Comments for Patents & the Financial Services Industry http://xelpi.com News and chatter affecting patents and the financial services industry Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:24:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on XPRT Brings Really, Really Big ($3.8 Billion) Patent and Trade Secret Claim Against eBay/PayPal by Philadelphia Phillies GM hints about acquiring starting pitcher | International News - Stay up to date with the latest World News, Finance & Business, Green News, Technology and Sports http://xelpi.com/?p=363&cpage=1#comment-2367 Philadelphia Phillies GM hints about acquiring starting pitcher | International News - Stay up to date with the latest World News, Finance & Business, Green News, Technology and Sports Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:18:16 +0000 http://xelpi.com/?p=363#comment-2367 [...] XPRT Brings Really, Really Big ($3.8 Billion) Patent and Trade … [...] [...] XPRT Brings Really, Really Big ($3.8 Billion) Patent and Trade … [...]

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]]> Comment on Patent of the Week (7/28/2009): XPRT Ventures Gets Patent For Automatic Auction Payment Method by XPRT Brings Really, Really Big ($3.8 Billion) Patent and Trade Secret Claim Against eBay/PayPal | Patents & the Financial Services Industry http://xelpi.com/?p=180&cpage=1#comment-2365 XPRT Brings Really, Really Big ($3.8 Billion) Patent and Trade Secret Claim Against eBay/PayPal | Patents & the Financial Services Industry Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:16:28 +0000 http://xelpi.com/?p=180#comment-2365 [...] auctions, and it was pointed out to me that XPRT’s ‘937 patent was one out this site’s “Patent of the Week” when the patent issued last [...] [...] auctions, and it was pointed out to me that XPRT’s ‘937 patent was one out this site’s “Patent of the Week” when the patent issued last [...]

]]> Comment on “Patent” (well, sort of) of the Week (7/13/2010): Tekelec Awarded Patent for Performing Sales Transactions Using Mobile Communications Devices by admin http://xelpi.com/?p=342&cpage=1#comment-2348 admin Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:08:17 +0000 http://xelpi.com/?p=342#comment-2348 That's my understanding from past experience. Once withdrawn from issue, the patent will eventually disappear from the USPTO website (but of course not from cyberspace!), and the Office removes the old patent number from the file wrapper. I'd guess a new patent number would be assigned in the event the application is issued again, but I have never encountered that specific scenario. Thoughts? Because the applicant/patentee filed an RCE, it would also be my guess that an IDS was filed. Tekelec certainly got a fast response from the Office of Petitions in this circumstance, and that's consistent with my findings for petitions withdrawing applications from issue after the issue fee is paid. That’s my understanding from past experience. Once withdrawn from issue, the patent will eventually disappear from the USPTO website (but of course not from cyberspace!), and the Office removes the old patent number from the file wrapper. I’d guess a new patent number would be assigned in the event the application is issued again, but I have never encountered that specific scenario. Thoughts?

Because the applicant/patentee filed an RCE, it would also be my guess that an IDS was filed.

Tekelec certainly got a fast response from the Office of Petitions in this circumstance, and that’s consistent with my findings for petitions withdrawing applications from issue after the issue fee is paid.

]]> Comment on “Patent” (well, sort of) of the Week (7/13/2010): Tekelec Awarded Patent for Performing Sales Transactions Using Mobile Communications Devices by Karen G. Hazzah http://xelpi.com/?p=342&cpage=1#comment-2347 Karen G. Hazzah Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:18:02 +0000 http://xelpi.com/?p=342#comment-2347 >The day before the patent was to issue, the applicant filed a petition to >withdraw the case from issue. Wow, that's cutting it close. Tekelec couldn't know for sure that the petition would be acted on in time. But Tekelec caught a lucky break -- PAIR shows that the petition was granted the same day. I'm guessing the withdrawal means an IDS will be filed, possibly citing the American Express patent. I can't think of any other reason to withdraw. Interestingly, Tekelec's patent does show up on the PTO website. Will it disappear shortly, only to reappear with a different patent number when and if the patent finally does issue? Does the old patent number simply disappear? >The day before the patent was to issue, the applicant filed a petition to
>withdraw the case from issue.

Wow, that’s cutting it close. Tekelec couldn’t know for sure that the petition would be acted on in time. But Tekelec caught a lucky break — PAIR shows that the petition was granted the same day.

I’m guessing the withdrawal means an IDS will be filed, possibly citing the American Express patent. I can’t think of any other reason to withdraw.

Interestingly, Tekelec’s patent does show up on the PTO website. Will it disappear shortly, only to reappear with a different patent number when and if the patent finally does issue? Does the old patent number simply disappear?

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