In this episode of the Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, Craige elaborates on the federal circuit’s current “hot trend” of endorsing the doctrine of secondary considerations as being vital in determining obviousness. Other key issues discussed are how to properly incorporate by reference in a patent and provide proper priority claims to a provisional patent application.

Craige’s special guests are:

• Dr. John Leighton- associate attorney at Thompson Patent Law,
• Mike Heinrich- an attorney and consultant in engineering and intellectual property areas
• Jason Rosenblum- an Intellectual Property attorney specializing in Trademarks, with offices in New York.

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EPISODE 20 – The Examiner Whisperer – Apple v ITC & Motorola Mobility – Aug 15 2013

Litigation Quality Patents® Podcasts

The Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, hosted each week by Craige Thompson (a.k.a., “The Examiner Whisperer”) contains substantive discussion designed to keep you current with what’s going on in the world of patents, encompassing everything from patent prosecution and re-examination to patent licensing and litigation.

In this episode of the Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, a federal circuit court overturns a district court decision, with a reminder that it is improper to import limitations into the claims without clear claim scope. Also, a patent owner’s evidence of secondary factors such as commercial success and copying, must be considered before the claims can be held obvious. Craige offers a very valuable bonus. He shares a secret which reveals the section of the MPEP he recommends for getting ideas to overcome obviousness rejections.

Craige’s special guests are Mike Heinrich, an attorney and consultant in engineering and intellectual property areas and Dr. John Leighton, an associate attorney at Thompson Patent Law.

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EPISODE 19 – The Examiner Whisperer – Plantronics v Aliph – Aug 08 2013

Litigation Quality Patents® Podcasts

The Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, hosted each week by Craige Thompson (a.k.a., “The Examiner Whisperer”) contains substantive discussion designed to keep you current with what’s going on in the world of patents, encompassing everything from patent prosecution and re-examination to patent licensing and litigation.

In this episode of the Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, the lesson is to make absolutely sure that you create an adequate disclosure before filing your patent application. The applying company in this case described only a limited generic concept, which ended up costing them dearly.

Craige’s special guest is Richard Bragg, an attorney with Mogambo Solutions LLC, a Virginia based patent search firm.

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EPISODE 18 – The Examiner Whisperer – In re Bimeda Research – Aug 13 2013

Litigation Quality Patents® Podcasts

The Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, hosted each week by Craige Thompson (a.k.a., “The Examiner Whisperer”) contains substantive discussion designed to keep you current with what’s going on in the world of patents, encompassing everything from patent prosecution and re-examination to patent licensing and litigation.