In this episode of the Litigation Quality Patents® Podcast, a patent owner fails to pay a maintenance fee on time and then gets a call from a potential licensee. Can the patent be successfully revived? Today's case recently happened, resulting in a patent attorney getting slapped with a charge of  inequitable conduct, for filing a petition for revival due to unintentional delay. Craige offers help, explaining a system the patent owner can use to safely manage a portfolio. He also explains the best practice for patent attorneys to avoid the pain and litigation expenses resulting from charges of inequitable conduct.

Craige's special guests are, Richard Bragg, a Patent Attorney practicing in the Minneapolis area and Dr. John Leighton, an associate attorney at Thompson Patent Law. 

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EPISODE 26 - Network Signatures v State Farm - Oct 3 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, discussion concerns claim construction. Patent litigation is often won or lost in claim construction. The use of a single phrase or even a single word, can turn the tables for or against you. Today's case is a prime example because in a split decision, with the Chief Justice dissenting, the federal circuit reached for a narrow claim construction. Craige talks about how patent specifications can be made clear and unambiguous so to avoid expensive and unnecessary fights over claim construction, as seen in this battle.

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EPISODE 25 - The Examiner Whisperer - Skinmedica v Histogen - Sep 26 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, do you want to know how to do your claim to a patent? Try sending samples of a product before the patent gets filed. Today, Craige examines the case where an invalidating public use, sent this fish oil patent into cardiac arrest.

Craige's special guest is, Tawfiq Ali, an experienced business litigation attorney with the Ali Law Practice in Chicago.

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EPISODE 24 - The Examiner Whisperer - Pronova v Teva - Sep 19 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, Craige warns patent owners facing reexamination procedures to beware of picking the wrong patent counsel! As you're about to hear, choosing counsel lacking experience in overcoming obviousness rejections, in a post KSR world, is a recipe for disastrous consequences. Craige also offers Litigation Quality Patent tips and guidance on how patent owners can check out the capabilities of their reexamination counsel.

Craige's special guest is Richard Bragg, a Patent Attorney practicing in the Minneapolis area.

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EPISODE 23 - The Examiner Whisperer - Ex Parte Antor Media - Sep 12 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, inventors use the phrase "machine readable storage medium" in their software claim. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board explored the limits of that claim, clarifying what is and is not patentable subject matter. In this case, the inventor's claim was rejected. Craige also talks about how this decision touches on litigation quality patent practice pointers regarding intended use limitation in claims, and how to properly show possession of software claims to meet the written description requirements.

Craige's special guest is Tawfiq Ali, a business litigation attorney with the Ali Law Practice in Chicago.

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EPISODE 22 - The Examiner Whisperer - Ex Parte Mewherter - Aug 29 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, discussion concerns a federal circuit case dubbed the "crock-pot wars." A federal circuit court finds that an offer to sell a crock pot prototype to the inventor triggered the one year on sale bar clock. This is an easily overlooked mistake that catches many innovative companies off guard.

Craige's special guests are, Tawfiq Ali, an experienced business litigation attorney with offices in Chicago, and Dr. John Leighton,  associate attorney at Thompson Patent Law.

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EPISODE 21 - The Examiner Whisperer - Hamilton Beach v Sunbeam - Aug 22 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.