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Worldwide Patent Rights Events Jobs Job Submissions Job Openings Press Releases Webinars IPW Institute Subscribe to our Blog via email -- More Recent Posts Popular: Recent News Popular: Guest Posts Popular: Inventors America’s Patent System: An amazingly resilient philosophy and entity Today, most Americans don’t realize how vital the patent system is to their standard of living. But the founding fathers certainly did. That’s why they … By Marshall Phelps 3 years ago 0 Morgan Lewis Adds Intellectual Property Litigation Partner in Shanghai Morgan Lewis welcomes Shaobin Zhu, who focuses on cross-border intellectual property litigation and counseling, as a partner in the firm’s Shanghai office. He joins Morgan Lewis … By Press Releases 3 years ago 0 Patent Quality Relies on a Fictitious Narrative The facts are that the quest for the golden patent is misplaced. The real problem has been the shifting and artificial criteria of patentability, inventiveness and “obviousness.” … By Neal Solomon 3 years ago 0 Infringer Profits in Design Patent Cases In the calculation of design patent infringer profits, two key issues are the definition of the article of manufacture and the methodology for calculating total infringer profits... … By Mark Pedigo 3 years ago 0 The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Intellectual Property Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been a technology with promise for decades. The ability to manipulate huge volumes of data quickly and efficiently, identifying patterns and quickly analyzing … By Tyron Stading 3 years ago 0 A quiet title is an absolute prerequisite to enjoyment of an exclusive right A quiet title seems an absolute prerequisite to the enjoyment of an exclusive right guaranteed by the Constitution. Unfortunately, a quiet title in a patent today simply … By Gene Quinn 3 years ago 3 Revising Section 101 of the Patent Act: What’s at Stake? These revisions favor patent owners, according to Palmer, but not everyone is supportive. For instance, Bilski, Mayo, Myriad, and Alice have given several accused infringers an additional … By Amanda G. Ciccatelli 3 years ago 5 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Patents: A Survey Given the broad range of countries deploying UAVs and the large number of applications for UAVs, we took a look at patent data from the last 20 years (1997 … By Peter Glaser 3 years ago 0 Patent Bar Groups Propose Legislation to Fix Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Problems Over the past few months, several of the major intellectual property organizations have developed proposed legislative fixes to patent subject matter holdings by the courts. The American … By Robert Stoll 3 years ago 37 The Myth of Patent Quality Patent quality is a proxy for attacking patent validity, which has a complex history. Patent critics, particularly market incumbents, obtain a free ride when the bar is … By Neal Solomon 3 years ago 13 Intel tells ITC that Qualcomm is trying to perpetuate an unlawful monopoly with Apple 337 complaint Intel's claims are interesting, to say the least. If you actually look at the complaint filed by Qualcomm there is no admission, as Intel would have you … By Gene Quinn 3 years ago 3 The next PTO Director must grasp the fundamental fact that a patent secures a property right A group of private companies, professional associations, conservative policy organizations, and investors/commercializers sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross urging the Trump Administration to pick … By Gene Quinn 3 years ago 16 ABOTA defends Judge Gilstrap in response to political pressure from Darrell Issa Issa decried Judge Gilstrap’s “overreach” in denying a motion to transfer venue in a case coming after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in TC … By Steve Brachmann 3 years ago 5 Ensuring a robust defensive portfolio: A Prepared Counter-Assertion Strategy The required number of patents in a given playbook varies based on both the size of company of concern and our exposure to it. The general goal … By Sara Harrington & Pierre Keeley & Kent Richardson & Erik Oliver 3 years ago 0 Evolution of Gas Sensors: Beatrice Hicks creates device to measure gas in critical industrial applications Inventor, Beatrice Hicks, is both a 2017 inductee into the National Inventors Hall of Fame as well as one of America’s truly trailblazing women engineers, one of … By Steve Brachmann 3 years ago 0 More Posts Federal Circuit Affirms TTAB Refusal to Register ‘CHURRASCOS’ In a May 13, 2016 decision, the Federal Circuit affirmed a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) decision upholding an Examiner’s denial of registration based on a finding … By Robert Schaffer & Joseph Robinson 4 years ago 0 Alternate Approaches to the Valuation of Intellectual Property Techniques for valuing intellectual property continue to develop, especially as access to information becomes easier and more efficient. The practice of valuing intellectual property has only been … By Weston Anson 5 years ago 6 Design Patent Infringement: How to decide if you should sue First, look at the merits of the infringement claim. They may be stronger than you think, and you can thank a 2008 ruling for that. That year, the … By Jerold Schneider 6 years ago 1 Reflections on Taking the Patent Bar Exam If you are reading this article beyond the title, you are either preparing to take the USPTO’s patent bar exam or you are conside...