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Mar 31

INTERNET SIGHTINGS – March 2019

  • March 31, 2019
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Internet Sightings

by Frederic M. Douglas and James E. Hawes

This column highlights some of the more notable recent online notices, newsletters, and blogs dealing with IP prosecution issues.

IPWatchdog – a patents and patent law blog – IPwatchdog.com

* On February 27, 2019, Robert Schaffer, Joseph Robinson, and Dustin Weeks discussed the Federal Circuit opinion, CenTRAK, Inc. v. Sonitor Technologies, Inc., No. 2017-2510, slip opinion (Fed. Cir., Feb. 14, 2019) (http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/opinions-orders/17-2510.Opinion.2-14-2019.pdf).  The opinion stated that the written description requirement is satisfied if the specification describes the claimed invention in a definite way, that examples or actual experimental results are necessary for satisfying the written description requirement (http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2019/02/27/federal-circuit-deems-written-description-requirement-satisfied-specification-identifies-claimed-invention-definite-way/id=106815/).

* On March 6, 2019, Robert Stoll discussed the potential conflict between the USPTO guidance on subject matter eligibility and the Federal Circuit as presented in the recent Federal Circuit opinion, Athena Diagnostics, Inc. v. Mayo Collaborative Services, LLC, 2017-2508, slip opinion (Fed. Cir., Feb. 6, 2019) (http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/opinions-orders/17-2508.Opinion.2-6-2019.pdf) (http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2019/03/06/diagnostic-method-patents-athena/id=107058/).

 

AIPLA – the profession’s national organization – see AIPLA.org

* AIPLA will hold its 2019 Annual Meeting October 24-26, 2019 in Washington, D.C. More information on this meeting, and other events is available at https://www.aipla.org/list/events.

 

Miscellaneous –

* The Chisum Patent Academy holds upcoming patent law seminars in Seattle, Washington on August 8-9, 2019. Complete syllabi for all Chisum seminars are available at http://chisum-patent-academy.com/past-seminars/. There are a possible 18 CLE credits for these seminars. Each seminar is limited to ten attendees. More info at https://chisum-patent-academy.com/upcoming-patent-law-seminars/.

 

For more information about any of the patent topics mentioned consult Patent Application Practice. Trademark topics are discussed in Trademark Registration Practice. Both are published by West and updated twice a year. For patent prosecution or litigation questions, contact Fred Douglas at 949/293-0442 or by email at fdouglas@cox.net.

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