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Month: January 2016
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Maling v. Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP By Andrew Williams — In a case that was watched by the entire patent law community with some fascination, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts concluded on December 23, 2015 "that the simultaneous representation by a law firm in the prosecution of patents for two clients…
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By Michael Borella — The fallout from the Supreme Court's Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int'l case continues to reshape the landscape of patent-eligibility. Despite guidance from the USPTO, patentees still struggle with what exactly is patent-eligible under Alice. Federal Circuit jurisprudence has proven helpful in teaching what is not eligible, but has been less effective…
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By Donald Zuhn — After reflecting upon the events of the past twelve months, Patent Docs presents its ninth annual list of top patent stories. For 2015, we identified twenty stories that were covered on Patent Docs last year that we believe had (or are likely to have) the greatest impact on patent practitioners and…
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Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Evolving PTAB Trial Practice: Navigating Complex Procedural Rules — Strategically Using Routine and Additional Discovery, Requests for Joinder, and Motions to Amend" on February 4, 2016 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST). Greg H. Gardella and Scott A. McKeown of Oblon McClelland Maier & Neustadt will provide guidance…
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The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) will be offering a webinar entitled "Caught in a web — how the court in Kimble v. Marvel ruled on whether payment of royalties for an expired patent in unlawful per se" on February 9, 2016 from 12:30 – 1:30 pm (Eastern). Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff of Foley &…
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Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "NPE Patent Litigation: Latest Developments — Leveraging Alice, Federal Rules Amendments, and Patent Office Proceedings in Defending Infringement Disputes" on January 27, 2016 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST). R. David Donoghue of Holland & Knight and Dana M. Herberholz of Parsons Behle & Latimer will provide guidance…
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By Donald Zuhn — After reflecting upon the events of the past twelve months, Patent Docs presents its ninth annual list of top patent stories. For 2015, we identified twenty stories that were covered on Patent Docs last year that we believe had (or are likely to have) the greatest impact on patent practitioners and…
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By Michael Borella — As 2015 drew to a close, the toll of the Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int'l decision on software and business method patents became apparent. Post Alice, approximately 70% of all patents challenged under 35 U.S.C. § 101 have been invalidated in district courts, while the rate of § 101 rejections…
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Generic Software Claims Found Ineligible under § 101 By Joseph Herndon — A common theme found in recent patent litigation is that software claims lacking detail are more likely to be found invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle issued an opinion on December…
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By Donald Zuhn — After reflecting upon the events of the past twelve months, Patent Docs presents its ninth annual list of top patent stories. For 2015, we identified twenty stories that were covered on Patent Docs last year that we believe had (or are likely to have) the greatest impact on patent practitioners and…
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