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Federal Circuit Affirms Section 101 Rejection of Pro Se Applicant's Barter Method Claims
In a nonprecedential October 28 opinion, the court agreed with the Board that Gregory John Wenkman's claims to a computer-implemented method...
Federal Circuit Denies Mandamus in In re Carter, Where Petitioner Says She Is the Inventor
In a nonprecedential October 23 order, the court denied a mandamus petition by Daitona Carter, who moved to intervene in a patent...
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In an October 13 Federal Register notice, the Department of the Army announced its intent to grant Zyltech Engineering, LLC a partially...
USPTO Watch
Rulemaking, discipline, designations, and decisions inside the Office.
Federal Circuit Vacates PTAB Ruling for Maschio Gaspardo on Seed Drill Patent in Precision Planting Appeal
In a nonprecedential October 30 opinion, the court held that no substantial evidence supports the Board's finding that the Fiorido reference...
Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Rulings for BeSang on Stackable Memory Patent in Micron and Intel Appeals
In a nonprecedential October 30 opinion, the court affirmed two Board decisions holding that Micron did not show claims 13-17, and Intel did...
Federal Circuit Affirms Obviousness Ruling on Network Intrusion Monitoring Patent in BT Americas Appeal
In a nonprecedential October 29 opinion, the court upheld the Board's ruling that claims 1 to 25 of U.S. Patent No. 7,895,641 are...
Practice Watch
Official enforcement against fraudulent and unauthorized patent services.
How to Spot a Fake Patent Lawyer Before You Pay One
Only registered patent attorneys and agents, and people the USPTO has granted limited recognition, can represent you before the USPTO in a...
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Federal Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Gurvey's Suit Against Live Nation After Unopposed Motions
In a nonprecedential October 26 opinion, the Federal Circuit held that Amy R. Weissbrod Gurvey waived her appeal arguments because she never...
Got a Patent Demand Letter or Complaint? How to Read It, and How to Read the Rights Holder's Record
A patent demand letter or a lawsuit is not a verdict. Here is what to do in the first days, how to read what you received, how to look up...
Federal Circuit Denies Mandamus After Transfer of Three Patent Suits Against Xirgo
In a nonprecedential October 22 order, the court denied petitions by Fleet Connect Solutions LLC and OBD Sensor Solutions LLC, leaving in...
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