Patentability

In other words, the general idea is place greater weight on reports issued from the international/national stage so that a positive report would automatically indicate a potential patent grant in all member states, referred to as a "PCT II Patentability Report."

Archive 2009-05-01 Peter Zura 2009

Patentability was determined as a product, independent of any process reference in the claim, and validity and infringement were based on the product itself.

Archive 2009-05-01 Peter Zura 2009

No examiner shall be deemed to have failed an oral warning improvement period on the basis of a single clear error in Patentability Determination.

"That's One Small Step . . ." Kappos Starts PTO Reform By Tweaking Examiner Productivity Metrics Peter Zura 2009

However, an examiner may receive an oral warning for multiple clear errors in Patentability Determination over a period of two or more consecutive quarters during a fiscal year.

"That's One Small Step . . ." Kappos Starts PTO Reform By Tweaking Examiner Productivity Metrics Peter Zura 2009

In other words, the general idea is place greater weight on reports issued from the international/national stage so that a positive report would automatically indicate a potential patent grant in all member states, referred to as a "PCT II Patentability Report."

USPTO Reform at WIPO: New PCT Procedures Being Proposed for "PCT II" Peter Zura 2009

No examiner shall receive an oral warning based upon a single clear error in Patentability Determination.

"That's One Small Step . . ." Kappos Starts PTO Reform By Tweaking Examiner Productivity Metrics Peter Zura 2009

Patentability was determined as a product, independent of any process reference in the claim, and validity and infringement were based on the product itself.

CAFC Rules En Banc: Terms in Product-by-Process Claims are Limitations in Determining Infringement Peter Zura 2009

Patentability searches account for up to a thousand of that, application fees can add up to another couple thousand, and the rest is attorney fees for patentability opinions, initial patent drafting, and [Patent and Trademark Office] action responses and appeals.

What Business Owners Should Know About Patenting Stuart Weinberg 2008

The Polish government said Tuesday that it could not support the proposed Patentability of Computer-Implemented Inventions that was agreed on by the EU Council earlier this year.

The 271 Patent Blog Peter Zura 2004

In September 2003, the European Parliament tried to water down the council's Directive on the Patentability of Computer-Implemented Inventions by adding amendments to it that would restrict widespread software patenting.

The 271 Patent Blog Peter Zura 2004