IPWatchdog – a patents and patent law blog – IPwatchdog.com On February 27, 2019, Robert Schaffer, Joseph Robinson, and Dustin Weeks discussed the Federal Circuit opinion, CenTRAK, Inc. v. Sonitor Technologies, Inc., No. 2017-2510, slip opinion (Fed. Cir., Feb. 14, 2019) (PDF link here).  The opinion stated that the written description requirement is satisfied if [...]

This column highlights some of the more notable recent online notices, newsletters, and blogs dealing with IP prosecution issues. IPWatchdog – a patents and patent law blog – IPwatchdog.com On February 22, 2019, IPWatchdog remarked that bipartisan meetings in Congress are searching for legislative solutions to the Section 101 patent eligibility problems involving biotechnology, medical [...]

This column highlights some of the more notable recent online notices, newsletters, and blogs dealing with IP prosecution issues. IPWatchdog – a patents and patent law blog – IPwatchdog.com On November 30, 2018, Robert Schaffer, Joseph Robinson, and Dustin Weeks explained the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals opinion in Ancora Techs. v. HTC Am., Inc., [...]

This column highlights some of the more notable recent online notices, newsletters, and blogs dealing with IP prosecution issues. IPWatchdog – a patents and patent law blog – IPwatchdog.com On November 3, 2018, Steve Brachmann explained that the USPTO is developing a rule (details here) that foreign trademark applicants and registrants must be represented by [...]

This column highlights some of the more notable recent online notices, newsletters, and blogs dealing with IP prosecution issues. IPWatchdog – a patents and patent law blog – IPwatchdog.com On August 26, 2018, Russell Slifer described the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) recent update to its Trial Practice Guide (PDF here), such as the [...]