There are a variety of ways that people speak and explain things in real life that can really get a patent applicant into trouble. Every word matters, it is just that simple. When you file a patent ...

It is well-established that the availability of a prior art reference is dependent on the “effective filing date” of a patent or patent application. Any practitioner seeking to invalidate a patent ...

In the IPRs, Qualcomm did not contest that the combination of AAPA and the relied-upon prior art taught every element of the challenged claims. Qualcomm argued only that Apple’s validity challenge was ...

So, you had an idea for a new invention and filed intellectual property to establish your ownership. At some point, whether you’ve filed a provisional patent application or obtained a patent, others — ...

January 27, 2025 - Establishing that a reference qualifies as prior art is a crucial threshold inquiry in challenging the validity of a patent. That is especially true at the Patent Trial and Appeal ...

"How can we possibly infringe this patent--we're just doing what people have done for years." This familiar refrain is what's known in the patent law as the practicing the prior art defense. But, ...

Prior art generally serves as evidence that an inventor or creator seeking patent safeguards has not submitted an application for work that is sufficiently new, novel and therefore eligible for legal ...

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is exploring the idea of using artificial intelligence to improve searches for “prior art” during the patent process, according to a public solicitation. “However, ...