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USPTO Welcomes Back Software Innovations with its New 101 Guidelines.
- 02.20.2019
The new guidelines are very favorable to patent applicants. In my practice, I am seeing many Examiners withdrawing their 101 rejections. It appears that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is following suit and increasingly reversing previously issued 101 rejections based on the new […]
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Recent Treatments of 101 by Examiners
- 02.15.2019
I am pleased with the results I am seeing from the Examiners at the USPTO on dealing with Section 101 issues in view of the USPTO new guidance on this topic and I too hope that Section 101 stabilizes by 2020.
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2019 Revised Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Test
- 02.04.2019
The United States patent system was established by the U.S. Constitution (Article 1, Section 8). The laws governing the patent system are described in Statutes (35 USC) issued by our congress, procedures for obtaining patents, termed Rules of Practice, are found in Regulations (37 CFR) […]
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“SECRET SALES” CAN INVALIDATE A PATENT
- 01.23.2019
After a U.S. patent application is filed, it will be evaluated by an administrator for classification of the invention claimed in the application. From there the application is forwarded to an appropriate examination group for assignment to an examiner who is selected based on the […]
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NovoTech Patent Firm Snags Stephen Becker as a new Director
- 02.06.2018
We are excited to announce that Stephen (Steve) Becker has joined NovoTech Patent Firm as of January 1, 2018! Law360, New York (January 24, 2018, 6:06 PM EST) — Washington, D.C.-based NovoTech Patent Firm has snagged former McDermott Will & Emery partner Stephen Becker as a director […]
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The importance of an IP Clause for every Startup
- 10.11.2016
Often, the most valuable asset of a startup company is its Intellectual Property (“IP”). The IP gives the startup the competitive advantage in the market place by enabling the startup to exclude competitors in the same business area as the startup. To protect its IP, […]
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Post-Prosecution Pilot (P3) Program, A New Strategy for Responding to a Final Rejection of a Patent Application
- 07.25.2016
It is common for a U.S. patent application to see a Final Office Action during the course of its examination at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). Most patent applications receive a first Non-Final Office Action rejecting one or more claims. As a […]
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Enfish v. Microsoft
- 07.14.2016
Practice Note: Recent Supreme Court decisions have made patenting software related innovations more and more challenging. It is becoming increasingly more important to describe in the application how the invention improves the functionality of the computer, rather than just an addition of conventional computer components […]
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The Fate of Patents After Brexit
- 06.27.2016
The Brexit vote will have a severe impact on many treaties, thankfully, the impact on the European Patent Convention (EPC) shall be minimal. The EPC was signed in 1973 by participating states to streamline the patent process. The terms and conditions of the EPC are […]
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