Patent reform possible?, by Joanne Hayes-Rines, Publisher, INVENTORS’ DIGEST
Monthly Archives: May 2005
Patent Reform Guide for Small Entities
The Guide to Patent Reform for Small Entities
Tip: Bookmark this page…I will continue to update it as I uncover additional resources. I’ll mark what is new with "NEW." [Last update May 26, 2005]
I. What is a "Small Entity"
Small entity status is defined in 37 CFR §1.27 using the definitions of 37 CFR §1.9.
A non-legal [...]
Patent Reform Guide for Small Entities: Introduction
The Guide to Patent Reform for Small Entities: Introduction
Big guys can rally around a cause…corporate structure is what they do well.
Little guys don’t tend to do the same. They are little and they are often independent, it’s just their nature. It is who they are, how they think. Heck, some of them don’t play well [...]
Patent Reform and Small Entities — NAPP
The National Association of Patent Practitioners (NAPP) have posted their comments to the Patent Reform proposal. The NAPP appears to oppose the provisions relating to: “first to file†priority; broadened claim scope; universal 18-month publication; inter partes reexamination estoppel; damages limitations to components; tangible component requirement (overruling the case of Microsoft v. Eolas); and elimination [...]
Recap on Buchanan’s patent reform CLE
Last Thursday, Matt Buchanan flew out to Boise to give a presentation (CLE) to members of the Idaho State Bar’s Intellectual Property Law Section on the current patent reform proposals/legislation meandering their way through Congress. He did a great job…easily one of the better speakers we’ve had in the past few years. His blog posts [...]
Crazy inventors unite!
One of the more interesting finds that I’ve had recently found is the blog for Make Magazine. If MacGyver was a real person…Make Magazine would be his magazine. It is all about how to make crazy shtuff using junk and miscellanous parts. Crazy, crazy stuff. The Make: blog is more of the same…usually in Boing [...]
The Effect of Patent Reform Proposals on Small Inventors
Phil Mann at the IP Litigaton Blog has a great article on the impact of the proposed patent reforms on small inventors.
As the debate advances I’ll start tracking the impact on small business/independent inventors in greater detail…stay tuned.
The Guide…updated
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Thanks to Rodney at IP Menu for [...]
