In the United States, the intellectual property rights system for plants is multifaceted, encompassing utility patents, plant patents, trademarks, and Plant Variety Protection (PVP) Certificates. These mechanisms offer...more
9/30/2024
/ Farm Bill ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Marijuana ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patents ,
Plant Patents ,
Plant Variety Protection Act ,
Plant Variety Protection Office (PVPO) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
Utility Patents
Last week, the Federal Circuit held that obviousness-type double patenting trumps patent term adjustment, opening the door for invalidity attacks that to date had been questionable.
In re Cellect was an appeal from a...more
9/6/2023
/ Appeals ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Obviousness ,
Obviousness-Type Double Patenting (ODP) ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patent Term Adjustment ,
Patent Term Extensions ,
Patent Terms ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Technology