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• This Week's Patent News

• Weekly Statistics

• Main Article

• Trivia (question)

• Featured Inventor

• Our Features

• Centurion Patentors

• Trivia (answer)

• Recommendations

This Week's Patent News:

1. Federal Circuit Tosses $300M Optis v. Apple Verdict On June 20, the U.S. Court of Appeals vacated a $300 million damages award against Apple, citing flawed jury instructions that violated Apple’s Seventh Amendment rights. The case centered on standard-essential patents and fair licensing terms.

2. European Patent Office Aligns with UPC on Claim Construction On June 18, the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal issued a decision harmonizing its claim interpretation standard with that of the Unified Patent Court, signaling greater consistency across European patent litigation.

3. Federal Circuit Splits Ruling on Avago Patent Claims On June 18, the Federal Circuit affirmed the invalidation of some claims in Avago’s video streaming patent but remanded others for further review. The case highlights ongoing scrutiny of software-related patents.

Before C-sections were safe and common, one particularly horrifying solution was the symphysiotomy. This procedure involved slicing through the cartilage of the pelvic joint to widen the birth canal.

This procedure, performed with a knife, was time-consuming and extremely painful. So, Aitken and Jeffray invented a rotating, hand-cranked saw fitted with a delicate chain of serrated links. It looked like a modern chainsaw’s dainty ancestor, and it worked. It was certainly faster, if not any less horrifying.

Fast-forward to the early 20th century. Forestry workers frustrated with slow, back-breaking hand saws took note of this medical tool and thought, If it can cut through bone, surely it can handle oak. By the 1920s and 1930s, powered chainsaws started appearing in Germany and the U.S., with innovators like Andreas Stihl and Emil Lerp developing the gasoline-powered versions we know today.

The chainsaw’s journey from surgical table to timber yard is one of history’s strangest invention arcs. What started as a tool to help deliver babies (with minimal concern for comfort) became a staple of modern forestry, construction, and inevitably slasher movies.

So next time you hear a chainsaw fire up, remember: it wasn’t always meant for trees. Sometimes the road to innovation is messy, misguided, and quite literally gutsy.

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To date, he has assisted his client base generate 3,100 patents with 31k plus forward citations.

His journey began, fittingly, at home. Kevin’s father was an electrical engineer with 35 patents to his name, an early lesson that invention wasn’t just for lab-coated geniuses, but for anyone with a sharp mind and a screwdriver. At just 12 years old, Kevin filed his first patent, with the help of his father. From there, he headed to UC Berkeley to study industrial engineering, sharpening the tools he’d need to help others turn napkin sketches into real-world impact.

Before donning the patent agent badge, Prince was an inventor-entrepreneur himself. He co-launched a consumer electronics company, got his products into Tower Records, Hobby Lobby, and QVC, and lived the wild ride of retail success and startup struggle. That firsthand experience now powers his work with inventors, he’s not just filing applications; he’s guiding people through the same maze he once walked.

Under his leadership, QuickPatents became one of the most prolific design patent firms in the country. But for Kevin, the numbers are secondary to the mission: giving inventors a fair shot at protecting what they’ve created.

Kevin Prince doesn’t just help people navigate the patent system, he helps them believe they belong in it.

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Though better known for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, Twain was also an avid inventor. His scrapbook patent became one of his most commercially successful ventures, reportedly earning him more money than some of his books.

Used widely by scrapbooking enthusiasts of the late 19th century, Twain’s invention simplified how people preserved memories, proving that even literary giants can leave their mark with scissors and glue.

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