INBRIEF, October 2010
Features
PRACTICE TIPS:
Putting Meat on the KSR Bones: The USPTO Issues New Guidelines for Determining Obviousness
INTERNATIONAL SECTION:
European Patent Office Examination Updates: Divisional Applications, Partial Search Reports and Compulsory Responses
FOCUS ON SERVICE:
Growth Continues: MMH adds Nicole M. Bulman as new Associate
MMH continues to build its electrical and software team by adding Nicole M. Bulman as an experienced associate. With her degree in Electrical Engineering, Nicole has focused on patent prosecution, licensing, and intellectual property counseling in the electrical, mechanical and computer software arts.
INBRIEF, June 2010
Features
PRACTICE TIPS:
PATENT HARMONIZATION--MOVING TO A FIRST-TO-FILE PATENT SYSTEM
INTERNATIONAL SECTION:
PRESERVING PARIS CONVENTION PRIORITY WHEN FILING SUBSEQUENT U.S. PROVISIONAL APPLICATIONS FOR PATENT
FOCUS ON SERVICE:
MMH CONTINUES TO GROW: EXPERIENCED ATTORNEY JOINS MILLER, MATTHIAS & HULL LLP: Scott E. Baxendale brings fourteen years' experience in patent prosecution, client counseling, opinion rendering, and litigation support.
INBRIEF, March 2010
Features
PRACTICE TIPS:
USPTO GOES GREEN: Program Instituted to Expedite Examination
of Patent Applications Directed to Energy Conservation and Environmentally Friendly Technologies
INTERNATIONAL SECTION:
PATENT ANNUITY PAYMENTS: Leave it to the Pros
FOCUS ON SERVICE:
MMH ADDS JACK FASSNACHT: Experienced Practitioner To Bolster Patent
And Trademark Practice Groups
INBRIEF, November 2009
Features
PRACTICE TIPS:
Kappos Takes the Reins at the USPTO: Former Patent Practitioner Expected to Foster a More Collaborative Environment
INTERNATIONAL SECTION:
Think Your PCT National Stage Deadline Has Passed? Think Again.
FOCUS ON SERVICE:
Bucking the Trend, MMH Expands Again Firm adds automotive capabilities to roster
INBRIEF, July 2009
Features
PRACTICE TIPS:
Patent Owner's Beware: Marking Your Products With Expired Or Incorrect Patent Numbers Can Cost You... Dearly
INTERNATIONAL SECTION:
Designate KIPO As Your Search Authority— And Save Money Without Sacrificing Search Quality
FOCUS ON SERVICE:
Let MMH Serve As Your In-House Patent Counsel -- Learn About Our “Outsourced In-House Counsel Program"
INBRIEF, April 2009
Features
PRACTICE TIPS:
Software and Business Methods Became Tougher to Patent
After In re Bilski
INTERNATIONAL SECTION:
The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)—What Is It And How Can Your Company Take Advantage Of It?
FOCUS ON SERVICE:
We Can Help You Meet the Challenge of a Shrinking Budget—Let us demonstrate our abilities with our Introductory Case Program
INBRIEF, January 2009
Features
PRACTICE TIPS:
Egyptian Goddess: New Standard for Infringement Enhances the Value of Design Patents in the U.S.
Download a complimentary white paper
INTERNATIONAL SECTION:
Foreign Origin Patent Applications -- Little Changes Can Make A Big Difference
FOCUS ON SERVICE:
Passionate Patent Prosecution -- High-Quality, Cost-Effective Prosecution and Related Services
INBRIEF, OCTOBER 2008
Features
PRACTICE TIPS:
Responding to Post-KSR Obviousness Rejections before the USPTO — What Now?
Download a complimentary white paper discussing the significant change of Supreme Court's decision, KSR
International Co. v. Teleflex Inc.
INTERNATIONAL SECTION:
Stretching Time -- Are You Making Use of the Benefits Offered by the Provisional Applications?
FOCUS ON SERVICE:
This One’s On Us -- Pay for the Work Completed on Your Behalf – Not for Attorneys "Coming To Work"