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Patent Marking Has Gone Virtual – Or Has It?

By Bob Gunderman and John Hammond on April 16, 2019

Blockchain – The Inventive Foundation of Bitcoin

By Bob Gunderman and John Hammond on November 3, 2018

Some Things You Didn’t Know You Needed – From the IoT

By John Hammond and Bob Gunderman on August 18, 2018

Scanning the Horizon – The Setup and Use of a Patent Alert Service

By John Hammond and Bob Gunderman on January 1, 2018

Swimming with the (Duly Diligent) Sharks

By Bob Gunderman and John Hammond on November 14, 2017

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Section 101 Patent Law Reform – an Abstract Idea?

By The Limited Monopoly on October 17, 2019

35 U.S.C. §101 – A Primer For inventors, a revered section of the U.S. Constitution is Article One, section 8, clause 8, which states, “The Congress shall have Power…To promote the Progress of […]

Patent Marking Has Gone Virtual – Or Has It?

By Bob Gunderman and John Hammond on April 16, 2019

Patent Marking Basics – The patent statutes for many years have required patented articles to be marked as such.  Although many variations exist, the essential elements are simply that the patented article […]

A Christmas (W)rap

By Bob Gunderman and John Hammond on December 15, 2018

The Basics of Christmas Present and Past – It was 1987, and Run DMC had just released “Christmas in Hollis”, probably the most classic Christmas Rap Song in existence.  Of course Kurtis […]

Blockchain – The Inventive Foundation of Bitcoin

By Bob Gunderman and John Hammond on November 3, 2018

Bitcoin Update –  We last covered the subject of bitcoin in early 2016.  There have been plenty of further developments in cryptocurrencies, and in their underlying technology known as blockchain, since we […]

Some Things You Didn’t Know You Needed – From the IoT

By John Hammond and Bob Gunderman on August 18, 2018

This past week we performed a cursory patent search relating to the “Internet of Things.” As often happens in an online foray, it was easy to get distracted by the unending lists […]

Time Keeps on Slippin’…The Torsion Pendulum Clock – Memories of the Past

By Bob Gunderman and John Hammond on July 26, 2018

An Indelible Memory – For those of us old enough to remember the Steve Miller Band, the remaining words to the verse “Time Keeps on Slippin’” are so indelibly etched in our […]

DIY Due Diligence on Foreign Patents and Pending Applications

By Bob Gunderman and John Hammond on May 19, 2018

A Continuation-In-Part – In a recent issue of our column, we gave a lesson on performing “do-it-yourself due diligence” on a pending U.S. patent application.  This month, we present a “Continuation-In-Part” of […]

Scanning the Horizon – The Setup and Use of a Patent Alert Service

By John Hammond and Bob Gunderman on January 1, 2018

A Quick PAS Primer – Patents play an important role in protecting products that are out in the marketplace, or are soon to be introduced. Keeping a watchful eye on the patent […]

Pop–Up Headlights…The Invention That Graced Sports Cars of Years Gone By

By Bob Gunderman and John Hammond on November 15, 2017

A Blink and They’re Gone  – Pop up, retractable and hidden headlights were an awesome feature of many sports cars of the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s.  Fond memories of the Chevy […]

Swimming with the (Duly Diligent) Sharks

By Bob Gunderman and John Hammond on November 14, 2017

Feeding Frenzy – Most of us are familiar with the network TV show, Shark Tank® – but in case not, here is a brief summary of the premise.  Entrepreneurs seeking funding for […]

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Patentability of Inventions »

Patenting Holes – And the Story of an Early Marketing Scheme

The Patent Landscape of Bitcoin and its Crypto-Brethren

This Christmas, Give…Bitcoin?

Patent Fundamentals »

Patent Marking Has Gone Virtual – Or Has It?

Scanning the Horizon – The Setup and Use of a Patent Alert Service

Patent Agent – Client Privilege as real as Attorney – Client Privilege

America Invents Act (AIA) »

Inter Partes Review – Sovereign Immunity and the Oil States Storm in the Supreme Court

…And Last But Not Least – The New “First to File” Statute Under the AIA

The Prioritized Examination Option Under the AIA

Innovation »

A Christmas (W)rap

Blockchain – The Inventive Foundation of Bitcoin

Some Things You Didn’t Know You Needed – From the IoT

Patent Reform »

The America Invents Act – Best Mode Requirement

The America Invents Act – What’s New in False Patent Marking Laws

The Gears of Government- How New Laws Are Implemented in Our Patent System

Patent Prosecution »

Building The Case For Patentability: Prosecution in the USPTO

ROBERT D. GUNDERMAN P.E.

Mr. Gunderman has 30+ years of engineering related work experience, and is the President of Patent Technologies, LLC, a patent law firm with headquarters in the Lennox Tech [more...]

JOHN M HAMMOND P.E.

Mr. Hammond is a licensed Patent Agent, the President of Patent Innovations LLC and a licensed Professional Engineer. He has 23 years of work experience in product design [...}

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