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Our monthly email-only newsletter contains intellectual property news and tidbits, the latest developments in the patent lawsuits that are the buzz in the IP world, General Patent Corporation's news, and feature articles on IP topics:

March 2008: Who Needs Patents?
October 2007:
First-to-File vs. First-to-Invent: Who Really Benefits from Changing the U.S. Patent System?
November 2006: Patent Office Abandons Invention Disclosure Program
June 2006: The First Victim of eBay
May 2006: Supreme Court Chooses the Middle Ground in the eBay Case
April 2006:
The Two Faces of Patent Infringement
March 2006:
Why MercExchange is No "Troll"
February 2006: Continuation Applications and "Submarine" Patents
December 2005
: eBay, MercExchange and the Supreme Court
October 2005: The Patent Reform Act of 2005
September 2005: The Licenses You Never Sign
August 2005: Patents Get a Bad Rap
July 2005: The Most Wonderful Thing About Tigger
May 2005: Trademark and Service Mark Basics
April 2005: Common Patent Misconceptions
March 2005: Submitting Product Ideas to Corporations: What the Inventor Needs to Know
February 2005: Trademarks and Counterfeit Goods
January 2005: Copyright Basics: Fair Use
December 2004: Patent Basics: Statutory Bars
November 2004: Patent Basics: The Enablement Requirement vs. the Best Mode Requirement
October 2004: A New Standard for Willful Infringement
September 2004: Is My Patent Being Infringed?
August 2004: Estoppel: The Bark That Can Bite You
July 2004: Don't Patent Yourself Out of a Product
June 2004: Don't Be a Patent Slacker (Laches)
May 2004: Making Your Mark (patent marking)
April 2004: Have I Got a Deal for You! (Avoiding inventor fraud)
March 2004: Avast Ye Office Scoundrels! (Software and copyright infringement)
February 2004: Little Things Mean a Lot (Everyday inventions)
January 2004: The High Cost of Patent Infringement
December 2003: Hats Off to Inventors! (Notable firsts)

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