You want to believe — at some deep, down gut level — that Congress will eventually listen to voices that matter when it comes to make changes in the law. But then, this is Congress. Whether you love them or hate them, the venture capital industry is a force to be reckoned with. This is […]

The USPTO has released the list of organizations and persons that submitted comments in response to the July 2007 Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals, Notice of Proposed Rule Making, first published in the Federal Register at 72 Fed. Reg. 41472 and then published in the […]

A new website popped up recently that is an attempt to serve as a global resource for dialogue on intellectual property rights and its role in advancing research and innovation. The site, called Essential Innovation, is an online forum that will feature commentary and analysis on the importance of continued innovation, and the potential consequences […]

The Michigan Law Review’s companion journal First Impressions published an online symposium on the Supreme Court, the Federal Circuit, and Patent Law. The symposium is in light of recent Supreme Court decisions KSR v. Teleflex, Microsoft v. AT&T, and eBay v. MercExchange. A diverse group of authors explores whether these cases, considered together, represent a recent upheaval […]

In the matter of Triantafyllos Tafas v. Jon W. Dudas, et al. consolidated with Smithkline Beecham Corporation, et al. v. Jon W. Dudas, et al. (1:07cv1008), the district court held that it was willing to grant GSK’s Motion for a Preliminary Injunction to enjoin enactment of the USPTO’s new rules, “Changes to Practice for Continued […]