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A Brief History of Virtual Reality, in Patents

While modern day virtual reality and augmented reality use cases promise revolutionary undertakings in mobile applications, gaming, healthcare, retail, automotive, and enterprise industries, the technology has a long history that dates to the 1940s.
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Law.com

4 IP Monetization Companies Claimed Nearly $1.3M in PPP Loans

Dominion Harbor Enterprises heads a list of four non-practicing entities that have received the government loans.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Better Inventor Communication—Hidden Cost Savings in Patent Prosecution

A more strategic approach to assembling the invention disclosure materials can pay real dividends in reducing cost and improving patent quality.
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Texas Lawyer

'We Weren't Paid for the Response': Legal Malpractice or Delinquent Client?

A client alleges his patent lawyer didn't tell him his application was abandoned, but the lawyer counters that he kept his client informed, but the client failed to pay his legal bill.
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Corporate Counsel

PR-Friendly Patents: 3 Strategies to Prevent Patents From Being Misunderstood, Mischaracterized and Maligned

Patent publications are of increasing interest to the general public. This trend, while usually innocuous, can be risky for patent owners, as their patents can be misunderstood, mischaracterized and maligned.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Application of 'Invention Concept' After New China Patent Examination Guidelines

In November 2019, the China National Intellectual Property Agency (CNIPA) issued new patent examination guidelines for applying China's "inventive step" requirement, the patentability standard roughly equivalent to the U.S. patent requirement of "nonobviousness."
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Corporate Counsel

How Patents Can Solve Your Company's Liquidity Problems

For some firms—especially startups with innovative technology—financial salvation could lie in a group of very valuable company assets that don't even show up on the balance sheet: patents.
8 minute read

The Recorder

The Data Room in Patent Due Diligence: Perspectives from Two Doors

Putting yourself at the threshold of the other door and considering the room from that perspective can provide useful reminders of each side's strategic opportunities and concerns, and ensure that the doors to the deal are kept open.
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New York Law Journal

How Will the Economic Downturn Impact U.S. Patent Practice?

In his Patent and Trademark Law column, Rob Maier writes: These are surely unprecedented times, and it is difficult-to-impossible to predict much with any degree of certainty. That said, history has a tendency to repeat itself, and a look back at past economic declines provides a glimpse of what is to come, so that companies, intellectual property practitioners and other stakeholders alike can plan and strategize accordingly.
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New York Law Journal

Will En Banc Federal Circuit Address Assignor Estoppel?

In their Intellectual Property Litigation column, Lewis Clayton and Eric Alan Stone discuss recent Federal Circuit cases 'Hologic v. Minerva Surgical' and 'Arista Networks v. Cisco Systems' that addressed the scope of assignor estoppel. The doctrine is significant for attorneys advising clients in transferring patent rights.
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