http://www.patentblurb.com/ 2010-02-24T11:24:52-07:00 http://www.patentblurb.com/ http://www.patentblurb.com/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2010-02-23T10:43:10-07:00 Len http://www.patentblurb.com/doku.php?id=pto:start&rev=1266946990&do=diff New Appeals Rules delayed (12/10/08) The PTO announced that implementation of the new appeals rules, set for 12/10/08, is delayed indefinitely. Hal Wegner credits David Boundy for having “quarterbacked a group effort at the OMB that ended in the blockage of this very, very unfortunate rulemaking. In a separate email, Hal Wegner states that “Dudas confidently implies that the rules will be approved an that he will implement them. text/html 2010-02-11T14:39:55-07:00 Len http://www.patentblurb.com/doku.php?id=legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:start&rev=1265924395&do=diff SUPREME COURT Oral Arguments * [Nov. 9, 2009 Transcript] Amici Briefs * amici_briefs ~TODORED~ Case Summary This case is an appeal from a BPAI ruling (see below) finding the claims to be nonstatutory methods under 35 U.S.C. §101. The Examiner rejected the case because the claims were directed “solely to an abstract idea and solve[...] a purely mathematical problem without practical application in the technological arts.” The BPAI disagreed with the Examiner's reasoning but uph… text/html 2010-02-02T10:50:30-07:00 http://www.patentblurb.com/doku.php?id=start&rev=1265133030&do=diff BPAI "Bilskis" Apparatus and Beauregard claims (01/27/10) Claim 14. Claim 19. In In re Gutta, the BPAI sua sponte rejected claims 14, directed to a system, and claim 19, directed to “an article of manufacture . . . comprising a computer readable medium” under 35 U.S.C. § 101. The BPAI cites Comiskey and Benson for the principle that the scope of §101 is not unlimited. The BPAI then cites Alappat to support the notion that mathematical algorithms are not patentable, and that thi… text/html 2010-01-22T23:50:37-07:00 Len http://www.patentblurb.com/doku.php?id=legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs&rev=1264229437&do=diff On Merits [PDF][2up][bk][PDF][2up][bk][PDF][2up][bk][PDF][2up][bk][PDF][2up][bk][PDF][2up][bk][PDF][2up][bk][PDF][2up][bk][PDF][2up][bk][PDF][2up] text/html 2009-11-18T17:00:42-07:00 Len http://www.patentblurb.com/doku.php?id=get_patents:start&rev=1258588842&do=diff GUIDES * Comprehensive list of patent search and download sites and utilities 8-) Download US Patents & US Applications * Google Advanced Patent Search ( ~NEW~ with PDF download) * Patent Retriever Free patent retriever based on Google Patents, useful for US, European and PCT patent applications. * PdfPatents slow patents for free, pay more for faster service * Pat2PDF.org Free patent retrieval. * Free Patents Online * Patent Fetcher * PatentFizz