Submitted by Jeffrey C. Parry on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 2:07pm
The USPTO has released its performance "Patent Dashboard" for the month of August, 2011. The dashboard is a webpage showing numerous metrics related to the PTO's patent application backlog, pendency rates, quality scores, and other data.
Submitted by Jeffrey C. Parry on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 12:02pm
35 U.S.C. § 103 deals with the non-obviousness requirement for patentability. Here is a side-by-side comparison of the current Section 103 of Title 35 with the new version from the America Invents Act:
Submitted by Jeffrey C. Parry on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 3:53pm
35 U.S.C. § 102 deals with the novelty requirement for patentability. Here is a side-by-side comparison of the current Section 102 of Title 35 with the new version from the America Invents Act:
Submitted by Jeffrey C. Parry on Tue, 09/20/2011 - 7:06pm
Last Friday, September 16, 2011, President Obama signed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (available here) into law. The America Invents Act makes significant changes to the U.S. patent system. Among other things, the America Invents Act:
- changes the patent system from a first-to-invent to first-to-file regime
- eliminates the year-long grace period following public disclosure
What do these changes mean for the typical patent applicant?
Submitted by Jeffrey C. Parry on Tue, 09/20/2011 - 2:55pm
As a service to clients and potential clients I decided to start this blog to comment on intellectual property law--especially patent and trademark issues.
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