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Effective 3/1 USPTO PCT International search fee increases from $1,016 to $1,036

Patent Procurement in 2019: Observations by an Outside Counsel

The foregoing are my takeaways from 2019.  I hope you find them helpful. 101 Rejections post 2019 USPTO Revised Patent…

PTAB on Patent-Eligible Subject Matter

Practice Note:  For patent-eligible subject matter, when drafting claims focus on the technical element achieving the technical solution.  Specifically, you…

Software patent claims directed towards data transmission error checking are patent-eligible

On Nov. 15, 2019, the Federal Circuit reversed the decision of the District Court in Koninklijke KPN N.V. v. Gemalto…

Patent Typos Can be Fatal!

Practice Note: This case goes on to show that everything we say in a patent application can and will be…

Persian Women in Tech Austin

Congrats to our colleague and friend Mrs. Azadeh Khadem on having been selected to be among the esteemed panelist of…

My takeaways from the USPTO’s Forum on Brand Protection and Anti-Counterfeiting Strategies

Can you spot the fake? Can you spot the fake? The Forum on Brand Protection and Anti-Counterfeiting Strategies held last…

A conversation with Vint Cerf – May 23, 2019

"One of the 'fathers of the internet,' Vinton G. Cerf is the co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols and the original…

Firm’s Director, Babak Akhlaghi, Nominated to Super Lawyers for 2019

USPTO Welcomes Back Software Innovations with its New 101 Guidelines.

The new guidelines are very favorable to patent applicants. In my practice, I am seeing many Examiners withdrawing their 101…