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Papers by Dennis Crouch
Gene, Jan 1, 2012
A substantial number of patent lawsuits are declaratory judgment actions that involve a user aski... more A substantial number of patent lawsuits are declaratory judgment actions that involve a user asking a federal court to rule that it is not liable for patent infringement (either because the user does not infringe or because the patent is invalid/unenforceable). A preliminary issue ...
Seton Hall Law Review, Forthcoming, Jan 1, 2009
Proceedings of SPIE, Jan 1, 2003
There is a need for investigators, legislators, and business leaders to understand the magnitude ... more There is a need for investigators, legislators, and business leaders to understand the magnitude of innovation and discovery in the field of environmentally conscious technologies (ECTs). Knowledge of the "big picture" is important to providing a national and global account of actual environmental stewardship over the last twenty-five years. A recitation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supported Acts which have been enacted into law reveals one facet of the multifaceted dynamic of environmental consciousness. The popular discussion and debate, as well as partisan lobbying, which created the political forces leading to environmentally conscious legislation is another facet. A third facet is the corporate response to the threats and opportunities predicted by CEO"s and others through environmental scanning. This paper examines changes in environmentally conscious inventive effort by comparing data from United States Patents issued from 1976 through 2003. Patents are useful tool for measuring technological innovation because they are publicly available records of innovative activity. Although not all inventions result in patent applications, the monopoly rights granted on the invention give the inventor a strong incentive to obtain patents on any viable product or process. Among the results, we found a significant increase in patents relating to environmentally conscious products and processes during the period in question. Specifically, a dramatic increase in patent activity was seen for the decade of the 1990"s. Surprisingly, the patenting rate from 2000 to 2003 seems to have stabilized. Additionally public discussion of ECTs appears to have a positive impact on patent filings.
Patently-O Patent Law Journal, Jan 1, 2010
... It will be interesting watch over the next few years to see whether SEB was indeed a signal o... more ... It will be interesting watch over the next few years to see whether SEB was indeed a signal of a new era or rather simply an aberration. 29 Randall Rader, The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: The Promise and Perils of a Court of Limited Jurisdiction, 5 Marq ...
Tex. Tech L. Rev., Jan 1, 2005
... 32 Patent attorney Dennis Crouch said the version of the Act introduced by Smith "ha... more ... 32 Patent attorney Dennis Crouch said the version of the Act introduced by Smith "has something to offend almost every interest."33 Others worry about issues the Act does not address, such as patents on software, recent problems with the 25. ...
Mo. L. Rev., Jan 1, 2011
... 2 (2011) [hereinafter Dennis Crouch, Review of Recent Judicial Decisions on Patent Law] avail... more ... 2 (2011) [hereinafter Dennis Crouch, Review of Recent Judicial Decisions on Patent Law] available at http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/pdf/Crouch03102011.pdf (statement of DennisCrouch, Associate Professor of Law, University of Missouri School of Law); see generally ...
University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies …, Jan 1, 2008
Abstract: This short concept essay introduces two separate studies showing that US patents are in... more Abstract: This short concept essay introduces two separate studies showing that US patents are increasing in size and complexity. The first study looks at how the length of the patent specification has increased dramatically in the period from 1987-2007.(The results show ...
Berkeley Tech. LJ, Jan 1, 2010
Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law …, Jan 1, 2010
George Mason Law Review, Jan 1, 2008
Gene, Jan 1, 2012
A substantial number of patent lawsuits are declaratory judgment actions that involve a user aski... more A substantial number of patent lawsuits are declaratory judgment actions that involve a user asking a federal court to rule that it is not liable for patent infringement (either because the user does not infringe or because the patent is invalid/unenforceable). A preliminary issue ...
Seton Hall Law Review, Forthcoming, Jan 1, 2009
Proceedings of SPIE, Jan 1, 2003
There is a need for investigators, legislators, and business leaders to understand the magnitude ... more There is a need for investigators, legislators, and business leaders to understand the magnitude of innovation and discovery in the field of environmentally conscious technologies (ECTs). Knowledge of the "big picture" is important to providing a national and global account of actual environmental stewardship over the last twenty-five years. A recitation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supported Acts which have been enacted into law reveals one facet of the multifaceted dynamic of environmental consciousness. The popular discussion and debate, as well as partisan lobbying, which created the political forces leading to environmentally conscious legislation is another facet. A third facet is the corporate response to the threats and opportunities predicted by CEO"s and others through environmental scanning. This paper examines changes in environmentally conscious inventive effort by comparing data from United States Patents issued from 1976 through 2003. Patents are useful tool for measuring technological innovation because they are publicly available records of innovative activity. Although not all inventions result in patent applications, the monopoly rights granted on the invention give the inventor a strong incentive to obtain patents on any viable product or process. Among the results, we found a significant increase in patents relating to environmentally conscious products and processes during the period in question. Specifically, a dramatic increase in patent activity was seen for the decade of the 1990"s. Surprisingly, the patenting rate from 2000 to 2003 seems to have stabilized. Additionally public discussion of ECTs appears to have a positive impact on patent filings.
Patently-O Patent Law Journal, Jan 1, 2010
... It will be interesting watch over the next few years to see whether SEB was indeed a signal o... more ... It will be interesting watch over the next few years to see whether SEB was indeed a signal of a new era or rather simply an aberration. 29 Randall Rader, The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: The Promise and Perils of a Court of Limited Jurisdiction, 5 Marq ...
Tex. Tech L. Rev., Jan 1, 2005
... 32 Patent attorney Dennis Crouch said the version of the Act introduced by Smith "ha... more ... 32 Patent attorney Dennis Crouch said the version of the Act introduced by Smith "has something to offend almost every interest."33 Others worry about issues the Act does not address, such as patents on software, recent problems with the 25. ...
Mo. L. Rev., Jan 1, 2011
... 2 (2011) [hereinafter Dennis Crouch, Review of Recent Judicial Decisions on Patent Law] avail... more ... 2 (2011) [hereinafter Dennis Crouch, Review of Recent Judicial Decisions on Patent Law] available at http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/pdf/Crouch03102011.pdf (statement of DennisCrouch, Associate Professor of Law, University of Missouri School of Law); see generally ...
University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies …, Jan 1, 2008
Abstract: This short concept essay introduces two separate studies showing that US patents are in... more Abstract: This short concept essay introduces two separate studies showing that US patents are increasing in size and complexity. The first study looks at how the length of the patent specification has increased dramatically in the period from 1987-2007.(The results show ...
Berkeley Tech. LJ, Jan 1, 2010
Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law …, Jan 1, 2010
George Mason Law Review, Jan 1, 2008