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Harness Dickey Stronger with Additional USPTO Location
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced that it intends to place six administrative patent judges with the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, at its Detroit, Michigan branch. This will be in addition to hiring many new patent examiners for the new USPTO location. The September 16, 2011, Leahy-Smith America
Patent Attorney, Bob Siminski, Scheduled for Pharma IPR Conference in India
January 31 – February 2 Harness Dickey attorney Robert Siminski will be attending the Pharma IPR conference in Mumbai, India – January 31.-Feb.2. The conference is intended to bring pharmaceutical patent attorneys together from all over the world to discuss issues relevant to the pharmaceutical industry. You are invited to follow Mr.
USPTO Issues Nearly A Quarter Million Patents in 2011
The USPTO issued a total of 247741 patents in 2011, more than any previous year. Of these, 224519 were utility patents. It is interesting to note that of these utility patents, 1693 were also filed in 2011, indicating that at least a small fraction (0.75%) of patents issue very expeditiously. Half of the patents that issued in 2011 were filed in
USPTO Issues 21356 Design Patents in 2011
The USPTO issued 21256 design patents in 2011, which is down slightly from 2010 (22799) continuing the downward trend since 2008 when issuances peaked at 25,565. The vast majority of design patents issue without a year of filing, although in 2011, two design patents: D635989 and D637616, both filed on June 14, 1991, issued, after pending well longer
USPTO Issues 239346 Trademark Registrations on 2011
The USPTO issued 239346 trademark registrations in 2011. The most active trademark classes are Class 9 – scientific and electronic apparatus (24,590); Class 16 – printed matter (9692); Class 25 – clothing (14,355). The most active service mark classes are Class 35 – advertising and business (26,542); Class 41 – education and entertainment
Robert Siminski, Contributing Author of The Innovation Superstar Workbook
Troy Attorney, Robert Siminski, was recently published as contributing author to The Innovation Superstar Workbook. Robert joined together with author, Nicholas Webb, to write this book focused on innovation. Nicholas Webb describes his book: “The Innovation Superstar Workbook is based
Bob Siminski Gets Insight from the Korean Patent Court
Today I met with the Korean Patent Court (KPC), which is essentially equivalent to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC). Despite its name, the KPC has jurisdiction over a wide variety of intellectual property matters, including copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets, for example. The Justices at the KPC tend to sit for two to
Bob Siminski Meets with The Supreme People’s Court in Asia
Today I had the privilege of meeting with five Justices of The Supreme People’s Court. The Justices were very engaging and did a great job educating our group on procedural issues. We discussed everything from injunctive relief to evidentiary considerations. The Justices were asked why there appears to be great disparity from court to court with
Bob Siminski’s First Meeting in Asia
This morning I met with a delegation of the State Intellectual Property Office led by Deputy Commissioner Yang Tiejun in Beijing. He participated in a question and answer session covering various topics. Some of the more interesting questions and answers were as follows: Q: Due to government incentives, the number of new patent
ADAPTING TO PATENT REFORM
Patent “Reform” — the America Invents Act — which is being implemented over the next eighteen months, makes significant changes to America’s patent system that will require business to adapt their procedures for evaluating and protecting their innovations. Here are ten suggestions for handling the transition: 1. File