The Congress shall have Power … To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries
– U.S. Constitution
Step 1: Destroy IPR. Step 2: ??? Step 3: Profit.
Last week, the USPTO issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) containing major changes to the institution process for inter partes review. Combined with other changes made by the USPTO, inc...
Capable of Repetition, But Avoiding Review—USPTO New Regulation Not Reviewed By OIRA
The USPTO has put out a new NPRM, attempting to lock in place rules that were created without going through rulemaking in the prior Trump administration. While I have a lot to say about the substance...
John Squires Confirmed as USPTO Director, With Serious Work Ahead
Last Thursday, the Senate confirmed John Squires as Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), advancing him alongside a slate of 47 other Trump Administration nominees in a single vote...
Not Just Tech: Battling Patent Trolls in the Healthcare Industry
Critics of efforts to mitigate patent troll abuse often make claims that patent troll concerns are overblown, or that the whole concept is a tech industry fabrication. But recent reporting from Bloomb...
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