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Invalidated Patents And Associated Patent Examiners, Shine Tu
Invalidated Patents And Associated Patent Examiners, Shine Tu
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This study attempts to determine whether there are common
characteristics between examiners who issue invalidated patents. This
study uses two new patent databases that code for nearly 1.7 million
patents and approximately one thousand patents that were litigated to
a 'final" judgment between 2010 and 2011. This study finds that
approximately one-third of patents that are litigated to final judgment
are found invalid. Most invalidated patents are found in technology
centers 1600, 2600, and 2700, which correspond to biotechnology and
organic chemistry, communications, and computer science, respectively.
Most patents are invalidated on prior art-type novelty and obviousness
grounds. This study …
Ip Basics: Advice On Ip Careers For Those Without Technical Backgrounds, Thomas G. Field Jr.
Ip Basics: Advice On Ip Careers For Those Without Technical Backgrounds, Thomas G. Field Jr.
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[Excerpt] If you can spend three more years in school, intellectual property offers a wide range of interesting and rewarding careers. Those without technical backgrounds, however, should not pursue an intellectual property career blindly. Unless your undergraduate degree is in a physical science or engineering -- or you have at least a masters (and probably some experience) in biotechnology, patent opportunities will be slim. As discussed in more detail below, people without technical training are more apt to deal with copyrights, trademarks and special contracts such as licenses or franchise agreements. Yet intellectual property law covering non-technical subjects is often …