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Characteristics Of Patent Examiners Who Issue Litigated / Invalidated Patents, S. Sean Tu Jul 2021

Characteristics Of Patent Examiners Who Issue Litigated / Invalidated Patents, S. Sean Tu

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Federal Judge Seeks Patent Cases, Jonas Anderson, Paul R. Gugliuzza Jan 2021

Federal Judge Seeks Patent Cases, Jonas Anderson, Paul R. Gugliuzza

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That probably seems like a bizarre Craigslist ad. It’s not real—we mocked it up for this article. Still, and startlingly, it accurately portrays what’s happening in the Waco Division of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. One judge, appointed to the Western District only three years ago, has been advertising his courtroom through presentations to patent lawyers, comments to the media, procedural practices, and decisions in patent cases as the place to file a patent infringement lawsuit. That advertising has succeeded. In 2016 and 2017, the Waco Division received a total of five patent cases. In …


The (Unnoticed) Revitalization Of The Doctrine Of Equivalents, Daryl Lim Jan 2021

The (Unnoticed) Revitalization Of The Doctrine Of Equivalents, Daryl Lim

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The Influence Of Alice: A Response To Jay P. Kesan & Runhua Wang’S Eligible Subject Matter At The Patent Office: An Empirical Study Of The Influence Of Alice On Patent Examiners And Patent Applicants, Daryl Lim Jan 2021

The Influence Of Alice: A Response To Jay P. Kesan & Runhua Wang’S Eligible Subject Matter At The Patent Office: An Empirical Study Of The Influence Of Alice On Patent Examiners And Patent Applicants, Daryl Lim

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Patent Examination And Examiner Interviews, S. Sean Tu Jan 2021

Patent Examination And Examiner Interviews, S. Sean Tu

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Examiner interviews are one of the most powerful tools to help both inventors and examiners understand and overcome specific issues during prosecution. Direct discussions between an applicant and an examiner can help bridge the gap between misunderstandings of prior art, the invention, or statements in the specification. When used correctly, examiner interviews can dramatically decrease the time in prosecution and help applicants quickly reach a final disposition. This paper reviews approximately 1.1 million patent applications corresponding to every patent application with an examiner interview between 2007 and June 2020 to determine the effectiveness of examiner interviews. This study establishes that …