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Clearing the Air About NPEs
By Manny Schecter, IBM Chief Patent Counsel After a recent respite, plenty has been said in the blogosphere of late in defense of non-practicing entities (NPEs) often referred to derogatorily as...
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USPTO Can’t Get The Job Done Without The Fees
Last September, years of effort by the patent community led to passage of the America Invents Act (AIA). The AIA’s sweeping reforms include significant changes to patent office practice, new...
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Why It’s a Good Idea to Submit Prior Art as a Third Party Under the New...
by Manny Schecter, IBM Chief Patent Counsel As the patent community attempts to navigate the complex set of rules associated with new proceedings under the America Invents Act that enable challenges...
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With the Honor of Patent Leadership Comes Responsibility
by Manny Schecter, IBM Chief Patent Counsel As the leading recipient of U.S. Patents for 20 consecutive years, we take pride in knowing that over the last 20 years the innovative talents of IBM...
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