Issue 1

In order to obtain a U.S. patent, an invention must not have been obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the art (“PHOSITA”) at the time of the invention. PHOSITA is not a real person…

From 1909 to 1930, U.S. courts grappled with claims by authors of prose works claiming that works in a new art form—silent …

Mr. David J. Kappos, former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, challenged audience members to consider …