By: Ryan T. Grace[1] Inventors – if you are not practicing your sprint drills…you should be. General Counsel – if you are not exploring internal speed tactics for your research and development groups…you ought to. General practice firms – … Continue reading
In the recent CyberSource v. Retail Decisions case, the Federal Circuit held that if a software method claim is unpatentable, then the software claim re-written as a Beauregard claim (computer readable medium containing program instructions) is also unpatentable. The court … Continue reading
In Ex Parte Shepard, the BPAI found claims directed to “an array of bits” an abstract idea. An exemplary claim recited in part: 10. An array of bits comprising: a first plurality of bits; and a second plurality of bits intersecting … Continue reading
One of the more interesting intellectual property cases (and closely watched with the movie’s popularity) is the recent copyright infringement claim made against the studio releasing “The Hangover 2.” In the last few weeks, the tattoo artist that designed Mike Tyson’s tattoo … Continue reading
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently unveiled an accelerated examination option for a $4,000 fee. This option was announced the February 4, 2011 Federal Register. The accelerated examination would allow for applications to be processed (e.g., receive an office … Continue reading
In Ex parte Volcani et al., the BPAI upheld an examiner’s rejection that the claims were directed to non-statutory subject matter. The appellants’ disclosure is directed to determining the emotional impact of words upon a reader where values may be assigned to … Continue reading
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