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| − | Patent applications are initially judged by an examiner at the [[USPTO]]. This decision can be appealed to the USPTO's ''Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences''. The next step is to go to the ''United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit'', and the final step, if accepted, would be to go before the ''United States Supreme Court''. | + | Patent applications are initially judged by an examiner at the [[USPTO]]. This decision can be appealed to the USPTO's ''Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences''. The next step is to go to the ''United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit'', and the final step, if accepted, would be to go before the ''United States Supreme Court''.<ref>http://www.kuesterlaw.com/swpat.html</ref> |
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* [http://www.pubpat.org/ftisaswptpresentation.htm Presention about swpats in USA by Dan Ravicher] | * [http://www.pubpat.org/ftisaswptpresentation.htm Presention about swpats in USA by Dan Ravicher] | ||
* [[AIPLA]]: [http://www.aipla.org/html/Patent-Handbook/countries/united-states/USsoftware.html information about software and business method patents in the USA] | * [[AIPLA]]: [http://www.aipla.org/html/Patent-Handbook/countries/united-states/USsoftware.html information about software and business method patents in the USA] | ||
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Revision as of 09:40, 20 August 2009
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Contents
Legislation
FTC hearings
(What happened about this: FTC hearings about the patent system, announced December 2008)
Patent judgements
Patent applications are initially judged by an examiner at the USPTO. This decision can be appealed to the USPTO's Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. The next step is to go to the United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, and the final step, if accepted, would be to go before the United States Supreme Court.[1]
The place for law suits
Most of the world's patent litigation happens in the USA.
Within the USA, a disproportionately large amount of patent litigation takes place in the district of East Texas.[2][3]
See also
- Patent office practice in the USA
- Case law in the USA
- The Patent Reform Act
- in re Bilski
- US FTC report on innovation
External links
- ESP: Resources For Lawyers
- Presention about swpats in USA by Dan Ravicher
- AIPLA: information about software and business method patents in the USA
