HSML Publications

USPTO Publishes Final Rules Package Changing Continuing Application Practice and the Examination of Claims
On August 21, 2007, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published the long awaited rules package announcing changes to a number of areas of patent practice.

U.S. Supreme Court rules on infringement abroad in Microsoft Corp. v. AT&T Corp.
On April 30, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Microsoft Corp. v. AT&T Corp., and overturned a Federal Circuit decision that Microsoft infringed an AT&T patent for a computer loaded with speech compression software under patent code section 271(f)(1). In reversing the Federal Circuit, the Supreme Court did not interpret Section 271(f)(1) expansively, and held that Microsoft did not infringe. Please click the headline above for more information.

U.S. Supreme Court decides obviousness in KSR Int’l. Co., v. Teleflex Inc. et al.
In a recent opinion, KSR Int’l. Co., v. Teleflex Inc. et al., (“KSR”), the Supreme Court unanimously rejected the Federal Circuit’s rigid use of its “teaching, suggestion, or motivation” (TSM) test in determining obviousness. In the opinion, the Court reaffirmed a flexible and expansive approach to the factors recognized in Graham. The Court went on to state that while the TSM test is not to be used as a rigid rule, the test is still a useful tool for helping to determine obviousness under the Graham framework. Please click the headline above for more information.

Trademark Brochure
Basic introduction to the use and application process for the registration of marks, etc.

Trademark - Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently asked questions regarding the use and application process for the registration of marks, etc.

USPTO Trademark Process
Flowchart depicting the process for marks, etc. (preparation for application, application process, registration, renewal, etc.)