August, 29th, 2018
Categories: Blog, Events Tags: patent, startup, whipgroup
In an increasingly competitive global marketplace, entrepreneurs must work hard not only to differentiate their products and services, but also to protect their intellectual property (IP). IP is a vital part of a company’s vitality [Read More…]
August, 28th, 2018
Categories: Blog, News Tags: litigation, patent, whipgroup
RegenLab USA is the owner of US Patent 8,529,957 (’957 patent), which is directed to the use of a medical separator system for the preparation of platelet rich plasma. RegenLab brought suit for patent infringement [Read More…]
August, 21st, 2018
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: CAFC, computer, litigation, patent, precedential, PTAB, software, startup, USPTO, whipgroup
By Andrew P. Siuta and Andrew E. Kerrick An important strategic decision at the outset of every patent infringement suit is where to file. Rules of the district, its familiarity with patent disputes, the efficiency [Read More…]
August, 13th, 2018
Categories: Blog, News Tags: litigation, patent, whipgroup
WHIPgroup has filed a new patent infringement lawsuit on behalf of its client Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. in the Northern District of Ohio. The Complaint alleges that Steris Corporation’s Harmony iQ Integration Systems infringe US [Read More…]
August, 2nd, 2018
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, 24th, 2018
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, 19th, 2018
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
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
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…]
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