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3 weeks agoVidal Amicus in Cambridge Case Urges CAFC to Overturn USPTO's 'Settled Expectations' Rule
USPTO adopted a "settled expectations" rule allowing discretionary denial of IPR petitions, departing from the AIA and chilling innovation.
fromEngadget
1 week agoNintendo's patent on summoning fighting NPCs is being reexamined
Nintendo's lawsuit against Palworld just hit a snag. The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has ordered a reexamination of a key Nintendo patent expected to be wielded in the case. Games Fray reports that the office is reviewing the Switch maker's patent regarding "summon subcharacter and let it fight in 1 of 2 modes." If we view Nintendo's Palworld lawsuit as a test bed for monopolizing game mechanics, the development can only be seen as a good thing.
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fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
2 weeks agoFrom Boring to Brilliant: How Reimagining USPTO Fee Structure Is Central to U.S. Economic Security
The patent system was designed for individual inventors. Thomas Edison, the Wright brothers-these were lone entrepreneurs securing temporary monopoly rights in exchange for disclosing their inventions to the public. But sometime after World War II, corporations and universities completed a quiet takeover of the patent office. Today's patent landscape is dominated by patent oligarchs: systematic corporate R&D programs filing thousands of applications annually, not individuals pursuing personal innovation.
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fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
5 months agoIntellectual property law
The Federal Circuit's Take on Prosecution Laches Swallows Whole the Presumption of Validity
The narrative of low patent quality misguides U.S. patent policy and unfairly influences legal decisions against innovators.
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fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 month agoIntellectual property law
Other Barks & Bites for Friday, October 3: CAFC Won't Revive US Inventor Case Against USPTO for Denying Petition for Rulemaking; Value of EU Counterfeit Seizures Hits Single-Year Record; and USPTO Tells Employees 1% of Workforce Will Be Laid Off
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 month agoIntellectual property law
Other Barks & Bites for Friday, October 3: CAFC Won't Revive US Inventor Case Against USPTO for Denying Petition for Rulemaking; Value of EU Counterfeit Seizures Hits Single-Year Record; and USPTO Tells Employees 1% of Workforce Will Be Laid Off
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 month agoOther Barks & Bites for Friday, September 26: Trump Announces 100% Tariff on Patented Pharmaceuticals; Judge Alsup Approves $1.5 Billion Anthropic AI Settlement; and DOJ Weaponization Group Reportedly Investigating Secret Patent Reviews
This week in Other Barks & Bites: news reports indicate that the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Weaponization Working Group is looking into Biden-era secret review processes for pharmaceutical and AI patents at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); the Federal Circuit corrects the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board's (TTAB's) application of the DuPont factors with regards to the scope of similar goods and services; USPTO Director John Squires signals a commitment to patent eligibility for medical diagnostics and crypto patents in his first few
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fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
2 months agoPTAB Turbulence: A Good Time to be a Patent Owner
Patent owners currently benefit from weakened PTAB and shifting USPTO policies, while implementers should expect higher litigation costs and venue pressure in Texas.
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
2 months agoThe USPTO Has Adopted Several PTAB Improvements Discussed on IPWatchdog-But There's Still More to Do
The Acting Director has discretionarily denied more than 60% of PTAB Petitions and referred about 40% to the PTAB, which found over 90% merit worthy.
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fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
3 months agoJudges and Academics Tell CAFC to Reject SAP's Mandamus Bid Over Revocation of Vidal's Discretionary Denial Guidance
SAP filed a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking enforcement of USPTO guidance regarding IPR petition validity and due process protection.
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fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
4 months agoMediocre Results so Far for Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility Pilot
The DSMER Pilot aims to improve patent examination efficiency by allowing deferred responses to rejections, but results show some areas needing improvement.
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fromPatently-O
5 months agoThe USPTO's Statement on Review of Information on an IDS
The new ruling complicates petitioning for institution based on IDS-listed art not applied by examiners, unless it's deemed voluminous.
The USPTO requires a practitioner to review all IDS-listed references to avoid burdening the Office with irrelevant submissions.
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
6 months agoPOPA Fires Back at Alleged USPTO Labor, CBA Violations
The Patent Office Professional Association (POPA) has filed a charge against the USPTO regarding denied representation during discussions about employee policies, alleging violation of fair labor practices.
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fromGlobal IP & Technology Law Blog
6 months agoWhither Discretionary Denials? Read the Tea Leaves, or Follow the Bread Crumbs? (Part II)
The new interim procedure bifurcates discretionary denial issues from merits and puts the determination of discretionary denial solely in the hands of the USPTO Director.
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