The following have been appointed by the PCT Contracting States as International Searching Authorities (ISAs): the national Offices of Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, Chile, Egypt, Finland, India, Israel, Japan, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, Singapore,
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Bad Acts and Actors Never Die; They Simply Lose Their Appeal
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Inequitable conduct not only wipes out the entire patent, but it may also spawn all kinds of other lawsuits, as discussed in the Energy Heating and Chandler cases below. This is also true for attorneys. That is, it may further…
Prosecution Pointer 296
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued an interim rule further expanding the availability of prioritized examination (Track One) by increasing the limit on the number of Track One requests that may be accepted in a fiscal year…
A Look at AIA § 3(n)(2): Part Two of a Two-Part Series on AIA § 3(n) Effective Filing Date Provisions
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Interpreting the language of the America Invents Act (AIA) remains an exciting challenge. The effective date provisions of the AIA transition sections 3(n)(1) and 3(n)(2) are no exceptions. Part 1 of this series discussed a recent Patent Trial and Appeal…
SDNY: Use of Photojournalists’ 9/11 Footage May Be Fair Use
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A firefighter digging through rubble. An ambulance being lifted out of the wreckage. Photographs of these and other somber scenes from downtown Manhattan on September 11, 2001 formed the basis of photojournalist Anthony Fioranelli’s copyright infringement case against several media…
Prosecution Pointer 295
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An international patent application (e.g., PCT application) can be filed in any language which the receiving Office accepts. If you file your application in a language which is not accepted by the International Searching Authority (ISA) that is to carry…
None of Us Saw Them Stop the PTA Giveaway
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Sawstop Holding LLC v. Hirshfeld, No. 1:20-cv-1212(LMB/LSN), 2021 WL 2021122 (E.D. Va. May 20, 2021) (“Sawstop II”).Read more
A Decade under the America Invents Act (AIA)
Happy 10th Birthday AIA! All the effective dates of the America Invents Act (“AIA”) have come and gone. The patent reform initiated by the AIA has now been a reality for 10 years. And many provisions of the AIA have…
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Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality Patent Prosecution Update: 2021 Q1 Prosecution Statistics
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As the first quarter of 2021 kicked off, we looked back at the worldwide data tracking issuance of Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality patents. As a brief overview, Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (“AR/VR”) refers generally to a class of technologies that merge a…