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Guest Post by Prof. Yelderman: Which Kinds of Printed Publications Invalidate Patents in Court?

Stephen Yelderman is a Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame Law School. Continuing our study of prior art in the district court, in this post we’ll take a closer look at printed publications. As I discussed in … Continue reading

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Webinar on Printed Publication Prior Art Case Law

Strafford will be offering a webinar entitled "The State of 'Printed Publication' Prior Art Case Law: Practical Considerations for Patent Holders and Patent Challengers" on October 23, 2018 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT). Jason S. Angell of Hopkins & … Continue reading

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Washington State AG leading multistate lawsuit to block criminal access to downloadable 3D printed weapons

Washington State Office of Attorney General – Downloadable guns make weapons easier for criminals to obtain: “Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced he is leading a multistate lawsuit to block a Trump Administration action that gives criminals and terrorists access … Continue reading

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Printed Publications & The PTAB

Public Accessibility: A Fact Intensive Inquiry Yesterday I highlighted a significant decision for Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) practitioners pertaining to Real-Party-In-Interest (RPI) and privity determinations, Applications in Internet Time, LLC v. RPX Corporation. In Applications, the Federal Circuit faulted the … Continue reading

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Federal Circuit expands printed matter doctrine to include information and mental steps

In Praxair Distribution v. Mallinckrodt Hospital Products, Praxair petitioned for inter partes review of claims 1-19 of the ’112 patent, which the Board instituted. The Board held that claims 1-8 and 10-19 would have been obvious over four prior art … Continue reading

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