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Project 3: Patent opinion option assignment (2015)

The main project 3 page can be found here. The main project 3/patent option page, including scoring criteria, can be found here. MEMORANDUM THOMAS, THOMAS, AND THOMAS PLLP A Pretend Limited Liability Partnership FROM:             Ira Steven Nathenson, “Managing Partner,” T3 PLLP TO:                  Spring 2015 “Associate” Class RE:                 […]

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Patent opinion scoring criteria

Scoring for each component of Project 3/Patent opinion option will be done on a 4.0 scale. See below for the breakdown. Claim construction 10% Subject matter (101) 20% Novelty (102) 15% Nonobviousness (103) 15% Infringement (271) 15% Conclusion 5% Writing/organization 20% Total (100%)  100% Below is brief explanation of each category. Claim construction (10%). Explain what […]

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Project 3: Project rewrites option

MEMORANDUM THOMAS, THOMAS, AND THOMAS PLLP A Pretend Limited Liability Partnership FROM:             Ira Steven Nathenson, “Managing Partner,” T3 PLLP TO:                  Spring 2015 “Associate” Class RE:                  Project rewrites option DATE:             April 3, 2015 Background.  This option is straightforward: rewrite and rework both Projects 1 (trademark) and […]

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Project 3: Patent opinion option

Assignment Patent opinion assignment memo Patent opinion scoring criteria Apple Patents Representative Apple “slide-to-unlock” patents U.S. Patent No. 7,657,849 (the ‘849 patent): Google page  and PDF of patent Continuation U.S. Patent No. 8,046,721 (the ‘721 patent): Google page and PDF of patent Continuation U.S. Patent No. 8,209,637 (the ‘637 patent): Google page and PDF of patent Continuation U.S. Patent […]

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