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Monthly Archives: February 2007
Searching Federal Circuit Opinions on the Fly…
Matt over at FedCirc.us added a cool new feature today…an in browser search box for Federal Circuit content. You know what I’m talking about…that slick little dropdown in FireFox and the new Internet Explorer that lets you search all sorts of sites, from Google to Amazon to eBay.
Well…now you can add FedCirc.us to that list [...]
More on Patent Allowance Rates
In response to my previous posts on patent application allowance rates, reader Lawrence B. Ebert left a comment that:
Note also my article on IPFrontline entitled “Is the Jaffe/Lerner Analysis of Patent Law Correct?” which discusses some of the issues with various patent grant rate calculations.
More on the 54% Allowance Rate
Hal Wegner (in IP Frontline): The USPTO’s 54 % Allowance Rate
[Via Dennis]
Black History Month: Jack Johnson Patents
A couple of years ago (2005) I had a post entitled Ken Burns and patents which discussed a Ken Burns documentary on Jack Johnson, the first African-American Heavyweight Champion of the World. Mr. Johnson was also an inventor, having three issued patents.
My (and my readers’) research turned up the patent numbers of two of the [...]
Got PayPal? Need law books? PayPal will give you a $15 rebate!
Countering the various rebates Google Checkout has been offering, PayPal is now offering a $15 rebate if you (1) sign up for the rebate (give them your email address) and (2) spend at least $30 at a participating web retailer before March 31. [Google News search for paypal+rebate]
There are dozens of retailers listed, including [...]
Bombs away…..
Discussion: Matt Buchanan on “Rethinking Backlog.”
New Website: PatentReference.com
Interesting new inventor/patent community portal I stumbled on:
http://www.patentreference.com – Complete patent information reference resource. Searchable directory of hand-picked patent websites. Community forums, blogs and wiki. For Inventors, Patent Agents, Patent Attorneys, Patent Law Students and others with an interest in IP.
Patent Litigation CLE…in Vegas
Have plans for Friday, March 2, 2007? How about a quick trip to Vegas for a CLE on Patent Litigation?
I’ll be speaking then at The Dunes CLE on "A Primer on the FRCP’s New Electronic Discovery Rules for Patent Litigators."
As the flyer says.."More and more of the documents that businesses are creating and
handling [...]
