In Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc. the United States government has taken its most anti-patentee position on international exhaustion in modern history, as manifested by its summary of ...
The Eastern District of Virginia’s legendary patent “rocket docket” has been a source of amazement for the past generation as a model of speed and efficiency. Messrs’ Quinn and Brachman ...
“Michelle Lee Must Go”: James Edwards, writing on the country’s most popular patent blog, says that “Michelle Lee’s track record at the PTO doesn’t align with strong, inherent property rights. ...
A respected insider reports that the confirmation hearing for the Secretary of Commerce-designate will be held in eight days which may open the door to consideration of whether Ms. Lee stays ...
The New York Times has a detailed story on vacant positions within the Administration, which may explain the peculiar “limbo” situation of its Director, Under Secretary Lee. As of February ...
Michael E. McCabe, Jr. reports (here), at his IP Ethics and Insights blog, that Matthew Swyers, owner of The Trademark Company, has entered into an "exclusion on consent" agreement with ...
Louis French spent his legal career with Phillips Petroleum in Bartlesville, Oklahoma where he rose to the position of General Patent Counsel. He retired in the early 1980’s. With sadness, ...
Eugene Quinn has personally investigated the ongoing mystery to discover that now, nearly a full month after Inauguration, the incumbent leader of the Patent Office continues to sign papers as Director ...
From an insider at (not part of) the PTO: “There has been a lot of press and blogs about the leadership at the USPTO, but being on-site and knowing most of ...
Owen Smith was the retired and accomplished General Counsel of Philip Morris International who spent his career at the company where his responsibilities included global legal matters for his company. ...