The basics -
The U.S. Patent Act precludes the granting of a patent if the claimed invention was in public use, on sale or otherwise available to the public more than one year prior to the effective filing date of the...more
Napoleon Hill once famously said, “Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”
However, what the mind of man can conceive is not necessarily patentable. Courts have long held that laws of nature,...more
4/3/2018
/ Abstract Ideas ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Covered Business Method Patents ,
Guidance Update ,
Life Sciences ,
Myriad-Mayo ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Product of Nature Doctrine ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 101 ,
USPTO
You’re likely to see the same clauses repeated in most patent, trade secret and software license contracts. As a result, these agreements have a similar structure and feel, which can lead one to assume that a clause in a new...more
Everyone assumes that intellectual property has value, but how do you determine that value? Can you increase it, and can you damage it?...more
Patent license royalty payments can be habit-forming. Some patent licenses have terms extending for potentially two decades or longer. As a result, patent licenses are frequently filed away never to be seen again....more
1/14/2016
/ Audits ,
Brulotte ,
Contract Drafting ,
Contract Terms ,
IP License ,
Kimble v Marvel Enterprises ,
Patent Expiration ,
Patent Royalties ,
Patents ,
Public Domain ,
SCOTUS ,
Technology Contracts
Initiated in 1970, the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) has become a popular tool for patent applicants interested in obtaining patents in multiple countries. In 2014, 61,492 PCT applications were filed by U.S. applicants. As...more