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How could the passing of Scalia affect patent owners?
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...
Have Mayo and Alice gone too far?
For those of you following this blog, you will be familiar with our assessment of the recent decisions from the Supreme court in Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories and Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International. These cases concerned what types of...
Inter Partes Review: Bane for Patent Owners, Boon for Investment Firms
The Inter Partes Review can be a bane for patent owners and a boon for investment firms. Can an investment fund file a challenge to a patent and bet on the outcome? This appears to the case ever since the America Invents Act gave birth to Inter Partes Review...
Patent Reform Legislation: More Potential Impact on Patent Owners
Current Patent Reform Legislation Whether one’s role in the IP community is as an inventor, agent, attorney, examiner, or business owner, a number of significant reforms to the U.S. patent system in the last decade have been a source of angst to owners and developers...
Are your company’s IP dollars producing the strong patents you need?
Good Patents are like bees—they should protect what's sweet and sting when they need to. —Bob Fieseler Technology companies, investors, inventors and start-ups, ask yourselves—are your company’s IP dollars producing the strong patents you need? Of the 3,000...
Smaller Clients at Larger Law Firms a “Burden?”
At Cook Alex we value every one of our clients. Our attorneys have guided many small startups into successful corporations and, we recognize and appreciate the unique opportunities smaller companies enjoy, along with the challenges they face. Smaller Clients Devalued...
Cook Alex’s Passion For Innovation And…Honey!
Cook Alex’s founder and CEO, Bob Fieseler, is passionate about intellectual property law and innovations that change the world–but did you know that he’s also passionate about beekeeping? Yes, it’s true. Bob loves the art of beekeeping and enjoys its many natural...
Did Apple Pay $533 Million to a Patent Troll or a Good Guy Standing Up for the Common Man?
Non-practicing entities are sometimes called “trolls” and are typically painted as bad guys in the IP world; however in this case it looks like Apple was seen as the bad guy and the “troll” was viewed as standing up for the little man. We think this case shows the...
An Extensive Collection of Patents Can Deter Lawsuits Altogether
Technology companies often use defensives patents to prevent and/or settle litigation. The strategy involves accumulating an extensive collection of patents to use as protection in the event a competitor attempts to file an infringement suit. Like the Soviets and the...
Encouraging Kids of All Ages to Learn About Intellectual Property
Our kids are the future of this country; they are the inventors and innovators of tomorrow as well as our future business leaders. Thankfully there are many resources for them to learn about intellectual property. We were thrilled to learn that the USPTO has launched...
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