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Daniel Ravicher

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The Public Patent Foundation (“PUBPAT”) is a not-for-profit legal services organization that represents the public's interests against the harms caused by the patent system, particularly the harms caused by undeserved patents and unsound patent policy.

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PUBPAT Challenges Monsanto Patents Being Used To Bankrupt American Farmers

The Public Patent Foundation ("PUBPAT") filed formal requests with the United States Patent and Trademark Office today to reexamine four of Monsanto Corporation's patents related to genetically modified crops that the agricultural giant is using to sue - and in some cases literally bankrupt - American farmers.

The Public Patent Foundation ("PUBPAT") filed formal requests with the United States Patent and Trademark Office today to reexamine four of Monsanto C ...

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PUBPAT Challenges Epicrealm Patents Being Asserted Against Providers Of Dynamic Websites

The Public Patent Foundation ("PUBPAT") filed formal requests with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to review two patents held by epicRealm Licensing Inc. that the patent licensing company - which offers no product or service - is widely asserting against providers of dynamic websites, i.e. websites that can produce custom responses to individual visitors or users.

In its filings, PUBPAT submitted prior art that the Patent Office was not aware of when reviewing the applications that led to the two patents, descri ...

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PUBPAT Challenges Data Compression Patent To Protect JPEG Format: Patent Office Provided New Evidence Proving Patent Asserted Against International Standard Is Invalid

The Public Patent Foundation ("PUBPAT") filed a formal request with the United States Patent and Trademark Office today to revoke Compression Labs Inc.'s patent on data compression that the company is widely asserting against an international standard for the electronic sharing of photo-quality images.

In its filing, PUBPAT submitted previously unseen prior art showing that the patent, which was issued in 1987, was not new and, as such, should be rev ...

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PUBPAT Releases Free "Finding Prior Art For An Issued Patent" Program

The Public Patent Foundation ("PUBPAT") released a free program today that details how to find prior art for issued patents. The hour long audio recording with supporting written materials uses a model patent as the basis for examples during the session.

PUBPAT's program is made available as part of the organization's ongoing efforts to inform the public and provide advocacy about the patent system.