Vermont Takes A Leap: First State To Pass Law To Combat Patent Trolling

Patent trolls have been in the spotlight of national attention in the past year, as President Obama addressed the problem … Continue Reading

Will the New USPTO Administrative Proceedings Solve the Software Patent Problem?

Amidst current discussions on the “problem” posed by software patents, David Kappos, Director of the United States Patent and … Continue Reading

Post Grant Review as a Tool for Challenging Pharmaceutical Patents

Under the recently passed Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“AIA”), generic drug manufacturers will be able to use post grant review (“PGR”) … Continue Reading

Patent Trolls Under the Patent Reform Act

On September 16th, 2011, President Obama signed the (Leahy-Smith) America Invents Act.  The official White House Press Release … Continue Reading