How Not to Write a Patent


A patent declaration must be signed at some point in the application process, but not necessarily with filing.
Have an invention you want to patent, or are you about to file a patent application? Change may be in the works at the USPTO. Today, the Senate reached a “tentative agreement” over a patent reform bill that has been…
Inventor’s Eye, the Patent Office’s monthly online publication, features the intersection of technology and sport, a nexus of particular interest to me. It frames the conversation in light of the recently-completed London Olympic and Paralympic Games, in both of which…
Decided: July 20, 2009 Plaintiff Gemtron sued Saint-Gobain for infringement of its patent on a refrigerator shelf. Gemtron’s claim 23 detailed a one-piece plastic shelf frame that accepted a glass shelf with a “snap-secure” mechanism that locked the glass into…
The Digital Access Service (DAS) at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a secure, electronic system designed to facilitate the sharing and exchange of priority documents among participating patent offices around the world. Here is a breakdown of its…
Patent Office Issues New Internal Guidance on Subject Matter Eligibility