There has been a lot of discussion in the patent world recently about how to improve patent quality.  Much of this discussion has been motivated or at least strongly influenced by the surge in patent litigation brought by “patent trolls.”  As we discussed Read More

In one of our earlier posts we discussed how to determine whether a given patent application or patent is subject to the First Inventor to File Provisions of the America Invents Act (AIA). ...

As we discussed last month, the “first inventor to file” provisions of the America Invents Act (AIA) go into effect next month on March 16.  The USPTO issued its final rules for implementing the AIA last week, and a copy of the rules can be found Read More

The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) recently requested public comment on how applicants can improve patent quality.  The PTO’s Notice describes possible procedures such as requiring applicants to correlate claim terms to the specification and state whether examples...