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USPTO issues post- Alice examination guidelines

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Warren Woessner

A copy of the guidelines can be found here: alice_pec_25jun2014 I will comment on this later.

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CLS v Alice – Abstract Idea, Wherefore Art Thou?

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Warren Woessner

Guest post from Brad Forrest, Shareholder at Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. Passing on the opportunity to provide a usable test to determine what is an “abstract idea,” the Supreme court simply compared the idea underlying the claims in Alice … Continue reading →

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Former SLW Officer Named USPTO Regional Director

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Warren Woessner

Russell Slifer, a former officer at Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, has been named as the USPTO Regional Director for its Denver office. Michelle Lee, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO, wrote on her blog … Continue reading →

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Gone Judge – Judge Randall Rader To Resign

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Warren Woessner

Before stepping down as Chief Judge of the Fed. Cir. on May 30th, Judge Rader had sent a letter to his colleagues on the court apologizing for sending an email to an attorney who had appeared before the court a … Continue reading →