Experts Can Help With First-Time New Patent Applications

December 14th, 2011
Experts Can Help With First-Time New Patent Applications
© Caveman Chuck Coker
The large fees and long wait times for patent applications can end up pushing some inventors to seek help from unscrupulous patent firms, but experts advise that they are better off negotiating with their patent lawyer. Good patent attorneys will make sure that interesting new ideas and inventions get to market.… Read More

Inequitable Conduct in New Patent Law

December 14th, 2011
Inequitable Conduct in New Patent Law
© Mr. T in DC
A Federal Circuit court has handed down a ruling on the inequitable conduct defense in patent law cases that in essence guts this defense. In Therasense Inc v. Becton, Dickinson & Co. the majority opinion was that to prevail on the defense of inequitable conduct, the accused infringer must prove that the applicant misrepresented or omitted material information… Read More

Google News Canada Seeks Probe of New Patent Sale

December 14th, 2011
Google News Canada Seeks Probe of New Patent Sale
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The latest Google news Canada is that the Canadian government may end up reviewing the sale of Nortel Networks patents for $4.5 billion to a group for foreign tech giants led by Google. Whether or not a review is required depends on the amount of the transaction,… Read More
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