19% of INC 500 Companies Report Holding Patents

By Eric Waltmire on August 24, 2010

Inc. Magazine reports, in its September 2010 issue that 19% of the companies ranked in the magazine’s “Inc 500″ list hold patents. This is reported on page 188 of the print magazine as a part of the CEO survey. On page 126, it is reported that the CEO survey component of the Inc. 500 list [...]

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Software Patent News for January 27th

Software Patent News for January 27th

By Eric Waltmire on January 27, 2010

IBM Offers Patent Portfolio Management Software to Clients – [IBM] – “IBM also announced that, for the first time, it will offer its invention know-how and patent portfolio management software to clients seeking to enhance their intellectual property (IP) management capabilities in support of innovation-based growth strategies.” Mozilla’s VP of Engineering On Patented H.264 Video [...]

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Software Patent News for December 28th

By Eric Waltmire on December 28, 2009

Abandoning software patents? [Patent Law Blog (Patently-O)] – ” . . . The Supreme Court isn’t obliged to rule on the patentability of software ideas. Bilski’s patent is a business method patent, not a software patent. So why might the court make a broad ruling which would cover software? For people who are already aware [...]

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Drafting Tips for Overcoming Obviousness Rejections and Officially Noticed Facts

Drafting Tips for Overcoming Obviousness Rejections and Officially Noticed Facts

By Eric Waltmire on June 5, 2008

In a patent application, it is important to describe the benefits and advantages that the invention provides over the prior art. This gives the invention context and provides reasons for the Examiner to find the unique features of the invention novel and non-obvious. Defensive Uses. You may also use the benefits and advantages provided in [...]

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