IP Law Blog by Harness Dickey

Musical Instrument Patent Of The Week – Week 19 of 2013

David McClaughry — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:26:08 +0000

United States Patent No: D681,716 Issue Date: May 7, 2013 Title: Digital Drum Set Inventor: Mark Izen and Craig Small Assignee: First Act Inc., Boston, MA Representative Claim: The ornamental...

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ARZERRA better way to respond?

HDP — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:37:26 +0000

Prosecution history estoppel in light of Biogen v. GlaxoSmithKline On April 16, 2013, the Federal Circuit affirmed a grant of summary judgment to GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in a dispute with...

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Fed. Cir. Rejects Design Patent Application

David McClaughry — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:21:28 +0000

On March 26, 2013, the Federal Circuit denied the attempts of a mouthwash bottle designer to claim only certain portions of a Crest mouthwash bottle in a continuation application, thus affirming the...

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Final Rules for Third Party Submissions

HDP — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 18:33:21 +0000

On July 17, 2012, the USPTO published final rules for submitting prior art relevant to a pending patent application. Under 37 CFR 1.290, a third party may submit patents, published patent...

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PROTECTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN SUPPLIER DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATION SUBMISSIONS: “BLACK-BOXING”

Ronald Wangerow — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:23:00 +0000

Automotive OEMs are highly reluctant, or frequently flatly refuse, to accept drawings or other technical information from component suppliers if that information is marked or otherwise...

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Antarctica Patent Office Celebrates Opening

Gregory A. Stobbs — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:14:17 +0000

Delegates met today on Ross Island, Antarctica, to officially celebrate the opening of the Antarctica Patent Office. Facing ever increasing fees and ever growing backlogs at the USPTO, applicants are...

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Harness Dickey Stronger with Additional USPTO Location

HDP — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:58:32 +0000

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced that it intends to place six administrative patent judges with the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, at its Detroit,...

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USPTO Issues Nearly A Quarter Million Patents in 2011

HDP — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:30:51 +0000

The USPTO issued a total of 247741 patents in 2011, more than any previous year. Of these, 224519 were utility patents. It is interesting to note that of these utility patents, 1693 were also filed...

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USPTO Issues 21356 Design Patents in 2011

HDP — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:23:45 +0000

The USPTO issued 21256 design patents in 2011, which is down slightly from 2010 (22799) continuing the downward trend since 2008 when issuances peaked at 25,565. The vast majority of design patents...

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USPTO Issues 239346 Trademark Registrations on 2011

HDP — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:10:23 +0000

The USPTO issued 239346 trademark registrations in 2011. The most active trademark classes are Class 9 – scientific and electronic apparatus (24,590); Class 16 – printed matter (9692); Class 25 –...

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