August, 2nd, 2017
Categories: Blog, News Tags: patent, USPTO, whipgroup
WHIPgroup obtained a Notice of Allowance on patent claims directed to a micro-invasive medical instrument. A Final Office Action rejected the claims over a combination of three prior art references. WHIPgroup attorneys argued that such [Read More…]
August, 1st, 2017
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: 101, computer, litigation, patent, software, USPTO
By Natasha Rodriguez With recent court decisions such as Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International and subsequent cases regarding patentable subject matter, many practitioners are left questioning where the line is drawn for patent ineligible [Read More…]
August, 1st, 2017
Categories: Articles, Blog, News Tags: computer, patent, PTAB, USPTO, whipgroup
WHIPgroup successfully obtained reversal of rejections for all claims in an Ex Parte Appeal. The computer-implemented invention is directed to secure joining of a computer as a node in a process control system without the [Read More…]
July, 28th, 2017
Categories: Blog, News Tags: patent, USPTO, whipgroup
WHIPgroup attorneys successfully used the Pre-Appeal Program to advance prosecution of a case directed to a robot control system. The application discusses problems in the prior art where fast robot movements can occur and cause [Read More…]
July, 24th, 2017
Categories: Blog, News Tags: litigation, patent, whipgroup
WHIPgroup has filed a patent infringement lawsuit on behalf of its client Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. (“KSEA”) in the Southern District of New York. KSEA’s U.S. Patent No. 9,468,360, the subject of the complaint, is [Read More…]
July, 20th, 2017
Categories: Blog, News Tags: patent, USPTO, whipgroup
WHIPgroup successfully obtained allowance of an application with the filing of an Appeal Brief. The technology relates to an electrically insulating fluid made with isoparaffins derived from a renewable carbon source. The claims were finally [Read More…]
July, 20th, 2017
Categories: Blog, News Tags: patent, USPTO, whipgroup
WHIPgroup is pleased to report another success from using the USPTO’s Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review program. A Final Office Action rejected the claims of a patent application directed to a novel, length-adjustable endoscopic device. [Read More…]
July, 19th, 2017
Categories: Blog, News Tags: patent, USPTO, whipgroup
WHIPgroup was again successful in using the Pre-Appeal program to overcome a final rejection. The examiner issued a Final Office Action with patentable subject matter and prior art rejections. The invention concerns a system for [Read More…]
July, 18th, 2017
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: 101, computer, patent, PTAB, software, USPTO
By Joseph V. Hajjar The Court’s decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International unleashed a shockwave on the threshold for patent-eligible subject matter. In the technology center for computer software alone, the percentage of [Read More…]
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