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Software Patents: What does "Means" Mean?
Ahmed Kasem and Marc S. Hanish of Thelen LLP
There are many different types of claims available to the patent drafter. By far the most common are method claims, which define novel actions (such as a process), and apparatus claims, which define novel structure (such as a machine). However, a type of claim element known as a "means plus function" element is something of a hybrid between these two types, and controversy surrounds the interpretation of the scope of claims containing these elements in a software invention.
E-Business: Navigating The Internet Patent Minefield
John X. Garred of Arter & Hadden LLP
Seeks to provide a map of various patent issues relating to Internet technology.
Supreme Court Eases Standard of Appellate Review for Decisions of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Emerson V. Briggs of Arent Fox LLP
This piece reviews recent case law easing the standard of appellate review for PTO decisions.
Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program: General Information and Background
US Patent and Trademark Office
This document provides general information on how a library can become a designated patent and trademark depository.
Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program: Notes on Becoming a Patent and Trademark Depository Library
US Patent and Trademark Office
This document presents the formal rules for becoming a patent and trademark library.
Federal Circuit Makes Significant Decision on Patentability of Mathematical Algorithms
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
The Federal Circuit recently issued an en banc decision which will significantly impact the patentability of math.
New Laws Now in Place for Business Method Patents
Dan Cleveland of Lathrop Gage
While method patents have long been available to protect inventors of useful, novel methods of accomplishing particular tasks, such as surgical procedures, business method patents - on a particular method of doing business - are new to the scene.
Patent Invalidated
Dykema Gossett PLLC
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently held in Great Northern v. Henry Molded Products.
Throw a Party, Lose Your Patent Rights!
Vera M. Elson of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
This article discusses the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals decision in The Beachcombers, International v. WildeWood Creative Products, Inc.
Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program: Conducting a Patent Search at a Patent and Trademark Depository Library (PTDL)
US Patent and Trademark Office
This guide provides a seven step strategy for conducting a patent search.
Rebuilding Afghanistan: Encouraging ForeignInvestment in Afghanistan through IP LawRevision
Jacqueline Klosek of Goodwin Procter LLP
A review of current headlines regarding Afghanistan clearly indicates that significant roadblocks remain in the ways of that countryÂs quest towards redevelopment. While the military and other security experts continue to work towards improving the physical security and stability of Afghanistan, a group of attorneys and other legal experts are currently working to improve the commercial legal environment of Afghanistan, with the hope that doing so will help to increase foreign investment in the country.
Arent Fox Alert: Supreme Court Eases Standard of Appellate Review for Decisions of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Arent Fox LLP
This court discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Dickinson v. Zurko which purports to reduce the level of scrutiny that the Federal Circuit is permitted to give to the administrative decisions of the PTO on patent-and trademark-related questions.
International Trademark Registration: The Madrid Protocol Takes Effect In The United States
Nina Shreve of Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
On November 2, 2003, the United States became an active member of the Madrid Protocol system for international registration of trademarks. This is one of the most important changes to U.S. trademark law in recent years, providing a system for obtaining international trademark protection that is streamlined and potentially very cost efficient.
What Can Be Patented
Eric Boyd of William Eric Boyd
The patent law specifies the general field of subject matter that can be patented and the conditions under which a patent may be obtained.
Failure to Disclose Relevant Prior Art during the Prosecution of A Patent Application Rendered the Patent Unenforceable
Cook & Franke S.C.
A patent applicant has a duty to prosecute an application before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office with candor, go.
Patents on Medical Procedures and The Physician Profiteer
Susan Leach DeBlasio of Tillinghast Licht LLP
The first reported effort by an American physician to enforce a medical method patent against a colleague failed last month in a federal district court in Burlington, Vermont. Judge William Sessions III ruled, in the landmark case, that an eye surgeon who used a patented procedure for stitchless cataract incisions on a patient was not liable to the physician-plaintiff for infringement. The closely-watched case had prompted Congress last fall to consider legislation that would ban or severely restrict the utility and profitability of patents on medical or surgical procedures.
Drugs & Rock 'n Roll: IP Litigation Goes Big League
Julius Melnitzer 0 of Lexpert
When a US District Court judge awarded $68 million in damages for patent infringement against Research In Motion (RIM), the company's shares fell a staggering 20 per cent. This was in August of 2003, 24 hours after the Court's decision was released. The market impact of the decision was remarkable considering that $68 million represented less than 10 per cent of the $700 million cash reserves held by the Waterloo-based maker of the ubiquitous BlackBerry.
Intellectual Property Law in Illinois
Law Office of Mathew R. P. Perrone, Jr.
In the field of intellectual property law, the various facets thereof combine to offer protection to a person for .
Madrid Protocol for Multi-National Trademark Registration Appears Close to Passage
David R. Posteraro of Arter & Hadden LLP
Provides a discussion of potential drawbacks of the Madrid Protocol.
Disclosure Document Program
US Patent and Trademark Office
This document provides basic information about the program by which inventors may send a disclosure of invention to the PTO to be used as evidence of the invention's conception.
List of Top Patenting Organizations: 1998
US Patent and Trademark Office
This document contains a list of the 10 organizations that received the most U.S. patents in 1998.
The Madrid Protocol: Findlaw Interview with Mark A. Steiner and Mary L. Shapiro of Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP
David Goguen 1 of FindLaw M V
Findlaw Interview by David Goguen.
Identifying, Protecting and Leveraging Intellectual Property Assets
Michael A. Walker of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Federal and state utility regulatory agencies are placing increased focus on affiliated transactions involving gas .
Banks and Insurance Companies Seek Patents for New Financial Services
Stephen C. Glazier of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
A new Federal Circuit decision has opened the floodgates for patents on new financial services that are enabled b.
Patent, Trademark, and Trade Secret
Mark F. Radcliffe and Diane Brinson 1 of DLA Piper LLP (US)
While copyright law is the most important intellectual property law for the Internet, you need to know enough about patent, trademark, and trade secret law to avoid infringing intellectual property rights owned by others and to be able to take advantage of the protection provided by these laws. These three intellectual property laws are discussed in this chapter.
The Madrid Protocol: Pondering the Panacea and Pitfalls
Mark A. Steiner
As of November 2, 2003, a single application filed electronically with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), could potentially result in trademark protection in any or all of the 58 Madrid Protocol member countries. But U.S. trademark owners wanting to protect their trademarks beyond the U.S. border should proceed with caution, however, as looks may be deceiving.
List of Top Patenting Organizations: 1997
US Patent and Trademark Office
This document contains a list of the 10 organizations that received the most U.S. patents in 1997.
Federal Trade Commission Brief on Patents and Invention Promotion Firms
Federal Trade Commission
Brochure from the Federal Trade Commission which provides consumers with a checklist to help them determine the patent-ability of a product. The brochure also includes and alert to consumers regarding invention promotion firm scams.
Inequitable Conduct Not Found in Patent Application
Stefanie K. Longhofer of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
In this patent infringement case, the court had found Plaintiff's patent to be unenforceable on an earlier motion f.
Navigating the Tangled Tributary of Transactional Intellectual Property Law
John E Roethel
This article presents some common issues that arise for IP transactional attorneys.
Trademark Recordation: Competitors BewareÃ‚Â…
Stephen M. Hudspeth of Coudert Brothers LLP
We are observing a new development in the US which could be of serious concern to importers of products into this .
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions: Patents
US Patent and Trademark Office
This guide answers common questions about patents.
Patent Document Type and Number Definitions
US Patent and Trademark Office
This document provides basic information on what the different patents look like.

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