Patently-O

AUGUST 22, 2022

For our patent law course today, the students read the Justice O’Connor unanimous opinion in Bonito Boats, Inc. The Florida courts had refused to enforce the law because it conflicted with Federal Patent Law. The Florida courts had refused to enforce the law because it conflicted with Federal Patent Law. 141 (1989).

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Larson & Larson

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

A high number of patent applications are given a non-final rejection from the USPTO according to Yale. Often, the reason that the patent office will cite for rejecting an application is the presence of prior art. You may have heard the term ‘prior art’ before in the context of patents. What is Prior Art?

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Intepat

JANUARY 17, 2023

A patent specification is a disclosure to the public at large regarding the invention as well as the scope of protection that would be granted to the invention. It provides an opportunity for the applicant to provide information regarding the invention in order to be entitled to claim protection.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Utility patents are for functional inventions. Design patents protect the look of something functional, regardless of whether the functional aspects are new. Because of this, a popular use of design patents is to protect the outside of common consumer products. What’s more common than the written word?

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