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Proven Expertise in Overcoming § 101 Rejections

March, 28th, 2017

With many industries now reliant on computer-implemented inventions, coupled with recent uncertainty over changing law, there has been an increase in rejections based on patentable subject matter under 35 US.C. § 101. WHIPgroup attorneys, many [Read More…]

Can’t You Smell That Smell

March, 21st, 2017

By Christina L. Winsor Can a nostalgic childhood scent be a trademark? Hasbro, Inc. certainly seems to think so. On February 14, 2017, the multinational toy and board game company filed a US trademark application [Read More…]

WHIPgroup Successfully Invalidates Medical Device Patent In PTAB Inter Partes Review Proceeding

March, 16th, 2017

On March 8, 2017, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) found all claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,420,151 (“the ‘151 patent”) unpatentable following an inter partes review (IPR) trial. The ‘151 Patent is directed [Read More…]

The P3 Program Warrants Extension

March, 10th, 2017

By Benjamin N. Luehrs and Robert D. Keeler On January 12, 2017, the USPTO’s Post-Prosecution Pilot (P3) Program concluded its six-month term, having accepted over 1,500 applications. P3’s aim was (1) to increase communication between [Read More…]

WHIPgroup’s Patent Application for Automating IP Filings Publishes

March, 7th, 2017

WHIPgroup has filed a patent application directed to improving the efficiency and security of intellectual property filings. The application recently published as U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2017/0032482. This technology helps attorneys around the world work [Read More…]

The Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Does Not Mean Broadest Possible Interpretation

February, 28th, 2017

By Stephen F.W. Ball, Jr. WHIPgroup attorneys were successful in overturning all rejections on Appeal of a patent application directed to time slot allocation for wireless networking. The inventors came up with a new and [Read More…]

67% of WHIPgroup’s PPH Cases Allowed Without Office Action

February, 23rd, 2017

WHIPgroup files a large number of cases using the patent prosecution highway (PPH), which accelerates prosecution by allowing the USPTO to consider another patent office’s written opinion. WHIPgroup often uses this procedure for foreign clients, [Read More…]

Another P3 Program Success

February, 15th, 2017

WHIPgroup attorneys were again successful in using the P3 program to overcome a Final Office Action. The patent application is directed to an algorithm for searching objects in a process control system. The claims were [Read More…]

Trio of District Court Cases Give Software Patent Owners Hope After Alice

February, 14th, 2017

By Wesley W. Whitmyer, Jr. Summary Judgment decisions from California, Texas and Delaware early in 2017 refuse to find asserted software patents invalid under 35 USC § 101 after applying the first step of Alice [Read More…]

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