Beginning from June 19, 2015, the PTO will begin a Patent Appeal Pilot program that will allow applicants to receive special status for an ex parte appeal if they withdraw… read more →
Recently, I noted the PTO’s war on functional language. Basically, the PTO has slowly increased the language that will be presumed to be covered by 35 USC 112(6). Now, an… read more →
Copyright is a form of protection provided to the authors of “original works of authorship.” A work can be, for example, a literary work; a pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works;… read more →