Recent law jobs at LegalMojo:
Patent Attorney – INTELLECTUAL LAW GROUP Bellevue, Washington Patent
Prosecution Associates – FENWICK & WEST Mountain View, CA
Patent Prosecution Associate or Agent – VISTA IP LAW GROUP Saratoga, California
Patent Attorney – LONDON London, England
Corporate Associate – GALILEO GROUP Washington, DC
IP Counsel – PROCTER & GAMBLE Cincinnati, OH [...]
Did you know that the FDA maintains a:
Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience Database (MAUDE). MAUDE
has data on reports of adverse events involving medical devices. The
data consists of voluntary, facility, distributor and manufacturer
reports. An on-line search facility is available that enables the user
to search the CDRH (Center for Device and Radiological Health) database
for information on [...]
The USPTO announced a final rule last week: Changes to Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program.
My thoughts…good riddance to a program frequently abused by invention promotion companies…an easy way to trick inventors into thinking they had protection at the U.S. Patent Office.
I don’t know how many times I’ve consulted with a (former) client of [...]
Ohio patent blogger Matt Buchanan has an interesting post up…providing a list of the “Top Ten patent law topics begging for law review attention.” Fee diversion, eBay & Congress, continuation abuse…a worthy list if you’re looking for a law review topic.
OR, if you have a topic to suggest…leave a comment to that post. Maybe then [...]
I recently wrote three posts (1, 2, 3) on Accelerated Examination (AE), including one post that included the opinions of two practitioners on why they didn’t think it was a good idea.
Although I didn’t formally give my opinion, you can sense my apprehension/skepticism. I can see how AE could be useful, but can’t imagine many cases/situations [...]
I recently wrote three posts (1, 2, 3) on Accelerated Examination (AE), including one post that included the opinions of two practitioners on why they didn’t think it was a good idea.
Although I didn’t formally give my opinion, you can sense my apprehension/skepticism. I can see how AE could be useful, but can’t imagine many cases/situations [...]
Via email: “on December 19th the USPTO will be holding a webcast to announce the release of a new version of PAIR. To pre-register please click on the link: https://websurveyor.net/wsb.dll/39376/PAIR12-06AnnEnrollmentForm.htm”
More practitioner thoughts on the Accelerated Examination (in follow up to my earlier post):
Patent Prospector on "Accelerated Examination Hell."
The bottom line: forget accelerated examination. Accelerated examination is an act of desperation for both the patent office and applicant.
Russ Krajec on "Why I Will Not Be Filing Under the Accelerated Examination Program of the USPTO."
New [...]
I sat through most of* the USPTO Webinar earlier today regarding Accelerated Examination. These are my notes/summary.
The USPTO is pushing for “final decision” (allowance, final rejection, appeal, RCE) within 12 months. To accomplish that they will require patent attorneys to provide better information, do more telephone interviews, etc. All in an effort to speed the [...]
