Category: patent claim
Tesla’s Lasers on Vehicle Patent
Tuesday | March 30, 2021By Shane Skwarekfiling patent applicationpatent applicationpatent attorneypatent claimpatent draftingpatent eligibilitypatent lawpatent lawyerpatent officepatent pendingPatent ProtectionIn May of 2019, Tesla filed a patent application for “Pulsed Laser Cleaning of Debris Accumulated on Glass Articles in Vehicles and Photovoltaic Assemblies.” Instead of using conventional windshield wipers, Tesla envisioned a system to clean debris from any glass…
Read MoreWhy Perform a Patentability Search before Filing Your Patent Application?
Monday | March 1, 2021By Shane Skwarekpatent applicationpatent attorneypatent claimpatent draftingpatent eligibilitypatent lawPatent ProtectionPatentability searches can be useful to get a better idea of whether an invention can be patented. A good search may prevent the cost of a wasted patent application on an already-invented and published invention, but can also be useful…
Read MoreAmazon Brand Registry
Tuesday | December 22, 2020By Shane Skwarekintellectual propertypatent attorneypatent claimpatent claimspatent infringementpatent lawpatent lawyerPatent ProtectionWhat is Amazon Brand Registry? Brand owners work hard to protect their intellectual property (IP), including their trademarked brands. Amazon has recently become one of the largest companies in the world by providing a marketplace for sellers and buyers to…
Read MoreHow to Design Around and Avoid Patent Infringement
Wednesday | July 22, 2020By Shane Skwarekpatent claimpatent infringementpatent lawWhen a company is in the early stages of product development, a freedom to operate search may reveal potentially problematic patents. To avoid lengthy and expensive patent litigation, the company should at least consider potential modifications to the product’s…
Read MoreFederal Circuit’s Dropbox Decision: Missing the Forest for the Trees?
Saturday | June 20, 2020By Shane Skwarekabstract ideacourt rulingpatent claimpatent eligibilitysoftware patentOn June 19, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the invalidation of three Dropbox patents. The Northern District of California had granted a motion to dismiss on grounds that the claims in those patents were…
Read MoreSoftware Patent Claims Saved by Problem-Solution Approach
Monday | November 18, 2019By Shane Skwarek§ 101patent claimpatent eligibilitysoftware patentsubject-matter eligibilityThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a lower court's decision that software patent claims involving techniques for varying check data to verify data transmissions were ineligible for patent protection in KPN v. Gemalto, No. 2018-1863, 2019…
Read MoreWatch Your Language! PTAB De-Designates Previously “Informative” Opinion on Claim Construction
Friday | July 13, 2018By James Watsoncourt rulingpatent applicationpatent claimThe Patent Trial and Appeal Board recently designated a new group of opinions “informative.” In addition to precedential (i.e., binding decisions that the Board must follow) and nonprecedential (i.e., nonbinding decisions that may carry some persuasive weight, but the Board…
Read MoreWatch Out for Claim Preambles in Light of Federal Circuit Decision
Thursday | November 2, 2017By James Watsonfederal circuitpatent attorneypatent claimsubject-matter eligibilityOn November 1, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of a motion for judgment on the pleadings on subject-matter ineligibility grounds in Two-Way Media v. Comcast Cable Communs., No. 2016-2532, 2017 U.S.…
Read MoreDivided Fed. Cir. Panel Holds Government Has Standing for CBM Review
Thursday | August 31, 2017By James Watsoncourt casefederal circuitpatent attorneypatent claimIn Return Mail, Inc. v. U.S. Postal Serv., No. 2016-1502, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 16364 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 28, 2017), the Federal Circuit considered whether the government has standing to request covered business method patent review. Return Mail had argued…
Read MoreDivided Fed. Cir. Panel Holds Government Has Standing for CBM Review
Thursday | August 31, 2017By Shane Skwarekcourt casefederal circuitpatent attorneypatent claimIn Return Mail, Inc. v. U.S. Postal Serv., No. 2016-1502, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 16364 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 28, 2017), the Federal Circuit considered whether the government has standing to request covered business method patent review. Return Mail had argued…
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