Empowering American Innovation: APEX for Independent Inventors and the Public

On behalf of the United Inventors Association of America (“UIA”), the Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic of the … Continue Reading

“Excellence to the Public”: The Missed Pillar of Patent Quality in the USPTO’s Initiative

Charles Duan, Daniel Nazer, Ange Royall-Kahin, Vera Ranieri, and Julie P. Samuels In its February 5, 2015 Request … Continue Reading

Provisional Patent Applications as Prior Art

By Dennis Crouch Quality patent examination demands that patent examiners first identify the closest and most applicable prior … Continue Reading

Common Knowledge and Non-Patent Literature in the Internet Age

Jorge L. Contreras May 6, 2015 Prior to 2002, U.S. patent examiners were permitted to reject claims for … Continue Reading