Analysis of patent litigation, PTAB practice, prosecution and pharma IP, written on the data behind LexDana.
Welcome to the first in Patexia's IP Matters Webinar Series: Patents and Prior Art 101 Designed to build the foundation of intellectual property knowledge, this webinar covers the basics of patents and prior art. It's a valuable introduction for…
China’s explosive growth in patent filing has caught the attention of the world over the last few years. Many have been impressed with China’s rapid progress as it works to take its place on the global stage. However, there have also been…
Every year numerous articles are written about intellectual property protection in China. Usually coverage is from the perspective of the damage done to foreign businesses who are having their IP rights infringed upon in China. However, it is not only…
Currently there are two competing patent reform bills making the rounds in Congress: Representative Goodlatte’s Innovation Act of 2015 and the Strong Patent Act of 2015 proposed by Senator Coons. These two bills have been drawing heated debate in…
With the America Invents Act still hot off the press with less than 5 years in effect, Congress is already debating two new patent reform proposals. We are still very much in the process of analyzing the full scope of the last reform’s effect on the…
It’s a new year, and time to take a look back at the most innovative countries and companies in 2014. The World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) has released its report on 2014 PCT filing data, and there are some interesting trends and reversals…
The “smartphone wars” have become a watchword when discussing US and global patent litigation issues. The conflict between Apple and Samsung began almost five years ago and escalated into a full scale litigation war costing more than a billion…
As China has grown and developed it has drawn regular controversy over international intellectual property protection issues. The Office of the United States Trade Representative publishes a watch list for intellectual property rights protections…
The new USPTO post grant review procedures under the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) are rapidly approaching the two and a half year mark. Over that time they have been the subject of extensive analysis and discussion looking at the different types of…
Introduction Limited patent portfolio visibility is a challenge facing IP intensive organizations around the world. Getting to the granular level within a four or five figure patent portfolio is a difficult task that is not being adequately addressed by…
February 2014 was supposed to be a landmark day for the 3D printing industry, as several key selective laser sintering (SLS) patents awarded to Carl Deckard in the 1990s were set to expire by the end of January. Just a few years prior, the industry was…
The White House just announced the nomination of former Deputy General Counsel for Google, Michelle Lee, for the next director of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The nomination is one in a series positive steps taken by the White House towards…
