Patent Baristas

As we reported earlier, the Senate’s Committee on the Judiciary, has issued its draft report on the Patent Reform bill (S. 1145), to amend the patent laws currently in Title 35 of the United States Code. These changes will have a dramatic impact (positive or negative depending on where you stand) on every patent applicant. […]

The Senate’s Committee on the Judiciary, has issued its draft report on the Patent Reform bill (S. 1145), to amend the patent laws currently in Title 35 of the United States Code. While the last comprehensive patent law reform by Congress was last major revision of the patent laws was the Patent Act of 1952, P.L. […]

Many readers asked about the “suspicious procedures” at the USPTO regarding the Proposed Continuations Limit Rule, the Proposed Claims Limit Rule, the Proposed IDS Rule, and the Final Continuations and Claims Limits Rule.  See Tafas v. Dudas case to enjoin enactment of the USPTO’s new rules. The question is, can’t things be explained by the ordinary […]

Another interesting brief filed with the district court asking it to issue a summary judgment that the retroactive application of PTO rules on continuation and claiming practice is foul play is by Polestar Capital Associates and The Norseman Group. See Tafas v. Dudas case to enjoin enactment of the USPTO’s new rules, “Changes to Practice for […]

The American Intellectual Property Law Association and the Intellectual Property Owners Association have filed briefs with the district court asking it to issue a summary judgment that the retroactive application of PTO rules on continuation and claiming practice is poor sportsmanship. See Triantafyllos Tafas v. Jon W. Dudas, et al. consolidated with Smithkline Beecham Corporation, […]