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		<title>Trade Secrets Just Got Better</title>
		<link>http://techroadmap.com/ipdirections/2011/12/06/trade-secrets-just-got-better/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 02:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[business method patents]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keeping your invention as a trade secret just got a lot less risky under the new patent laws &#8211; assuming, that is, that your invention is a process or apparatus that you use internally to  make a product or perform a service for a customer. On the other hand, if your secret is embedded in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Later Impacts of America Invents Act</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve ever watched a patent application flow through the USPTO examination process and said &#8220;What the heck is going on? I know of some prior art that should wipe that application out ASAP.&#8221; Well, your time is coming. But be careful what you wish for! Under the new America Invents Act, third parties &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Immediate Impact of America Invents Act</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like many pieces of major legislation, the September 16th passage of the &#8220;America Invents Act&#8221; had some people running around with their hair on fire&#8230; whereas the reality is that many of its most ballyhooed provisions don&#8217;t come into play for a year or more. In the next couple of posts I&#8217;ll review what you [...]]]></description>
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