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Foster Swift Collins & Smith

IP Monday: Provisional vs. Non-Provisional Patents — When to File What

In the U.S., patent rights generally go to the first inventor to file — not the first to invent. Filing early secures your place in line. But the type of application you choose (provisional vs. non-provisional) can...more

Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

Is Your IP Pacing Your Innovation?

As your company grows, expands, and develops new technology, it is critical to evaluate your intellectual property strategy. What may have worked during the early stages or for your initial technology may need to change. For...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

International Patent Filing Considerations for Startups

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For U.S. startups developing innovative technology, the decision of where and how to file international patents requires a careful balance of strategic considerations versus costs. After filing your initial U.S. application,...more

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World Intellectual Property Organization Adopts Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional...

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Following nearly twenty-five years of negotiations, members of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently adopted a treaty implementing the new requirement for international patent applicants to disclose in...more

Smart & Biggar

Canadian patents: Establishing “due care” after failure to pay a maintenance fee

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It has been four years since amendments to the Patent Act and Patent Rules were made, bringing the Patent Law Treaty (PLT) into force in Canada. The most consequential changes have proven to be the handling of missed...more

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The EPO Adopts a Patentee-Friendly Approach on Assessing Formal Priority Entitlement

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The Background: There has been a growing trend to invalidate European patents by challenging their formal priority and using intervening prior art. The Technical Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office ("EPO") referred...more

Dickinson Wright

New USPTO Fee Schedule Reduces Costs for PCT Patent Filings and Small and Micro Entities

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The enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 includes the Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022 (UAIA), directed toward increasing innovation of small businesses and inventors in America. Congress is using...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Report on the Patent Cooperation Treaty Working Group and Assembly 2021

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The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Working Group held its 14th session from June 14 to 17, 2021. Patent attorney Mary Drabnis (Baton Rouge)...more

Kilpatrick

Ukraine, Patents, and ESG

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It is not often that one's vote counts, especially in geopolitics. So it struck me, in researching for another article, that filing a patent application in Ukraine could make a difference. Per the latest World...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Patent Basics, Part 1: What Happens After a Patent Application Is Filed in the U.S.?

Patent prosecution—everything that takes places after a patent application is filed until it issues—can be a complex and lengthy process. A majority of time and attention is usually spent on getting a patent application...more

Knobbe Martens

Strategies for Protecting Intellectual Property (IP) on a Reduced Budget

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Shutdown orders due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic have created economic disruption, causing companies to scale back on intellectual property (IP) expense. This creates an opportunity to move ahead of the competition. This is...more

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IPO’s “Gender Diversity in Innovation Toolkit” Aims to Address Disparities in Inventorship

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While women are awarded 53% of PhDs, they accounted for only 12% of named inventors on U.S. patents granted in 2016. Fewer than 30% of Patent Cooperation Treaty applications name a woman inventor....more

Bennett Jones LLP

Changes to Canadian Patent Law

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On October 30, 2019, the final stage of the new Canadian Patent Law will come into force. There will be many changes to Canadian Patent Law and practice. ...more

Kilpatrick

10 Considerations for Blockchain patent applications

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Introduction - A blockchain is a distributed ledger verified and copied across thousands of computers. One analogy is Google Docs, which provides multiple parties access to the same document. Blocks in a blockchain are...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Overlooked Changes To Patent Cooperation Treaty Practice - Law360

The recent Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd. case brought to light a little-known quirk in how national stage patent applications affect the length of one’s patent term. That case involved a drug company losing five days of...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Drug Company Loses Patent Term for “Thinking Outside the Box”

The drug company Actelion Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., recently lost a bid to increase the term of its U.S. Patent No. 8,658,675 by five days, ultimately because its patent attorney failed to check a box on the application form. ...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Global Dossier Expanded To More Patent Applications Around the World

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced this week that the Global Dossier program has expanded to include access to more patent applications worldwide. The public including applicants, patent holders,...more

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