August 28, 2020
Patent claims often recite structural limitations in combination with one or more properties. For example, a product claim might recite a composition comprising three components, where
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August 24, 2020
Ex parte Smith is a 2012 decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) that is listed among the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s
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August 21, 2020
On August 7, 2020, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board issued a decision in Ex parte Koseoglu (Appeal 2019-002720) and reversed an obviousness rejection of a catalyst composition.
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August 17, 2020
In determining “prior art” under 35 U.S.C. § 102, a reference is a “printed publication” if it is accessible to the public. As explained in the
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August 14, 2020
In addition to the indefiniteness rejection, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) in Ex parte Castellana (Appeal No. 2019-006605, July 20, 2020) (previously discussed here)
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August 10, 2020
A product-by-process claim is a product claim that defines the claimed product in terms of the process by which it is made. A product-by-process claim is
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August 7, 2020
On July 30, 2020, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) reversed the Examiner’s obviousness rejection in Ex parte Lundberg. At issue was the meaning of
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August 3, 2020
Ex parte Maeda is a 2009 decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) that is listed among the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s
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July 31, 2020
On July 16, 2020, the Federal Circuit issued a decision in Akeva L.L.C. v. Nike, Inc., Addidas America, Inc. (nonprecedential) in which the difference between removing a subject
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July 28, 2020
In assessing the obviousness of chemical species when prior art teaches an encompassing genus, Section 2144.08 of the MPEP advises us to consider any teaching or suggestion in the reference
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