Tag: Blake R. Hartz
May 2015 Administrative Estoppel Presentation
June 24, 2015
The following presentation provides an overview of administrative estoppel and its preclusive effects in relation to intellectual property cases. To view the presentation, visit: Administrative Estoppel from Woodard, Emhardt, Henry, Reeves & Wagner, LLP
Read MorePatent Eligibility at the Supreme Court
December 11, 2013
On December 6, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case about whether computer-implemented inventions are patent-eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101. The case, Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International, No. 13-298, involves computer technology…
Read MoreUSPTO Implements Final First-Inventor-to-File Rules Effective March 16
February 19, 2013
The USPTO recently published final rules implementing the first-inventor-to-file provisions of the America Invents Act (AIA) that take effect on March 16, 2013. The full text of the new rules is available here. The USPTO also published examination guidelines accompanying…
Read MoreNew USPTO Fee Schedule To Take Effect on March 19th
February 7, 2013
On January 18, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) issued new rules setting and adjusting patent fees. Under the America Invents Act (AIA), the PTO has increased authority to set and change the fees it charges in order…
Read MorePatent Infringement by the U.S. Government under § 1498
November 19, 2012
What should you do if the U.S. Government infringes your patent? Under 28 U.S.C. §1498, whenever the government uses or manufactures a invention covered by a patent of the United Stated, without a license from the owner, the owner may…
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