Nanotech Continues to Fuel Cutting Edge Cleantech
Important examples continue to emerge where nanotech is fueling cutting edge cleantech. Leading examples are summarized in the recently published book, The Rise and Fall of American Technology, by Lynn...
View ArticleBig Idea Inventions and Implications for Nanotechnology and Clean Tech
Books on inventions and innovation are a dime a dozen. However, one nifty, little book recently penned by Alex Hutchinson shines over others: Big Ideas: 100 Modern Inventions [That Have Transformed Our...
View ArticleNanotech, Cleantech, and Lerner’s Book: Give Thanks for What Government is...
Last year, Josh Lerner published another provocative book, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Why Public Efforts to Boost Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Have Failed – and What to Do About It (Princeton...
View ArticleThe Myth of the Rational (Cleantech and Nanotech) Market?
Justin Fox recently wrote a provocative book, The Myth of the Rational Market (2009). I could not help but consider cleantech and nanotech investing as I read this book, including the IPO market for...
View ArticleDARPA Leading the Way – Nanotechnology Patents
DARPA is quietly leading the way in nanotechnology as well as other advanced research sectors(DARPA: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency). One excellent, readable inside view on DARPA was...
View ArticleNew Book on Hanford a Good Summer Read for Energy/Environment/Government Issues
Beating the odds at a bookstore is a treasure. One picks up a book randomly while perusing the shelves and, unexpectedly, finds that a book hits "close to home." Buy it without hesitation. For...
View ArticleSteve Jobs Bio Book – Links?
An important read for those in the innovation ecosystem: Steve Jobs, by Walter Isaacson, Simon & Schuster, 2011, 571 pages. How does this book topic link to nanotech or cleantech? There are some...
View ArticleBottled Lightning: A Great Book on Nanotech, Cleantech, Batteries, and the...
Have been reading the 2011 book, Bottled Lightning, Superbatteries, Electric Cars, and the New Lithium Economy, by Seth Fletcher. An excellent read for anyone interested in cleantech and nanotech...
View ArticleVenture Capital Investment in Advanced Materials? Need for Investment Breadth
Interesting recent article by Professor Josh Lerner on venture capital investing, including a reference to advanced materials (“The Narrowing Ambitions of Venture Capital,” September 6, 2012,...
View ArticleFrom Visioneers to 3D Printing – Where is Nanotech Going?
Another interesting nanotechnology book recently appeared, The Visioneers, by W. Patrick McCray, 2013, 323 pages, $29.95 hardback at Barnes & Noble (“How a group of elite scientists pursued space...
View ArticleU.S. Patent “Micro-Entity” Rules & Other Cost Savings Strategies: Do You...
The short answer is that a company or individual who already is qualified as a small entity (which entitles you to 50% off U.S. patent filing costs) may also qualify under the final rules issued by the...
View ArticleSupreme Court Decides Myriad Case: Synthetic DNA Held Patentable &...
Today the Supreme Court rendered its decision in the landmark Myriad case, holding that naturally occurring DNA segments are not patentable, but synthetic DNA segments are patent eligible based on the...
View ArticleU.S. Patent Office Issues Guidance to Examiners on Supreme Court’s Myriad...
Today the USPTO issued guidance (PTO_Myriad_Guidelines) to Examiners on how to apply the Myriad Supreme Court decision to applications under examination. The guidance states that claims drawn “solely...
View ArticleJune 26th Webinar on Myriad Decision’s Impact Featuring The Honorable Paul R....
On June 13, 2013, Foley & Lardner LLP is pleased to host a free webinar featuring The Honorable Paul R. Michel (ret.), United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Hans Sauer, Ph.D.,...
View ArticleMaximizing the Value of Pre-AIA Patent Applications Using First-to-File...
Authored by Emily Liu* and Tianran Yan The first-to-file provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) took effect on March 16, 2013. The predominant view among patent practitioners is that...
View ArticleMaximizing the Value of Pre-AIA Patent Applications Using First-to-File...
Authored by Peng Sun* and Tianran Yan Our previous post discussed the need for invoking the first-to-file regime in order to maximize the value of certain pre-AIA applications that claim foreign...
View ArticleMaximizing the Value of Pre-AIA Patent Applications Using First-to-File...
In this final post of our trilogy, we present a third scenario where the first-to-file regime under AIA offers previously unavailable opportunities for disqualifying certain prior art references. The...
View Article2013 Mid-Year Review of Nanotech Patent Class 977
For the first time, the USPTO is on pace to issue over 1,000 patents of nanotechnology class 977 in a single year. From 1/1/2013 to 6/30/2013, the USPTO issued 531 patents of nanotechnology class 977....
View ArticleNanoBusiness Panel on Patents Featuring View From the US Patent Office
At a recent nanotech conference hosted by the NanoBusiness Commercialization Association, we received an update on nanotech patent trends from Jerry Lorengo, a Group Director with the US Patent Office....
View ArticleChina to Introduce Intellectual Property Court
China announced its boldest plan in 30 years to overhaul a multitude of economic and social policies, with the release of “The Decision on Major Issues Concerning Comprehensively Deepening Reforms” on...
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