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Patent Prosecution Associate – San Francisco

Job Id: 1419

Large international law firm is seeking a 3rd – 5th year licensed IP Patent Agent or Associate to join growing IP Prosecution practice group of its San Francisco office. The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in biochemistry, molecular biology or related field and experience drafting and prosecuting patents in the life sciences.

PTAB Invalidates Data Privacy Risk Assessment Patent October 17, 2019
Many resources are being devoted to preventing data breaches and protecting privacy. In fact, patents have issued on various approaches. But are those approaches really patentable? In a recent challenge to OneTrust’s patent, which is related to data privacy risk, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) found the subject matter patent ineligible. OneTrust’s patent,... […]
Jo Dale Carothers

Claiming a Process Rather than a Mere Principle October 21, 2019
by Dennis Crouch The USPTO is maintaining an updated set of “select eligibility cases” (xlsx file) that the Office sees as useful guidance for its examiners. Of these, the only 19th Century case is Tilghman v. Proctor, 102 U.S. 707 (1881). In Tilghman, the Supreme Court sided with the patentee — holding that that the claimed […]
Dennis Crouch

Lets Move Ahead With IP-Watch 2.0: We Need Your Input! October 4, 2019
What’s new in the international policymaking on intellectual property, innovation and information? What’s at stake at this year’s @WIPO Assemblies? This is first year since 2004 that @IP-Watch has not been at the #WIPOGA to bring you the latest news on critical policy deliberations and outcomes, new initiatives and emerging issues. The good news is […]
Carolyn Deere