http://www.waltmire.com/blog/archives/2007/06/19/commissioner-doll-on-peer-to-patent-pilot/ Patent Law :: Focusing on Software and Electronic Arts Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:34:48 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.waltmire.com/blog/archives/2007/06/19/commissioner-doll-on-peer-to-patent-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-4283 Eric Waltmire’s Blog » Peer-to-Patent Pilots in Europe Thu, 16 Aug 2007 02:52:16 +0000 http://www.waltmire.com/blog/archives/2007/06/19/commissioner-doll-on-peer-to-patent-pilot/#comment-4283 [...] Linux.com a has review of the Peer-to-Patent pilot, which I reported on earlier. Beth Noveck of the New York Law School, a leader in establishing the pilot, is noted in the article saying that the UK Patent office will launch a similar pilot for UK patents. She also expects that the European Patent Office will follow with a similar project. [...] [...] Linux.com a has review of the Peer-to-Patent pilot, which I reported on earlier. Beth Noveck of the New York Law School, a leader in establishing the pilot, is noted in the article saying that the UK Patent office will launch a similar pilot for UK patents. She also expects that the European Patent Office will follow with a similar project. [...]

]]> http://www.waltmire.com/blog/archives/2007/06/19/commissioner-doll-on-peer-to-patent-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-1703 Eric Waltmire’s Blog » Reason in the Prior Art: Applicability Beyond Chemical Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:19:00 +0000 http://www.waltmire.com/blog/archives/2007/06/19/commissioner-doll-on-peer-to-patent-pilot/#comment-1703 [...] Many, including the Patent and Trademark Office Commissioner, note the particular difficulty that examiners have in finding prior art in the software field. This difficulty is part of the motivation underlying the Peer-to-Patent Pilot, which allows the public to contribute prior art relevant to software patent applicants. If Takeda is extended to software patents, it might be difficult for challengers to identify particular pieces of prior art which evidence a suggestion to combine elements. Challengers would likely argue more flexibility is necessary in showing the prima facie case of obviousness given the nature of the software art. [...] [...] Many, including the Patent and Trademark Office Commissioner, note the particular difficulty that examiners have in finding prior art in the software field. This difficulty is part of the motivation underlying the Peer-to-Patent Pilot, which allows the public to contribute prior art relevant to software patent applicants. If Takeda is extended to software patents, it might be difficult for challengers to identify particular pieces of prior art which evidence a suggestion to combine elements. Challengers would likely argue more flexibility is necessary in showing the prima facie case of obviousness given the nature of the software art. [...]

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