Post-Bilski Guidelines for USPTO Patent Examiners
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has prepared further interim guidance for the patent examining corps to use when determining subject matter eligibility hof a business method patent application under 35 U.S.C. § 101 in view of the recent decision by the United States Supreme Court in Bilski v. Kappos (.PDF). This […]
New Apple Patent Application: Generating a Book
Tweet of the week Thanks to @ifones for tweeting this week about how Apple may take on a new role in video gaming if its latest patent application, published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last week, ever makes it into a product. Take a look how Patently Apple breaks down the Apple patent […]
Patent Search Add-on for Firefox: Aspator
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) web page is not very user friendly when searching for prior art patents. But I found an add-on for Firefox called Aspator that makes it much friendlier. The Aspator add-on works with search pages for patents and patent applications on the USPTO and the European Patent Office […]
How Do Inventions Come About?
Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor…” 35 U.S.C. 101 A patent on an invention may not be obtained if the differences between the invention sought to be patented and the prior art are such […]
Blawg Review #274
Welcome everyone to Blawg Review #274! Blawg Review is still the place to find out where the best law blogs are posted, and because today is the 20th anniversary of the Americans Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) I am going to share some informative and interesting stuff about the ADA. But I will also try […]
2010 National Trademark Expo
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is hosting the 2010 National Trademark Expo. The deadline for trademark owners to apply for exhibit space at the Trademark Expo has been extended to August 16. Now is your chance to showcase the vital role trademarks have played in your business. The National Trademark Expo focuses […]
US Celebrations for the 20th Anniversary of ADA
Guest Blogger: Adam Singh The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), was signed on July 26, 1990 by then President George H. W. Bush. The ADA prohibits any discrimination based solely on a person’s disability. As defined by the ADA, a disability is “a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity.” The […]
World Cup Trademarks
Congratulations to Spain for winning the World Cup in soccer. But the big money winner is the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) for the marketing of the event. The Hollywood Reporter said that 700 million people worldwide watched the World Cup 2010 yesterday. About 24 million Americans watched Spain win the World Cup over […]
Blawg Review #274 on July 26th
I’m scheduled to host Blawg Review to mark the 20th anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on Monday July 26, 2010. Blawg Review is the blog website for everyone interested in law blogs. “A peer-reviewed blog carnival,” where the host of each Blawg Review decides which of the submissions and recommended posts are suitable […]
Senator Leahy Uses Bilski to Push Patent Reform
In an effort to push forward patent reform, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) posted a press release using the highly publicized Supreme Court decision in Bilski v. Kappos (.PDF) as a reason as to why reform is needed. Bilski affirmed a Federal Circuit decision denying a patent for a process for hedging on […]