IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property LawKappos at PTAB Masters 2023: The PTAB Simply ‘Hasn’t Worked Out’ as Intended February 1, 2023During the PTAB Masters 2023 program, which was held this week on Tuesday and Wednesday at IPWatchdog’s headquarters in Ashburn, Virginia, former U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director David Kappos explained on a panel about potential reform of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) that the PTAB was meant to be an alternative […] Eileen McDermottThe USPTO Claims it Wants to Ensure ‘Robust and Reliable’ Patents – But Its Questions Imply Another Assault on Patent Owners February 1, 2023Last October, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a Request for Comments on USPTO Initiatives To Ensure the Robustness and Reliability of Patent Rights. Responses to this request are due by this Thursday, February 2, 2023. Patent owners, especially small businesses and independent inventors, need two things of the patent system: 1) […] Russ KrajecPatently Strategic Podcast: License to File February 1, 2023Foreign filing licenses – they’re surprisingly sneaky and easy to overlook, but can come with significant consequences if you do. Many countries, including the United States, require inventors to receive special permission to file with patent offices outside of the inventor’s …or invention’s… country. A foreign filing license is a government issued document that represents […] Ty DavisCellspin Says Judge Gonzalez Rogers’ Financial Ties to Silicon Valley Require Recusal January 31, 2023Earlier this month, patent owner Cellspin Soft filed a motion for recusal under 28 U.S.C. § 455 seeking the vacatur of a summary judgment order entered in the Northern District of California by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers releasing several defendants from infringement liability, including Fitbit. Cellspin Soft’s motion points to several financial interests […] Steve BrachmannUSPTO Issues Final Rule to Eliminate CLE Certification Program January 31, 2023The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) yesterday announced a final rule to eliminate the provisions within the agency’s rules related to voluntary continuing legal education (CLE) certification and recognition for registered patent practitioners and individuals granted limited recognition to practice in patent matters before the USPTO. The rule also eliminates the Office of […] Alec PronkRising to the Top in a Post-Pandemic IP World: A Look at the Most Active Patent Litigators and the Latest District Court Patent Litigation Data January 31, 2023As economists predict market slowdowns, companies focus on the need to protect their market share by enforcing their intellectual property (IP) rights or possibly monetizing it to bring value to their balance sheet. A company’s value, reputation, and success can be directly tied to its intellectual property, and therefore, it is critically important to safeguard […] Pedram SameniA Look at the Comments on USPTO-FDA Collaboration Initiatives: How Bad Data Could Chill Critical Drug Innovation January 30, 2023In the days leading up to the recent all-day listening session on initiatives pursued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to address drug patent issues, 30 public comments were filed in response to the Federal Register notice issued last November seeking input on ways that […] Steve BrachmannThis Week in Washington IP: IPWatchdog Event to Review the State of the PTAB; US Inventor Protests in D.C.; and the House Considers Supply Chain Challenges January 30, 2023This week in Washington IP news, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is holding a hearing on the state of the country’s supply chains, IPWatchdog is hosting a two-day event on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) at its headquarters, and an educator is sharing his experience implementing IP education as a STEM […] Alec Pronk
