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 […]
Some Things You Didn’t Know You Needed – From the IoT
John Hammond and Bob Gunderman
Scanning the Horizon – The Setup and Use of a Patent Alert Service
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 […]
Inter Partes Review – Sovereign Immunity and the Oil States Storm in the Supreme Court
IPR Under the AIA – The America Invents Act, which is considered the most significant reform of patent law in over 50 years, became effective in September of 2011. One of the […]
Just Breathe: A Few Old Skool Engines… and the Patents Behind Them
So Long Summer of ’16 – This month we wistfully say goodbye to the summer of ’16, as it fades in our rearview mirror. To close out this season, we’re offering a […]
The Licensing and Royalty Route – One Option for Patent Monetization
The Concept… The concept of a “royalty” as an economic construction has a long history. Not surprisingly, the concept relates to the use of the word to describe ancestry – “royal lineage” […]
The Patent Landscape of Bitcoin and its Crypto-Brethren
A New Frontier – Bitcoin, a new “cryptocurrency,” continues to grow in use as a form of money. Although in the U.S., the IRS treats virtual currencies as property). The exchange rate […]
This Christmas, Give…Bitcoin?
High Finance, Low Change – Over the past few years, you have likely seen news media accounts of a new form of money – a digital currency called bitcoin. New inventions and […]
The International Trade Commission – Another Venue for Patent Enforcement
Patent Enforcement via Litigation in Court – In the United States, a patent owner’s protection from patent infringement is codified in 35 U.S.C. § 271(a), which states, “Whoever without authority makes, uses, […]
Eye in the Sky – The Advantages of Using a Patent Alert Service
The term “patent landscape” is widely used to denote the state of patent activities in a given field of technology, or with regard to a more narrow class of inventions. An […]
Brawn and Beauty – You Can Claim Both If You Are Careful
Brawn Before Beauty – Simply stated, a design patent protects the ornamental appearance of an invention. Indeed, even beautiful works of art such as the Statue of Liberty(1) have been protected by […]
