February, 8th, 2018
Categories: Blog, News Tags: patent, USPTO, whipgroup
WHIPgroup successfully obtained allowance of another case using the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH). The invention is directed to a system for characterizing the wetness of two layers of paint through modelling paint parameters. The Notice [Read More…]
February, 7th, 2018
Categories: Articles, Blog, News Tags: patent, PTAB, USPTO, whipgroup
WHIPgroup attorneys were successful in reversing all prior art rejections of claims directed to a medical apparatus for mounting a sheath onto the distal end of a surgical shaft instrument. WHIPgroup argued that the cited [Read More…]
February, 7th, 2018
Categories: Blog, News Tags: patent, USPTO, whipgroup
WHIPgroup continued its successful use of the patent prosecution highway (PPH). The PPH is a set of initiatives designed to accelerate patent prosecution by allowing participating patent offices to benefit from one another’s opinions (e.g., [Read More…]
February, 6th, 2018
Categories: Articles, Blog, News Tags: patent, PTAB, USPTO, whipgroup
WHIPgroup is pleased to announce that it continued its successful trend of wins before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Of the 16 decisions WHIPgroup obtained in 2017, 13 resulted in a reversal of the [Read More…]
January, 31st, 2018
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: branding, litigation, trademark, TTAB, USPTO
By Mackenzie L. Long When you think of the Las Vegas Golden Knights hockey team do you think of the U.S. Army? In 2016 the National Hockey League (NHL) approved the expansion bid for [Read More…]
January, 19th, 2018
Categories: Blog, News Tags: patent, USPTO, whipgroup
WHIPgroup obtained another patent allowance using the After Final Consideration Pilot (AFCP) Program. In U.S. Application No. 13/452,108 directed to an endoscopic light conducting device, a Final Office Action rejected pending claims for obviousness. WHIPgroup [Read More…]
January, 16th, 2018
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: computer, litigation, patent, software, USPTO
By Dov Hirsch Just a few days ago, IBM Corp. sued Expedia, Inc. and its subsidiaries for infringing four of its patents. This suit comes only one day after IBM settled a patent dispute over [Read More…]
December, 19th, 2017
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: 101, computer, litigation, patent, software, startup, USPTO
By Andrew P. Siuta On December 14th, the FCC voted to repeal Net Neutrality regulations that have been in place since 2015. The regulations prevented internet service providers from blocking websites or charging for higher [Read More…]
December, 12th, 2017
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: CBM, IPR, litigation, patent, precedential, PTAB, USPTO
By Benjamin N. Luehrs In a recent precedential opinion, the PTAB adopted a seven-factor test for determining whether to institute a “follow-on” IPR petition.[1] Follow-on petitions seek to invalidate the same claims as a previous IPR [Read More…]
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