U.S. Patent No. D822,384 S1 (‘384) issued on July 10, 2018, for “Christmas Tree Storage Bag.” It was issued to inventor/applicant Jamie Limber of Phoenix, Arizona. This patent is a design patent...
U.S. Patent No. PP29,724 P3 (‘724) issued on October 2, 2018, for “Salvia Plant Named ‘Balmirvio’.” It was issued to inventor Troy Thorup of Chiang Mai, Thailand. The applicant/assignee is Ball...
This is the second §101 case decided by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on October 9, 2018, Roche Molecular Systs., Inc. v. Cepheid. This case is not so remarkable because it held...
In the first of two cases analyzing patent subject matter-eligibility under 35 U.S.C. §101 decided by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Data Engine Techs. LLC v. Google LLC, issued on...
U.S. Patent No. 10,028,987 (‘987) issued on July 24, 2018, for “Cannabis-Infused Milk.” It was issued to inventor Dylan Pillsbury, of Dos Rios, California. The applicant/assignee is Chocowaska...
U.S. Patent No. 10,057,241 (‘241) issued on August 21, 2018, for “Toggle Between Accounts.” It was issued to inventors Anand Subramani and François Alexander Allain, both of San Francisco,...
A recent case decided by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Natural Alternatives Int’l, Inc. v. Iancu, on October 1, 2018, highlights one of the pitfalls of patent prosecution that is...
U.S. Patent No. D814,846 S1 (‘846) issued on April 10, 2018, for “Rotisserie Turkey Deep Fryer.” It was issued to inventors James A. Hedrington of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin and Michael R. Berge of...
U.S. Patent No. 9,974,821 B2 (‘821) issued on May 22, 2018, for “Method of juicing cannabis plant matter.” It was issued to applicant/inventor Matthew Kennedy, of Westminster, California, although...
On October 11, 2018, the USPTO published in the Federal Register a rule change, 83 F.R. 51340, to take effect today, November 13, 2018. For all AIA post-grant petitions (IPRs, PGRs, and CBMs) filed...