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Polaroid v. Kodak, concluded in 1991 after 15 years, was the first “billion dollar” patent damages award ($909 million). Until this year, it... Read More »
Patexia has lately learned from a number of sources that Samsung may be in the process of changing their filing strategy in the US. These sources indicated that... Read More »
Since the America Invents Act (AIA) became effective on September 16, 2012, the Inter-Partes Review (IPR) has drawn significant attention. Additionally, discussion... Read More »
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Van EconomouIt is the low hanging fruit phenomenon. The patents which had obvious (pun intended) problems were the first to be IPR'd and with time these were harder to find.
Aug 3, 2016
Pedram SameniMost likely that's what happened. We believe the quality of patents in new cases should generally be higher.
Aug 3, 2016
Is it any wonder why patents are widely despised and holders mistrusted?
Patents and other IP rights have been caught in the perfect storm of anger towards... Read More »
Seventy-one percent of patent claims for which inter partes review are instituted are canceled. You knew that. You knew your patent was subject to IPR cancelation by... Read More »
Last week we reported the 2016 top 25 law firms ranked by the number of patent practitioners. This week, our Data Science Team looked at the same raw data for... Read More »
With approximately 50 percent of all US (first or second) marriages ending in divorce, the proper identification and allocation of all marital assets is critical to... Read More »
This week at Patexia, we analyzed information for all registered patent practitioners in the US. As of July 2016, we found 44,424 registered patent practitioners, of... Read More »
This week, the Patexia Data Science Team analyzed the recent patent litigation data obtained from PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) to understand ... Read More »
This week, the Patexia Data Science Team looked at multiple data sets from different sources, including the United States Patent Office (USPTO), PACER (Public Access... Read More »
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Anonymous Thank you. Interesting view. Another reason is many companies are outsourcing the application drafting to India. Also nowadays more than 50% of applications are foreign origin which requires less work.
Jul 6, 2016
Anonymous Hopefully not for US sourced technology!
Jul 7, 2016
VPATAPP_A mobile app about patents
VPATAPP is a mobile application about the world of patents. Available freely on... Read More »
This Thursday there will be another Patexia IP Matters webinar, this time by Mr. Manny Schecter, Chief patent Counsel of IBM who is going to focus on Alice Case... Read More »
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Anonymous Has Alice Case impacted the filing rate at IBM?
Feb 24, 2016
Anonymous Is there another Supreme Court case that can change the path for software patents?
Feb 24, 2016
In my most recent post, I discuss a recent article in IAM by Unified Patents that shows data about how IPRs are used to settle patent infringement cases. I ... Read More »
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2014 decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank, courts have been struggling to define the line between abstract idea and... Read More »
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Jon La BreaInteresting development. To me the software vs. hardware implementation is a pure business decision. Many software ideas can completely be implemented in hardware. I am not sure if McRo case has added any clarity to ambiguity created by Alice. Next month there is a webinar about Aftermath of Alice by Patexia. I am curious to see what CIPO of IBM has to say as the number one filer in the US.
Dec 22, 2015
The revised Federal Rules of Civil Procedure contain changes that may impact patent litigation at the district court level. The revised rules went into effect on... Read More »
By Daniel E. Yonan, Dallin G. Glenn, and Josephine J. Kim
In ClearCorrect v. ITC, issued on November 10, 2015, the Federal Circuit interpreted the term... Read More »
2015 has been an interesting year in the IP space. Aggressive lobbying has kept patent reform in the spotlight in both Congress and the media, with the patent... Read More »
Silicon Valley’s “unicorns” or startups (pre-exit) with a valuation exceeding $1 billion, have been drawing non-stop press with their rapid growth... Read More »
The USPTO recently announced three new Enhanced Patent Quality Initiative programs that are designed to (i) add more detail and clarity... Read More »
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John AsherHi James, I would be interested in how you thought this might impact post-grant reviews for new patents issued with claim constructions from the examiner. Do you think the PTAB will stay as active, or will they be more inclined to follow the prosecution record reducing the number of institutions and claim invalidations.
Nov 17, 2015
James SingerIt will be interesting to see what happens. The USPTO's goal is to bring more certainty into patents, so only time will tell if the process works!
Nov 17, 2015
Invention and trademarks – how you do it if you live in Romania?
At the State Office for Inventions and Trademarks you can register for patents, utility... Read More »
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George CatalinIn my country of origin filling and legal fees go up for approx $5000 to $10.000. For an average $200-300 monthly wage. In US is $10,000 to $30,000. What is the average monthly pay?
Nov 4, 2015
Zoe BollingerAccording to 2011 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics the average monthly salary in the US is $3,769. So it would still be a huge cost for an individual, but not as extreme as the gap in Romania.
Nov 4, 2015