Through supplemental examination, a patent owner can go back to the PTO after the patent is issued and voluntarily submit additional information to be considered as to whether it impacts patentability.
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Mr. Brichter filed to patent the "pull-to refresh" feature before joining Twitter, and the patent, expected to be issued soon, is now owned by Twitter.
RIM's own smartphones have been the target of many a "Mr. Blurrycam" snap, but a new feature could put an end to "inconspicuous" shooting, according to a patent issued today.
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The Senate version would force inventors who file for a patent here and overseas to publish their secrets 18 months after filing -- regardless of whether the patent had been issued.
Bernstein took another look at the patent Amgen was issued last week on the top-selling drug Enbrel, used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and other immune diseases.
The PTO multiplied the total number of all patent applications filed by the rate at which all issued patents might potentially be subject to a charge of inequitable conduct historically.
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Analysts expect a win there, but analyst Timothy Anderson at Prudential Securities recently issued a note arguing that the risk to Lilly's Zyprexa patent may be higher than many analysts expect.
The idea is to set up a process so patent owners can proactively clean up issued patents in advance of potential litigation, eliminating uncertainty and strengthening the patents for business planning, licensing, or acquisition deals.
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The appeals court issued a second opinion upholding the patent last year, and the Supreme Court agreed to hear a second appeal.
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Patent applicants pay the PTO a fee, not a tax, to have their invention examined and, if approved, then a patent issued.
Such a concept made its way out of LG HQ and into the hands of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, however, and three years after its submission date, the proposed device has returned to haunt the South Korean manufacturer, in the form of an issued patent.
U.S. Patent No. 2, 292, 387 for a "Secret Communication System" was issued to Hedy Kiesler Markey and George Antheil in 1942. (Markey was the surname of a husband she had divorced in 1940.) The frequency-hopping technology was not put to use in World War II, but it was employed in 1962 during the blockade of Cuba.
And since no patent can be issued on Ginko Biloba or St John's Wort, there is no advantage to any company which pays to test natural drugs.
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