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The Third Circuit Recognizes Snap Removal Practice Falls Within Plain Meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 1441(b)(2)

After oral argument before The Honorable Michael A. Chagares, The Honorable Kent A. Jordan, and The Honorable Julio M. Fuentes, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit by Opinion entered in Encompass Insurance Co. v. Stone Mansion … Continue reading

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Beware Indefiniteness under Williamson and 35 U.S.C. §112(f)

Functional patent claim language not only justified an Examiner’s indefiniteness rejections under 35 USC § 112(b), but also justified a new ground of indefiniteness rejection in In re Xie, Ex parte Appeal 2017-000540, Application 12/774,138 (March 20, 2018).  Why?  Because … Continue reading

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Chief Judge Stark Grants Defendants’ Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings After Finding Claims of Patent-in-Suit Invalid Under 35 U.S.C. §101

By Memorandum Opinion entered by The Honorable Leonard P. Stark in 3G Licensing, S.A. et al. v. Blackberry Ltd. et al., Civil Action No. 17-82-LPS-CJB (D.Del. March 22, 2018) (consolidated), the Court granted Defendants’ motion pursuant to Federal Rule of … Continue reading

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35 U.S.C. § 102 (newly amended by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011)

As a site for referral and contemplation, I wanted to include the text of the newly drafted statute 35 U.S.C. § 102. Sec. 102. Conditions for patentability; novelty (a) Novelty; Prior Art- A person shall be entitled to a patent … Continue reading

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Robert C. Sasser Pled Guilty in Columbia Federal Court to Wire Fraud in Violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on August 29, 2011 released the following: "West Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Mortgage Fraud COLUMBIA, SC- United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that Robert C. Sasser, age 31, of West Columbia, pled … Continue reading

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