BUSINESS VISITOR VISA: B1
Nov 25, 2015
Generally, a citizen of a foreign country (alien) who wishes to enter the United States must first obtain a visa, either a nonimmigrant visa for temporary stay, or an immigrant visa for permanent resi...
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TROLLS(1)
Oct 05, 2015
Patent troll is a person or entity that owns a patent but does not produce the patented product or practice the patented method(2). Patent Troll Patent troll is a person or entity that owns a patent b...
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STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS AND LACHES IN IP INFRINGEMENT
Oct 05, 2015
A six-year “lookback period” to limit is imposed under 35 USC §286 on a patent infringement action.
35 USC §286 states(2): “Except as otherwise provided by law, no recovery shall be had for any inf...
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Automated Interview Request (AIR)
Sep 22, 2015
The USPTO AIR is a new online interview scheduling tool that allows Applicants to request an interview with an Examiner for their pending patent application. Introduction Oral discussions between an a...
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EMAILCULTURE
Sep 22, 2015
A communications evolution began in 60s, which got a boost in 1972, when @ was picked for the use in email. It became a revolution in 90s and exploded into 2.6 billion email accounts(2). INTRODUCTION...
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STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS AND LACHES IN IP INFRINGEMENT
Sep 22, 2015
A six-year “lookback period” to limit is imposed under 35 USC §286 on a patent infringement action. Introduction A six-year “lookback period” to limit is imposed under 35 USC §286 on a patent infringe...
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OBVIOUSNESS (The Aftermath of KSR Intl Co. v. Teleflex Inc.(1))
Aug 20, 2015
A lot has been written and thousands of hours have been spent discussing the aftermath of KSR and its implications in the past 8 years, since the KSR decision by the SCOTUS chastised the CAFC invalida...
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Quantity over Quality at the USPTO
Aug 04, 2015
Intellectual property (IP) protection affects the economy by providing incentives to invent novel products and technologies that create jobs and boost the economy through the short-term monopolies to...
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Novelty
Aug 04, 2015
Novelty is the quality of being new(2). However, this simple and clear definition is the tip of the iceberg of a complexity that confuses all. Novelty Item For example, a “novelty item” is a novel obj...
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OBAMACARE and BIOSIMILARS
Jul 22, 2015
An innovator biologic drug maker files a biologics license application (BLA) with the FDA for the grant of a license for commercial marketing of the novel biologic drug. For the first time, now Obamac...
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