August, 2nd, 2018 at 9:53 am
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: chemical, computer, litigation, patent, precedential, PTAB, software, startup, USPTO, whipgroup
By Stephen F. W. Ball, Jr. & Sean E. Paquette A provisional application is a type of U.S. patent application that is “informal” in the sense that there are no requirements for acceptance. It does [Read More…]
July, 27th, 2018 at 9:35 am
Categories: Blog, News Tags: startup, whipgroup
Stamford-based encaptiv™ is the first tech startup to be selected for Whitmyer IP Group’s InventLab™ program. encaptiv™, led by Stamford resident Shannon Daniels, is an all-in-one presentation, sales and marketing platform that bridges the gap [Read More…]
July, 24th, 2018 at 5:16 pm
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: 101, CAFC, IPR, litigation, patent, PTAB, software, USPTO, whipgroup
By Wesley W. Whitmyer, Jr. & Michael J. Harris The presumption of patent validity springs from the legal concept of administrative correctness. In other words, The US Patent Office is presumed to have done its [Read More…]
July, 20th, 2018 at 12:09 pm
Categories: Blog, Events Tags: software, startup, whipgroup
On August 21, the WHIPgroup Tech Entrepreneur Meetup will delve into the fast-moving world of data science as applied to programmatic media strategies. Our speaker will be Mike Kalman, CEO of Stamford-based Media Crossing. Media [Read More…]
July, 19th, 2018 at 9:36 am
Categories: Blog, News Tags: patent, PTAB, USPTO, whipgroup
WHIPgroup attorneys successfully appealed an obviousness rejection for a patent application directed to a flexible medical instrument. WHIPgroup argued that one skilled in the art would not appreciate the prior art’s “pinion and rack gears” [Read More…]
July, 17th, 2018 at 8:59 pm
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: IPR, patent, PTAB, testimony, USPTO, whipgroup
By Benjamin N. Luehrs and Hao Zhang Inter Partes Review (IPR) is an effective procedure for invalidating a competitor’s patent whereby a petitioner cites other patents and printed publications (i.e., “prior art”) to argue that [Read More…]
July, 12th, 2018 at 10:28 pm
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: patent, startup, USPTO, whipgroup
By Hao Zhang and Patrick D. Duplessis U.S. inventors seeking to protect their IP rights worldwide often file foreign patent applications in markets where they conduct business or where they are likely to find infringers [Read More…]
July, 3rd, 2018 at 11:33 pm
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: 101, CAFC, patent, USPTO, whipgroup
The Federal Circuit recently provided insight into the complicated issue of § 101 subject matter eligibility for method of treatment claims. In Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc v West-Ward Pharmaceuticals, 887 F.3d. 1117 (Fed. Cir. 2018), a [Read More…]
July, 2nd, 2018 at 8:48 pm
Categories: Blog, Events Tags: software, whipgroup
On July 17, the WHIPgroup Tech Entrepreneur Meetup will return to the important topic of Artificial Intelligence. We will hear from the co-founders of Dreyev (pronounced “drive”), an interactive driving safety system that combines AI with [Read More…]
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