thomas Lebens

Filed under: design patent