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Consumer Watchdog v. Wis. Alumni Res. Foundation – Plaintiff Lacks Standing To Appeal Reexamination Loss

In Consumer Watchdog v. WARF, App. No. 2013-1377 (Fed. Cir., June 4, 2014) the Fed. Cir. found that the Watchdog can bark, but it can’t get a second bite. (A copy can be found at the end of this post.) … Continue reading

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K/S HIMPP v. Hear-Ware Technologies, LLC – Splitting a KSR Hair

In KSR, the Court seemed to encourage the broader use of the “logic, judgment, and common sense available to the person of ordinary skill that do not necessarily require explication in any reference” to resolve the obviousness question.  587 F.3d … Continue reading

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Rader Steps Down – Prost Steps Up

Judge Randall Rader will step down as Chief Judge of the Fed. Cir. on May 30th, and Judge Sharon Prost will replace him. Judge Rader will remain active as a “Circuit Court Judge.” As Chief Judge, Rader bought sheer intelligence … Continue reading

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PTO s. 101 Forum – Thumbs Down on Practitioners

The USPTO held a four hour public forum on the new, disruptive s. 101 examination guidelines on Friday afternoon. The forum featured ten speakers from the patent bar, including Hans Sauer of BIO, Leslie Fishcher from Novartis, Barbara Fiacco (for … Continue reading

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