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An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Navigating California’s Complex Cannabis Industry

April 20, 2019

As of now, ten states have legalized recreational cannabis. Twenty-one other states allow medicinal use of cannabis, many of which are expected to legalize recreational cannabis in the near future.…

How to Be an Effective Advocate When Responding To Examiners

April 19, 2019

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Patent

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You’re a patent prosecutor. You’ve just received an office action. The examiner has rejected your claims. You think the examiner got it wrong. On the technical issues, it looks like…

Reactions Roll in On Congress’s Proposed 101 Framework: ‘The Right Approach’ or ‘A Swing and a Miss’?

April 18, 2019

Stone Law, P.C.

Patent

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Yesterday, members of congress announced in a press release a proposed framework to fix patent eligibility law in the United States.Reactions to the framework were mixed. While many are delighted…

This Tiny Home Is Ready for Outer Space

April 17, 2019

Stone Law, P.C.

Real Estate

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Ground control to Major Tom: Here’s a home unlike any other we’ve seen. A lifelong architect went intergalactic to find inspiration for one of his latest designs: a tiny home…

Invest Pic v. SAP America, Inc. Amicus Brief Takes on CAFC’s ‘Physical Realm’ Test

April 17, 2019

Stone Law, P.C.

Litigation, Patent

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Among the seven amicus curiae briefs filed Monday with the U.S. Supreme Court in InvestPic, LLC, v. SAP America, Inc., Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund’s brief argues that…

How U.S. Patent and Litigation Abuse Can Deter Small Inventors: The Story of Cheekd

April 16, 2019

Stone Law, P.C.

Business, Litigation, Patent

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In one more example of ways the U.S. patent system can be stacked against the small inventor, we have the story of Lori Cheek, who more than ten years ago…

Matching Patents to Products: Determining Which Patents Will Be Implemented in Real-World Commercial Products

April 15, 2019

Stone Law, P.C.

Business, Patent

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An important part of any patent portfolio manager’s work is to understand which patents are likely to be implemented in real-world technology. We can think of the process of matching…

Strategies for Preparing Infringement and Validity Opinions

April 13, 2019

Stone Law, P.C.

Business, Litigation, Patent

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A company must be strategic in any business decision it makes in order to ensure that it takes the necessary measures to avoid liability for its actions. With respect to…

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, April 12: Global Music Copyright Revenues Up, Copyright Office Examines Online Infringement Issues, and China’s ‘Reverse Patent Troll’ Problem

April 12, 2019

Stone Law, P.C.

Business, Copyright, Litigation, Patent, Trademark

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This week in other IP news, recently released data shows that worldwide revenues for music copyright exceeded $28 billion in 2017, up $2 billion over 2016; reports surface about the …

Tillis/Coons Letter Underscores That More Can Be Done to Save the U.S. Patent System

April 12, 2019

Stone Law, P.C.

Patent

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Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE) have written U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Andrei Iancu raising a concern about what can really only fairly be characterized…