Last week, an en banc Federal Circuit (that is, the majority of the sitting judges, not just the usual three judge panel), […]
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Business leaders often find the decision of whether to obtain patent protection for their company\’s innovations to be difficult. Of
My response to the question posed in the title of this post is typically: “the only person who needs a patent is
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The Takeaway: In the 4th post in this Strategic Patenting Series, a case study is presented of a company that
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As a former IP law firm shareholder and senior corporate lawyer, I know all too well the expense required to
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The threat of false marking lawsuits has garnered much attention in the IP business press in the last couple of
I have been spending time in Northeastern Indiana–the land of my roots–to introduce my children to their aunts, uncles and
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The US Patent Office is in a deal-making mood. Really. Ever since Director Kappos told his examiners last Fall that
It is fairly rare for patents to make hit the radar screen of mainstream news outlets but, recently, there has
With corporate legal budgets being cut more than 10% in 2009 it might seem like challenging times to manage a
