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Tag Archives: ex parte prosecution
Can Post Grant Review Enhance Patent Quality?
We have all heard about the new post grant review (PGR) aspect of the patent reform legislation. It is supposed to provide a mechanism for review of the patent initiated in the first year of the patent’s issue. Please indulge me for … Continue reading
Posted in Damages, Ex Parte Prosecution, Litigation, Post Grant Review, reexamination generally, Uncategorized
Tagged Bianchi, claims, damages, ex parte prosecution, ex parte reexamination, inter partes reexamination, issued patent, litigation, patent, patent claims, patent litigation, patent prosecution, reexam, reexamination, Tim Bianchi
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Petition Granted for Rehearing en banc of Akamai Technologies v. Limelight Networks
On April 20, 2011, the Federal Circuit granted the petition by Akamai Technologies for rehearing en banc its appeal in Akamai Technologies, Inc. v. Limelight Networks, Inc. The order vacated the earlier opinion of December 20, 2010. The order includes … Continue reading
Microsoft v. i4i – Part III: Changing the Presumption of Validity: Impact on Reexamination Practice
Posted March 14, 2011 The prior post discussed only some of the many options the Supreme Court has in the Microsoft v. i4i case (i4i). In summary, the presumption of validity of a patent as we currently know it may … Continue reading
Patent Prosecution in View of Reexamination
In my last post I introduced reexamination briefly. Once you understand that patent claims can be cancelled in a reexamination, it begs the question of how patent applications and claims can be drafted to survive reexamination. I have both good news and bad news. THE BAD NEWS … Continue reading
What is www.ReexamLink.com?
Welcome to www.ReexamLink.com. It is a blog about patent reexamination, reissue, opposition and related patent procedures. ReexamLink.com will include the interplay between ex parte prosecution, reexamination, litigation, and appeals. It is intended to provide useful content for litigators, prosecutors, and anyone interested in patent law. Please send any comments, … Continue reading