Alice In Wonderland

FEDERAL CIRCUIT COURT DECISION IN CLS BANK v. ALICE CORP LEAVES INVENTORS AND PATENT ATTORNEYS WONDERING ABOUT HOW TO PATENT SOFTWARE AND BUSINESS METHOD INVENTIONS In 1998,the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which hears all appeals in patent matters, reversed a long standing precedent that inventions for “methods of doing business” are not […]

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“GO MICRO” At The PTO

 Do You Quality for Patent Office Savings as a “Micro-Entry?” The Patent Office has for many years offered its services at lower rates to “Small Entities,” i.e. individual inventors or companies having fewer than 500 employees. Now even smaller is better.  The passage of the America Invents Act (AIA) in September 2011 created a new […]

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EU Penalizes Reverse Payment Settlement

 As if in counterpoint to the United States Supreme Court decision in FTC v Actavis, Inc., the European Commission has assessed $125.6 million in fines against the Danish company, H. Lundbeck A/S for reverse payment settlements with generic competitors entered into in 2002. The beneficiary generics included Merck, Ranbaxy, and Xellia. The United States Supreme Court, […]

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James Mitchell to Judge West Michigan Project Management Association’s collegiate competition

For the second year, James Mitchell has served as one of five judges of the West Michigan Project Management Association’s collegiate competition. Teams from West Michigan colleges and universities are given a problem scenario and asked to plan a project, with actions, timeline and outcomes, for resolving the problem. Mr. Mitchell can be seen with […]

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James A. Mitchell named Chairman of the Board for Mel Trotter Ministries

James A. Mitchell has been named Chairman of the Board of Directors for Mel Trotter Ministries. Mel Trotter demonstrates the compassion of Christ to the hungry, hurting and homeless of the Greater Grand Rapids area. Under the Presidency of Reverend Chico Daniels, over 160 employees and numerous volunteers work diligently to train, rehabilitate and serve the […]

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Mitchell IP Law Attorney Looks At The EU’s New Unitary Patent Law

It’s been a long time coming, but, beginning in 2014, the 27 countries that make up the European Union will implement a unitary patent covering all of Europe. “The World Intellectual Property Organization, located in Geneva, Switzerland, has been pressing for this kind of legislation for years,” said James Mitchell, attorney with Grand Rapids-based Mitchell Intellectual […]

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