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Category Archives: Patent Reform Legislation
Senate Committee Releases Outline for Section 101 Reform
On April 18th, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property released a “Draft Outline of Section 101 Reform” that is intended to provide the basis of legislative amendments to the requirements for patent reform. Apart from the proposal to effectively … Continue reading
IPO, AIPLA and ABA IP Section Propose Legislative Fixes for Section 101
Between February and May of this year, IPO, AIPLA and the ABA IP Section have released proposals for amendments to 35 U.S.C. s. 101 to void the Mayo/Alice Rule and to clarify the definition of an “abstract idea” as it relates … Continue reading
Takeaways from Chisum Patent Academy’s 2016 Seminars
A guest post from Chisum Patent Academy. On August 4-5 and 8-9, 2016 the Chisum Patent Academy held two advanced patent law roundtable seminars at the historic Mayflower Park Hotel in Seattle, Washington. In addition to covering recent “blockbuster” court decisions, our … Continue reading
PTO Announces Requirements for Expedited Appeals for Small Entities
For some years, I have complained that the lack of a timely appeal process to the Board (“PTAB”) effectively removes the appeal process as a prosecution tool. The average pendency of an appeal to the Board from a rejection arising … Continue reading