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BIG NEWS! 3 Dec 2012 | 10:07 pm
The attorneys and staff of Acordia Intellectual Property Law Group, PC have joined with the attorneys and staff of The Law Office of Michael Blaine Brooks, PC, to form a new law firm dedicated to inte...
Last of AIA Rules Published 6 Aug 2012 | 11:43 pm
Many non-patent attorneys don’t fully appreciate that last year’s America Invents Act will be implemented in three distinct phases. The USPTO published proposed rules for the last and most distinctive...
Can I Patent This? – PART II 25 Apr 2012 | 07:19 am
“Can I patent this?” PART II – What may seem like a perfectly reasonable question by inventors everywhere is actually a tough question to answer in practice. According to “water cooler” conversation b...
Can I Patent This? 27 Mar 2012 | 07:17 am
“Can I patent this?” Many people don’t realize that not all new and clever inventions are patentable. Certain inventions are not “subject matter” eligible for patenting. However, if you can drop the i...
Congress-mandated US Patent & Trademark Office Fees 26 Jan 2012 | 09:14 am
In September of last year, the America Invents Act was passed with one of the first features to be effective being a 15% increase in all U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) fees. The USPTO has post...
Practice Tips: America Invents Act 5 Jan 2012 | 12:24 pm
It should come as no surprise that to increase the odds of winning a poker hand, one should be aware of and use all of the available rules of the game. So too, patent practitioners looking for a sign...
New Matter Contribution 14 Oct 2011 | 12:06 pm
Your fine attorneys at Acordia Intellectual Property Law Group are proud to announce their contribution to the upcoming issue of New Matter, the official publication of the Intellectual Property Secti...
“First-to-File” System? Not Really 4 Oct 2011 | 11:55 am
Why do we talk about the America Invents Act (AIA) creating a “first-to-file” system? Up to this point, a “first-to-file” system was traditionally understood to mean 1) the first inventor to file the...
The America Invents Act Arrives 20 Sep 2011 | 10:41 am
Patent reform has finally arrived. The America Invents Act (AIA) became effective September 16, 2011. What changes immediately? Well, increased patent office fees, of course! Effective immediately...
Software Patents Continue to Challenge Patent Attorneys 20 Aug 2011 | 05:43 am
Are Beauregard claims dead? In the 90’s, claims to computer programs were for a time generally considered unpatentable because they were viewed as “printed matter”, or equivalent to a set of instructi...
