From the USPTO website last night: The USPTO issued the following statement in reaction to today’s Supreme Court ruling in Bilski v. Kappos: “The Supreme Court today affirmed the USPTO’s decision that Mr. Bilski’s invention was not patentable subject matter as his claims were drawn to an abstract idea. Significantly, the Court ruled that the …
Image via Wikipedia 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 …
From @GuyKawasaki Via http://trkk.us/t/?48608 The unexpected patents of Steve Jobs: http://trkk.us/t/?48609
Image via Wikipedia 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 …
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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 …
Image via Wikipedia 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 …