NovoTech Insight

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…

Recent Treatments of 101 by Examiners

I am pleased with the results I am seeing from the Examiners at the USPTO on dealing with Section 101…

2019 Revised Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Test

The United States patent system was established by the U.S. Constitution (Article 1, Section 8).  The laws governing the patent…

“SECRET SALES” CAN INVALIDATE A PATENT

After a U.S. patent application is filed, it will be evaluated by an administrator for classification of the invention claimed…

NovoTech Patent Firm Snags Stephen Becker as a new Director

We are excited to announce that Stephen (Steve) Becker has joined NovoTech Patent Firm as of January 1, 2018! Law360,…

The importance of an IP Clause for every Startup

Often, the most valuable asset of a startup company is its Intellectual Property (“IP”). The IP gives the startup the…

Post-Prosecution Pilot (P3) Program, A New Strategy for Responding to a Final Rejection of a Patent Application

It is common for a U.S. patent application to see a Final Office Action during the course of its examination…

Enfish v. Microsoft

Practice Note: Recent Supreme Court decisions have made patenting software related innovations more and more challenging.  It is becoming increasingly…