Changes to Patentability of Design Patents
Updates to design patent requirements
Written Description and Patentable Subject Matter Update
A recent Federal Circuit case exemplifies the importance of adequately describing inventions in patent applications. PureCircle, and its related entities sued SweeGen and related companies for infringement of U.S. Patent…
Responding to Claims of Obviousness: The Weight of Secondary Factors
In 2015, Volvo Penta launches a stern-drive, steerable, forward-facing marine engine. In these motors, the propeller faces the bow, as seen from Figure 1.[i] The product was based on a…
Selecting the Type of Patent Application
A breakdown of the three main types of patent applications available in the U.S.