Patent Office

Patent and Trademark Office Closed on March 3, 2014

USPTO Closed on March 3, 2014 due to weather.

12 years ago

The Importance of Filing for Both Utility and Design Patents

While watching Shark Tank Season Five, Episode 10, I was reminded of the importance of filing for both a design…

12 years ago

Inventorship and Fraud

Inventor and Fraud If an inventor is under an obligation to assign the rights to an invention to a company,…

12 years ago

Case Brief: CLS Bank v. Alice (Round 5)

In a dissent from the court opinion filed in CLS Bank v. Alice Corp, Federal Circuit Judges Linn and O’Malley unceremoniously burst…

12 years ago

Case Brief: CLS Bank v. Alice (Round 4)

Another day, another case brief of an opinion filed in CLS Bank v. Alice Corp.  Today’s fare is the concurrence-in-part…

12 years ago

The Effect Of Listing An Improper Inventor On A Patent Application

The Effect Of Listing An Improper Inventor On A Patent Application An inventor is someone that has had some sort…

13 years ago

Defamation and the App Store Review Process

Many retailers rely on reviews by other customers to boost goodwill and rely on good service and a high quality…

13 years ago

Case Brief: CLS Bank v. Alice

Nothing conjures memories of law school like writing a case brief (with the possible exception of an emergency root canal). …

13 years ago

Who Is An Inventor In A Patent Application?

It is important for a patent application to list the proper inventors. An inventor is not just someone that you…

13 years ago