World IP Day
Today is World IP Day and this year’s theme is “Powering Change: Women in Innovation and Creativity.” The United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) states the focus of this year’s program…
Supreme Court Rules AIA Reviews are Constitutional
Inter Partes Review On April 24, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down two opinions pertaining to inter partes review (IPR); a relatively new mechanism for challenging the validity of a U.S. patent,…
USPTO Director Iancu Wants to Change the Current Patent Dialogue
Andrei Iancu, director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), spoke at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Patent Policy Conference on April 11th. In his speech he noted that patents are…
CAFC Grants Stay to St. Regis Mohawk Tribe in Sovereign Immunity Case
On Wednesday March 28, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) granted the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe a stay. The motion for the stay pertains to the inter partes review…
BlackBerry Sues Facebook for Patent Infringement
Close to a decade ago BlackBerry was one of the most popular mobile phone providers. BlackBerrys were known for their signature rollerball, keyboard, and BlackBerry messenger (BBM); functions diehard…
STRONGER Patents Act Introduced in House
On March 22, 2018, Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) and Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the Support Technology & Research for Our Nation’s Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patents Act into…
Guidance for Functional Language in Apparatus Claims to Avoid Indefiniteness
On October 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential opinion in Mastermine Software, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp. The CAFC reversed the indefiniteness…
Tinder Swipes Left by Suing Bumble
Gone are the days of meeting people “the old-fashioned way.” Online dating has now become the preferred choice of many for meeting people. With such a highly competitive market, it is unsurprising…
Happy Birthday Einstein
Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, in Ulm, Württemberg Germany. In addition to his work related to general and special relativity, Brownian motion, and the photoelectric effect (for which…
Yes, "March Madness" is a Registered Trademark
March is in full swing. While some may be hoping for spring and warmer weather, others will be hoping their favorite college basketball team will get to cut down the nets at the NCAA Men’s College…
USPTO to Announce New Patent Design and 10 Millionth Patent at SXSW
At this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) event in Austin, Texas, the USPTO will announce the issuance of the 10 millionth patent. To commemorate the event, USPTO will be unveiling a new design for…
Ford Seeks to Patent Autonomous Police Car that Can Ticket Drivers
Ford, one of the largest manufacturers of police fleet vehicles, is taking their work with law enforcement one step further. The car company made headlines in January as their patent application for…