Most Read Patent Blogs

Posted on February 19, 2009 by R. David Donoghue

IPWatchdog Gene Quinn recently published his list of the top 26 patent blogs, based upon Technorati rankings (Quinn only considered blogs in the top 1M of the Technorati rankings) -- click here to read Quinn's post.  Quinn manually determined which blogs counted as patent blogs, and did nice work.  Although I would add the IP ADR Blog to the list.  While I do not place much weight in blog rangings, the list identified a few new blogs that I plan to follow, and it is gratifying to see that the Chicago IP Litigation Blog has a strong reader base in the patent world.

Here are Quinn's rankings:

  1. Patently-O - Technorati Rank 21,202
  2. Patent Baristas - Technorati Rank 61,134
  3. IPWatchdog - Technorati Rank 80,245
  4. Against Monopoly - Technorati Rank 80,245
  5. Patently Silly - Technorati Rank 90,082
  6. Chicago IP Litigation Blog - Technorati Rank 117,073
  7. PHOSITA - Technorati Rank 101,726
  8. Spicy IP - Technorati Rank 129,347
  9. PLI Patent Practice Center - Technorati Rank 132,753
  10. Duncan Bucknell Company’s IP Think Tank - Technorati Rank 136,348
  11. Patent Prospector - Technorati  Rank 152,448
  12. Securing Innovation - Technorati Rank 162,007
  13. Peter Zura’s 271 Patent Blog - Technorati Rank 163,794
  14. The Invent Blog- Technorati Rank 167,214
  15. Promote the Progress - Technorati Rank 198,166
  16. I/P Updates- Technorati Rank 213,371
  17. IP NewsFlash- Technorati Rank 221,777
  18. Orange Book Blog - Technorati Rank 221,777
  19. The IP Factor - Technorati Rank 250,588
  20. Philip Brook’s Patent Infringement Updates- Technorati Rank 273,434
  21. Patent Docs - Technorati Rank 300,413
  22. Antiticpate This! - Technorati Rank 351,677
  23. Patent Fools (now operated by IPWatchdog.com) - Technorati Rank 351,092
  24. Patentably Defined - Technorati Rank 614,978
  25. Steve van Dulke’s Patent Blog -  Technorati Rank 676,101
  26. IP Spotlight - Technorati Rank 752,199
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Quanta v. LG: Commentary Roundup

Posted on January 17, 2008 by R. David Donoghue

The blogs are full of commentary about yesterday's Supreme Court patent exhaustion argument.  But no one is declaring a winner.  Instead, like my earlier post, people are focusing on trends in the Justices questions.  Here are some of the best commentaries:

  • Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein has a guest post all over the blogs -- read it at Patently-O, 271 Patent Blog, and Philip Brooks' Patent Infringement Updates.
  • Anticipate This!
  • I/P Updates -- quoting Chief Judge Roberts:  "We've had experience with the Patent Office where it tends to grant patents a lot more liberally than we would enforce under the patent law."  Ouch.
  • ScotusWiki -- This is a companion to the well-known SCOTUSblog (which does not have any commentary about the argument posted yet).  ScotusWiki does not provide any commentary, but it is a great resource for information about this case, and any other Supreme Court case.
  • Troll Tracker -- predicting a 5-4 or 6-3 reversal of the Federal Circuit (although only "leaning" that way and only predicting a "slight" reversal) and, similar to my post, picking up on Justice Breyer's cycling theme, but without professing a love for the sport.
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Court Will Not Dismiss PTO's Deputy Director

Posted on December 24, 2007 by R. David Donoghue

Aharonian v. Gutierrez, No. 07-1224, 2007 WL 9282064 (D.D.C.) (Robertson, J.).

The District Court for the District of Columbia (“D.D.C.”) recently dismissed a suit seeking the dismissal of the PTO’s Deputy Director Margaret Peterlin for lack of sufficient experience. The D.D.C. held that the Act establishing Ms. Peterlin’s position did not create a private cause of action for removal and the Administrative Procedure Act did not allow for review of the appointment. 

There is little I can say about the decision that has not already been said. For more check out:

But I can add a human element to the issue. I know Ms. Peterlin.  I have met her in social settings (she and my wife were law school classmates). My limited interactions with her made clear to me that while she may not have the IP-specific experience that might be ideal, Ms. Peterlin is as capable as anyone without that background to learn the law and do an excellent job.

 

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