U.S. CAFC Reverses PTAB Decision:
New CAFC case suggests standard for motivation to combine to find obviousness can be less onerous In a recent ruling…
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Biotech for Small (Start-up) Companies
Intellectual Property (IP) is the lifeblood of biotech companies. Patents allow the companies to establish control over key technologies to support…
World Intellectual Property Day 2022
World Intellectual Property Day April 26, 2022 (Innovating for a Better Future) This year we are celebrating World Intellectual Property…
Federal Circuit Rules An Employment Agreement May Not Be Enough to Prove Ownership of Intellectual Property
Contributor: Lauren A. Pogue On August 2, 2021, the Federal Circuit issued an opinion in Omni MedSci, Inc. v. Apple…
USPTO Fee Increase to Take Effect on October 2, 2020
On October 2, 2020 many USPTO fees are set to increase by about 5%. Some fees will increase even more…
Establishing Nexus between Secondary Consideration Evidence and the Invention
An invention that would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill at the time of the invention is…