by Paul Raya | Oct 12, 2016 | Blog, Cook Alex
35 U.S.C. §101 is the statute that addresses the basic question of “is this invention the type that is patentable.” Lately the USPTO and the courts have had trouble answering this question consistently. We’ve discussed the decision in Alice repeatedly, and why its...
by Paul Raya | May 13, 2016 | Blog, Cook Alex, Patent Law
Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title. 35 U.S.C. 101 (Section §101) As...
by Paul Raya | Apr 1, 2016 | Blog, In Our Opinion
Welcome to April 1, the internet’s unofficial celebration of click bait titles and hoax articles. Over the years we’ve come across some interesting patents, and in the spirit of April Fools Day, thought we’d share some of the funnier ones. Santa Claus Detector...
by Paul Raya | Mar 25, 2016 | Blog, Trademarks
In between March coming in like a lion and going out like a lamb is the multi-week long American tradition known simply as NCAA “March Madness”. A time when both diehard basketball fans and non-sports fans alike spend hours filing out their brackets hoping to win this...
by Paul Raya | Feb 25, 2016 | Blog, Federal Patent Law, Inter Partes Review
The question many in the patent field are asking is how the recent passing of Justice Antonin Scalia may change the patent landscape. The short term answer is probably not a lot. The long term answer depends on who is eventually appointed to the Court. During his...
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