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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office holds roundtable at Stanford on patent laws
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently held a roundtable discussion at Stanford University on whether Congress should adjust rules that prohibit the patenting of abstract ideas, laws of nature and natural phenomena. -
Biotech 'trial of the century' could determine who owns CRISPR
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Virginia heard arguments Dec. 6 from the University of California, Berkeley and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard regarding the ownership of the CRISPR gene editing method. -
First ruling handed down in legal dispute between Varian Medical Systems, Elekta
PALO ALTO -- A preliminary decision was made Oct. 27 in the legal patent dispute between popular medical companies Elekta and Varian Medical Systems. -
Hoverboard maker countersues Chinese company in patent infringement case
SAN FRANCISCO – An Indiana hoverboard company is fighting back following the patent infringement case filed against them by a Chinese company. -
Inventor claims Cobra Engineering Inc. allegedly used patented device without permission
SANTA ANA — A co-inventor has filed suit against a manufacturer, claiming it allegedly infringed his patents. -
San Rafael attorney disbarred for unauthorized practice in up to 400 cases
SAN RAFAEL -- A California attorney has been disbarred, because he actively represented 300 to 400 trademark cases before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) despite not being able to practice in this area of law.