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USPTO Launches CI2 First-Time Filer Expedited Examination Pilot Program

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has introduced a new initiative called the Council for Inclusive Innovation (CI2) First-Time…

Going Green: USPTO Embraces Electronic Patent Grants to Save Paper and Costs

Starting April 18, 2023, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will start giving out electronic patent grants that save…

Navigating Uncharted Waters: Evaluating Patentability in Multiple Dependent Claims

Nested Bean, Inc. (“Petitioner”) filed a Petition (Paper 1, “Pet.”) requesting inter partes review of claims 1-18 of U.S. Patent…

IBM Sues Home Search Giant Zillow for Patent Infringement

IBM’s Patent Battle with Zillow: Mapping Out the Limits of Eligible Subject Matter

Executive Summary IBM owns a patent (“‘789 patent”) for a method of selecting an area on a map by drawing…

Inventors Under the Patent Act

In Thaler v. United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Federal Circuit affirmed the lower court's ruling that the Patent…

USPTO Eliminates Voluntary CLE Certification for Patent Practitioners – What You Need to Know

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced a final rule that eliminates the existing provisions of 37…

Unlock the Power of Your Intellectual Property with the USPTO’s New IP Identifier Tool

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced the launch of its new Intellectual Property (IP) Identifier tool.…

Disclaimer Don’t Stick in an IPR

CUPP Computing AS (“CUPP”) appeals three inter partes review (“IPR”) decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) concluding…

Common Law Collateral Estoppel Applies to Board’s decisions

In SYNQOR, INC., v. VICOR CORPORATION, No. 19-1704 (Feb. 22, 2021), the Court held that common law collateral estoppel, also…