Archive for October, 2006
Are you an innovation cultivator, or an innovation defeater?
We track a lot of issues over at Rethink(IP). One of my favorites is the management and cultivation of innovation. On that point, we’re currently asking managers - What are you listening for?
Friday food for thought: Just how much fee diversion are you talking about?
Figueroa v. United States - the fee diversion case - revealed Judge Newman’s sympathetic ear for the current patent application backlog, its potential effects on innovation, and the need for increased funding levels. She focused on these issues during oral argument as she pressed the government to show the extreme nature of its position that [...]
Fee diversion - guess what? It’s constitutional
The appropriators scored a major victory last week when the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that the practive of diverting patent fees to non-patent purposes (e.g., homeland security and other programs) survives constitutional scrutiny.
In Figueroa v. United States [.pdf], a patent applicant challenged the constitutionality of excessive fees (fees that exceed the [...]
The patent law associate’s top ten
We’ve got great associates at DCR. Smart, hard-working, and passionate. Turns out, they’re funny, too. Read their Top Ten Milestones of a Young Patent Attorney, and I think you’ll agree with me.
Leglamojo - the job board for legal professionals
Last week, we officially launched legalmojo - the internet job board for legal professionals. The site has received an incredibly positive reception since that time. We’ve already exceeded our initial projections for traffic, and, as you can see, we’ve already collected an impressive set of legal job openings.
For job-seekers, the site is designed for quick [...]
CAFC: Hey reformers…obviousness law is just fine, thank you
In Dystar Textilfarben v. C.H. Patrick, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently issued a sternly worded defense of its motivation/suggestion to combine test for determining when references can properly be combined to render a claimed invention obvious. The Court, clearly speaking to the Supremes as they prepare to consider the propriety [...]
Friday food for thought: What if? (#1)
What if you could see what an issued United States patent looks like after the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reviews it? Guess what…..now you can.
