Survey lets judges render some opinions about the patent bar

Article Abstract:

The proportion of federal patent cases tried by juries has grown from 29% in 1982 to 51% in 1992, and legal lore has it that this is the type of case federal judges dislike. Judges' views on patent cases were surveyed using a pool of some 700 district judges. The questions ranged from whether jury trials should be discontinued in patent cases to how patent trials could be handled better and whether a patent court would help. About 43% of the respondents saw little difference between patent and other civil cases, 25% thought they were better and 32% worse.

Management, Judges, Surveys, Patents

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Bills to make PTO government corporation stall; backers claim new PTO would be more efficient; opponents worry about undue influence

Article Abstract:

Legislation is pending in Congress that will change the status of the Patent and Trademark Office from an agency of the Department of Commerce to a government corporation, thus providing for a more efficient administration of the patent system. Independent inventors and small companies oppose the legislation, claiming that less government oversight will allow undue influence over patent decisions by large companies. Since patents have become valuable assets, they argue that this situation should be avoided.

Government business enterprises, Public enterprises, United States. Patent and Trademark Office

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Making the poverty objection; parties without fancy exhibits could claim unfair prejucide, but not all judges would agree

Article Abstract:

Plaintiffs unable to afford the expensive computer-generated evidence which some corporate defendants can marshal might try objecting under Federal Rule of Evidence 403, holding that the risk of unfair prejudice outweighs the evidence's probative value, but as yet little case law supports this position. There is much evidence supporting the argument that the impact of a well-prepared computer generated impact outweighs that of words.

United States, Usage, Evidence, Demonstrative, Demonstrative evidence, Objections (Evidence), Objections (Law)

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