Article: Intellectual Security: Patent Everything You Do, Before Someone Else DoesNot so sure I agree. Sure, more patents are good (for patent attorneys), but I’m not so sure a troll is all that (1) worried about countersuit or (2) worried that because you patent you may have scary hidden prior art. Others may disagree.
Monthly Archives: December 2005
Links to almost thirty USPTO FAQs
Did you know that the USPTO has FAQ’s? You do now… Request for Continued Examination (RCE) (Updated on 5/5/03; last reviewed on 7/18/02) Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) (Updated B6 on 6/18/04; Updated on 5/5/03; last reviewed 7/18/02) Eighteen-Month Publication (Added CX4 through [...]
NPL not available
Question. What is the reason you can’t access Non Patent Literature via PAIR in a file wrapper? If you know, I’d love to know why.
"Images of non-patent literature (NPL) cited in public patent application files are not available for either viewing or downloading through Public PAIR."
Pre-Appeal Brief Conferences
Via the December 2005 issue of The Disclosure (the newsletter of the National Association of Patent Practitioners) comes a link to an article by NAPP Executive Director Joy L. Bryant, Esq. entitled “A Close Look at the Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Practice [MS Word .doc].”It is an excellent primer on the topic.
Top US Inventors
Kevin Maney at USAToday (hat tip 271 Patent Blog) has researched the question of “who is the most prolific US inventor.” Surprisingly, there are FOUR Boise Idaho inventors (who work for Micron) in the top 11 living US inventors! No wonder Idaho is #1 for patents.
Must Read Articles for Startups
I have an post on the Rethink(IP) blog my readers may enjoy. The article discusses using the web service at http://del.icio.us and contains a list of the best articles I added to my del.icio.us account in the last year related to "startup companies." Check it out.
Trademark FAQ
Oddly, I’ve probably done as much trademark work this year (mainly for foreign attorneys) as I have done patent work.
There are two really good trademark resources put out by the USPTO which I recommend. These are recommended reading for every small business and independent inventor:
Basic Facts About Trademarks
Trademark FAQ
Of course, my patent firm has its [...]
Idaho again #1 per capita for patents
ZDNet Blog: Idaho first, La. last in patent-population ratio
Tech Tip: rePDFing your PDFs for speed
I don’t know why. Maybe it is the USPTO’s PDF generator. Maybe it is my printer (Xerox). I don’t really care who is at fault…but I found a work around to my problems.
If I download a file wrapper PDF from the USPTO and print it to my Xerox printer, after the first page the printer [...]
First to File Unconstitutional?
Patently-O blog has a post today entitled "First-to-Invent vs The Constitution" discussing whether or not the First-to-File proposed in the recent patent reform is actually unconstitutional.
