Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Office Actions and Final Rejections
When a patent or trademark application is received by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), it is examined to...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Oct 16, 20103 min read
Supreme Court to Consider Mental State to Induce Patent Infringement
The United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Global-Tech Appliances Inc. v. SEB S.A. on October 12, 2010, thereby agreeing to...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Aug 9, 20105 min read
The Patent Reform Act of 2010
The Patent Reform Act of 2010 was recently made public when details were released by the United States Senate. The Act has been presented...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Aug 9, 20102 min read
Supreme Court Considers Business Methods
The United States Supreme Court recently issued a much-anticipated decision in the case Bilski v. Kappos, 561 US ___ (2010). The Court...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Nov 2, 20091 min read
Thailand Joins PCT
Thailand has recently become the 142nd contracting state of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). Any PCT application filed on or after...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Jun 3, 20084 min read
Egyptian Goddess, Inc. v. Swisa, Inc.: Increased Protection for Design Patent Owners
The Federal Circuit, in Egyptian Goddess, Inc. v. Swisa, Inc., 543 F.3d 665, 2008 WL 4290856 (Fed.Cir. 2008) (en banc) (No. 06-1562),...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
May 2, 20082 min read
The Patent Model
Ever wonder what was needed for a patent to be granted some two hundred years ago? For roughly ninety years after its establishment in...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
May 2, 20085 min read
The Myth of Mailing Yourself Your Invention
Many inventors believe that they can achieve a measure of protection for their invention simply by mailing a description of their...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Nov 2, 20076 min read
House Passes Patent Reform Act of 2007
On September 7, 2007, the United States House of Representatives passed the Patent Reform Act of 2007. The Senate Judiciary Committee is...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Aug 1, 20075 min read
Patently Obvious? KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. ___ (2007)
The Supreme Court recently issued a unanimous opinion that could change the way the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Jul 2, 20063 min read
Alphabet Soup: PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) and Other Letters
The PCT application may be filed in the USPTO as an RO although the IB of the WIPO administers the PCT. Have you got that? The Patent...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Nov 2, 20052 min read
U.S. Supreme Court to Decide: Will Patent Infringers Continue to be Routinely Enjoined?
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether a permanent injunction should ordinarily issue after a patent is found valid and...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Nov 2, 200515 min read
USPTO Decision and Interim Examination Guidelines on Patentable Subject Matter and Business Methods
Two recent developments in the USPTO could mean that the range and quantity of “business method” patents being issued will increase, or...
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