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In order to appreciate U.S. patents, it is important to first understand the history of patent law. There are claims that patent law was...

The United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision on March 20, 2012 in the case Mayo Collaborative Services, dba Mayo Medical...

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is an international patent law treaty among 144 contracting states. The world’s major corporations,...

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Everyone who is involved in any substantive way in the preparation or prosecution of an application for a patent before the United States...

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Who would have thought that Thomas Edison, Eli Whitney, and Alexander Graham Bell would be on the same list as Eddie Van Halen and Marlon...

Have you recently received an email claiming that someone is trying to register a domain name incorporating your trademark in Asia? If...

It is important to accurately determine the inventor or inventors of an invention set forth in an application for a United States Patent....

As discussed in previous blog entries, "Here We Go Again: Patent Reform Act of 2011" posted February 28, 2011 and "The USPTO Announces...

On April 25, 2011, the United States Patent and Trademark Office published a notice in the Federal Register (Vol. 76, No. 79 22854)...

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The United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on April 18, 2011 in the case Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Limited Partnership. The...

Written by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Posted: April 4, 2011 Washington – The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)...

Overview Inventors need to understand the examination process of a patent application going through the United States Patent and...

On January 25, 2011, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), chairman of the Judiciary Committee, introduced his latest bill on patent reform. The...

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Regulations of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) authorize the payment of reduced fees by those who come within the...