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Tag: Robert Greenspoon

A Proposal to Improve Patent Examination: Using an Invalidity Decision Date as a Damages Cutoff Date, to Incentivize Third-Party Use of Existing and Potential Prior Art Submission Programs During Examination

A Proposal to Improve Patent Examination: Using an Invalidity Decision Date as a Damages Cutoff Date, to Incentivize Third-Party Use of Existing and Potential Prior Art Submission Programs During Examination

March 11, 2025 |  By: Jeff Burke and Robert Greenspoon   Proceedings brought about by the America Invents Act, such as the Inter-Partes Review (IPR), may have stifled innovation. Indeed, inventor and commentator Neal Solomon outlines many problems with these proceedings, such as more lax legal standards and asymmetric cost burdens allocated to patent holders,… Continue reading A Proposal to Improve Patent Examination: Using an Invalidity Decision Date as a Damages Cutoff Date, to Incentivize Third-Party Use of Existing and Potential Prior Art Submission Programs During Examination

Five (Almost) Instant Fixes to the Patent System That the Trump USPTO Can Deploy (and One Bonus)

Coke Morgan Stewart, Acting Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, has the power to make five (almost) instant fixes to the patent system.

January 30, 2025 |  By: Rob Greenspoon   Inventors and innovative companies welcomed the news that the new administration immediately appointed Coke Morgan Stewart as Acting Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Challenges lie ahead. But for first time since Andrei Iancu years (or even earlier, the David Kappos years), innovators feel… Continue reading Five (Almost) Instant Fixes to the Patent System That the Trump USPTO Can Deploy (and One Bonus)

Intellectual Property Considerations for Startups – Types of Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property Considerations for Startups – Types of Intellectual Property

September 27, 2024 |  By: Jeff Burke and Robert Greenspoon   One of the key aspects of a successful start-up is the ability to leverage assets to raise capital for continued operation, growth, and expansion. Traditionally, the main assets of startups are innovations that require Intellectual Property protections, such as Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, and/or Trade… Continue reading Intellectual Property Considerations for Startups – Types of Intellectual Property

DBL’s Win at Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Restores Oil & Gas Breach Case Against the U.S. Government

DBL’s Win at Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Restores Oil & Gas Breach Case Against the U.S. Government

TYSONS CORNER, VA (September 13, 2024) –-Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig (DBL), a renowned veteran-owned law firm, is proud to announce a significant legal victory in the case of Petro Mex, LLC against the United States.   On September 12, 2024, Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig, PLLC won an important oil and gas victory in the United… Continue reading DBL’s Win at Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Restores Oil & Gas Breach Case Against the U.S. Government

DBL Short Circuits Lite-Netics’ Case Against Holiday Bright Lights

DBL Short Circuits Lite-Netics' Case Against Holiday Bright Lights

TYSONS CORNER, VA (September 12, 2024) –- Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig (DBL), a renowned veteran-owned law firm, is proud to announce a significant legal victory. In a rare and decisive move, DBL successfully invalidated Lite-Netics’ patents during the early claim construction phase, a critical moment in the case.   In a 121-page judicial opinion –… Continue reading DBL Short Circuits Lite-Netics’ Case Against Holiday Bright Lights

Why Should Your Business Ask an Attorney to File a Patent?

Why Should Your Business Ask an Attorney to File a Patent?

February 12, 2025 |  By: Robert Greenspoon   When you run a small business, protecting your unique inventions and ideas is crucial to maintaining a competitive edge. You need tools to help fend off copycats who would love to use your own ideas to steal your sales and compete against you. One of the most… Continue reading Why Should Your Business Ask an Attorney to File a Patent?

How the USPTO Views Human-AI Collaborations

How the USPTO Views Human-AI Collaborations

August 2, 2024 |  By: Robert Greenspoon   Artificial intelligence (AI) enables computers and machines to think like humans and perform complex tasks traditionally associated with human intelligence, such as making decisions, reasoning, recognizing patterns, and solving problems. Empowering the development of various things such as self-driving cars, chatbots, and virtual personal assistants, AI is… Continue reading How the USPTO Views Human-AI Collaborations

Should I Patent My Trade Secret?

Should I Patent My Trade Secret?

May 16, 2024 |  By: Robert Greenspoon   If your business is keeping a valuable secret, you may be trying to figure out the best way to protect it. The question may turn on whether your secret is something like the secret Coke formula or a groundbreaking technology for producing eco-friendly, biodegradable, and cost-effective packaging… Continue reading Should I Patent My Trade Secret?

“Significance” of Inventor Contributions to AI-Assisted Inventions – Red Flags and Potential Traps within Patent Office Guidance

“Significance” of Inventor Contributions to AI-Assisted Inventions – Red Flags and Potential Traps within Patent Office Guidance

May 3, 2024 |  By: Jeff Burke and Robert Greenspoon   Can we trust U.S.P.T.O. guidance on inventorship determinations for AI-assisted inventions, if that guidance runs headlong into case law precedent? Recently I started to believe the U.S.P.T.O. set a possible and unintended trap for its stakeholders. Their guidance calls something “significant” that other legal… Continue reading “Significance” of Inventor Contributions to AI-Assisted Inventions – Red Flags and Potential Traps within Patent Office Guidance

Situational Morality And Pulse Oximetry: Apple Watch Infringement And Human Nature

Few Apple fans realize how much of the Masimo infringement Apple admitted (“no dispute”), nor the strained nature of Apple’s remnant advocacy

January 9, 2023 |  By: Robert Greenspoon First published at InnovationGadfly.com, reposted with permission.   As a nerdy kid, I used to read popular science magazines in the checkout line, waiting for my mom to finish buying groceries. It was the early 1980’s. I remember picking up the latest Psychology Today issue and flipping through… Continue reading Situational Morality And Pulse Oximetry: Apple Watch Infringement And Human Nature

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