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The Supreme Court just wrapped up another session of releasing opinions (you can get caught up over on SCOTUSblog) and still no decision on Bilski v. Kappos. Of the four decisions remaining, Chief Justice Roberts noted that they will all be released on Monday. Patent Attorneys will release a collective sigh of relief [...]
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The patent world waits for the Supreme Court’s decision in Bilski v. Kappos with bated breath, while the rest of the world wonders, “What’s a Bilski, anyway?” If you need a primer on the Bilski case, and a little background on why it is so important to the patent world, click on over [...]
Not strictly IP related… but it is a parody of a copyrighted work, so I guess it counts!
From “Schiess All That,” the 2009 musical produced by Assault & Flattery at the University of Texas School of Law.
Summer clerkin’, had me a blast
Summer clerkin’, went by so fast
Met a judge who ruled for me
Met a [...]
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As in all areas of Law, Patent Law evolves over time and is molded by cases decided in the Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit Courts. According to “Patent Law and Practice, Sixth Edition” by Herbert F. Schwartz and Robert J. Goldman, here are the major cases currently impacting patent law:
In re Bilski [...]
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Well, I did it… I passed the Patent Bar Exam!!!
Officially known as the Examination for Registration to Practice in Patent Cases Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Patent Bar Exam is a 100 question, six-hour long behemoth with a 50% pass rate. Having passed it, I am now “pending registration” by the [...]
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Take a look at your employment agreements, covenants not to compete, or non-disclosure agreements. Especially if you work in the tech sector, you can be sure that one, if not all, of these documents (which are typically signed as a condition of employment) include some sort of assignment of ownership of the invention. [...]