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by Michael S. Moore
     Patently-O, a leading patent law blog written by Professor Dennis Crouch from the University of Missouri, has recently posted the results of two studies regarding design patents.  Taken together, it appears that design patents are becoming both easier and quicker to obtain than ever before. 
                A design patent protects the ornamental [...]

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Metrics for intellectual property issuance and litigation in Oregon and Washington for the year ending 2009.  2009 Pacific Northwest Intellectual Property Metrics.

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Contact: Martin F. Medeiros
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  Swider Medeiros Haver LLP Releases Analysis of Innovation Trends Among Cities of the Western United States of America.  General trends can be seen by analyzing and comparing the number of patents issued to inventors or assignees in several [...]

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For a complete set of graphs, click here.

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Vanessa Yazicigil*
Sue or settle?  Uncertainty can make such decisions daunting, but “game theory” can aid by quantifying the risk and return.  Game theory mathematically models strategic situations such as decisions to settle law suits and labor union negotiations.   Using assumptions and approximations, game theory attempts to predict the behavior of two or more negotiators, making [...]

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Oregon Research Metrics

 This data in presentation form was reviewed by Martin Medeiros at the annual Oregon Bioscience Meeting on June 6, 2008.

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Our annual intellectual property metrics show dramatic increases in some types of intellectual property grants and increasing litigation for copyright.  Click here to look at all the data graphs.

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As part of Swider Medeiros Haver LLP’s commitment to the innovation and creative economy, we track various metrics on intellectual property (IP) and various IP related litigation in the pacific northwest.  The data comes from federal sources including the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and litigation filed and reported by Thomson (under agreement [...]

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