Alton, IL
Intellectual property Lawyer at Alton, IL
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property
I can see more logic to lowering the standard of proof for a derivation case than on an invalidity case since there is no prior examination or adjudication such as there is in a patent examiner's prior...
See Full GuideDavid Kappos,USPTODirector, when in charge of managing IBM patents, said, Right now, what youve got is a marketplace where nobody knows what the asset is worth. Perhaps, but IBM has made overten billio...
See Full GuideSEP http://www.beckersasc.com/asc-supply-chain-materials-management/small-inventors-pay-less-for-fast-track-process-in-new-patent-law.htmlThe above article notes that small entities pay half as much...
See Full Guide11 It now appears that Microentity fees were just a gimmick concept of Sen. IBM Leahy to mislead his colleagues into thinking there was something in this bill favoring individual inventors. Now that...
See Full GuideJust when we thought the new law was pretty bad for patentees trying to enforce their patents, a defendant who infringes a claim not changed in reexam is given a free ride by the CAFC an absolute defen...
See Full GuideSimple, low cost foreign sourced goods will eat the heart out of the small business if there is no protection against foreign companies stealing the RD and thereby lowering their cost and producing wit...
See Full GuideSmall businesses usually start out with a small local focus, both in assessing their potential market and in sourcing new jobs. That is why small businesses create the majority of new jobs in America. ...
See Full GuideSmall businesses usually start out with a small local focus, both in assessing their potential market and in sourcing new jobs. That is why small businesses create the majority of new jobs in America. ...
See Full GuideIn 1995,the patent laws were changed to provide for the filing of a special simpler, lower cost,TEMPORARYform of utility patent application called a "provisional utility patent application" or PUPA or ...
See Full GuideWhile claims are placed last in the printed patent application, they appear first in the on-line version of the patent and their importance is first, since perfection in the rest of the application is ...
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