Patent Baristas

What: Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law’s “10th Annual Symposium on Emerging Intellectual Property Issues: The Federal Circuit and Patent Law.” The Symposium will focus on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and its unique role in the development of the nation’s patent law. Presented by SMU Dedman School of Law, this […]

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published final rules of practice implementing the first-inventor-to-file provision of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). Prior to the passage of the AIA, the USPTO was the only national patent office using a “first-to-invent” system. The AIA authorizes derivation proceedings before the USPTO, which will ensure that a person […]

The USPTO is looking for feedback from the public to help reduce their backlog of patent applications associated with a Request for Continued Examination (RCE).  There is currently a backlog of over 103,000 applications related to RCEs. You can see the past two year trend at the USPTO Dashboard. An RCE is a request by […]

Well, the Patent Baristas website was hacked. Dang! I know everyone says this but I really didn’t think it could happen to us. We’re so small and do not have any commercial component, who would really care about hacking this site? It turns out that hacking is indiscriminate. I discovered a malware on the website […]

The Chisum Patent Academy’s next New York City seminar will be held on February 20 – 22, 2013. Location: American Elm conference room (Suite 503), Helmsley Park Lane Hotel, 36 Central Park South, New York, NY 10019. Schedule: The Chisum Patent Academy will hold its next Advanced Patent Law Seminars in New York City (February 2013) and Seattle (July/August 2013). […]

At American Conference Institute’s 17th Advanced Forum on Life Sciences Collaborative Agreements and Acquisitions, a seasoned faculty of business development, licensing, and alliance management executives from top life sciences companies like Pfizer, AstaZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi Pasteur, Novartis, and Bayer will help you enable your company to advance its key growth strategies. In just two days, these experienced professionals will share: In-depth analysis of […]

Now is your chance to join a select group of technological game-changers whose ingenuity will be showcased in a celebration of innovation. Cutting-edge innovators can apply for a place among the exhibitors at the Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Innovation Expo, to be held on the agency’s campus in Alexandria, […]

The Comprehensive Guide to Patent Reform Who:                Patent practitioners needing a reminded how the world has changed What:               The critical industry forum on The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act When:              Wednesday, January 23 to Thursday, January 24, 2013 […]