The PTO regulations demand that the patent owner not only submit the information for supplemental examination by the PTO, but also lay out in detail why the information might potentially invalidate the original patent.
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Instead, it found that some HTC smartphones using Android violated only two claims of one Apple patent related to extracting information such as phone numbers from emails and doing something with the information, such as making a phone call.
Providing information that puts a patent in doubt does not automatically invalidate the patent that is up to the courts.
In comparing the Smart Cover information with a former patent filed by the iPhone maker, Patently Apple speculated that users may one day use their iMac as the ultimate charging hub.
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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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Most importantly, the order said, examiners at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office determined that the information at issue was irrelevant to patentability, saying it dealt with tests of the median lethal dose of the drug, not the much lower doses used by consumers.
Judge Cavanaugh said Wockhardt had failed to show that Sepracor knew the information was false, and that patent examiners had the data in front of them and could have drawn their own conclusions.
The original patent was filed after work done on text based information systems such as Prestel by the General Post Office (GPO).
The central question is one the court has wrestled with at least since Samuel Morse attempted to patent all methods of using electromagnetic waves to transmit information back in the 1848.
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Microsoft has also filed a patent for a set of digital glasses that overlay information on top of the user's view, which it suggested could be used at sports matches and theatres.
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Yet today, the climate of innovation that has advanced technology at such a rapid pace, is being stymied by a patent system ill-adapted to the realities of modern information technology.
Anyone else can then use that information for their own developments that may outflank your patent.
Corbis first entered into an agreement with Infoflows around 2005, feeding information it gleaned from that relationship to an outside patent counsel, according to court documents.
Information-technology related patents also represent the majority of patent infringement lawsuits.
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Critical mass seems to be growing for serious patent reform legislation in the U.S. At the CES Innovation Policy Summit, the best-attended session so far featured Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), who is co-sponsoring a bill which would severely limit the ability of holding companies to use the patent system to extort settlements, especially in the highly-litigated information technology sector.
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To facilitate sharing of information, he believes companies should be encouraged to form "patent pools", allowing them to cross-license their technologies without losing out on royalties.
The UniHome function combines home panels with the main menu, while Huawei's patent-pending Me Widget better utilizes screen real-estate by combining all the information and functions you need in a single, customizable widget.
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Professor Venter said it is the only way drug companies are going to use genetic information to make medicines - to invest in the research they need the patent protection to ensure they recoup their money.
Johnson, however, is keeping his information under tight wraps and will not divulge how the program works, pending a patent.
Nokia has filed a patent for an optical messaging system that can generate symbols and Morse Code, as well as decipher the information on the receiving end.
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To help provide easily searchable information on this timely topic, my tech trade association has launched a new website, Patent Progress, to be an online resource on high tech patent issues with copies of filings as well as breaking news and commentary.
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