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This section offers business news briefs as of April 1, 1965. U.S. airlines have reported around 61 billion revenue passenger miles in 1964 on their domestic and international routes, with Boeing accounting for nearly half of the total revenue passenger miles. The U.S. Patent Office has reported that it issued a record number of trademark registrations in 1964. The Atomic Energy Commission has tested a low-thrust rocket engine called The Poodle at its laboratory in Miamisburg, Ohio.

The author contends that conditions at the U.S. Patent Office in 1924 discourage and hinder invention and industry. Topics discussed include the length of time it takes the U.S. Patent Office to grant a patent on most inventions compared to other countries, manufacturers' profit loss from delayed patents, and losses in litigation caused by errors made in granting patents. The Patent Office's role as a place of record and the need to increase the number of clerks and examiners are also cited.

The article looks at the U.S. Patent Cases Pilot Program aimed to address issues related to patent issuance such as inadequate funding of the Patent Office, high litigation expenses and runaway juries. Topic discussed include need of judges' expertise in patent law to improve the quality of decision making, judge involvement in the patent cases; and increased number of reversal of appellate decisions on interpreting patents.

The article discusses the protection of trademark laws for marks such as design marks, service marks and sound marks but not for single creative works such as books, movies and song titles. Topics covered include approval of the U.S. Patent Office (USPTO) for the registration of single-film titles under goods and services use but not for International Class 41 registration. Also mentioned are intent-to-use (ITU) application and trademark treaties as to the Paris Convention and Madrid Protocol.

This section offers International Intellectual Property Group (I2P) news briefs as of July 2013. International Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) arrangements have been started by 13 Intellectual Property Offices (IPOs) in January including IP Australia, Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the U.S. Patent Office (USPTO). Five IPOs including USPTO, JPO and European Patent Office (EPO) started the use of one portal dossier (OPD). EPO is planning to launch the Early Certainty from Search initiative.

The article discusses several issues on patent litigation procedures regarding the copyrights of the technical literatures used and submitted to the U.S. Patent Office. Particular focus is given to the dispute between patent firms and publishing companies' infringement claims exploring various factors including fair use, judicial regulations, and disclosure. Infringement claims that were cited include global publishing company John Wiley and Sons and the American Institute of Physics (AIP).

The article discusses the court battles over the patenting of the genetic mutations to the BRCA1 and BRCA2 human genes linked t familial breast and ovarian cancers in the U.S. and Australia. It relates the amicus brief filed by doctor James Watson in the court battle over the validity of patents owned by Myriad Genetics. It says that a total of 4270 U.S. gene patents were owned by 1156 different patentees by 2005. Moreover, the patent rights were defended by Myriad Genetics by filing its defence and relying on the isolation of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations as the point of distinction that justified the U.S. Patent Office.

The article discusses changes made by the U.S. Patent Office in the mandatory requirement of submission of technical literature with patent application of patentee for grant of patents. It mentions that the scientific, technical and medical publishing businesses have filed lawsuits against law firms which claim that the firms have infringed their copyrights by making unauthorized copies of technical literature in the course of representation of patent clients.

The article presents an overview of the significant contribution of Jude Iroh, a professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, on the field of materials science in the U.S. It mentions the provisional patent application filed by Iroh at the Patent Office for a polymer-based film. It further highlights the properties of the film, including its transparency and conductivity, that will potentially replace the substance called Indium Tin Oxide (ITO).

The article discusses how the growth of biotechnology industry gave rise to the need to recognize the patentability of inventions and patent protection. The U.S. Patent Office decided that human genes occurring in human body are not patentable but DNA molecules that encode genes can be patented only if in isolated or purified form. It explains how the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Mayo v. Prometheus has serious implications for patentability of medical diagnosis and treatment methods.

This section offers U.S. news briefs as of September 1938 including the number of listed pilots and aircraft under the U.S. Department of Commerce on July 1, 1938, financial performance of the railroad industry during the 1st half of 1938, and the number of copyright authorized by the U.S. Patent Office.

The article focuses on the patent litigation. Topics discussed include Statistical Analysis of Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings Involving Non- Practicing Entities; increased statistics according to United States Patent Office (PTO); and institution rate of 71.8 percent and a rate of final written decisions cancelling all claims.

The article focuses on statistics of cancelled claims in patents challenged in inter parts review by Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Topics discussed include statistics according to U.S. Patent Office; success rate of claims that are challenged; and Statistics from Finnegan of PTAB's Final Written Decisions cancellation of claims.

The article informs that OmniFlex Crossover Cleaning System of Kaivac has been awarded a new patent, number 9,854,955 B2, by the U.S. Patent Office on January 2, 2018. It is noted that the patent applies to almost all of the OmniFlex systems. Terry Schawe, technical director of Kaivac, said that the new patent was awarded as it allows users the unique ability to quickly switch between corded power and battery power.

The article reports that new generation analytics platform company Birst has been awarded with couple of patents from the U.S. Patent Office after 12 years of waiting as of July 26, 2017. Brad Peters, senior vice-president and general manager of the Birst business unit inside software company Infor, says that the patents are fundamental to the pillars of automation that the company have been all along. It discusses the "Automatic Data Warehouse Generation Using Automatically Generated Schema."

The article offers information on patents issued by the U.S. patent office for several cloth pins between 1852 and 1887 and discusses how these pins started losing its value post 1938 when first electric dryer came in the market.

The article informs that NovaBone Putty has been approved by the U.S. Patent Office to be used in orthopedic, dental and craniofacial surgeries. It further informs that NovaBone Putty has been developed by the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. along with NovaBone Products LLC. It further informs that biomedical engineering has led to the development of NovaBone products.

The article announces that KFx Medical Corp. has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent Office regarding claims from an additional knotless double row rotator cuff repair patent application used in orthopedic sports medicine. The new AppianFx line of implants from KFx helps in reattaching tissue to and in bone in shoulder, knee, foot and ankle procedures which when combined exceed over one million annual surgical procedures in the U.S.

The article provides information on a motion filed by Schiff Nutrition International Inc., Aker BioMarine Antarctic USA Inc. and Aker BioMarine ASA to stay the lawsuit for patent infringement filed by Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. The lawsuit alleges Schiff MegaRed infringes U.S. Patent which was issued to Neptune in October 2011. The motion to stay filing follows the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) grant of Aker's request for re-examination of the '348 patent.

The article provides information on the vehicle-related patent awarded by the U.S. Patent Office toy computer company Apple that is speculated to be a combination of an articulated bus or truck riding on tank treads instead of wheels. A description of the invention, according to the U.S. Patent Office, relating to a steering device and articulated vehicle is presented. It expresses uncertainty over whether the Apple Car will be electric, autonomous or sport type.

The article reports on two recent changes to the U.S. patent litigation system made by the U.S. Supreem Court on June 20, 2016 concerning trials at the Patent Office (PTO) Cuozzo Speed Techs., LLC v. Lee. It is noted that the way that issued patents should be interpreted during inter partes review (IPR) is raised in the decision.

The article reports that independent storage company Nexsan filed a lawsuit against EMC over the ownership of the Unity brand name. Topics discussed include the lawsuit was also in reaction to a litigation threat by EMC that obliged Nexsan to drop its Unity trademarks, Nexsan applied for ownership of Unity and Nexsan Unity patents at the U.S. Patent Office on March 22, 2016, and the preview of the EMC Unity product line at the EMC World conference held in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 2, 2016.

The article looks at the oral hearing of the U.S. Supreme Court's in the case Cuozzo Speed Technologies LLC v. Lee regarding the administration of Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings of the U.S. Patent Office. It mentions that majority of the argument was spent on whether broadest, reasonable interpretation (BRI) of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board is the appropriate standard for determining the validity of patent claims.

The article reports on the real-party-in-interest (RPI). Topics discussed include the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), International Trade Commission, and patent infringement. Also being discussed are the definition of RPI by the U.S. Patent Office, and the nature of the entity filing the petition.

The article reports that the design for shipping-container-style loading of passengers on aircraft from aircraft maker Airbus has been accepted by U.S. Patent Office.

The article focuses on an announcement made by biotechnology firm Cleveland BioLabs Inc. regarding the allowance of two patent applications by the U.S. Patent Office, and mentions that the patent will provide protection to company's services like oncology therapeutic.

The article reports that the U.S. Patent Office has granted patent for the FluidJet batch wet processing system from MEI Wet Processing Systems and Services. Topics discussed include presence of metal liftoff process in the technology, views of Scott Tice, Director of Semiconductor Applications Engineering, on the efficiency of the metal removal process with the technology, and improved batch immersion systems of MEI.

The article reports that technology company Google has got patent for devices based on animatronic bear or rabbit from the U.S. Patent Office.

The article reports that the lighting products maker Litetronics International Inc. has received patent for its "light system kit and methodology" from the U.S. Patent Office. It mentions that the kit and method converts recessed ceiling fixtures to light emitting diode (LED). It informs that rare-earth magnets are used to attach a retrofit to a troffer.

The article discusses the position of the U.S. Congress, executive agencies and the judiciary with regards to the U.S. patent system. Topics covered include the patent case of In re Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC, the America Invents Act (AIA) which was passed to the U.S. Congress in 2012 to improve the U.S. patent system, and the rules used by the Patent Office under the AIA. It also discusses the critical role of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in resolving patent cases.