On January 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that they are seeking comments on proposed changes to the regulations entitled, “ Rights to Federally Funded Inventions and Licensing of Government Owned …
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Filing a Divisional Application in the United States – Part 14
This is the fourteenth 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 thirteen …
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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 …
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 …
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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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A Study of Post-Grant Reviews in U.S. PTO Tech Center 1600
Post grant review (PGR) is a trial proceeding conducted at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) to review the patentability of one or more claims in a patent on any ground that could be raised under 35 …
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