Etch A Sketch!
Nearly 61 years ago, on July 23, 1959, a patent application was filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the iconic and wildly popular Etch [...]
Is the State of Section 101 in “Complete Disarray?”
That’s what Trading Technologies International, Inc. contends in its recent Petition for Certiorari to the Supreme Court. Well, Trading Technologies technically argues that the Federal Circuit’s jurisprudence on patent eligibility is [...]
Calculating the Term of a Patent Can Be Challenging
Questions concering the term or expiration date of a patent are common and can arise under a number of different circumstances. For instance, you may be wondering [...]
Happy Halloween
Halloween is one of the more creative holidays, with interesting new costumes, decorations and novelty items being invented each year. Here is a short list of some [...]
Consider a Patentabilty Search
The first step in the patent application process is almost always a patentability search. While searches are never exhaustive, they will often help the patent attorney, as well as [...]
UPDATE: Apple and Samsung Patent Wars
Yesterday, after nearly a week of deliberations, a jury returned a verdict in favor of Apple requiring Samsung to pay $539 million for copying three U.S. design [...]