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• ACLU Should Be Hit With Rule 11 Sanctions

  In the ACLU v. Myriad case, the ACLU has alleged that the patents involved in the case cover genes found in nature. This statement is so patently (pun intended) false, that the ACLU either purposely…

• Method for Getting an Interview with David Kappos

  Last week I chatted via phone with Terry Carter, a journalist working on a story for publication in the ABA Journal.  We talked about a number of different patent topics, and I am certainly looking…

• What Inventors Can Learn from Skateboard Icon Tony Hawk

  For some time I have wanted to write an article discussing what independent inventors can learn from skateboard icon Tony Hawk. In the October 2009 edition of Entrepreneur Magazine there is an article about Tony…

• Call to Action: Amici Briefs in ACLU Gene Patent Challenge

  Recently I received an e-mail with a link alerting me to something posted on the 271 blog relating to Bilski. The video (viewable on the 271 blog) is taken from a movie about World War…

• Obviously Non-obvious and Patentable Inventions Part I

  Once again I find myself traveling for PLI, this time I am in an airplane heading for Oakland, California, with the final destination of San Francisco, California via taxi. This will be the last live…

• Supreme Court Refuses Harjo, Redskins Can Keep Trademark

  While it is not easy for a Dallas Cowboys fan like myself to write about a Redskins victory with any enthusiasm, the Washington Redskins clearly scored a bigger victory on Monday than any victory this…

• No Climate Deal in Copenhagen Good for Green Patent Rights

  The Wall Street Journal is reporting good news for patent owners, in particular those holding patents on green technologies. President Obama, who is currently attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Shanghai, China, along with…

• JUST IN: Federal Circuit Denies Vacatur in USPTO Rules Case

  Earlier today the Chief Judge Paul Michel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an Order declaring the pending appeal of Dr. Tafas and GlaxoSmithKline moot due to the fact…

• The Bilski Oral Argument Speaks Volume: Start with 35 U.S.C. § 112

  After Monday’s oral argument, many are trying to divine how the U.S. Supreme Court will rule in the Bilski v. Kappos, and whether the Federal Circuit’s “machine or transformation” test will survive. Having now read…

• Twitter Faces Security Issues Again and Again

  A few weeks ago I got an email from a colleague stating that he believed his Twitter account had been hacked into because of a suspicious direct message that was sent to all of his…