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In an effort to fortify the European patent system and expedite the resolution of patent disputes, the European Patent Office (EPO) has... Read More »
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has made an important announcement regarding the role of artificial intelligence... Read More »
In response to the overwhelming interest in our weekly Insights, covering the entire spectrum of Intellectual Property (IP), we are excited to... Read More »
In the dynamic realm of innovation, securing a patent isn't merely about claiming ownership; it's a strategic journey navigating through... Read More »
The world recently bid farewell to a true pioneer in the realm of technology and intellectual property... Read More »
The patent system plays a vital role in safeguarding the intellectual property rights of inventors and fostering innovation. Patent prosecution... Read More »
In March, the fifth annual Patent Intelligence Report was released, which maps patent prosecution activity and provides an in-depth analysis of... Read More »
In my first post on the Subcommittee Hearings held last week, I noted the absence of many witnesses from the life science industry, as opposed to groups such as IPO... Read More »
Pre-AIA, 35 USC 102(b) stated that a person is entitled to a patent unless “the invention was patented or described in a printed publication… or in... Read More »
Under U.S. law, inventors own patent rights to their inventions unless and until they transfer such rights to another.
Earlier this month, the Federal... Read More »
Before reading this post, please read my post of July 19, 2017 about Millennium Pharms. v. Sandoz, and you will “get” the title. Judges Lourie and Newman... Read More »
Ariosa was a decision that essentially held that the novel discovery of a naturally-occurring phenomenon could not per se meet the Mayo/Alice requirement for an... Read More »
A new report by the Brookings Institution notes a troubling recent reversal in U.S. green patenting activity.
Specifically, the report found that the total number ... Read More »
Several new green patent complaints were filed in January and February in the areas of advanced batteries, waste-to-energy feedstocks, energy-efficient exercise... Read More »
In Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp. [14-1538] (February 22, 2017), the Supreme Court reversed a Federal Circuit decision that supplying a single component of... Read More »
In Secure Access, LLC v. PNC BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, [2016-1353] (February 21, 2017), the Federal Circuit vacated the Board’s decision in CBM2014-00100 on... Read More »
Written by Hyeongsu Rick Park and Kerry S. Taylor, Ph.D.
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) terminated a patent interference proceeding between the... Read More »
Written by Daniel K. Yarbrough, Ph.D. and Jing Liu, Ph.D.
Once considered parasites, free riders, or “opportunistic pathogens,” in recent years the... Read More »
On Wed., February 8, 2017, IPO released the report of its legislation task force. Unlike the hundreds of academic analyses of the legislative history of s. 101... Read More »
An Internet search using the term "provisional patent application" will bury you in ads by companies offering inventors a low-cost entry ticket to the U.S... Read More »