Patently-O – a patent law blog – Patentlyo.com On August 12, 2020, Prof. Dennis Crouch discussed a claim construction case considering whether a preamble is limiting. One lesson from the case is that the body of the claim is more determinative than merely reviewing the text of the preamble. The issues also involved introducing elements [...]
This column highlights some of the more notable recent online notices, newsletters, and blogs dealing with IP prosecution issues. IPWatchdog – a patent law blog – IPwatchdog.com On May 24, 2020, Susan Russell and Paula Estrada de Martin posted an article explaining how the USPTO’s COVID-19 Pilot Program may benefit small entities and micro-entities regarding [...]
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This column highlights some of the more notable recent online notices, newsletters, and blogs dealing with IP prosecution issues. IPWatchdog – a patent law blog – IPwatchdog.com On May 11, 2020, Rebecca Tapscott posted an article explaining how the USPTO’s COVID-19 Pilot Program may benefit small companies and individual inventors regarding exploiting COVID-related technologies. (Details [...]
This column highlights some of the more notable recent online notices, newsletters, and blogs dealing with IP prosecution issues. Patently-O – a blog written by Dennis Crouch – www.patentlyo.com. On March 25, 2020, Professor Crouch discussed the combination of the transitional phrase “consisting of” and a claim limitation “optionally.” The issue was involved in Galderma [...]
