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 | Nov 16, 2015 | Blog, Inter Partes Review
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...
by Paul Raya | Nov 13, 2014 | Blog, Intellectual Property, USPTO
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...
by Paul Raya | Jul 31, 2014 | Blog, Trade Shows
The United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) 16th Annual Independent Inventors Conference will be held August 15-16, 2014. After taking place in various regions around the country, the annual conference is coming home to the USPTO headquarters in...
by Paul Raya | Dec 10, 2013 | Blog, Webinar
Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act: Under-the-Radar Legislation Worth Knowing About (USPTO to Host Webinar) President Obama just signed into law the Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012, which puts into effect two little-known patent law treaties: (1)...
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