Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay Area
Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area have a worldwide reputation for innovation. But is there any subjective evidence for this? … Read more
Patents
Why prior art searches are a good idea
Do a prior art search before filing a patent. Anything that was sold or published more than a year ago, including your own work, can be used against you.
Patent Public Search Tool
Want to see what an examiner might find? Try the USPTO Patent Public Search Tool. US patent examiners are a skeptical lot. … Read more
Advantages of USPTO PTAB proceedings
When compared to European patent oppositions, PTAB methods look great because they employ a number of legal protections lacking in the European system.
Obvious? Why did it take so long?
How can an idea be rejected as obvious based on old underlying citations? The Leo Pharmaceuticals case suggests new ways to overcome obviousness rejections.
In re Gorman is obsolete case law
The USPTO can combine an absurdly large number of citations in obviousness rejections. The reasoning for this is based on a now obsolete court decision.