U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Assessment of the Covered Business Method Patent Review Program
Business & Finance, Accounting, Governmental
| Author: | Hugues Dumont | ISBN: | 1230002240589 |
| Publisher: | Hugues DUMONT | Publication: | March 28, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Hugues Dumont |
| ISBN: | 1230002240589 |
| Publisher: | Hugues DUMONT |
| Publication: | March 28, 2018 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Patents can promote innovation by giving inventors exclusive rights to their inventions, and patent owners can bring infringement lawsuits against anyone who uses, makes, sells, offers to sell, or imports a patented invention without authorization. As GAO previously reported, such lawsuits can take years and cost several million dollars. USPTO’s CBM program provides a trial proceeding to challenge a patent’s validity at USPTO’s board for, according to stakeholders, a fraction of the time and money that would be spent in the federal courts. The CBM program began in September 2012 and is slated to sunset in September 2020...
Patents can promote innovation by giving inventors exclusive rights to their inventions, and patent owners can bring infringement lawsuits against anyone who uses, makes, sells, offers to sell, or imports a patented invention without authorization. As GAO previously reported, such lawsuits can take years and cost several million dollars. USPTO’s CBM program provides a trial proceeding to challenge a patent’s validity at USPTO’s board for, according to stakeholders, a fraction of the time and money that would be spent in the federal courts. The CBM program began in September 2012 and is slated to sunset in September 2020...
