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USPTO To Prioritize Greenhouse Gas Reduction Patent Applications
The USPTO now fast tracks applications involving greenhouse gas reduction technologies. The new targets impact on the climate by accelerating examination of patent applications for innovations that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Qualifying applications may be advanced out of turn for examination (granted special status) until a first action on the merits—typically the first substantive examination—is complete.
USPTO Working On Clean Energy Patent Applications
At the ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy) Energy Innovation Summit on May 24, the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) announced the expedition of clean energy patent applications through the Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program. This program covers any product or process that has a positive impact on the climate and follows the conclusion of the Green Technology Pilot Program which ended in 2012.
Retail Industry 2021 Year in Review: When Retailers Collaborate: What You Need to Know About Allocation of Intellectual Property Rights
Friday, February 4, 2022 Intellectual property (IP) rights and contracts regarding IP rights can be complicated. As an example, consider the potential IP rights in a simple hypothetical toy skateboard called BLADEBLAST. First, there are the trademark rights in the name BLADEBLAST. Second, there are potential utility patent rights in inventive aspects of the skateboard, such as a novel polymer that makes up the wheels that lead to more skateboard speed.
Three Key Things to Know about WDTX Patent Litigation
In the two years since Judge Alan Albright took the bench, the Western District of Texas has risen to one of the busiest courts in the country for patent litigation. With approximately 20% of all new patent cases now being filed in Waco, it is important to understand key procedures and trends that will impact your case in this latest patent litigation hot bed, whether as a plaintiff or a defendant . . . You must be a subscriber to The Texas Lawbook to access this content.
Retailers in Texas Beware – Waco is Open for Business for Patent Cases | LexBlog
Nestled midway between Dallas and Austin, Waco, Texas, with a population of around 144,000, is home to the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum, the Dr. Pepper Museum, Baylor University, and Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Market; and it now has one of the busiest courts in the nation for patent infringement cases. Waco is part of the Western District of Texas (WDTX), which covers 92,000 square miles, including San Antonio, Austin, Del Rio, El Paso, Midland, and Pecos.
Why Is My Company Being Sued For Patent Infringement In Waco, Texas? | Lexology
Nestled midway between Dallas and Austin, Waco, Texas, with a population of around 144,000 people, is the home of the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum, the Dr. Pepper Museum, Baylor University, and Chip and Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Market; and it now has one of the busiest courts for patent infringement in the nation. Approximately one in five new patent cases in 2020 were filed in the Waco Division of the Western District of Texas (WDTX).
Investment Analysis: Adjusting the Rules of Refinancing
Investment Analysis The economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic will have long-lasting effects on refinancing in commercial real estate. By Gregory J. Porter | Summer 2020 While state and municipalities across the U.S. begin to reopen after COVID-19 lockdowns, commercial real estate owners with near-term loan maturities have no choice but to prepare to refinance their loans.
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Analysis | Patriots-Jaguars scoring could be curbed by Hurricane Florence
The impact of weather on scoring in the NFL is often overlooked by inexperienced sports bettors when wagering on the point totals, also known as the over/under, but it can be a crucial factor. Each week Gregory Porter, contributor and forecaster for The Post’s Capital Weather Gang, will highlight a betting opportunity based on the weather forecast. Hurricane Florence is expected to be hovering off the Carolina coast for the next few days, eventually making a final landfall sometime late Saturday.
Analysis | Point total of Steelers-Browns game could be impacted by the remnants of tropical storm Gordon
The impact of weather on scoring in the NFL is often overlooked by inexperienced sports bettors when wagering on the point totals, also known as the over/under, but it could be a crucial factor. Each week Gregory Porter, contributor and forecaster for the Post’s Capital Weather Gang, will highlight a betting opportunity based on the weather forecast. This week he advises to pick the under (44.5 point total) in Sunday’s matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns.
Texas Supreme Court Holds Patent Agent Communications May Be Privileged
Communications between a client and registered patent agent who is doing authorized legal work for the client may be protected as privileged, the Texas State Supreme Court recently ruled on a petition for writ of mandamus.1 Registered patent agents qualify as “lawyers” for purposes of Tex. R. Evid. 503 because they are authorized to practice law within the scope of their practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
The Federal Circuit Reverses and Vacates the District Court’s Dismissal Under Rule 12(b)(6), for not Considering Allegations of Fact That Could Preclude Dismissal
Greg Porter has extensive experience representing and advising companies in all aspects of patent and trade secret law, including acting as lead counsel in successful jury trials and preliminary injunction hearings, as well as advising on patent procurement and designing around competitor's patents. Greg also has counseled Fortune 500 clients on the creation and management of their patent portfolios.
The Federal Circuit Reverses and Vacates Invalidity Determinations by the Board After Lack of Substantial Evidence Supported the Board’s Findings
Invalidity – Anticipation: The CAFC disagreed with the Board that an unlabeled valve disclosed in a cited reference, Rasmussen, is connected to, and therefore allows or prevents flow into an inlet port, as required by the disputed claim. The CAFC further rejected the notion that the seat of the unlabeled valve would be an internal part of and contained within the outer casing of a drain valve.
PTAB IGNITE v CAMELBAK
Greg Porter has extensive experience representing and advising companies in all aspects of patent and trade secret law, including acting as lead counsel in successful jury trials and preliminary injunction hearings, as well as advising on patent procurement and designing around competitor's patents. Greg also has counseled Fortune 500 clients on the creation and management of their patent portfolios.
In re North Carolina specimen Explanatory
Greg Porter has extensive experience representing and advising companies in all aspects of patent and trade secret law, including acting as lead counsel in successful jury trials and preliminary injunction hearings, as well as advising on patent procurement and designing around competitor's patents. Greg also has counseled Fortune 500 clients on the creation and management of their patent portfolios.
Amended Statute Harmonizes Texas and Federal Trade Secret Protection and Litigation
Governor Abbott recently signed HB1995, which amends the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act (“TUTSA”). The amendments change the four-year old Texas trade secret statute due to two events that have occurred since the September 1, 2013, passage. First, in 2016 the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) was enacted and created a federal cause of action for misappropriation of trade secrets. DTSA is largely based on the Uniform Trade Secrets Act and thus is similar to the Texas statute.
Summary Judgment of Patent Infringement is Vacated Because the Defendant’s ANDA Did Not Meet the “Efficient Mixing” of the Asserted Claims
Greg Porter has extensive experience representing and advising companies in all aspects of patent and trade secret law, including acting as lead counsel in successful jury trials and preliminary injunction hearings, as well as advising on patent procurement and designing around competitor's patents. Greg also has counseled Fortune 500 clients on the creation and management of their patent portfolios.
PTAB's Finding of Obviousness Upheld Despite that Prior District Court Found the Claims Non-Obvious
Greg Porter has extensive experience representing and advising companies in all aspects of patent and trade secret law, including acting as lead counsel in successful jury trials and preliminary injunction hearings, as well as advising on patent procurement and designing around competitor's patents. Greg also has counseled Fortune 500 clients on the creation and management of their patent portfolios.
Reference is not Anticipatory Where the Reference’s Disclosure of a Genus Does Not Disclose with Sufficient Particularity the Species in the Claim
Greg Porter has extensive experience representing and advising companies in all aspects of patent and trade secret law, including acting as lead counsel in successful jury trials and preliminary injunction hearings, as well as advising on patent procurement and designing around competitor's patents. Greg also has counseled Fortune 500 clients on the creation and management of their patent portfolios.
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