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USPTO Issues Statement in Response to Supreme Court Ruling in Bilski v. Kappos

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

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 “machine or [...]

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Life after the Patent Bar Exam

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

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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