Welcome to the March issue of the LexisNexis Intellectual Property InfoPro eNewsletter! Each month you'll receive product highlights, research tips, information on podcasts and webinars, and announcements from LexisNexis IP.
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Framing a Patent Application for Easier Patent Prosecution
Though there are procedural and substantive guidelines that all USPTO patent examiners must abide by, much of patent examination is left up to the interpretation and discretion of the individual examiner. In this article see how patent analytics can provide the tools and insight needed to determine what actions can be taken to improve the chances of having the patent granted in the most efficient manner. Read more >>
Ever since LexisNexis® IP launched PatentAdvisor ETA™, the most predictive patent prosecution metric yet, patent professionals are striving to have their patent applications examined by “green” patent examiners (the color code that represents patent examiners with low Examiner ETA™ values and who are the most likely to grant patents in little time and with less expense). Each USPTO patent examiner’s ETA is a numerical value calculated based on many factors and the overall circumstances surrounding a patent application’s examination. Read more >>
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Top Five Patent Searches
Common client questions include: Can I make, use, and/or sell my product? Can I patent my invention? How should I draft my U.S. patent application? How strong is this patent portfolio? Is my competitor’s patent valid? Responses to these questions require different types of searches, such as freedom-to-operate, clearance, novelty, or validity. Learn how patent searches can help find the answers with LexisNexis TotalPatent One®. Read more >>
Patent data analytics are an invaluable tool for navigating patent prosecution as effectively and efficiently as possible, but it is important to remember that the data sets that will be most useful to patent professionals will change throughout the various stages of the patent process. Utilizing good data to inform decisions can have a tremendous impact on an application’s performance, however, not all data is good data. Common types of bad data are: outdated data, missing data, data sliced the wrong way, and data without accounting for an important variable. Learn more about patent analytics >>
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Thursday, April 25, 2 - 3 P.M. EDT
The patent specification has always been a critical part of the patent application, but has become increasingly important. Cheap patents with thin disclosures are no longer possible. What does this changing landscape mean for patent application drafting best practices? How can you provide a specification that has maximal opportunity for success during examination? How can you effectively and persuasively frame arguments in responses? Join us on Thursday April 25 for a webinar conversation on the trends and reality of 112 disclosure requirements and responding to 112 rejections.
What you'll learn in this webinar: identifying the invention/improvement versus KSR 103 concerns, best practices for ensuring a complete and thorough specification, and how to persuasively argue 112 rejections.
Speaker: Gene Quinn. Gene is the president and founder of IPWatchdog.com, a patent attorney, law professor, and leading commentator on patent law and innovation policy.
On-Demand Webinars:
The Uneven Impact of Alice–A Tale of Different Software Innovations On-Demand Webinar
Drafting Software Patents: Lessons from Key Lighthouse Cases On-Demand Webinar
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In February 2019, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released “Progress and Potential: A profile of women inventors on U.S. Patents.” Packed with interesting information about how and where women inventors have contributed to innovation in the United States, the Profile also illustrates the nation’s overall progress towards achieving equality. While many important statistics are mentioned in the Profile, two main themes indicate the direction in which we are headed with female involvement in USPTO-patented inventions: the percentage of women inventors is on the rise at the USPTO and some of the most innovative companies have the highest percentages of women inventors. Read more >>
No Dice for Casino Games Patent. On December 28, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld the USPTO’s rejection of a patent application titled “Casino Game and a Set of Six-Face Cubic Colored Dice” on the grounds that the patent application was directed at an abstract idea and is, therefore, unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Read more >>
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