Interview with Joe Platnick of the Pasadena Angels
This past holiday season, I had the opportunity to ask Joe Platnick of the Pasadena Angels a few questions about his group. I want to thank Joe for taking time out of his busy schedule to answer a few questions and to help educate our community about the benefits that the Pasadena Angels has been [...]
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IP Monthly Roundup January 2012
Prioritized Examination The Patent Office and Congress has responded to the patent user community. Many people were complaining that the examination process took too long. It currently takes about 2 to 3 years before your patent application is examined by the Patent Office. In years past, the Patent Office has given preferential treatment in special [...]
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Be explicit about things implicit in your patent application to avoid written description issues
Written Description Requirement To get a patent, an inventor must satisfy the written description requirement. This is accomplished through the preparation of a patent application which describes the invention and shows any drawings if necessary for the understanding of the invention. To satisfy the written description requirement, the discussion of the invention must correspond to the claims. [...]
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What is the fuss about patent trolls?
The broadest definition of a patent troll is a patent holding company that does not make products but asserts its patents against companies that make products. In legalese, a non practicing entity that sues a practicing entity. History of the term The term patent troll was used as early as 1993 and popularized by Peter [...]
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Defense to patent infringement based on prior commercial use under AIA
Choice between patents or trade secrets Inventions may be protected either through trade secret or patent. Inventions that are accessible to the public and can be reversed engineered cannot be protected through trade secrets. Trade secret protection requires that the information remain a secret. In these cases, the invention must be protected through patents. However, [...]
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Large, small and micro-entity patent Fees
Most governmental patent fees are based on whether the applicant is a large entity or a small entity. Small entities are entitled to a 50% discount of the large entity fee. Under the America Invents Act, Congress created an additional category of entities identified as micro-entities which are entitled to a 75% discount of the [...]
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America Invents Act
The America Invents Act (AIA) which changes major sections of the current Patent Laws became law on September 16, 2011. Under the AIA, the first inventor to file, not the first to invent is awarded the patent. Other sections changes the law on false marking, attacks on best mode, and many more.
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Recordation of assignment resolves ownership issue
Patent attorneys and employment lawyers are becoming creative when crafting invention assignment agreements. When I worked as an engineer, my employer’s invention assignment agreement was straight forward. I aassigned all inventions created on the job to my employer. Back then, this was a typical invention assignment clause. In the following case, an employer had its [...]
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What types of inventions are LA and OC inventors patenting?
Los Angeles companies have been transitioning from communications to bio-tech. In contrast, Irvine has consistently been inventing in the areas of surgery, bio-tech and prosthesis. As the chart below shows, Los Angeles companies were inventing and patenting inventions in the field of communications. However, over the past decade, they have transitioned to bio-tech inventions. In [...]
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