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BNA INSIGHTS: Did Patent Reform Level the Playing Field for Foreign Entities?

The author suggests that the recently enacted America Invents Act has left foreign entities better off than they were under previous U.S. law…

BNA INSIGHTS: Third Party Challenges to Patentability under the America Invents Act

Proceedings in the Patent and Trademark Office offer third parties a number of ways to challenge the patentability of pending or issued claims. One goal in providing such proceedings has been to offer a fast and effective alternative to litigation.

BNA INSIGHTS: Patent Litigation at the PTO under the America Invents Act of 2011

On Sept. 16, President Obama signed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (H.R. 1249) into law. The signing followed the Sept. 8 passage in the U.S. Senate of the House bill by vote of 89-9, without amendment…

Obama Signs Patent Reform Legislation; Attention Turns to PTO Funding, Rulemaking

Patent reform is now law. At a signing ceremony in front of veterans of the patent reform debate, as well as with teenagers with budding entrepreneurial aspirations, President Barack Obama signed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Sept. 16 in Alexandria, Va…

Senate Votes in Landslide to Move on Patent Reform Bill; Quick Passage Expected

In its first day back from a month long recess, the U.S. Senate voted 93-5 Sept. 6 on a motion for cloture to proceed to H.R. 1249, the patent reform bill passed by the House of Representatives on June 23…

Second Circuit Joins Ninth: No First Sale Defense for Foreign-Made Copyright Works

In a split decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit joined the Ninth Circuit in holding Aug. 15 that an importer of a copyrighted work manufactured overseas for resale in the United States cannot use the first sale doctrine as a defense to infringement…

Government Brief in Copyright Restoration Case Argues Statute Is Constitutional

A statute granting copyright protection to certain foreign works that were previously in the public domain does not exceed Congress’s power under the U.S. Constitution’s copyright clause…

BNA INSIGHTS: How to Get the Most from the PTO’s Full First Action Interview Pilot Program

On May 16, the Patent and Trademark Office expanded its Enhanced First Action Interview Pilot Program to all technologies…

BNA INSIGHTS: IP Addresses for IP Attorneys: A Primer on Emerging Issues

By Julia Anne Matheson and Michael R. Justus, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, Washington, D.C. IP attorneys: meet IP address ownership, the next-generation property dispute. Every device that connects to the internet, from laptops to smart phones, is assigned a unique address called an internet protocol address. The IP address allows the device to communicate [...]

BNA INSIGHTS: Treatment of Business Method Patents in Pending Patent Reform Legislation: Bilski Backlash?

Business method patents have often attracted negative attention, and even after the Supreme Court decision in Bilski v. Kappos, those concerns persist…

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