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How to Challenge a Design Patent Application

Patent Trademark Blog

Mission Impossible: Can you block a design patent application? Design patent applications are not publicly viewable. It can be nearly impossible to figure out what design patent applications are pending. Suppose your competitor indicates that their product is patent-pending. This will be tricky.

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Combining Multiple Inventions into a Single Patent Application: Risks vs. Cost Savings

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Combining Multiple Inventions in an Single Patent Application @media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-vc-text.thegem-custom-640f87a71087f6782{display: However, is combining multiple related inventions into a single patent application worth the cost savings? important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.thegem-vc-text.thegem-custom-640f87a71087f6782{display:

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Top 3 Ways to Defend Patent Infringement Claims

Patent Trademark Blog

How do you defend a patent infringement claim? Accusations of patent infringement should be taken seriously. Whether they are asserted in the form of cease-and-desist letter or an Amazon patent violation, an accused infringer needs to gauge the seriousness of the problem. Do the accused products infringe the asserted patent?

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Declaratory Judgment: How to Fight a Patent Infringement Claim When Stakes Are High

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What is a patent declaratory judgment lawsuit? A patent declaratory judgment action is an infringement lawsuit in reverse. The patent owner is the defendant. Need to defend a patent infringement claim? Contact US patent attorney Vic Lin at (949) 223-9623 or at vlin@icaplaw.com to explore how we can help.

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Are Your Granted Patents in Danger of a Post-Grant Double Patenting Challenge? Time To Update Your Playbook in the Wake of In re Cellect

IP Intelligence

An applicant files a first patent application with medium-to-narrow claim coverage. The first patent application issues with some or substantial patent term adjustment (PTA) caused by one or more delays at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (e.g., Patent A – earlier-filed and later-expiring patent).

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PTAB Estoppel is Confused By the USPTO

LexBlog IP

Re-work Frustrates Patent Owners & The System. I have written about Patent Owner estoppel for years. But, it is fairly common for unsuccessful Patent Owners to go right back after a PTAB loss and pursue substantively identical claims through patent reissue or reexamination. 16,654 (Apr. 22, 2019)).

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Patents for Humanity: The USPTO Recognizes Innovation Relating to COVID-19

IP Tech Blog

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced the final deadline for submission of applications for its Patents for Humanity COVID-19 award: The submission deadline is 5 p.m. The USPTO will only continue to accept applications for the Patents for Humanity COVID-19 category until September 30, 2021.

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