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USPTO releases 2008 annual report
The USPTO today released its annual report for fiscal year 2008 (press release here), which ended September 30. Below is a comparison of a few key statistics with the 2007 stats: 2007 2008 change Average months to first action (patent) 25.3 25.6 +.3Average...
USPTO to implement annual maintenance fee for patent practitioners
In today's Federal Register, the USPTO has indicated its implementation of a final rule to begin collecting annual "maintenance fees" from practitioners registered to practice before the USPTO. The notice states the fees "will recover the estimated average cost to the Office...
Federal Circuit clarifies burdens of proof when priority to earlier application is contested
In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court's determination that the asserted claims of a patent were not entitled to the effective filing date of the earliest application in a chain of four applications, and that as a result the claims were anticipated by intervening prior...
Ninth Circuit: Trademark claim over use in video game stripped away by First Amendment
In a decision Wednesday, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment that the producer of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas had a First Amendment defense against a claim of trademark infringement. The plaintiff owns a strip club known as the "Play Pen" on...
Second Circuit: Copyright license of indeterminate term improperly read to be perpetual
In this appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, the Second Circuit reversed the dismissal of a copyright claim based on ambiguity in a contract, but affirmed dismissal of the antitrust claims because the plaintiff's proposed market definition was not...