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By Kevin E. Noonan — The Supreme Court handed down its opinion in Quanta Computer, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc. today, deciding a question of patent exhaustion in the sale of computer components. The decision, strengthening the patent exhaustion principle, was not really a surprise for a number of reasons. First, it was…
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By Donald Zuhn — Yesterday, we counted down stories #10 to #6 of the top stories covered at Patent Docs in 2007, and on Sunday, we listed stories #11 to #15. Today, we conclude the series by counting down the top five stories. In case you missed the articles the first time around…
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By Robert Dailey — Section 255 of the Patent Act provides a mechanism for correcting typographical or minor errors in an issued patent. Whenever a mistake of a clerical or typographical nature, or of minor character, which was not the fault of the Patent and Trademark Office, appears in a patent and a…
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By Kevin Noonan — Back in the 1970's, Firesign Theater had a comedy album entitled "Everything You Know is Wrong." This seems to be the Supreme Court's current opinion on the Federal Circuit; the Court hasn't actually affirmed a CAFC decision since J.E.M. Ag Supply v. Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l. Inc. in 2001. The…
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Merck v. Integra: The Supreme Court Misses A Golden Opportunity By Kevin Noonan — The Supreme Court missed an opportunity to bring some certainty to the law concerning the scope of the "safe harbor" provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(1) in its recent decision in Merck KGaA v. Integra Lifesciences I, Ltd., which…
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