Issue: July 2011

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Amendment Rights in Reexamination
By Kevin B. Laurence and Matthew C. Phillips of Stoel Rives LLP

Narrowing Reissue Applications Can Again Be Used To Provoke Interferences!
By Charles L. Gholz

Corporate Patent Scorecard

Finding and Tracing an Invention's Footprint
By Aaron R. Fahrenkrog and Jacob S. Zimmerman and Samuel L. Walling and William H. Manning of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP

Chemical Compounds and Biologics Developing Issues Relevant to Market Exclusivity - Part 1 of 2
By Patrick H. Higgins of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

Dismantling the Atomic Bomb of Patent Defenses
By Dan Santos of Smith Risley Tempel Santos LLC

Locating Prior Art Gold: The Five Keys to Successfully Uncovering Strong Prior Art
By Dr. Bruce Rubinger of Global Prior Art

RFC Express: Recently Filed Patent Cases

Departments

Client Development Tools:
Marketing Activities Worth Your Time/Money
By Nancy Roberts Linder of Nancy Roberts Linder Consulting

Design Patent Perspective:
The Ordinary Observer Test - Part 1
By Robert G. Oake, Jr.

Litigators Corner:
Inequitable Conduct -- My Prediction Comes True
By Joseph N. Hosteny of Niro, Scavone, Haller & Niro

Trial Lawyer's Notebook:
Settlement Conferences -- Improving Your Chances at Trial
By Tony Zeuli of Merchant & Gould

Invention Analysis and Claiming:
Markush Groups -- A Trap for the Unwary
By Ronald Slusky

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