IP attorney, former Jeopardy champion, and occasional conversation contributor. Tweets are not legal advice, and certainly not good legal advice.
Alexandria, VA
Joined April 2009
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Ryan Alley retweeted
New Nature paper provides evidence that science has become less innovative since the 1950s. The authors suggest reversing the trend by:
1. reading widely,
2. focusing less on quantity of papers, & more on research quality,
3. taking year-long sabbaticals.
nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
Ryan Alley retweeted
The Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022, signed into law on 12/29, increases small entity discounts from 50% to 60% and micro entity discounts from 75% to 80%. View the updated USPTO fee schedule: bit.ly/3Q4YDie
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The USPTO has issued a federal register notice delaying the effective date of the non-DOCX surcharge fee from January 1, 2023 to April 3, 2023. Learn more: bit.ly/3jCXQsu
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Ryan Alley retweeted
A post-grant attorney discovers her hometown's holiday festival is threatened by an evil patent holder, and she's got to work with the cute local technical expert to find invalidating prior art - and maybe more - to save the seasonal festivities! Titled: Winter Partes Review
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We're hiring! Electrical/CS/mechanical patent prosecution, fully remote available, part-time available: b2iplaw.com/firm/careers/
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Early Bird registration ends at MIDNIGHT! Don't miss out!
Register now and let us know you're coming👇
aipla.org/home/meetings-educ…
#AIPLA #aiplaAM22 #happybdayAIPLA #anniversary #meeting #register #earlybird #CLE #ip #patents #trademarks #copyright
Ryan Alley retweeted
we have details on tillis’ 101 bill, if you want some late night reading. law360.com/ip/articles/15161…
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BREAKING - @ThomTillis to table 101 reform legislation within weeks. “If we don’t fix this mess, and fix it soon, America isn’t going to be the global leader in innovation across multiple industries,” he tells @AMorrisReports in an exclusive interview.
iam-media.com/article/tillis…
Ryan Alley retweeted
The House Judiciary Committee is discussing whether the last admin. altered PTAB decisions behind the scenes. Rep. Issa said a forthcoming GAO report had findings that were "disturbing."
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Today we’re happy to feature @RyanAlley in our #aipla125MemberSpotlight!! Thanks for your support Ryan! – at Lorton, VA
Ryan Alley retweeted
Patent attorneys may soon get some long-standing questions on patent eligibility answered by SCOTUS.
I talked to attorneys on timing + what they thought of the gov't's long-awaited brief in the American Axle case: news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law…
Ryan Alley retweeted
Every aspect of our modern world is the aggregation of the hard work of countless people. Innovation happens at small scales, all the time, and we rarely appreciate it.
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Here is the government's brief urging the Supreme Court to take up American Axle supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/2…
Ryan Alley retweeted
Looking forward to precedent setting debates on IP ownership & exploitation, having spent 18 years studying copyright & the industry laws. I’d ather meet @DarkWing84 to make a deal, vs in court. We can prove the promise of ape community buzzfeednews.com/article/sar…
Ryan Alley retweeted
Seth Green developed a whole show around his bored ape, because by owning the NFT he owned the right to that character. Then someone stole it.
Now Seth doesn’t own the IP to the character in his show anymore buzzfeednews.com/article/sar…
Ryan Alley retweeted
As states race to keep plants open, California becomes a test case of how much the tide has shifted.
wapo.st/3GcR6c2
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At yesterday’s Patent Public Advisory Committee meeting, USPTO Director Kathi Vidal announced that we are beginning work on a new collaborative training initiative for patent examiners with the @aipla and the @IPO. Read the Director’s full remarks: bit.ly/3yvmYqH
ALT Headshot of Director Vidal with the text: "Just announced: We are teaming up with AIPLA and IPO on a new training initiative for patent examiners!"
