BNA INSIGHTS: Courts Grapple with Standard for Infringing Use of System Claims in Patent Cases

Three years ago in BMC Resources Inc. v. Paymentech L.P., 498 F.3d 1373, 1379, 84 USPQ2d 1545 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (74 PTCJ 644, 9/28/07), the U.S. Court of Appeals for…

PTO Eliminates Duplicate Compliance Review of Inter Partes Reexamination Appeal Briefs

Three months after announcing a change in procedure to streamline ex parte reexaminations, the Patent and Trademark Office turned its attention to inter partes contests and…

New Jersey Governor Signs Measure Designed to Promote Offshore Wind Energy, Jobs

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Aug. 19 signed into law a bill that is expected to promote the development of offshore wind renewable energy in the state…

DOE to Revamp Energy Efficiency Standards to Provide Carbon Footprint for Appliances

The Department of Energy is proposing to use a full-fuel-cycle analysis for future appliance efficiency standards that would provide more information on the energy consumed by…