Patent Baristas

The USPTO has issued “Interim Examination Instructions For Evaluating Subject Matter Eligibility Under 35 U.S.C. § 101” to be used by patent examiners during examination. These instructions supersede previous guidance on subject matter eligibility. These instructions  must be “really” important given the extraordinarily “high” number of “unnecessary” quotation marks.  Maybe the USPTO could benefit from […]

Bill Bennett, of Pizzeys in Australia, sent a note detailing how in order to be eligible for an extension of term, the patent in question must claim “one or more pharmaceutical substances per se”, and there must have been a delay of more than 5 years between the date on which the patent was filed […]

Dinesh Vadhia, CEO of Xyggy Corporation, gave us an early look at a new patent search tool Xyggy Patent, which allows you to search for similar patents using known patents as the query. The queried patents are selected by patent number or patent title and the results are returned in ranked order according to their […]

The two most important questions for a firm are: “How does the firm make money?” and “How can the firm’s intellectual property help the firm make money?” ~ The Business of Intellectual Property Intellectual property practices may be borne of law and precedents but the real domain of IP is business.  Woe Unto You, Lawyers! […]

SCOTUScast is presenting a podcast debate between Professor Michael Risch (WVU) and Professor Joshua Sarnoff (American) on the In re Bilski case.  They each filed competing amicus briefs before the en banc panel last year, and so are ideal opponents. This 30-minute podcast, part of a podcast series called SCOTUSCast run by the Federalist Society, […]

Labeled as BioGPS (Global Positioning for Success) the 2009 BioOhio Annual Conference will be held September 30 & October 1 at the Embassy Suites in Dublin/Columbus, OH. Where in the world are bioscience opportunities? The 2009 BioOhio Annual Conference is set to answer the question “where in the world are bioscience opportunities?” with topics related […]

OK, I admit it. I judge a book by it’s cover. There, I said it. I’m not proud of it but I’m very visually oriented and there is something about a beautifully designed cover of a book that makes me want to open and read the pages inside.  So it was when I received my […]

We are pleased to announce that Frost Brown Todd has been selected both by Working Mother magazine and the Flex-Time Lawyers organization as one of the 50 Best Law Firms for Women. Law firms throughout the United States were evaluated on their workforce profiles, family-friendly benefits and policies, flexibility, leadership, compensation, and their advancement and retention of women, […]