Examining the Role of Patent Quality in Large-Scale &quot;Patent War&quot; Litigation

Wael Zohni

doi:10.5771/9783845293097

Summary

Obwohl das US-Patentsystem wesentlich daran beteiligt war, Innovationen anzukurbeln, haben seine Effizienz und Effektivität in diesem Bereich nachgelassen. Diese Forschungsarbeit stellt zunächst einen historischen Vergleich an und analysiert die wegweisenden Apple- und Wright-Entscheidungen, um zu zeigen dass, ungeachtet des Zeitpunkts, die Vorteile eines Patentsystems wesentlich davon abhängen, wie gut es die „Patentqualität“ definiert und erhält. Ein großer Teil der Herausforderung bei der Erhaltung einer solchen Qualität bezieht sich auf die subjektive und oft unklare Beschaffenheit von Inventionskriterien wie „Nichtnaheliegen“. Wie aktuelle Trends zeigen, führt eine verminderte Patentqualität zu größerer Unklarheit über die Patentgültigkeit, was wiederum mehr Rechtsstreitigkeiten hervorruft. Das Werk schlägt vor dass, um die Konstanz der Patentqualität zu verbessern, das US-Patentamt die ursprünglich von den Gründervätern der USA erdachten Strategien beachten und so ein Patentanmeldungssystem, das den Nutzen und die öffentliche Prüfung beim Patenterteilungsverfahren hervorhebt, schaffen sollte. Moderne Informationstechnologie kann nun genutzt werden, um diesen ursprünglichen Rahmen für Patentqualitätskontrollsysteme effektiv wiederherzustellen.

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Copyright year: 2018
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-5107-5
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-9309-7
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Munich Intellectual Property Law Center - MIPLC Studies
Volume: 31
Language: English
Pages: 78
Product type: Book Titles

Titelei/InhaltsverzeichnisPages 1 - 12 Download chapter (PDF)
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1. A. The Patent Wars
2. B. Purpose of Comparison
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1. A. Overview
2. B. Pre-Constitutional Setting
3. C. House Resolution 10 (H.R. 10)
4. D. Patent Acts of 1790 and 1793
5. E. The “Registration Years:” 1793 through 1836
6. F. Summary
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1. A. Introduction
2. B. Congressional Review of USPTO Performance
3. C. 2016 GAO Report Findings
4. D. Analysis and Summary
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1. 1. 1. iPhone vs. Galaxy
  2. 2. Patent Litigation
2. 1. 1. Patent Battles, Product War
  2. 2. Section 289 Damages
3. 1. 1. Colossal Legal War
  2. 2. Invention vs. “Cool” Product
  3. 3. Questionable Patents
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1. A. Background
2. B. Analysis
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1. A. Drift from Historical Basis
2. B. Long-standing Patent Quality Concerns
3. C. Unwritten Rule on Utility
4. D. Comparing Apple and Wright Cases
5. E. Net Challenges
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1. A. The “Utility Parameter”
2. 1. 1. Description
  2. 2. Compatibility with Existing Systems
  3. 3. Agency Examination Option
  4. 4. Benefits
  5. 5. Risks and Unknowns
  6. 6. Summary
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1. A. Revisiting Apple and Wright
2. B. Looking Ahead
List of Works CitedPages 75 - 78 Download chapter (PDF)

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