by Kyri Tsircou | Apr 21, 2020 | Patents, Trademarks
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued notice for temporary modification of certain deadlines on March 31, 2020 under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. According to the Act, the USPTO Director may toll, waive,...
by Kyri Tsircou | Aug 16, 2019 | Client Counseling, Patents
The Federal Circuit issued its decision regarding Natural Alternatives Intl. v Creative Compounds, potentially impacting the patentability of inventions incorporating natural law. Specifically, the Court held that the particular manner in which a natural law is...
by Kyri Tsircou | May 22, 2018 | Client Counseling, Patents
The USPTO issued a memorandum on April 19, 2018 further clarifying the continually evolving USPTO subject matter eligibility guidance, addressing an update to the procedure in evaluating step 2B of the eligibility guidance, i.e. step 2 of the Alice/Mayo test....
by Kyri Tsircou | Aug 1, 2017 | Client Counseling, Patents
On May 2017, the Supreme Court handed down one of the most significant patent law decisions of the last several years in T.C. Heartland L.L.C. v. Kraft Food Brands, L.L.C. This case directly impacts the proper venue in which to bring patent infringement cases, and...
by Kyri Tsircou | Aug 1, 2017 | Client Counseling, Patents
Design patents have recently found a prominent place in the news, being the basis of infringement in much publicized Apple v. Samsung. While this is an important piece of intellectual property protection, the contours of damages that can be sought based on...
by Kyri Tsircou | Oct 7, 2016 | Patents
This month the Federal Circuit reversed a district court decision regarding the patent eligibility of software that automatically animates lip-synching of characters in video games. The district court had previously held that the subject matter of the patent were...
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