A post-grant attorney discovers her hometown's holiday festival is threatened by an evil patent holder, and she's got to work with the cute local technical expert to find invalidating prior art - and maybe more - to save the seasonal festivities! Titled: Winter Partes Review

Having the enablement / "not ready for patenting" talk with clients... x.com/i/status/15587…

US Patent system is anti-inflationary! It, uh, reduces monetary supply (?) while providing a, um, non-scarce product and ...offsets ...deficit ...spending. Yes, fewer dollars chasing more goods. Maybe? I dunno. FILE MORE PATENTS

Me filling a response with barely any claim amendments but then 18 pages of remarks.

Early Bird registration ends at MIDNIGHT! Don't miss out! Register now and let us know you're coming👇 aipla.org/home/meetings-… #AIPLA #aiplaAM22 #happybdayAIPLA #anniversary #meeting #register #earlybird #CLE #ip #patents #trademarks #copyright

Hope the SG does not take another year to brief Interactive. Should be able to reuse a lot of their American Axel brief 😉 Also an opportunity to address CAFC’s Rule 36? 🤞(but probably not)

"EPO as International Searching Authority – fee decrease from $1,946 to $1,816" content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USPTO…

PATENTS, please be careful this Halloween! Many reports of unclaimed, limiting language hidden deep inside specifications this year.

My position is unchanged. I'm hopeful the current round of debate on requirements to practice before the USPTO actually results in change.

Looking forward to the @AIPLA Annual Meeting ...next week! 💡 Really hoping our mild DC weather forecast holds! 🍂🌤🤞🏻 Please let's meet up - or at least say hellos - if we cross paths! #aiplaAM22

Glad this site’s immolation finally reached some hard IP discourse after burning through the soft brand and TM matters

We're halfway to US Patent 12 million! Today, Ebay (via Schwegman firm) snags US11500000 to a power adjustment method. We're also, as of this month, into the 18 series of patent applications. That's a lot of disclosures! #USPTO #patents

when there’s a Triple Stumper on #JeopardyToC

If this site is ending, folks can find me at: Nowhere. I went all-in here. Sorry, ooops, and maybe bye.

Can I cite this as "Failure of Others" evidence against a 103? 🙃

The USPTO has issued a federal register notice delaying the effective date of the non-DOCX surcharge fee from January 1, 2023 to April 3, 2023. Learn more: bit.ly/3jCXQsu

The Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022, signed into law on 12/29, increases small entity discounts from 50% to 60% and micro entity discounts from 75% to 80%. View the updated USPTO fee schedule: bit.ly/3Q4YDie

New Nature paper provides evidence that science has become less innovative since the 1950s. The authors suggest reversing the trend by: 1. reading widely, 2. focusing less on quantity of papers, & more on research quality, 3. taking year-long sabbaticals. nature.com/articles/s4158…