NovoTech Insight

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…

The Sole Test for Anticipation in Design Patents is the “Ordinary Observer Test”

In MOJAVE DESERT HOLDINGS, LLC, v. CROCS, INC., No. 20-1167 (Feb. 18, 2021), the Court upheld the Board’s finding that…

Happy New Year!

Wishing you all happy holidays and a healthy new year!

Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights – Part 1

In this video, we’re going to provide a brief introduction to intellectual property rights with a particular focus on copyrights.…