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AI Patents Make a Comeback at USPTO, Finance Patents Are Still Struggling

March 26, 2019

Artificial Intelligence (AI) patents have made a strong comeback under the new 2019 Revised Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance. As the first graph above shows, allowances per office action have…

What the PTAB’s Precedential Decisions on Live Testimony and Substitute Claims Mean for PTAB Litigation

March 24, 2019

Stone Law, P.C.

Litigation, Patent

On Monday, March 18, 2019, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) designated three decisions as precedential. Two of the three decisions—K40 Electronics LLC v. Escort Inc. (“K40 Electronics”),[AIA, live…

IP Enforcement in the Digital Age: Identifying Infringers In an Anonymous Online Environment

March 23, 2019

Stone Law, P.C.

New technologies create novel issues and inform our understanding of existing laws. The statutes that form the basis of the U.S. IP regime are decades old and, as such, could…

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, March 22: Vanda Action at Supreme Court, Apple Has to Pay, and Senators Express Concerns Over Fourth Estate

March 22, 2019

Stone Law, P.C.

Business, Copyright, Litigation, Patent, Trademark

This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Supreme Court asks for the U.S. Solicitor General’s view on whether patents that claim a method of medically treating a patient automatically…

Apple is Afraid of Inventors, Not Patent Trolls

March 21, 2019

Stone Law, P.C.

Business, Litigation, Patent

Apple made headlines with its recent decision to close its stores in Frisco and my home town of Plano, Texas. The rumor is that Apple was afraid of the dreaded…

Special Interests are Watching Academic Tech Transfer

March 21, 2019

Stone Law, P.C.

Patent

The original motivation for the Bayh-Dole Act was to encourage the commercialization of academic innovation so that new technologies could be available for the benefit of all. Yet today, I…

Senate IP Subcommittee Hears Testimony from Iancu, Debates Hot-Button IP Issues

March 20, 2019

Stone Law, P.C.

Litigation, Patent, Trademark

On the afternoon of Wednesday, March 13, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property held an oversight hearing of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office featuring testimony from and…

Innovator Organizations Applaud Delrahim Action on SEPs, Plead for Restoration of Injunctive Relief for Infringement

March 18, 2019

Stone Law, P.C.

Business, Litigation, Patent

A number of organizations, including Ericsson, Nokia, Philips, Qualcomm, the Innovation Alliance and the Licensing Executives Society, have sent two separate letters to U.S. Attorney General William Barr, USPTO Director…

Federal Circuit Again Reverses PTAB’s Finding of Unpatentability in Apple IPR Challenge

March 18, 2019

Stone Law, P.C.

Litigation, Patent

The Federal Circuit recently reversed a decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Board) finding claims of a patent owned by PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC to be invalid. Apple, Inc.…

TPAC Leadership Provides Update on Key U.S. Trademark Issues for 2019

March 16, 2019

Stone Law, P.C.

Patent, Trademark

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC), a small group of senior industry trademark professionals who provide guidance to USPTO leadership, kicked off the…