U.S. patent office shortfall worsens: official
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is facing a growing shortfall that has forced it to ask Congress for rule changes to help it weather economic hard times, a Commerce Department official told Reuters on Tuesday.
Apple Files Touchscreen-Related Patent Applications
Apple may be developing technology that would provide non-visual feedback when a person touches the screen of a laptop, smartphone, or other electronic device, according to a patent application filed by the company Thursday.
USPTO Posts Selected Material on Bilski
The PTO recently announced that "in view of the high level of interest sparked by the case, the USPTO is posting selected court documents from Bilski v. Doll on this Web site." Currently the site only contains PTO material related to the Federal Circuit Panel Proceedings , Federal Circuit En Banc Proceedings, and Supreme Court Briefs .
Micronics Receives Patent On Rapid Thermocycling Methodology For Molecular Diagnostics
Main Category: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Article Date: 24 Jun 2009 - 0:00 PDT Micronics, Inc.
A Scholar-Activist Challenges U.S. Patent Law
John F Duffy is a professor at the George Washington University Law School. He is looking to change the U.S. patent system through litigation Critics of the U.S. patent system have high hopes that 2009 might be the year Congress acts to amend it.
United States: Patent Law Harmonization - A Historical Perspective -...
Ladas & Parry LLP / Ladas Domains LLC United States: Patent Law Harmonization - A Historical Perspective 22 June 2009 Article By John Richards 1 In medieval times, the grant of exclusive rights "monopolies" by the sovereign had been a convenient way in which the sovereign could raise money without the need to resort to taxation.
