Eileen McDermott

2 days ago | ipwatchdog.com | Eileen McDermott |Gene Quinn |Drew Berweger |Steve Brachmann

“The statistics I mentioned are those published by the USPTO concerning claim cancellation upon challenge at the PTAB which are a small subset of all issued patents, not a measure of quality at the front end.” – John SquiresThe Trump Administration’s nominee for U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director, John Squires, has submitted written responses for the record following his May 21 testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee expanding upon and clarifying his earlier comments.

2 days ago | ipwatchdog.com | Steve Brachmann |Eileen McDermott |Gene Quinn

“Even if patent owners have a right under (Section) 312(a)(2) to have RPI disputes adjudicated, such a right only arises in the context of IPR proceedings.” – Federal CircuitToday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential decision in Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corp. v. Unified Patents, LLC dismissing Dolby Labs’ appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) for lack of an injury-in-fact to confer Article III standing.

3 days ago | ipwatchdog.com | Eileen McDermott

“Of the applications with identified omitted double patenting rejections, approximately 60% resulted in at least one terminal disclaimer filed and approximately 30% resulted in [an] amendment filed.” – USPTO slides The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) held a “USPTO Hour” Wednesday in which it announced the results of a study it apparently conducted over the last five years into “Applications with Large Patent Families.” The study specifically focused on allowed applications with large...

1 week ago | ipwatchdog.com | Steve Brachmann |Eileen McDermott

“Both orders… dismiss the petitioner’s argument that the USPTO is retroactively applying the rescission of the 2022 interim procedure memo.”Last Friday, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Acting Director Coke Morgan Stewart issued a pair of orders on Director review of inter partes review (IPR) proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) petitioned by mobile network provider Motorola Solutions to challenge digital video recording patent claims owned by Stellar LLC.

1 week ago | ipwatchdog.com | Alexa Reed |Eileen McDermott |Steve Brachmann

“As AI technology improves and more products enter the market, Americans will continue to…enforce their rights in court. The results of those cases, along with decisions in currently pending matters, will inform the market as to the licenses it needs.”Public discourse over the last few months illustrates the important role IP protections play in our society. Much of this has centered on the impact of new technologies, especially those powered by AI.