Michael Valek, Chris Ryan, and Matt Wermager are lawyers with the firm of firm of Vinson & Elkins LLP. Here, they discuss recent developments in our intellectual property system, the role the law plays to encourage innovation, as well as why any or all of this should matter to the rest of us. ...
Mr. Ohman responded to yesterday's posting, expressing concerns as to the accuracy of its content. In an email message to me, he advised that his design patent was amended because the USPTO simply asked him to choose one design of the three, that he was not "forced" to amend ... ...