Tag Archives: AIA

Chisum Patent Academy

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Warren Woessner

The Federal Circuit and Supreme Court Have Already Issued 100 Precedential Patent Opinions in 2017! Are You Up to Speed? Stay on top of the latest critical developments by joining us this spring in Houston or Cincinnati. The Chisum Patent … Continue reading →

Posted in CLE, Conferences and Classes | Tagged AIA, chisum patent academy, Donald Chisum, Inter Partes Review, Janice Mueller, Post-Grant Review, Section 101, Section 102 | Leave a comment

Canada’s ‘’Sister” Prior Art Law Differs From Ours, Eh!

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Warren Woessner

I recently received a well-written post from Smart & Biggar/Feherstonhaugh in Toronto reminding me that a publication by the inventor only shields a later third-party publication from being a bar if the second publication was derived from the inventor and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Int'l Practice and Policy | Tagged AIA, canada, Canada IP, intellectual property, ip, IP law tools, Smart & Biggar, Warren Woessner | Leave a comment

Hamilton Beach v. Sunbeam Products – “On Sale” Bar Clarified

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Warren Woessner

On Wednesday August 14th, a divided Fed. Cir. panel affirmed the invalidation of Hamilton Beach’s portable slow cooker under the “on-sale” or “in public use” bars of s. 102(b). Hamilton Beach Brands v. Sunbeam Prods., Inc., Appeal No. 2012-1581 (Fed. … Continue reading →

Posted in 102 Patentability | Tagged AIA, Federal Circuit, Hamilton Beach, intellectual property, ip, Patent Law, patents, Sunbeam Products, Warren Woessner | Leave a comment

Marks & Clerk Releases Life Sciences 2013 Report

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Warren Woessner

On Monday, the international law firm Marks & Clerk released it’s 2013 Life Sciences Report at the BIO International Convention in Chicago. This 50-plus page report is wide-ranging, containing both the views of life science leaders on marketplace issues like … Continue reading →