Intellectual Property and the Arts Presentation at Art Institute of Phoenix
Here are the slides from
my presentation at the Art Institute of Phoenix on May 29, 2012.
The long awaited Bilski decision was released today, and while I haven’t had the chance to read it yet, I have skimmed the blogosphere enough to know what it said. Basically, the Federal Circuit went a little too far, and…
Are you excited yet? The Patent Office announced last week that it will hold its first bi-coastal partnership meeting in the areas of biotech, chemical, and pharma practice. The official announcement reads: This inaugural BCBCP expands USPTO’s long-standing partnership in…
We made it through the Mayan apocalypse, and to reward us, the USPTO has raised some of its fees. Beginning January 1, 2013, fees due to foreign offices under the PCT system will change according to: 1701 – International filing…
The Patent Office has begun offering education regarding how patent examiners, and the office generally, examines a patent application. The problem is that the program is only offered as a live, in-person experience.
The Patent Office has started a new Automated Interview Request program which allows patent attorneys, agents, and applicants to request interviews with Examiners in their cases online.
Note: This blog has always been about informing the non-lawyer about legal issues ranging from very basic (see yesterday’s post) to more complex. Sometimes, though, I find myself wondering about things in a more than merely practical way. So in…