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EPO to Accept Color Drawings in Patent Filings

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Beginning in October 2025, the European Patent Office (EPO) will accept patent drawings in color or grayscale when filed electronically. By allowing more detailed and visually accurate representations, this change enhances...more

Kilpatrick

Reexamining your ISA Selection in view of the 2020 PCT Yearly Review

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When filing a PCT application, an election must be made of an international search authority (ISA). The ISA, as the name suggests, searches for prior art relevant to the claimed invention and prepares the International Search...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Patent Offices and Federal Courts -- UPDATED

On Wednesday, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom declared that the COVID-19 outbreak "can be characterized as a pandemic," cautioning that the WHO has "rung the alarm bell loud and clear."  At the time...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Patent Offices and Federal Courts

On Wednesday, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom declared that the COVID-19 outbreak "can be characterized as a pandemic," cautioning that the WHO has "rung the alarm bell loud and clear."  At the time...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

USPTO to Accept New Applications to Ongoing IP5 CS&E Pilot

In a Patent Alert e-mail distributed last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that beginning July 1, 2019, the Office would once again be accepting new International applications to the IP5 Patent Cooperation...more

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