Gerald B Halt Jr

June 26, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

The court explained that "if a patent claims an entire class of processes, machines, manufactures, or compositions of matter, the patent's specification must enable a person skilled in the art to make and use the entire class." "In other words, the specification must enable the full scope of the invention. The more one claims, the more one must enable."

By Gerald B. Halt Jr.

7 minute read

August 30, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

AI frequently automates routine tasks that were previously performed by people, eliminating tedious work, making business processes more efficient, and creating new capabilities and opportunities. Every business in the future will be using AI to some extent.

By Gerald B. Halt Jr. and Jeffrey M. Glabicki

9 minute read

April 04, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

The landscape for patent law has changed more quickly over the last five years than it had in preceding decades. The America Invents Act, which was enacted in September 2011, may be the most comprehensive and significant change to patent law in decades, and recent case law appears to be accelerating changes.

By Gerald B. Halt Jr. 
and Bradley M. Brown

16 minute read

April 22, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The landscape in patent litigation has continued its rapid change with the increase in litigation, based on software patents in particular, initiated by nonpracticing entities, or NPEs. This has caused a flurry of legislative activity seeking to address the issue, and has drawn the interest of the U.S. Supreme Court.

By Gerald B. Halt Jr. and John C. Donch Jr.

8 minute read

December 08, 2010 | Legaltech News

When two companies merged to form Novelis, a non-transferable software license granted to one company by Cincom did not extend to the merged entity under state law. Although the merger transferred the operation of the software, the transfer of the license was without Cincom's express permission.

By Gerald B. Halt Jr. and Robert I. Solomon

8 minute read

December 07, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Consider a situation wherein your client has multiple companies. Faced with the realities of the daunting economic conditions, they embark on an effort to become more efficient by consolidating disparate corporate operations into a single entity.

By Gerald B. HaLt Jr. & Robert I. Solomon

8 minute read

September 19, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

On Sept. 8, the Senate passed long-awaited patent reform legislation, bringing patent reform one step closer to reality after years of congressional debate.

By Gerald B. Halt Jr. and Ryan W. O'Donnell

10 minute read

November 04, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

The recent economic downturn has forced businesses to take a close look at all aspects of their operations, with a critical eye toward maximizing the return on every dollar spent.

By Gerald B. Halt Jr. And Robert I. Solomon

9 minute read