Category: Intellectual Property Patent Infringement Issues By a Patent Agent TASA ID: 1854 An expert in a patent infringement case will just as likely be on the defense. Here, the defense will try to get the patent at issue declared invalid by finding prior art/documentation which would be printed material that predates the invention and shows the same idea as the invention. This prior art/documentation could consist of two or more printed articles that together could be combined to create the invention described in the patent. Read more
Category: Intellectual Property Internet Surveys Come of Age TASA ID: 961 A few years ago, Internet surveys in Intellectual Property litigation were novelties - not anymore. In fact, the Internet survey has come of age and become mainstream as the preferred methodology for many types of intellectual property litigation-related surveys. Read more
Category: Intellectual Property A New Survey Protocol for Proving/Disproving Design Patent Infringement TASA ID: 961 The nature of design patent lawsuits makes them "first cousins" to trade dress lawsuits in terms of proving or disproving infringement. The common denominator is the issue of the "nonfunctional" element(s) of the patent or trade dress. Read more
Category: Intellectual Property The Internet/Telephone "Hybrid" Survey for Intellectual Property Cases TASA ID: 961 Internet technology has created an opportunity for a unique form of scientific intellectual property survey - the Internet/Telephone Hybrid survey. Read more
Category: Computer/Internet, Intellectual Property CAUTION! CAD Drawings May Be Fatal To Your Design Patent TASA ID: 370 Most designers working today use a variety of CAD programs to design products and to generate two-dimensional drawings which can be used as the figures in design patent applications. Is this really a good idea? Read more