October, 2nd, 2019

Categories: Blog, Events Tags: startup, whipgroup

Did you know that one of the best places in the world to grow kelp is Long Island Sound? Seaweeds like kelp have significant value in US agriculture as organic fertilizers, feeds, as well as [Read More…]

September, 25th, 2019

Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: 101, CAFC, CBM, IPR, litigation, patent, PTAB, software, startup, USPTO, whipgroup

By Stephen F.W. Ball, Jr. One of the easiest and most strategic ways to build up a patent portfolio is using continuation applications. A continuation application is a “child” application filed during the pendency of [Read More…]

September, 23rd, 2019

Categories: Blog, News Tags: patent, PTAB, whipgroup

WHIPgroup successfully convinced the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) that all outstanding novelty and obviousness rejections asserted against its client’s patent application should be reversed.  The claimed invention relates to a medical instrument with [Read More…]

September, 17th, 2019

Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: 101, chemical, computer, patent, precedential, software, startup, USPTO, whipgroup

By Mackenzie L. Long Earlier this year the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released eligibility guidelines for AI-related inventions. However, there still remains multiple questions regarding the ability to patent AI inventions. Late [Read More…]

September, 16th, 2019

Categories: Blog, News Tags: patent, PTAB, whipgroup

WHIPgroup successfully argued to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) that its client’s invention is patentable over several cited references.  The claimed invention relates to an endoscopy system including a laser diode configured to [Read More…]

September, 11th, 2019

Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: litigation, patent, whipgroup

By William L. Birks III A Federal District Court for the District of Delaware has decided that for a product to be virtually marked by a patent, a patentee must associate the covering patent with [Read More…]

September, 9th, 2019

Categories: Blog, News Tags: patent, PTAB, USPTO, whipgroup

WHIPgroup secured a favorable decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), reversing all rejections of an application directed to a hybrid transformer core.  The Examiner had rejected the independent claims as allegedly being [Read More…]

September, 6th, 2019

Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: branding, litigation, USPTO, whipgroup

By Lauren C. Matturri It is no surprise that most of us follow certain social media accounts to get advice or recommendations on fashion, cosmetics, electronics, and restaurants.  However, these recommendations are not always what [Read More…]

September, 4th, 2019

Categories: Blog, Events Tags: startup, whipgroup

On Tuesday, September 17 at 6PM, WHIPgroup will host Luca Bertuccelli, CTO of the Sensitech division of Carrier, at the WHIPgroup Tech Entrepreneur Meetup for a discussion on the future of global supply chains—a future that embraces a forward-thinking mindset [Read More…]