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Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality Patent Prosecution Update: 2021 Q1 Prosecution Statistics

LexBlog IP

As a brief overview, Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (“AR/VR”) refers generally to a class of technologies that merge a view of a real-world environment with virtual objects and information or provide an entirely virtual environment as a user experience.

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Blockchain and Cryptocurrency: What is Blockchain Technology?

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies are rapidly expanding throughout the world – and with that rapid expansion has come a growing interest in IP protection for blockchain and cryptocurrency inventions. Blockchain technology is the foundation of cryptocurrency, which can be used for secure and decentralized digital transfers of value.

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Patent Continuation Strategies Face Major Threat

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by Dennis Crouch Impact of Sonos on Patent Prosecution : The recent Sonos v. Google decision threatens to grind to a halt, or at least significantly restrict, a once-common patent prosecution strategy – keeping continuation applications pending for years to obtain new claims that cover marketplace developments.

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Founders Legal promotes Attorney Kevin Bastuba to Vice Chair of the Intellectual Property Team

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Marketing Administrator. Founders Legal® promotes Senior Patent Attorney Kevin Bastuba to Vice Chair. Bastuba, Senior Patent Associate. Since joining the firm as a Senior Patent Attorney in 2021, Kevin has been a key member of some of the firm’s most complex intellectual property and patent prosecution client matters.

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Fish & Richardson Attorneys Megan Chacon and Crystal Culhane Named 2021 Women of Influence in Law by the San Diego Business Journal

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Megan Chacon focuses her practice on complex patent litigation across a wide range of technologies. She currently represents Gilead Sciences, one of the largest and most well-known biotechnology companies in the world, in multiple patent litigation matters. Crystal Culhane draws upon her Ph.D.

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Fish Principals Author Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal Article, “Strategic IP Considerations of Batteries and Energy Storage Solutions”

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Compared with older battery technologies, the lithium-ion battery was lightweight and compact, had high energy density, and required little to no maintenance, making it the ideal battery for mobile devices. Research and development in the battery industry have led to a notable increase in patent filings at the U.S. PDF copy available.

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"patented" claim plausibly material to consumers

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15, 2022) Eyenavision sued EnChroma, the assignee of a patent (the ‘286 Patent) related to optical filters for lenses intended to assist individuals who suffer from color vision deficiency (CVD), aka colorblindness, to differentiate between colors. The parties compete in this market. This was enough to allege intent to deceive.