by Paul Raya | Jul 18, 2018 | Blog, Cook Alex, Federal Patent Law, Patent Law
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,...
by Paul Raya | Jul 6, 2018 | Blog, Cook Alex, Federal Patent Law
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...
by Paul Raya | Jul 6, 2018 | Blog, Cook Alex
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...
by Paul Raya | Nov 29, 2016 | Blog, Cook Alex
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...
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...
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