This column highlights some of the more notable recent internet notices, newsletters and blogs dealing with IP prosecution issues.
Hal Wegner’s email newsletter – some great stuff – Contact: hwegner@foley.com. Hal’s blog is also available at www.laipla.net/news-blog/blog.
- The June 24, 2014 blog provided a paper, “Top Ten Patent Drafting Rules in the Era of Nautilus and Limelight.”
(http://www.laipla.net/new-paper-top-ten-patent-drafting-rules-in-the-era-of-nautilus-and-limelight/ ) - On July 6, 2014, Hal provided a chart indicating that the number of Chinese patent applications for 2013 was 2.4 million, which is an 800,000 increase over 2011.
(http://www.laipla.net/10784/)
IPWatchdog – a patents and patent law blog IPWatchdog.com
- A June 25, 2014 article discussed the USPTO guidance on Alice v. CLS, indicating that software is still patentable. (http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2014/06/25/uspto-guidance-software-still-patentable/id=50178/)
- The post on July 23, 2014 discusses the recent Stewart Title Guaranty Co. v. Segin Software, LLC (PTAB, 2014) case, which is the Board’s first application of the Supreme Court’s recent Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int’l (http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/virginia/vaedce/2:2013cv00190/294565/73) decision (http://www.patentdocs.org/2014/07/stewart-title-guaranty-co-v-segin-software-llc-ptab-2014.html).
Patent Docs – A Patent Blog – patendocs.typepad.com/patent_docs
- In the July 9, 2014 post, Kevin E. Noonan discusses the state of the administration’s patent policy. (http://www.patentdocs.org/2014/07/continued-chaos-in-obama-administration-patent-policy.html)
- The post on July 23, 2014 discusses the recent Stewart Title Guaranty Co. v. Segin Software, LLC (PTAB, 2014) case, which is the Board’s first application of the Supreme Court’s recent Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int’l (http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/virginia/vaedce/2:2013cv00190/294565/73) decision (http://www.patentdocs.org/2014/07/stewart-title-guaranty-co-v-segin-software-llc-ptab-2014.html).
Patently-O – a blog written by Dennis Crouch – www.patentlyo.com.
- On June 30, 2014, the blog features “Law Comics: Alice in Patent Land.” (http://patentlyo.com/patent/2014/06/alice-in-patent-land.html)
- In the July 1, 2014 post, Professor Crouch discusses the Federal Circuit’s current reluctance to consider the constitutionality of the First-Inventor-to-File patent regime. (http://patentlyo.com/patent/2014/07/federal-circuit-constitutionality.html)
- A July 7, 2014 guest post by Professor Shine Tu studies the rate of litigation based on the proportion of patents issued by an examiner. (http://patentlyo.com/patent/2014/07/patent-examiners-litigation.html)
- In the July 14, 2014 blog, Anderson v. Kimberly-Clark Corp. (http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/images/stories/opinions-orders/14-1117.Opinion.7-8-2014.1.PDF) which found that whether a design patent is infringed would Depend® on the view of an ordinary observer. (http://patentlyo.com/patent/2014/07/federal-circuit-dismissal.html)
USPTO – the PTO’s website – uspto.gov
- The June 19, 2014 Press Release, 14-19 (http://www.uspto.gov/news/pr/2014/14_19.jsp), announced that the USPTO seeks nominations for the Patent and Trademark Advisory Committees.
- In the July 15, 2014 Official Gazette the USPTO provided changes in patent term adjustment in view of recent court opinions (http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/sol/og/2014/week28/TOC.htm#ref12)
Miscellaneous –
- The Chisum Patent Academy holds upcoming patent law seminars on August 13-15, 2014 (Seattle, Washington); and August 18-20, 2014 (Seattle, Washington). There are a possible 18 CLE credits for these seminars. The Cincinnati seminar will include active inducement, method and system claims, joint infringement, injunctive relief, patent malpractice, and more. More info at http://www.chisum-patent-academy.com/.
For more information about any of the patent topics mentioned consult Patent Application Practice. Trademark topics are discussed in Trademark Registration Practice. Both are published by West and updated twice a year. For litigation questions, contact Fred Douglas at 949/293-0442 or by email at fdouglas@cox.net.