Archive for December, 2005
Promote the Progress selected as a Top Ten Source
TopTenSources has selected Promote the Progress as a TopTen site in the IP Law category. TopTen Sources is an internet directory that aims to bring users the most relevant content in defined categories. The service launched earlier this month and is quickly growing — more categories are added each day (they have already [...]
Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of Bayh-Dole
James Sensenbrenner recently introduced Concurrent Resolution 319 in the House to recognize the silver anniversary of the Bayh-Dole Act (Public Law 96-517, 35 U.S.C. §§ 200, et seq.; enacted in 1980). The Act, which established a single uniform national policy on the utilization of government-funded inventions, is widely viewed as one of the most [...]
So that’s what “special dispatch” means?
According to 35 U.S.C. section 305, “[a]ll reexamination proceedings…including any appeal to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, will be conducted with special dispatch within the Office.” (emphasis added)
Mention of the standard of “special dispatch” amongst patent attorneys in the United States usually generates a few jeers and sarcastic snaps.
What does it mean? [...]
TRIPs compliance a significant issue for injunctive relief reform
Changing the standard for injunctive relief in patent infringement lawsuits has been the hottest topic in US patent law for all of 2005. With the Patent Act of 2005, Congress is considering a legislative change to the standard and, with the granting of certiorari in Ebay v. MercExchange, the Supreme Court is now set to [...]
Buy it Now! Impact of eBay on the value of US patents
Wondering about the importance of eBay v. MercExchange? Consider this fact. As of last week, when the Supreme Court granted certiorari in the case, the value of every valid United States patent that remains in force following the decision is up in the air.
Every single one.
eBay changes everything: Patent trolls arrive at the Supreme Court and forever change the future of patent reform legislation
Last week, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in eBay v. MercExchange, a case directed squarely at the standard for granting injunctive relief in patent infringement suits. That legal standard, which currently results in the nearly automatic granting of an injunction once a patent is determined to be both valid and infringed, was the most [...]
Building a better Promote the Progress
It took a bit longer than expected, but the “overhaul” of Promote the progress is nearly complete. When I started project overhaul, I had one goal in mind - to make the site more useful and accessible. I think the new design and organization achieves that goal, and I hope you agree.
In large part, I have “de-blogged” [...]
