As the new year opens, there have been some developments in legalization of cannabis use, both medicinally and recreationally. First, on the international front, South Korea legalized cannabis for...
Source: U.S. Patent No. 10,091,202 B2, Oct. 2, 2018, to Aleksandr Kennberg & Alexander Nicolaou (inventors); Google LLC (applicant/assignee) U.S. Patent No. 10,091,202 B2 (‘202), issued on October 2,...
CES 2019 will open January 8 – 11, 2019, in Las Vegas, Nevada, bringing to the world’s eyes gadgets and technology from startups all over the globe. Wearable tech has always been one of the more...
This is the second case dealing with Novartis in which the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has handed down a decision related to patent term. While the facts of this case, Novartis AG v....
An interesting case which revolved around the interplay between differing patent terms, patent term extension under 35 U.S.C. §156, and obviousness-type double patenting was decided on December 7,...
Another patent-eligibility case has made its rounds through the appeals process, as the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in an opinion dated November 16, 2018, in Ancora Techs., Inc. v. HTC...
U.S. Patent No. D814,244 S1 (‘244) issued on April 3, 2018, for “Champagne Bucket.” It was issued to inventor Matthew Hartley of Eversham, Great Britain. The applicant/assignee is Robert Welch...
U.S. Patent No. 10,034,907 (‘907) issued on July 31, 2018, for “Flavored and Edible Cannabinoid Composition and Method of Manufacturing.” It was issued to sole inventor and applicant Gerald...
At midnight on Friday, December 21, 2018, the U.S. government entered a partial shutdown, which means all non-essential federal departments will close operations until funding has been appropriated...
U.S. Patent No. D814,343 S (‘343) issued on April 3, 2018, for “Dachshund Christmas Stocking.” It was issued to inventors/applicants Maria Lynne Ampolo of West Springfield, Massachusetts and Robert...