Jeremy Bock

In my latest article, I explain how the Federal Circuit may be akin to a lab mouse or a fruit fly for studying the federal appellate courts. So, when we look at empirical studies of the FedCir, is what we're seeing what we think we're seeing? @FordhamLRev papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Frustrated by the Supreme Court's failure to take a patent eligibility case? In my latest article, I propose that the Federal Circuit be empowered to "phone-a-friend" the high court. @buffalolawrev @MillionaireTV ssrn.com/abstract=44760…

Check out this article re: litigation finance by Muireann Bolger with @WorldIPReview, which features @sambwani from @unifiedpatents, Michelle Eber from @ValidityFinance, Richard Rochford from @haynesboone, @papageorgiadis, @KorokRay, Troy Brown from @MorganLewisLaw, and me.

I'm quoted in this piece by @KelceeGriffis at @BLaw about trends in patent litigation finance. news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/litigat…

This is a terrific @planetmoney episode discussing Delaware IP Holding Companies, featuring Xuan-Thao Nguyen of @UWSchoolofLaw who talks about her roadtrip to Delaware. npr.org/2022/10/06/112…

@design_law In my 2016 article, Patent Quantity, I explain how a working requirement for asserting a patent leads to more selective patenting activity due to narrowed options for assertions. ssrn.com/abstract=26862… Maybe it's time for this if pat lit is increasingly unmoored from innovation.

@MaybellRomero The latter.

Is it an algorithm thing? Are people just not announcing as much unless their placement is "elite"?

Apparently every law prof on twitter who places an article this cycle has only done so in, like, the top 14 law reviews because I've seen almost no announcements otherwise. What gives?

@prof_mirya To what extent are activities required to succeed in academia things that are normally handled by a publicist in other industries? Would we be better off if faculty secretaries were replaced with publicists?

@marklemley Any bets on how long it will take until a new district/judge attracts an outsized share of patent cases? With legal analytics and comprehensive coverage by the IP media and scholars, a pro-plaintiff forum is unlikely to fly under the radar for long.

. @ProfKOsenga, @melbostwick, and I are quoted in this piece by @sn_handler about a cert petition on the on-sale bar.

Indeed. Civ Pro has long been the tail that wags the patent dog.

Talk to an *in-house* commercial transactions attorney who can provide a good sense of which terms are business-critical and frequently negotiated. What law professors (like to) spend a lot of time on might not reflect real-life priorities.

@design_law It could have been an oversight. Perhaps the danger of submarine design patenting wasn't apparent or salient enough back in the early 1990s.

@design_law Maybe it's time for a GATT-type patent term for designs (e.g., 15 years from the filing date).

@MaybellRomero @brianlfrye It should be a ringtone.

Those of you who know/have met @brianlfrye know why this is great... We were just walking on our street in Condesa and I said something that made Brian laugh. You know the laugh. A passerby: "¡Que buena risa!"

@patentlyo Unsuccessful attempts at en-bancing a case (or a portion of a case) sua sponte are not likely to be revealed.

Question for #appellatetwitter on appellate procedure with en banc cases. Under the rules, an appellate court doesn't actually take an en banc vote unless one of the judges calls for a vote. FRAP 35(f). Is there a way to tell if a vote was taken in any particular case?

Underlying these problems at the @uspto is the sheer number of patent applications filed each year. We need to solve the patent quantity problem in order to solve the patent quality problem, as I explain in: ssrn.com/abstract=26862…

Great @Marketplace episode (6/16/22) featuring Mike Meurer (BU) and @MelissaWasserma chatting about PTO delays and time-constrained patent examiners. npr.org/podcasts/38144…

The PTAB has adopted a process for reviewing draft decisions that is modeled after the FedCir's 10-day review of precedential opinions and review by the Senior Technical Assistant (in its prior form). This reflects the influence of former FedCir clerks serving as PTAB judges.