Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Fee Increases for PCT ISAs
All of the International Searching Authorities have increased their PCT search fees within the past two months. Under the Patent...
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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
Nov 2, 20091 min read
Effective Filing Date for International Applications
Under Section 102(e) of Title 35 of the United States Code, a person is not entitled to a patent if their invention was described in a...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Nov 2, 20094 min read
David Kappos Named New Director of the USPTO
David Kappos is the new Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Nov 2, 20091 min read
U.S. Copyright Office Increases Filing Fees
The U.S. Copyright Office has announced a fee increase for registration and recordation services and certain other services.The fee...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Sep 2, 20091 min read
Notice of Reformatted Trademark Registration Certificates
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) is reformatting certificates of registration issued for registered trademarks. The...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Mar 2, 20092 min read
Statistics from the USPTO's Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2008
[Note: for images described herein, please view the PDF version of the Spring 2009 newsletter in which the article originally appeared.]...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Nov 1, 20081 min read
Recent IP 5 Meeting
The five major intellectual property offices (IP 5) recently announced that they have laid out a blueprint for work sharing and...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Nov 1, 20084 min read
HJK Inventor Spotlight
Raymond Hobbs, Ph.D. of Tulsa, Oklahoma is the inventor of Special-Purpose Sunglasses for Pilots. Mr. Hobbs began flying in August 1963...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Nov 1, 20081 min read
Does Your Insurance Cover Trademark Litigation?
If your company is ever sued for trademark infringement, do not forget to check your company's insurance policy to see whether such...
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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
Nov 2, 20073 min read
New Franchise Rules Issued
The Federal Trade Commission has issued a newly updated version of its Franchise Rule, which sets forth requirements that businesses must...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Aug 1, 20071 min read
Trademarks: Use the Right Symbol
Remember, you cannot use the ® symbol unless your trademark has been registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. If...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Aug 1, 20074 min read
Support Your National Library: Don't Forget To Make Mandatory Deposits
Did you know that you are required by law to send the Library of Congress two copies of everything you publish? United States Copyright...
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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, 20064 min read
Patent Office Moves
Since its inception, the Patent Office has been through five buildings and two fires before coming to its newest residence in Alexandria,...
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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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