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Thompson Patent Law says, “Thank You!” to Mike Minenko
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Thompson Patent Law would like to say. . . Thank you for the kind referral: Mike Minenko, Minenko & Hoff, P.A. … [Read more...]
Thompson Patent Law says “Thank You!” to Jeffrey C. O’Brien
October 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Thompson Patent Law would like to say. . . Thank you for the kind referral: Jeffrey C. O'Brien of Lommen Abdo Law Firm … [Read more...]
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LQ Patent: Patent Pre-nups? New Ideas to Maintain Harmony Between Employee-Employer
August 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
How pre-employment ideas can lead to post-employment suits Q: Who owns ideas conceived by an employee before employment, but developed during employment? A: What does your employment agreement say? Typical employment agreements overlook inventions developed by the employee before employment. This can lead to expensive litigation. On July 10, 2012, the Federal Circuit (Preston v Marathon Oil) dealt with a vaguely defined invention in an employment agreement. The agreement attempted to deal with pre-employment inventions, but has led (so far) to law suits filed in two states, including four state and federal … [Read more...]
LQ Patent: Litigation Quality Patent Check: What is your priority?
July 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The value of many commercially valuable patents relies on a priority claim to some patent application that was filed earlier. If that priority claim were to be found ineffective, then many of those valuable patents would be quickly wiped out by prior art. Why Do I Care about My Priority Claim To give a typical example, many businesses file a first patent application before sharing their ideas with a manufacturer, joint venture partner, or key customer. As the product matures and the business owners refine their ideas and do further market research, they often see the need to re-file the application to get a … [Read more...]
LQ Patent: Don’t Miss the Virtual Mark!
June 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Put Your Patent Markings on Your Website! The new Patent Act allows patent owners to post their patent numbers on a publicly available website instead of on a product label. We foresee this small but important new benefit, called “Virtual Marking,” will empower patent owners to streamline production. In some cases, virtual marking should simplify the bill of materials (BOM) by replacing a variable custom line item with a universal label that works for all the owner’s products. Gone are the days of changing custom product labels just to add or remove patent numbers. It is practically free to add numbers … [Read more...]
LQ Patent: Declare your Competitor’s Patent Invalid
May 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Blitz Defense by Declaratory Judgment According to our read of the Federal Circuit’s March 2012 decision (3M v Avery Dennison), business owners concerned about infringing a competitor’s patent have more guidance about when they can have the court declare the patent to be invalid or not infringed. That’s right, you can sue a patent owner as a defensive strategy. Just like an aggressive blitz can be a great call at the right moment in a football game, suing a patent owner for declaratory judgment (DJ) can help your business get the ball back so you can regain the initiative and score. The 3M case informs us … [Read more...]
