Obviousness determinations by the Federal Circuit and the district courts before and after KSR Please join us as Professor Ted Sichelman from the University of San Diego School of Law reports results from the most comprehensive study to-date of obviousness determinations by the Federal Circuit and the district courts before and after the Supreme Court's landmark [...]
This column highlights some of the more notable recent online notices, newsletters, and blogs dealing with IP prosecution issues. IPWatchdog – a patent law blog. On October 27, 2019, a post by N. Scott Pierce explained a position that focusing on utility is key to establishing patent eligibility under Section 101for claiming diagnostic tools. (Details [...]
The United States District Court for the Southern District of California in conjunction with the San Diego Intellectual Property Association held a mock Markman competition on October 30, 2019. Twenty-four attorneys from the greater San Diego area competed in teams of two, arguing claim construction for a patent infringement scenario. The attorney teams, all [...]
Food and wine will be provided. This is our annual members-only event. Take time out to socialize and network with your fellow IP professionals. Members are welcome to bring a guest. We hope you will join us to celebrate. Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 Time: 6:00 – 9:00 PM Location: The WineSellar & Brasserie, 9550 Waples St., Suite 115, San [...]
This year, we have seen concerted efforts by Congress to change the law governing patent eligibility in ways that would rewrite the statutory text and rollback the effect of recent Supreme Court precedents, and we expect to see more ahead. Alex will discuss the state of patent eligibility law today, the decisions [...]
