Today we continue our weekly installment highlighting the best of the patent blogosphere from the past week. Highlights include a new UPSTO branch in Detroit and IBM’s patent portfolio remaining the recipient of the most patents granted in the past year. If there are any patent blogs you think should be highlighted by our Top 5, please comment on this post and we’ll check them out!
1) Patently-O: New Detroit Office – It’s somewhat all-American to be happy for Detroit’s recent resurgence, and this post shares the details of the new Detroit Branch of the USPTO. The office is expected open by July 2012 and will employ about 100 individuals, mainly patent examiners. Prospective employees can e-mail detroitHiring@uspto.gov.
2)Patents Post Grant: Patent Reissue Oath Practice Revised by the USPTO – As the America Invents Act has required that the “deceptive intent” component of patent reissue oaths be stricken, the USPTO has taken the opportunity to fix a few other problems. This post explains the major changes to the inventor’s oath.
3) Patent Docs: Celsis In Vitro, Inc. v. Cellzdirect, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2012) – In Celsis In Vitro, Inc. v. Cellzdirect, Inc., a divided panel affirmed the grant of a preliminary injunction over a dissent based, in part, on a rigid understanding of the implications of the KSR decision. This post explains the underlying patent infringement claims and the reasoning behind the Federal Circuit’s decision, as well as the potential impact of the Federal Court’s reasoning.
4) TG Daily: IBM Tops Patent Application League – For the 19th year in a row, IBM’ received the most U.S. patent grants last year. IBM was granted 6,180 patents during 2011. This post discusses IBM’s patent success as well as the success and growth of IBM’s Asian competitors.
5) Government Executive: Leadership Lessons: David Kappos, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office – This article is the first in a series of profiles based on interviews for the book Paths to Making a Difference: Leading in Government (Rowman & Littlefield, 2011) by Paul R. Lawrence and Mark A. Abramson, which highlights the management lessons of 24 political executives during their first 18 months in the Obama administration. In it, Kappos provides 3 lessons for all government executives based on his own experience.
Tags: America Invents Act, David Kappos, Detroit branch, IBM, oath practice, USPTO
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