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A Renewed Call: Repeal the Single Sentence Rule for Patent Claims

By Stephen B. Schott | June 12, 2019

Like all elementary school graduates, I learned that a single sentence should be short. One source suggests that…

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PA Bar: Removing The Exclusivity Of “Patent Attorney”

By Stephen B. Schott | April 10, 2019

[EDIT: The Pennsylvania House of Delegates voted down this measure in May 2019, mostly due to issues unrelated…

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US Patent And Trademark Office Revises Guidance For Determining Subject Matter Eligibility

By Stephen B. Schott | January 27, 2019

To start the new year, Director Iancu and the US Patent and Trademark Office continue what most people…

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Patent Damages For Infringing Acts Outside Of The US

By Stephen B. Schott | June 23, 2018

One of the bedrock principles of patent law is that it only applies territorially: A US patent holder…

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New USPTO Director Andrei Iancu’s Pro-Innovation Remarks

By Stephen B. Schott | April 12, 2018

Following the last several years where Congress, the courts, and even the former U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director were accused of…

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Criteria For Patent Law Injunctions

By Stephen B. Schott | March 28, 2018

(Presented at the Joint Patent Practice Continuing Legal Education Seminar in May 2018) I. THE PERMANENT INJUNCTION STANDARD…

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Top Patent Cases Of 2017

By Stephen B. Schott | January 21, 2018

Supreme Court: Patent Infringement Lawsuits Only in State of Incorporation or Regular Place of BusinessThe Supreme Court issued…

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Alice / Patentable Subject Matter Set To Hamilton

By Stephen B. Schott | November 9, 2017

Attending the Benjamin Franklin Inn of Court meeting this week, I was witness to this program winning the Inn of Court National…

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Cache Data Types: Patent Eligible Subject Matter

By Stephen B. Schott | August 20, 2017
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Secret Sales Are Prior Art Under The America Invents Act

By Stephen B. Schott | July 13, 2017

Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedin You sell something but keep the details of the sale a…

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