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04.03.2020
USPTO announces extension of certain patent deadlines under CARE Act
USPTO is providing much needed relief to the patent applicants affected by the coronavirus. The relief includes extension of various…
03.31.2020
USPTO Clarifies Rules for Reviving Abandoned Patent Applications
A patent application may go abandoned for failure to timely respond to a communication from the United States Patent and…
03.23.2020
Patent Alert: USPTO Coronavirus Relief
The #USPTO has provided relief for #patent applicants affected by the Coronavirus outbreak. The relief includes a waiver of the…
03.05.2020
Patent Alert
Effective 3/1 USPTO PCT International search fee increases from $1,016 to $1,036
03.02.2020
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…
03.01.2020
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…
02.26.2020
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…
12.04.2019
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…
11.30.2019
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…
06.14.2019
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…
