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Changes To Support Implementation of the United States Patent and Trademark Office 21st Century Strategic Plan

drupal — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:22:08 -0600

The United States Patent and Trademark Office received written comments from intellectual property organizations, law firms, businesses, and patent practitioners in response to the United States Patent and Trademark Office's 21st Century Strategic Plan proposing changes to the rules of practice to improve the patent application and examination process. The comments and the Office's responses to those comments are included in the discussion of the specific rule to which the comment relates.

The 21st Century Strategic Plan

drupal — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:12:23 -0600

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has established the 21st Century Strategic Plan proposing changes to the rules of practice to improve the patent application and examination process by promoting quality enhancement, reducing patent pendency, and using information technology to simplify the patent application process.

Title 37 - Code of Federal Regulations Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights

drupal — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 16:11:34 -0600

The current Code of Federal Regulations Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

To Promote Innovation: The Proper Balance of Competition and Patent Law and Policy

drupal — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 16:08:18 -0600

The Federal Trade Commission published this report on how to promote innovation by finding the proper balance among competition, patent law, and policy. The report makes several recommendations for the patent system by proposing legislative and regulatory changes to improve, including, but not limited to, patent quality, limits on awards of damages for willful patent infringement, and increased communication between the antitrust enforcement agencies.

Markman Order: Acacia Media Technologies v. New Destiny Internet Group

drupal — Thu, 26 Aug 2004 11:10:12 -0500

The first Markman Order gives the Court's construction of some of the disputed patent terms and phrases, and inviting further briefing or motions with respect to other patent terms that are in dispute in Acacia's ongoing litigation involving Acacia's DMT® patents against adult entertainment companies. Four more orders have been given, orders 1-5 are included here.