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6,269,343 Reasons Why Groupon is Sounding Like Travie McCoy
You have probably heard a lot about Google's rumored $6B acquisition of Groupon.It has created a lot of buzz from Silicon Valley to Wall Street and everywhere in between.Dan Butcher (associate editor...
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Yelp! and LinkedIn Sued Over Web Profile Patent
EIT Holdings, LLC ("EIT") sued several Web 2.0 companies, including Yelp! and LinkedInfor infringing the seemingly broadest claims (40 and 41) of US Pat. No. 5,828,837.40. A master program...
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"Latta" Problems With H.R. 243 (False Marking)
Rep. Latta recently introduced a false marking bill, H.R. 243, in the House. If passed, it would revise Section 292 as follows:(a) . . . Whoever marks upon, or affixes to, or uses in advertising in...
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Virginia Patent Foundation’s Motion for Reconsideration Denied – Intervening...
On Tuesday, Judge Moon deniedVirginia Patent Foundation’s (“VPF”) Motion for Reconsiderationof his decision dated November 9, 2010 in which he had granted partial summary judgment for General Electric...
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Reference Numerals in Claims Have No Effect on Claim Scope ... Really?
There is a preference in the European Patent Office (“EPO”) that elements identified in the claims “be followed by reference signs relating to these features and placed between parentheses.” Rule...
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REEXAMINATION REQUEST - GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME!
I've reviewed many requests for reexamination filed over the past few years and found that a large number were not granted in the first action because of one deficiency or another. Getting it right...
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Don’t Upset the Apple Cart …
Apple Inc. ("Apple") sued Samsung Electronics Co. ("Samsung") on April 15, 2011 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Californiaalleging that Samsung's line of smart phones and tablet...
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EIT Holdings Goes After LinkedIn ... AGAIN.
We reported last December that EIT Holdings, LLC ("EIT") sued several Web 2.0 companies, including Yelp! and LinkedIn for infringing the seemingly broadest claims (40 and 41) of US Pat. No. 5,828,837....
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America Invents Act
Patent Reform – Changes that take effect immediatelyEffective DateSSeptember 15, 2011The U.S. Senate last week passed the House version of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (H.R. 1249) (“Act”). The...
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Ex Parte ReexamUse: Anyone can challenge based on patents or printed pubs.Availability: September 16, 2011Timing Req: Anytime after a patent issuesThreshold: Substantial New Question of Patentability...
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Standard for Granting an Inter Partes Reexamination Request
The USPTO announced new rules governing the provisions of the America Invents Act ("AIA") relating to inter partes reexamination that went into effect on September 16, 2011.Inter partes reexamination...
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