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Christopher Paul Mitchell
September 15, 2009 16:54

© 2009 Christopher Paul Mitchell This blog is definitely what many would call an occational blog.  While I have enjoyed toy-ing with the blogging concept, I believe my time would be better spent going in a new direction – providing more value to clients.  And so, I am discontinuing this blog...

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Christopher Paul Mitchell
August 25, 2009 20:55

© 2009 Christopher Paul Mitchell The American Bar Association (ABA) Journal has announced an interesting new project featuring those willing to take chances on new ways of practicing law. And, based on my review, these are truly novel approaches! As stated in the announcement: Over the course of...

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Christopher Paul Mitchell
January 27, 2009 19:03

© 2009 Michael A. Leonard II Introduction On October 30, 2008, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) decided In re Bilski, which pertains to the eligibility of method claims as statutory subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101.  This case significantly modified the standard for...

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Christopher Paul Mitchell
January 15, 2009 16:08

© 2009 Christopher Paul Mitchell (Chris) According to this press release by IFI Patent Intelligence, IBM continued in 2008 as the top corporate assignee of granted patents. The top five corporate assignees were: 1. 4,186 - International Business Machines Corp. 2. 3,515 - Samsung Electronics Co....

Practitioners - Are you caught in the Legal Recession?

Christopher Paul Mitchell
November 18, 2008 15:29

© 2008 Christopher Paul Mitchell The American Bar Association (ABA) Journal is doing a survey regarding the current legal recession. Specifically, they are seeking your perspectives about the current state of the legal economy. I personally am hoping this will be a great time for small firms and...

Innovation International Americas Offers IP Owners Key Insights and Best Practices for IP Commercialization

Christopher Paul Mitchell
September 04, 2008 18:56

(press release) New York (September 4, 2008) – The road from invention to commercialization can be a difficult one to navigate. To help IP owners overcome the many challenges lining that path, experts from Innovation International Americas (IIA) have developed a set of best practices uniquely...

Post-Medinol Filing Considerations

Christopher Paul Mitchell
February 19, 2008 21:33

© 2008 Jeremy J. Thornton The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s litany of holdings in Medinol1 and its progeny make clear that material misrepresentations made during the course of prosecuting or maintaining trademark registrations can result in serious consequences, including the...

Top Corporate Patent Winners for 2007 Announced

Christopher Paul Mitchell
January 14, 2008 20:13

© 2008 Christopher Paul Mitchell (Chris) According to this press release by IFI Patent Intelligence, IBM continued in 2007 as the top corporate assignee of granted patents. The top five corporate assignees were: 3,148 - International Business Machines Corp. 2,725 - Samsung Electronics Co....

Comments On And Practical Suggestions For Improved After Final Practice

Christopher Paul Mitchell
November 15, 2007 15:07

© 2007 Michael E. Kondoudis, www.patentablydefined.com This post concerns “after final practice,” that is, practice after a final Office Action has been issued in an application. A brief survey of some basics of after final practice follows, along with some suggestions, sample...

Practical Take Aways Regarding “Associated” Applications in View of McKesson

Christopher Paul Mitchell
August 08, 2007 14:07

© 2007 Christopher Paul Mitchell (Chris) and Michael Kondoudis (www.patentablydefined.com) In McKesson Information Solutions, Inc., v. Bridge Medical, Inc., No. 06-1517 (Fed. Cir. 2007), the Federal Circuit affirmed a dismissal of an infringement suit after finding that the patent in suit was...