Patently-O
Is described as "the most popular patent law blog and a daily read for thousands of attorneys and agents from every major IP firm, innovative corporation, and TC at the USPTO."
Author: Dennis Crouch is a law professor and patent attorney at the University of Missouri Law School in Columbia. He also authors Patent Law Jobs by Patently-O.
Blawg Related Categories: Intellectual Property Law • Patent Law • Science & Technology Law • Federal Circuit Court • University of Missouri-Columbia • Law Professor
Recent Posts from Patently-O
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Federal Circuit Affirms EDTex Ruling that Iovate's Muscle Building Patents are Invalid
Iovate & University of Florida Research Foundation v. Bio-Engineered Supplements & Nutrition (BSN) (Fed. Cir. 2009) (Download 09-1018) Iovate is the exclusive licensee of UF's patented method for "enhancing muscle performance or recovery from fatigue."…
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Nil: The Value of Patents in a Major Crisis Such as an Influenza Pandemic
I have posted a short draft essay to SSRN that is being published in the Seton Hall Law Review as part of their annual Health Law Symposium. The overall topic of the symposium is Preparing…
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Vacatur: Judge Posner Agrees to Vacate Inequitable Conduct Holding Based on Settlement Agreement
New Medium v. Barco (N.D. Ill. 2009) Seventh Circuit Appellate Judge Richard Posner heard this case sitting by designation in the Northern District of Illinois. The final judgment is interesting in relation to the Federal…
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Patent on Tax Refund System Deemed Invalid under Section 101
H&R Block v. Jackson Hewitt (E.D. Tex. 2009) E.D. Texas Magistrate Judge Love has recommended that H&R Block's advance-tax-refund patents be held invalid for failing to claim patentable subject matter under Bilski. The claims in…
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Post EBay Injunctive Relief
IP Today has published an interesting report on permanent injunction decisions since the Supreme Court's 2006 decision in eBay v. MercExchange. The authors found 67 district court injunction decisions. 48 (72%) granted relief; 19 (28%)…
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Design Patents: Mueller & Brean
Professor Janice Mueller & Daniel Brean have posted a new working-draft article on design patent protection. The article argues "that courts and the USPTO have previously unrecognized flexibility in how they apply the nonobviousness requirement…
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Patently-O Bits and Bytes: New Job Openings
Patent Prosecutor - Law Firm - Woodbridge, N.J. Patent Counsel - Small Corporation - Cambridge, Mass. Patent Attorney (Prosecution) - Law Firm - Alexandria, Va. Sr. Intellectual Property Counsel - Law Firm - Boston, Mass.…
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Design Patents: Functionality and a Trade Dress Gap Filler
Bissell Homecare v. Wildwood Industries (W.D. Mich. 2009) This case is not likely to move much beyond the pleadings because the accused infringer (Wildwood) has declared bankruptcy. Wildwood sells replacement filters for Bissell vacuums. Earlier…
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A Brief Defense of the Written Description Requirement
by Michael Risch The Federal Circuit’s upcoming consideration of Ariad v. Lilly has generated a fair amount of buzz among those who follow patent policy. The dispute arises from the interpretation of 35 U.S.C. 112…