Stoel Rives RSS Feed - Intellectual Property Newsletters From the Stoel Rives Web Site http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?show=1414 en-us Copyright 2013, Stoel Rives clientservices@stoel.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 6/19/2013 8:40:10 AM Constitutionality of Two Bites at the Apple of Patent Invalidity Confirmed http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=9866 Summary: Stoel Rives attorney Kevin Laurence and co-author Matthew Phillips discuss in Intellectual Property Today recent Federal Circuit decisions that affirmed the United States Patent and Trademark Office's (PTO) rejection and cancellation of patent ... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Material Narrowing Clarified for Broadening Patent Reissue Applications http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=9766 Summary: Stoel Rives attorneys Kevin Laurence and Daniel Higgs and co-author Matthew Phillips discuss in Intellectual Property Today a Federal Circuit decision that provided much needed clarity to the third step of its three-step rule prohibiting surrendered ... Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT Oregon Patent Reports http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6716 ... Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT Washington Patent Reports http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6717 ... Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT Idaho Patent Reports http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6718 ... Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT Utah Patent Reports http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6719 ... Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT Patent Reports http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6715 Each year, Stoel Rives patent attorneys produce a Patent Report that provides analysis on the number of patents awarded during the previous year. Click on a state below to review the past and most current Patent Reports for each state. ... Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT Architecture of Intellectural Property Due Diligence http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=9807 ... Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT Part of Beastie Boy Adam Yauch's Will, Banning Use of Music in Ads, May Not Be Valid http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=9731 The validity and legal issues surrounding a copyright provision that was added by Beastie Boy Adam "MCA" Yauch to his will, instructing that his music shall never be used in advertising, is explored in a guest post to Forbes.com by Estate Planning attorney ... Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT Presentation Materials: Patent Prosecution and Protection Rachel M. Slade, June 2012 http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=9557 ... Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT When Is Ex Parte Reexamination Available? http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=9211 ... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Argument-Based Estoppel in Reexamination and Reissue http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=9147 ... Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Patent Reform: A Boon for Nimble Startups http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=9102 ... Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Post-Grant Review Proceedings Compared with EPO Oppositions http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=8962 ... Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Post-Grant Review Proceedings Compared with EPO Oppositions http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=8968 ... Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT The America Invents Act Ushers in Changes to Patent Litigation http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=9734 ... Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Changes to Reexamination under the America Invents Act http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=8818 ... Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT License and Settlement Agreements in Relation to Reexamination and Review Proceedings http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=8703 ... Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Protests in Reissue Applications http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=8668 ... Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Reexamination in Light of i4i and Therasense http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=8583 ... Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Amendment Rights in Reexamination http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=8199 ... Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Tips for Expediting the Patent Process http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=8137 ... Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Broadening Reissue: The Recapture Rule and Material Narrowing http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=8072 ... Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Patent Reexamination and Willful Infringement http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=8732 ... Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Broadening Reissue: The Recapture Rule and Surrendered Subject Matter http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=8116 ... Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Online Forums, Chat Rooms and Hosted Content: Risks and Liabilities http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7743 Just when you thought it was safe to put your foot into the Internet waters, you start reading troublesome articles about potential risks and liabilities. What is a savvy business owner to do? Certainly, there are risks associated with online content, ... Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Green Claims Advertising http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7274 It is evident that virtually every business now is trying to position itself as being "green". For a discussion of restrictions on "green advertising", particularly the FTC's green ad guidelines (the "Green Guides"), and similar efforts at the state ... Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT Reexam + Reexam = Merger (Usually) http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7337 ... Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT Bilski Round Two: What Is Patentable in Light of the Supreme Court's Recent Decision - Presentation Materials http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7229 ... Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Presumption of Validity After Reexamination or Reissue http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7208 ... Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Notice of Concurrent Proceedings in Reexamination and Reissue http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7206 ... Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Requesting Inter Partes Reexamination http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7204 ... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Multiple Reexamination Requests http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6998 ... Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Doing Business in Washington State - Commercialization of Intellectual Property Assets http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6788 ... Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Requesting Reexamination: Requirements and Best Practices http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6974 ... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Supplemental Examination Under the Patent Reform Act of 2010 http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6972 ... Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Green Advertising "Tsunami": What You Can Say and What You Can't http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7275 In June 2009, a representative of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) testified before a U.S. congressional committee that "there has been a virtual tsunami of environmental marketing" in recent years. Makers of all manner of consumer products are racing ... Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Post-Grant Proceedings Under the Patent Reform Act of 2010 http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6970 ... Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Substantial New Questions of Patentability http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6530 ... Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Proposed Post-Grant Review Proceedings and Reexamination http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6528 ... Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Claim Changes in Reexamination and Reissue http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6526 ... Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Post-Grant Patent Correction and Confirmation Options for Patent Owners http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6371 Summary: Stoel Rives attorneys Kevin Laurence and Matt Phillips provide a review in Intellectual Property Today of the post-grant options available to patent owners and the relative advantages and disadvantages of each. The U.S. patent system provides ... Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Post-Grant Options for Patent Owners http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6535 ... Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT What Every Business Executive and In-House Attorney Should Know About Obtaining and Using Patent Opinions http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=5522 ... Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT Use of Provisional Patent Applications http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1796 Provisional patent applications became available on June 8, 1995 in response to the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade (the GATT treaty) whereby applicants in the United States are able to establish an early filing date by filing a simplified provisional ... Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT Everything Under the Sun but… Business Method Patents Take a Blow http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=5162 ... Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT Taming the Patent Trolls: Tactics for Dealing With a Growing Epidemic http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2973 There has been a marked increase in "patent troll" activity in recent years. Dealing with patent trolls is an ever-increasing burden and business expense, particularly in technology-driven industries. Whether your business is a regular target for patent ... Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Utah Patent Report - 2007 http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2985 ... Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Green Claims Advertising: What You Can Say and What You Can't http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=5587 ... Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT Deep Linking http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2750 As the volume and complexity of online information grows, aggregator websites are becoming increasingly useful and lucrative. Many websites aggregate news headlines that link within the originating news site to the originating news site's page for a ... Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT Best Practices for Wireless Access Providers to avoid Copyright Infringement Liability http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7738 ... Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT Idaho Patent Report - 2006 http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2954 ... Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT Trademark Pitfalls http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=3146 ... Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT Utah Patent Report - 2006 http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2952 ... Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT Is it Patentable? http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2984 Patent attorneys are often asked by clients of promising inventions is if the invention is patentable. Understandably an inventor is looking for a simple yes or no answer, however the answer is often more involved. To be patentable, an invention must: ... Mon, 09 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Primer on the Patent Process http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1995 The importance of protecting the intellectual property of innovative companies has increasingly gained traction over the last couple of decades. Intellectual property (namely patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets) represents a critical asset ... Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT "Blogging for Trouble" http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1996 Web logs, or blogs, are becoming more popular and commonplace in the corporate world. Employees and employers alike have found that these online personal journals provide a platform for communicating to a much wider audience than typical water cooler ... Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT Proposed IDS Rules, July 12, 2006 http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1983 On July 10, 2006, the Office proposed major changes to the rules governing IDSs. The proposals require additional content for many IDSs. The additional content depends on: (a) the reference; (c) number of references; and (c) the time of disclosure. (For ... Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT Oregon Patent Report - 2005 http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2950 ... Mon, 03 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT Delaware Supreme Court Holds that Obtaining The Identity by a Subpoena of an Anonymous Internet Poster Requires Actual Evidence of Defamation Not Just "Good Faith" Standard Applied by Some Other Courts http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1867 We have previously noted the risks of being hailed into foreign courts based on material posted on the Internet. See “Defamation on the Internet: Risks of Getting Hailed into Court in Distant Locations,” http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1848. ... Mon, 03 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT Eight Things You Can Do to Protect Your Intellectual Property http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1827 ... Mon, 13 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT Ongoing Patenting Strategies http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1795 A prior version was previously published in The National Law Journal on July 14, 1997 In light of fast-changing technology, inventors should be active in reviewing their applications before the patents are granted, and filing continuing applications. ... Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT What's Really Happening in Inter Partes Reexamination (PDF) http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1216 ... Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT Oregon Patent Report http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1214 Stoel Rives is pleased to present the 2004 Oregon Patent Report, an in-depth analysis of Oregon’s patent scene. To produce this report, we first gathered raw patent data from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Our intellectual property attorneys ... Wed, 01 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT Patent Infringement Cease-and-Desist Letters: The Actual Notice/Actual Controversy Dichotomy http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1836 ... Wed, 01 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT 15 Things You Should Know About the New European Community Design Law http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1864 ... Wed, 01 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT Memorandum: Proposed Patent Act of 2005 (PDF) http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1218 ... Fri, 01 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT Website Terms and Conditions Held Applicable to Content Copied by Robot or Spider http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1219 There is a lot of controversy in computer law circles about the circumstances under which the user of a website is bound by provisions contained in the website's terms and conditions of use. Existing case law reflects inconsistent results, with the outcome ... Fri, 01 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT Patents in Utah Likely to Set Record (PDF) http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1210 ... Tue, 07 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT Obtaining and Maintaining State Trademarks in Utah http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1931 ... Sat, 01 Nov 2003 00:00:00 GMT Patents: The Secret is Out - Publication of Pending U.S. Patent Applications (PDF) http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1208 ... Tue, 22 Jul 2003 00:00:00 GMT Inventorship in U.S. Patent Applications http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=1786 The following is intended as a guide to help determine who should be named as an inventor in a U.S. patent application. If you have questions about inventorship in connection with a particular application or patent, you should contact your patent attorney. ... Thu, 09 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMT