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New Micro Entity Fee Rules

December 19, 2012 by Darin Gibby

If you qualify, this is a great deal.  The unfortunate part of patent prosecution is attorneys fees, which are largely the result of the complexity of the prosecution process, and the AIA did little to help that.  However, this is a nice start.  Also, per my previous post on small claims courts for patent litigation,…

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Small Claims Court for Patent Infringement

December 18, 2012 by Darin Gibby

The US Patent Office thinks so.  And they just filed a notice asking for comments.  The public has 90 days to provide any thoughts.  I, for one, think this is a great idea.  Right now it costs well over $1 million to bring a patent infringement case, essentially making patents worthless to most American inventors. …

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Shark Tank and Provisional Applications

December 17, 2012 by Darin Gibby

I am always amazed at how entrepreneurs on Shark Tank try to argue the value of their company based on a provisional application.  This show was a classic case of this. http://abc.go.com/shows/shark-tank/episode-detail/episode-409/1043697?page=4.  The product was a simple leg wallet, and they acted like nobody else could compete with them.  Utter nonsense. First, the patent office isn’t…

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Combating Patent Trolls

December 9, 2012 by Darin Gibby

More than 10% of patent litigation in America comes from so-called patent trolls.  If you or one of your clients have ever received a letter from one of these outfits, you understand the problem.  You read the patent claims referenced in the letter and they bear no resemblance to your clients products.  If you try…

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Do Software Patent Hinder Innovation?

November 21, 2012 by Darin Gibby

In a recent talk, Kappos stated that the US has the best patent system in the world.  As one article pointed out, Kappos just assumes that software patents are good for the economy.  http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/11/us-patent-chief-to-software-patent-critics-give-it-a-rest-already/. Plenty of others disagree, citing the recent troll problem.  While patent trolls certainly are a problem, I think it is unfair to…

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Pro Bono Patent Assistance

November 10, 2012 by Darin Gibby

If you need free legal assistance with obtaining a US patent, several bar associations have joined with the US Patent Office to help out.  Here is a link to one site that gives the details of who may qualify:http://www.fedcirbar.org/olc/pub/LVFC/cpages/misc/pto.jsp.  Here in Denver, we also have a group of attorneys who have volunteered to help out. …

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Shark Tank

November 4, 2012 by Darin Gibby

Last Friday, Michael Tseng showed off his Plate Topper idea.  I thought it was a good invention, and so did the Sharks (although he almost blew his deal because he didn’t have a clue about how to negotiate in a shark tank).  Anyway, he claimed his idea was covered by a patent.  That got me wondering. …

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Expedited Examination

October 30, 2012 by Darin Gibby

If you have never requested examination of a U.S. patent application, you may want to reconsider.  In the past, you could request expedited examination for very limited circumstances, all of which required the filing of a petition.  The time to act on this petition could often be longer than waiting in line with everyone else.…

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Darin’s Patent Application

August 28, 2011 by Darin Gibby

Is it possible for an inventor to prepare and file his or her own patent application and save thousands of dollars?  Because I am a seasoned patent attorney, it is easy for me to write patent applications and shephard them through the patent office.  But I also have an experienced team behind me to take…

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Why Does the Patent Office Have an Non-obviousness Requirement?

July 11, 2011 by Darin Gibby

What is startling about today’s patent system is that the vast majority of great inventions of the last two centuries would not be patentable under our current system.  This is primarily because today we give patents to only those ideas that are so-called “truly inventive”. In other words, coming up with a new idea doesn’t…

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