Patent / Trademark Law News

The following involves the testimony of IJ Fellner. It is provided in support of later Examiner articles that analyze how the Patent Act of 1952 was enacted: PATENT LAW CODIFICATION AND REVISION, FRIDAY JUNE 15, 1951 - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SUBCOMMITTEE NO.3 OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY Statement of I. J. Fellner, Manager Patent Department, ... (more)

Dec. 6, 2013 - The House on Thursday passed the NAFCU-backed "Innovation Act," H.R. 3309, by a vote of 325-91, paving the way for Senate action on the patent-reform bill.

Good news! Today, the House of Representatives voted 325-91 in favor of the Innovation Act , the best troll-killing bill we've seen yet.

The House of Representatives passes the Innovation Act and deals trolls a severe blow despite opposition from universities looking to protect patents Continuing its progress through Congress, the Innovation Act -- a bill to restrain patent trolls -- has cleared the House of Representatives with an overwhelming majority of 325 to 91 despite ... (more)

The new facility has three times the capacity of the prior facility. Black Hills IP provides paralegal services and docketing services to intellectual property law firms and in-house legal departments.

For Apple product users, the home may soon be Siri's domain. Apple Insider reports that Cupertino has filed a patent with the USPTO for a "smart dock" that, when plugged in, continually listens for audio cues throughout the house.

The drab, six-spoke design for trucks and SUVs lacked character, allure, and classic styling...until now.

With time running out on this year's congressional session, leaders are anxious to find something, anything, that they can tout as an accomplishment back home.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dec. 04--Orange County companies continue to invent, and lay claim to, intellectual property that is key to their businesses.

THE LEDE : The House is expected to consider the Innovation Act - the patent reform bill authored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte - on Thursday.

Last week, there was an article published on Seeking Alpha by Penny Stock Realist claiming that Endeavor IP was being promoted.

In this edition of "The Ethanol Report", Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen comments on an Associated Press article about ethanol and the environment Ecosphere Technologies, Inc. has announced that the United States Patent & Trademark Office has approved U.S. Patent No.

The U.S. House of Representatives needs to take more time to debate and rewrite a bill targeting so-called patent trolls because several provisions would hurt legitimate patent holders, several critics of the bill said Tuesday.

Orange County companies continue to invent, and lay claim to, intellectual property that is key to their businesses.

DRIVING THE DAY: RULES COMMITTEE EYES PATENT BILL - The powerful House Rules Committee received 26 amendments before its 4 p.m. deadline yesterday, and the panel is set to meet at 3 p.m. today to determine the floor process for the House's consideration of Rep. Bob Goodlatte's Innovation Act later this week.

Awarded to Apple on Tuesday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, a patent called " Personal computing device control using face detection and recognition " envisions a method to access your iPhone and other devices based on facial detection and recognition.

Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies announced today they have received allowance of claims from the U.S. Patent Office for an application covering their system and method of continuous monitoring of motor symptoms associated with movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, an agency of the Department of Commerce, is the latest content source to be added to EBSCO Discovery Service from EBSCO Information Services.

NaturalNano's CEO James Wemett commented, "With the issuance of this US Patent, NNAN continues to expand and protect its proprietary uses for HNT, in this case, as a nano-filler.

You might have thought a gun-shy Congress wouldn't legislate sweeping reform efforts that will backfire on the whole economy.