[03-18-2011] In CLS Bank Int'l v. Alice Corp. (D.D.C. 2011, DC District Court Judge Rosemary Collyer has ruled Alice Corp's four asserted patents invalid under 35 U.S.C. Section 101 for failing to claim patentable subject matter. This case can be seen as flowing from the Supreme Court's recent decision in Bilski v. Kappos, 130 S. Ct. 3218 (2010). Read more.
[10-13-2010] Paul Michel, Retired Chief Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Court, stuns an LES Audience with frank revelations about the U.S. Government's mismanagement of innovation and the USPTO.
[07-27-2010] The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office released a notice re an interim guidance for its personnel to use when determining subject matter eligibility in view of the recent Bilski decision.
[06-01-2009] The Supreme Court has granted certiorari on Bilski v. Doll, an important case which challenges the scope of patentable subject matter.
[01-16-2009] Federal Circuit finds stent patent obvious by combining multiple embodiments from a single prior art reference. (See Boston Scientific v. Cordis)
[11-15-2008] The amount of time one needs to wait to receive a first office action from the USPTO varies greatly depending on what type of art a patent is covering, and therefore what technology center will handle the patent. A table is provided in the following article which provides the average time required to mail a first office action organized by technology center.
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