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Kappos Gets USPTO Nod, But What Will He Do?

Barak Obama last week announced David Kappos as his choice to head the US Patent and Trademark Office. That wasn't completely unexpected -- in fact, back in May, I suggested that evidence indicated that Kappos would get the nod. The question now is what this means for high tech and...

Tags: Nod, U.S. Patent And Trademark Office, Kappos, Strategy, Management, Erik Sherman

Blog posts 2009-06-23

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Kappos One Step Closer to Heading USPTO

Former IBM top IP lawyer David Kappos is officially one step closer to becoming the head of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. According to the U.S. Senate's executive calendar for tomorrow (and thanks to Foley & Lardner partner Hal Wegner for passing this on), the Kappos nomination has become...

Tags: U.S. Patent And Trademark Office, U.S. Senate, Nomination, Network Technology, Networking, Erik Sherman

Blog posts 2009-08-07

Kappos Officially Head of USPTO

Former IBM IP legal chief David Kappos has been confirmed by the Senate just before it left for the summer recess, and so becomes the new Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, otherwise known as the head of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He certainly understands patents and served...

Tags: Judge, IP, U.S. Patent And Trademark Office, Network Technology, Networking, Erik Sherman

Blog posts 2009-08-07

Kappos Starts at PTO Tomorrow. What Happens at IBM?

Rumor has it that David Kappos leaves IBM today to start as head of the USPTO tomorrow. Although many are wondering exactly what he'll do there, it's also interesting to consider whether his successor at IBM will change the company's patent filing habits. by Erik Sherman

Tags: IBM Corp., Erik Sherman

Blog posts 2009-08-10

Higher Fees and Other Notes on the Patent Front

USPTO director David Kappos gave a talk earlier this week, and it gives some hints as to what companies might expect on the patent front. by Erik Sherman

Tags: Patent, IBM Lotus Notes, Erik Sherman

Blog posts 2009-09-17

Supreme Court Hears Bilski Case

High court takes on the question of just what is patentable with business method patents coming under scrutiny. The court's ultimate opinion -- due in June -- could invalidate thousands of software patents.The Supreme Court heard arguments Nov. 9 in a case the technology industry is closely watching to clarify...

Tags: Patent, U.S. Supreme Court, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Business Method

News items 2009-11-09