Author Archives: Bryan Wheelock

About Bryan Wheelock

Education J.D., Washington University in St. Louis B.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering, Duke University Bryan Wheelock's practice includes preparation and prosecution of patent and trademark applications and drafting of intellectual property agreements, including non-compete agreements. He has brought and defended lawsuits in federal and state courts relating to intellectual property and has participated in seizures of counterfeit and infringing goods. Bryan prepares and prosecutes U.S. and foreign patent applications for medical devices, mechanical and electromechanical devices, manufacturing machinery and processes, metal alloys and other materials. He also does a substantial amount of patentability searching, trademark availability searching and patent and trademark infringement studies. In addition to his practice at Harness Dickey, Bryan is an Adjunct Professor at Washington University School of Law and Washington University School of Engineering.

May 24, 2013, Three New IPRs filed

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On May 24, 2013, BSP Software LLC filed IPR2013-00307 on U.S. Patent No. 8285678 on Continuous Integration of Business Intelligence Software; Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. filed IPR2013-00308 on U.S. Patent No. 8296076 on Noninvasive Diagnosis of Fetal Aneuoploidy by Sequencing; and Hewlett-Packard Company filed IPR2013-00309 on U.S. Patent No. 6771381 on  Distributed Computer Architecture and Process for Virtual Copying.

May 23, 2013, Four New IPR’s Filed

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On May 23, 2013, Ricoh Americas Corporation filed IPR2013-00302 on U.S. Patent No. 7986426 on Distributed Computer Architecture and Process for Document Management; Oracle Corporation  Clouding IP, LLC  filed IPR2013-00304 on U.S. Patent No. 5944839  System and Method for Automatically Maintaining a Computer System; Gatekeeper Systems, Inc. filed IPR2013-00305 on U.S. Patent No. 7389836 Power-Assisted Cart Retriever with Attenuated Power Output  10947831; and Clearwire Corporation filed IPR2013-00306 on U.S. Patent No. 5590403 on  Method and System for Efficiently Providing Two Way Communication between a Central Network and Mobile Unit.

Preissuance Submissions

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The AIA made it easier for third parties to submit prior art relating to pending patent applications through Preissuance Submissions.  The AIA expanded the time for making such submissions, guaranteeing third parties at least six motnhs from publication to make the submission (unless the application is allowed sooner), and allowing such submissions until the first substantive Since September 16, 2012, 529 Preissuance Submissions have been made, as illustrated in this graph from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.