Patent

20Jun 2019

Congress Takes a Swing at Patentable Subject Matter

June 20, 2019 Patent
Designs for patents

There are some great inventions that cannot be protected by patent.  Laws of nature, such as electromagnetism , cannot be patented.  Abstract ideas, such as mathematical formulae , cannot be patented.  Natural phenomena, such as a naturally occurring bacteria, cannot be patented.  These judge-made exceptions to ‘patentable subject matter’ do not appear in the statute.*   In recent years, the Supreme Court has issued decisions that […]

09May 2019

Ransomware

May 9, 2019 cybersecurity, Patent
Internet Domains

Consider this situation: you get to work one morning and attempt to open your computer.  A pop-up message tells you that your hard drive is encrypted and demands that you make a payment, in Bitcoin, to get access to your files.  Your coworkers have the same experience.  Your company’s servers are frozen.  You and your […]

04Apr 2019

It Just Got Harder To Patent Computer-Implemented Inventions

April 4, 2019 Patent
Designs for patents

A patent is property and the claims of a patent determine the value of that property.  The words are important, folks.  Consider the following (fictitious) claim: A love detector, the love detector comprising: a computer configured to determine whether a user is in love That’s called a “functional” claim – the claim addresses what the […]

07Mar 2019

A Big Company Stole and Patented My Invention. Can I have the patent transferred to me?

March 7, 2019 Litigation, Patent
gavel of justice

In a word, yes. Consider this situation:  An entrepreneur comes up with a new invention, let’s say, a self-inflating tire.  A big tire company, which has unsuccessfully tried to develop self-inflating tires for years, signs a non-disclosure agreement and comes to inspect the tire.  The non-disclosure agreement is a contract by which the big tire […]

03Jan 2019

Treble Damages for Willful Patent Infringement

January 3, 2019 Patent
gavel of justice

Stryker Corporation sued Zimmer, Inc. for patent infringement.  There was no question whether Zimmer infringed Stryker’s patent – it did.  Zimmer believed Stryker’s patent was invalid and believed that it would prevail in the infringement lawsuit.  Zimmer had good reason to believe that the Stryker patent was invalid.  As a result, Zimmer continued to infringe […]

01Nov 2018

Zombie Detector

November 1, 2018 Patent

Here’s a familiar situation: the shuffling figure, arms outstretched moving slowly toward you, emitting indecipherable moans, munching on what could be human brains…  And the universal question: Is that a zombie or is it your teenage offspring?  The answer will determine whether you dispatch it in the most grisly way imaginable or feed it mac-and-cheese. . […]

06Sep 2018

The Sound of a Ferrari

September 6, 2018 Patent
Designs for patents

Disappointed that your new Ferrari 488 Pista isn’t loud enough?  You’re not alone – we’ve all been there.  Fortunately, the boys and girls at Maranello have been busy and they’ve come up with new ways to make that great Ferrari sound. First, consider U.S. Patent Publication 2017/0350287  published December 7, 2017 and owned by Ferrari.   The […]

19Jul 2018

Patent Fun Facts:

July 19, 2018 Patent
Designs for patents

Try rolling these out at the bar tonight.  You’ll be the life of the party!  Here goes: The USPTO issued its 10,000,000th patent on Tuesday June 19, 2018.  That’s 10 million patents.  The 10 millionth patent is owned by Raytheon and addresses LADAR range-finding technology, as used in self-driving cars. In 1997, the USPTO issued about 100,000 patents.  In 2007 […]

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