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Sawstop Holding LLC v. Hirshfeld, No. 1:20-cv-1212(LMB/LSN), 2021 WL 2021122 (E.D. Va. May 20, 2021) ("Sawstop II").

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. In this article, we look at the worldwide data tracking issuance of Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality patents from the fourth quarter of 2020. As a brief overview, Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality ("AR/VR") refers generally to a class of technologies that merge a view of a real-world environment with virtual objects and information or provide an entirely virtual environment as a user experience. AR/VR technologies are drawing renewed attention due in part to availability of cheaper and pow...

Early RCE Creates Gaps In Patent Term Adjustment Award Tuesday, February 23, 2021 In  Chudik V. Hirshfeld, the Federal Circuit upheld the USPTO’s determination that a Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) award for “C” delay is not available when an examiner reopens prosecution after an Appeal Brief is filed, because an award for “C” delay requires actual appellate review. The court warned of the consequences of filing a Request for Continued Examination (RCE) early in the examination process instead of pursuing an appeal right away, because that prevented an award for “B” del...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On February 4, 2021 the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) extended for two years the expansion of the Collaborative Search Pilot Program (CSP), which began in 2015 and is now scheduled to end October 31, 2022. The CSP expedites prosecution of related applications at the USPTO and the Japanese Patent Office (JPO) or Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) by allowing the offices to conduct and share prior art searches before issuing a first action. Earlier articles from Mintz explored the original CSP and the CSP’s first ...

Expediting Patent Prosecution After An Advisory Action Thursday, January 28, 2021 It can be difficult to advance prosecution of a U.S. patent application efficiently and effectively after prosecution has been closed and an Advisory Action has been mailed.  Various U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) programs are available to expedite prosecution (see Mintz’s previous article about speeding prosecution), but a final Office Acton and then an Advisory Action being mailed makes most of those programs unavailable.  This article explores various strategies that may allow an appl...