Even with prior art, there are almost always going to be workaround variations, resulting in opportunities for you. Here’s how I use prior art as a selling tool. First, you must know as much ...

Prior art generally serves as evidence that an inventor or creator seeking patent safeguards has not submitted an application for work that is sufficiently new, novel and therefore eligible for ...

System art is of increasing importance in patent disputes despite being frequently overlooked or “left for later” in many cases. A recent decision in the Ironburg Inventions v.Valve Corp. case ...

A public policy group has called on the US patent office to make more use of the Internet when searching for prior art. The Committee for Economic Development (CED), which includes senior ...

Want to option your next car with that fancy, branded premium audio system? Here's how to get peace of mind from your splurging. A Porsche 911 S brought Manuel Carrillo III home from the hospital ...

While it is well-established that "practicing the prior art" is not a defense to allegations of patent infringement, defendants repeatedly raise the argument.

Yahoo has filed a patent application for a "smart" drag-and-drop user … ...

Patent Office tries “Stack Overflow for patents” to find prior art New site allows the general public to submit evidence of patent invalidity. Timothy B. Lee – Sep 20, 2012 11:05 am | 54 ...

Ely Erlich November 5, 2015 04:14 am. Ken, Regarding your comment “you just can’t pretend that prior art is enabled when it isn’t.”, my understanding of this case, from reading this ...

It seems that Barnes & Noble isn't ready to roll over and capitulate to Microsoft's five patent infringement claims, and has filed a 43-page document crammed with what it claims to be prior art ...