IP Watchdog

JUNE 12, 2023

Prioritized examination, known sometimes as “Track One,” has been in place at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the past 12 years. The program, launched in September 2011 provides applicants with greater control over how quickly a patent application will be examined and offers a fast-track to an issued U.S.

Patent Application 52

Patent Application Patent Trademark Patent Prosecution 52

IP Watchdog

JUNE 12, 2023

Prioritized examination, known sometimes as “Track One,” has been in place at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the past 12 years. The program, launched in September 2011 provides applicants with greater control over how quickly a patent application will be examined and offers a fast-track to an issued U.S.

Patent Application 52

Patent Application Patent Trademark Patent Prosecution 52

IP Watchdog

JUNE 12, 2023

Prioritized examination, known sometimes as “Track One,” has been in place at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the past 12 years. The program, launched in September 2011 provides applicants with greater control over how quickly a patent application will be examined and offers a fast-track to an issued U.S.

Patent Application 52

Patent Application Patent Trademark Patent Prosecution 52

IP.com

JANUARY 29, 2024

Over the last decade, the total annual patent applications submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) each year is over 600,000 applications. The fastest patent review process time is 6-12 months if fast-tracked via Track One , with the average taking up to 22 months.

Inventor 52

Inventor Patent Application Patent Technology 52

LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The USPTO has had an accelerated examination program known as “Track-1” since 2011. The program allows patent applicants to advance a patent application out-of-turn such that a determination can be made within 12 moths of filing. Examination Quality vs Speed.

Litigation 52

Litigation Patent Application Designs Design 52

Patently-O

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Mosaic presented testimony of its founder (Kaminski) that the SMCII product was on-sale more than 1-year before Ridge’s application filing date. Mosaic also corroborated that testimony with invoices showing the SMCII was sold at a trade show in 2011.

Art 123

Art Branding Brands Branding 123

The IPKat

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The worst of these patent trolls pick up low-quality patents and take advantage of asymmetries in the economics of litigation to make quick cash. The root source of this situation, according to Lederer, is the patent prosecution process. Start with the sheer volume of patent applications. Who is the culprit?

Patent Troll 122

Patent Troll Patent Litigation Inventor 122

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The Fellows program launched in 2011 and was designed for lawyers with eight to 15 years of experience. Mok is a principal in Fish’s New York office and focuses his practice on IP litigation and counseling for domestic and international companies. and international patent prosecution. Mok received his J.D. Khan received his J.D.

Patent Prosecution 52

Patent Prosecution Litigation Designs Design 52

Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

government and will then receive a portion of any recovered damages (15-30% depending upon whether the Gov’t steps in to do the litigating). Here, the basis of Silbersher claim stem from the prosecution history files of the Allergan patent applications. 401 (2011) (interpreting a prior version of the Act).

Patent Law 60

Patent Law Law Patent Prosecution Patent 60

The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

In 2011, Hormel filed a patent application for the two-step process, omitting HIP’s involvement. The ‘498 Patent was issued from this application in 2018. Supreme Court denied the petition, ending this litigation, but a number of questions remain. Hormel conducted testing at Unitherm and later at Hormel.

Inventor 110

Inventor Invention Art Patent 110

LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

In 2011, Hormel filed a patent application for the two-step process, omitting HIP’s involvement. The ‘498 Patent was issued from this application in 2018. .” Supreme Court denied the petition, ending this litigation, but a number of questions remain. ” On November 6, 2023, the U.S.

Inventor 52

Inventor Invention Art Patent 52

The IPKat

AUGUST 24, 2023

While the AmeriKat is still recovering from 2020, her Belgian Katfriends sum-up what was 2022 in Belgian patent litigation 'Tis the season for a look at the cases that were in 2022 from around Europe and what they mean for the IP litigation themes in those jurisdictions now that the dust has settled in 2023.

Litigation 52

Litigation Law Patent Invention 52

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2022

patent applications have mimicked the larger investment in AI technologies, AI-related IP disputes have lagged behind consumer adoption. Even at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) – one of the busiest forums for IP disputes – very few cases directly involve AI technologies. patent litigation.

Law 40

Law Patent Technology Art 40

IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

Our hard-working students and community members published more than twice as many articles than in 2020 and the most articles in a calendar year since 2011. Around the world, patent registrars grappled with patent applications that credit artificial intelligence software as the inventor. 2000 SCC 66 at para.

IP 106

IP Copyright Infringement Inventor Intellectual Property 106

Patently-O

JANUARY 20, 2023

In a speech he gave to the World Science Fiction Convention in Chicago, he proposed that Congress should reform patent law (again) to give science fiction authors the ability to apply for “Provisional Patents.” Gernsback’s Provisional Patents were not at all like today’s provisional patent applications.

Patent Law 94

Patent Law Law Inventor Patent 94

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 13, 2021

With these technical advances comes an increase in legal activity, including intellectual property (IP) filings and litigation. Patent prosecution, portfolio, and strategic patenting considerations. Obtaining patent protection for battery innovations requires battery companies to file applications with the USPTO.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Litigation Patent Prosecution IP 52

Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Lee is vice president at Amazon Web Services and was the Undersecretary of Commerce and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (2015-2017). She spent a decade at Google leading their patent team. . The transition to a first inventor to file system was needed to harmonize the U.S. with the rest of the world.

Invention 130

Invention Intellectual Property Inventor Intellectual Property Law 130

SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The Plaintiff had argued that all the rights pertaining to the film vests with them by virtue of an agreement with the producer entered in 2011. Controller General of Patents Designs and Trade Marks launches IPO Grievance Portal. Opposition filed against a patent application which claims AI to be the inventor.

IP 100

IP Cease and Desist Patent Music 100

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

With these technical advances comes an increase in legal activity, including intellectual property (“IP”) filings and litigation. Research and development in the battery industry have led to a notable increase in patent filings at the U.S.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Technology Journalism IP 52