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Corridor Law Group, P.C. Has Joined Forces with Cook Alex Ltd
We take great pleasure in announcing that Corridor Law Group, P.C. has joined forces with Cook Alex Ltd as of January 1, 2020. Since its founding in 2012, Corridor Law Group, P.C. has grown into a respected intellectual property boutique with offices in both Chicago...
Obviousness Can be Based Upon a Single Prior Art Reference, but…
Linda Chan, Paralegal Recent decisions by the Federal Circuit have ruled that obviousness under 35 USC 103 can be based upon a single prior art reference. While anticipation rejections under 35 USC 102 have always been able to rely a single prior art reference that,...
USPTO’s Berkheimer Memo Provides Important Insights for Countering Subject Matter Ineligibility
The Federal Circuit’s Berkheimer v. HP decision has brought the patent eligibility statute, 35 U.S.C. § 101, back into the headlines. In October 2016, Ryan Truesdale wrote on this blog that “the statute addresses the basic question of ‘is this invention the type that...
Welcome Jenna Mazzoni
Cook Alex is delighted to welcome its new Patent Agent, Jenna Mazzoni. Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Jenna holds a Bachelor of Science in Molecular and Cellular Biology from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Ph.D. in Developmental and Cellular...
Chicago Patent Attorney: Free 20-minute Phone Consultation
Chicago Patent Attorney: What you can expect from our free 20-minute Phone Consultation The experienced intellectual property attorneys at Cook Alex are based in the Chicago area, but serve clients across the U.S. and in foreign countries. Our IP services and...
No, Judge Mayer Did Not Just Put an End to Software Patents
The last post on this we reviewed, reading “[i]t’s likely that the Federal Circuit will continue to review cases requiring §101 analysis, and in each instance will hopefully continue to shed light on what is required to patent business methods and software”. It...
Through the Looking Glass: Recent Decisions Bring Alice’s Wonderland into Focus
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...
Section §101: Abolish This Troubling Statute in 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...
April Fools Day
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...
“March Madness”
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...
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