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Improper Hindsight - The Forgotten Argument Given Renewed Teeth by the Federal Circuit

07/04/2016 Hindsight bias is recognized as being a significant psychological barrier to properly examining claims. As recognized by the court in W.L. Gore &…

Practice tip: claiming priority between design and utility patent applications

26/08/2015 There is perhaps no better example of the potential value of a design patent than the battle between electronic giants Apple and Samsung.[1] However…

Think that provisional application qualifies as prior art? Better think again.

21/09/2015 At first glance, the decision by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ("CAFC") affirming the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's ("PTAB")…

Rescinding estoppel: the most overlooked means to a broader claim construction

02/07/2015 The starting point for achieving a broad claim construction is a well written application, the use of non-limiting traversal of adverse patent office…

The Importance of the Patent Search

21/03/2017 Technologists and thinkers can have a “eureka moment” at any time. They see a problem and instead of just “dealing” with it, they create a solution…

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