On July 21, 2020, the Parliament of Ukraine introduced several major amendments to Ukrainian patent law. Although the amendments still need to be approved by the President in order to become effective, this is considered a mere formality and is …
Zombie Patents? USPTO Issuing Notices of Abandonment in U.S. National Stage PCT Applications After Filing of an RCE where no Inventor Oath or Declaration or Substitute Statement has been Filed
Back on April 2, 2015, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published final rules for implementing the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs July 2, 1999 (Final Rules). Implementation of the Hague …
Patentability of Diagnostic Inventions in the United States, Europe and Canada – Part 3
Patentability of Diagnostic Inventions in the United States, Europe and Canada – Part 3 This 3-part series will provide an overview of the patentability of diagnostic inventions in the United States (U.S.), Europe and Canada. Part 1 examined the patentability …
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Patentability of Diagnostic Inventions in the United States, Europe and Canada – Part 2
This 3-part series will provide an overview of the patentability of diagnostic inventions in the United States (U.S.), Europe and Canada. Part 1 examined the patentability of diagnostic inventions in the U.S. and can be found here. Part 2 will …
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Patentability of Diagnostic Inventions in the United States, Europe and Canada – Part 1
This 3-part series will provide a brief overview of the patentability of diagnostic inventions in the United States (U.S.), Europe and Canada. Part 1 will examine the patentability of diagnostic inventions in the U.S. United States As many readers are …
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At last! Brazil is set to approve the Nagoya Protocol!
On July 8, 2020, the Brazilian Chamber of the State Representatives unanimously voted on the Bill of Legislative Decree # 324/20 to approve the Nagoya Protocol. As a result, the text was sent for consideration to the Senate and, once …
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Israeli Patent Office Clarifies Patent Term Extension (PTE) Requirements
Background Israel has a unique patent term extension (PTE) system. Patent term extension orders are granted only for patents that claim an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) once a marketing authorization is issued for the first time by the Israeli Ministry …
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Ukraine Adopts a Bolar Exemption
On June 2, 2020, the Ukrainian Parliament passed a draft law introducing a legal exemption for patent infringement for actions relating to the development and submission of testing data to a Ukrainian regulator/authority for obtaining marketing authorization for medicinal products. …
Non-obviousness of Pharmaceutical Inventions at the Brazilian Patent & Trademark Office
The Guidelines for Examination (Guidelines) of the Brazilian Patent & Trademark Office (BRPTO), also known as the National Institute of Industrial Property, establish a three-step test for examining the non-obviousness of a claimed invention. This three-step test involves: (i) determining …
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Filing a Divisional Application in Pakistan– Part 8
This is the seventh post in our 16-part series examining divisional practice in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Russia, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, the United States, and Vietnam (in no particular order). Our first seven …
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