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Bob Siminski’s First Meeting in Asia

Bob Siminski’s First Meeting in Asia

By • on October 31, 2011

This morning I met with a delegation of the State Intellectual Property Office led by Deputy Commissioner Yang Tiejun in Beijing.  He participated in

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ADAPTING TO PATENT REFORM

ADAPTING TO PATENT REFORM

By • on October 31, 2011

Patent “Reform” — the America Invents Act — which is being implemented over the next eighteen months, makes significant changes

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Patent Attorney, Bob Siminski, Scheduled for Asia Trip with IPO

Patent Attorney, Bob Siminski, Scheduled for Asia Trip with IPO

By • on October 21, 2011

From Oct. 29 – Nov.5 Harness Dickey attorney Robert (Bob) Siminski will a delegate of

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CyberSource v. Retail Decisions, Inc.

CyberSource v. Retail Decisions, Inc.

By • on August 22, 2011

In CyberSource v. Retail Decisions, Inc., No. 2009-1358 (August 16, 2011), the Federal Circuit held that an Internet-related method claim and a “computer

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The Cost of Sloppy Claim Drafting

The Cost of Sloppy Claim Drafting

By • on August 18, 2011

In CBT Flint Partners, LLC v. Return Path, Inc., No. 2010-1202, -1203 (Fed. Cir. August 10, 2011), CBT appealed a district court’s judgment that a claim

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CAFC MYRIAD DECISION:     This is Not a “Gene Patent” Case

CAFC MYRIAD DECISION: This is Not a “Gene Patent” Case

By • on August 11, 2011

The panel decision in AMP v. Myriad Genetics, written by Judge Lourie, contained law and fact rulings consistent with the  Amicus Brief submitted by

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USPTO PROPOSES AMENDING RULE 1.56 TO DEFINE MATERIALITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THERASENSE

USPTO PROPOSES AMENDING RULE 1.56 TO DEFINE MATERIALITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THERASENSE

By • on July 26, 2011

On July 21, 2011 the USPTO published a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend Rule 56 (37 CFR §1.56) to define materiality in accordance with the Federal

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Launch of .XXX Domain Names – Blocking Registration of Trademarks as Domains

Summary: This September, the new .XXX registry will begin accepting registrations and protection against registrations, that is, requests to block registration of non-adult industry trademarks as domains

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Does the Federal Circuit “mean” it this time? Adding confusion to when claim language lacking the word “means” should be subject to means-plus-function analysis.

Inventio AG v. ThyssenKrupp Elevators Americas Corp., No. 2010-1525 (Fed. Cir. June 15, 2011). The Federal Circuit long ago answered whether a functional claim term that lacked structure should be analyzed

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A possibility among a limited number is not necessarily a predictable solution; teaching away need not be specific.

Spectralytics, Inc. v. Cordis Corporation, Nos. 2009-1564, 2010-1004 (Fed. Cir. June 13, 2011). This decision’s treatment of  an accused infringer’s “teaching away” and “predictable solution”

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