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Patent Law Reform or Just Patent Law Change???
There is a lot of talk about the various patent reform bills that have been proposed as of late, like S.23. Phrases like “patent reform” sound great, but are these proposed bills patent law reform or merely patent law change? If you reform something, the connotation is that you improve it or make it better. If you change…
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“Past Damages” and Reexamination for Mature Patents
An earlier post discussed the impact of amendments in reexamination, but there are some dynamics we should explore for “mature” patents. A mature patent is an old patent that is close to expiration. (For example, a patent that has less than 5 years of patent term before expiration.) When a patent is asserted late in…
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Introduction: Why all of the interest in reexamination?
How many times have you heard: “They got a patent on that! There’s nothing new about that. It’s been out there for years!”? For those versed in patent matters, that is not a surprising reaction to certain issued patents. The patent issuance procedure in the U.S. relies on examination of a patent application. The sources and tools for examination are increasing…
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What is www.ReexamLink.com?
Welcome to www.ReexamLink.com. It is a blog about patent reexamination, reissue, opposition and related patent procedures. ReexamLink.com will include the interplay between ex parte prosecution, reexamination, litigation, and appeals. It is intended to provide useful content for litigators, prosecutors, and anyone interested in patent law. Please send any comments, corrections, or suggestions to make the blog better. Tim Bianchi