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How NOT to Write a 1.132 Affidavit – Florida Patent Lawyer Blog

Written by Mark Terry Last week’s Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) decision in Ex Parte Byers discredited a flawed 1.132 Affidavit presented by the Applicant and affirmed a Patent Examiner’s 35 U.S.C. 103 obviousness rejection. As a Miami Patent Lawyer, I…

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Jan 29, 2011

Obviousness Patent Prosecution Patents Technology Patents

Stay Away From the Non-Analogous Art Argument – Florida Patent Lawyer Blog

Written by Mark Terry Today’s Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) decision in Ex Parte Michelle illustrates just how useless the non-analogous art argument really is. Not to beat a dead horse, since much has been written about the uselessness of…

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Mar 29, 2010

Obviousness Patent Prosecution Patents

Board of Patent Appeals Reverses Rejection of Key Verizon Invention – Florida Patent Lawyer Blog

Written by Mark Terry In one of its first decisions of today, the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) reversed a Patent Examiner’s 35 U.S.C. §103(a) rejection of a key Verizon invention. As a Miami Patent Attorney, this case was interesting…

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Oct 9, 2009

Obviousness Patent Prosecution

Board of Patent Appeals Reverses Examiner on Reasons for Combining – Florida Patent Lawyer Blog

Written by Mark Terry Today the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office reversed a Patent Examiner’s 35 U.S.C. sec. 103(a) obviousness rejection because the Examiner did not adequately explain why the ordinary artisan…

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Mar 3, 2009

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