Patent Law

patent continuation rules - ding dong the witch is dead ... for now

By Douglas J. Sorocco, J. Matthew Buchanan, Laura C. Woods and Emily E. Campbell.

Yes, the chorus of cheers has risen up in the patent community – the dreaded Nov. 1st implementation of the continuation rules has been enjoined. 

The order should be up this afternoon and we will update this post with a copy and analysis.

What a wonderful Treat this Halloween. 

PLI’s patent center has some good “live” blogging of the court hearing.

Image is of Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch of the West in "The Wizard of Oz," distributed by Warner Bros.  Copyright Warner Bros.

Update: 5:26pm Memorandum Opinion of Court’s Injunction Released

A copy of the court’s Memorandum Opinion has been released. Download a copy for your reading pleasure. File Attachment: Court Order.pdf (135 KB)

Full post as published by Phosita on October 31, 2007 (boomark / email).