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Goods sold f.o.b. China considered sold "within the United States" for infringement purposes

SEB (T-Fal) v. Montgomery Ward & Co. (Fed. Cir. 2010) The French company SEB sued Montgomery Ward, Pentalpha and others for infringement of its patent covering deep-fat-fryer. Patent No. 4,995,312. SEB won a jury verdict verdict of willful infringement and...

Patently-O Bits and Bytes

The following is a list of upcoming events that I will be attending. I look forward to seeing you there!: Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal's 11th Annual Intellectual Property Symposium at The University of Texas School of Law in Austin...

Patent Examiner Experience Levels, Part II

The graph below shows examiner experience as grouped by technology center as of the end of FY2009. The blue-bars represent the percent of examiners and SPEs that have fewer than three years experience at the PTO. The red-bars represent the...

Rep. John Murtha Dies at 77

02/08/2010

Pennsylvania Rep. John Murtha, a retired Marine officer who became an outspoken critic of the Iraq war, has died. He reigned for two decades as the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee.

Dow Slides Below 10000

02/08/2010

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed below 10000 for the first time in three months, hurt by declines in all its financial components.

Record Super Bowl Audience

02/08/2010

A record 106.5 million Americans watched the Saints beat the Colts in Sunday's Super Bowl game on CBS, setting a new high for any U.S. TV broadcast.