Sander Law

JUNE 8, 2023

There are several international IP agreements that are useful in protecting your IP. Below is a brief summary of a few of them: Paris Convention (Foreign filing priority) After filing your IP in your home country, you can file the same IP in other countries and benefit from the filing date of the earlier home application (e.g.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Provisional Application No. 61/837,481, filed June 20, 2013 ("P3" or "ToolGen P3"), or alternatively, International Application No. PCT/KR2013/009488, filed Oct. 23, 2013 ("PCT"), in Interference No. 1 for benefit of priority to U.S. By: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

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OCTOBER 25, 2021

Madelaine Lynch is an IP Intensive intern, an IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, and a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Unfortunately, there is no such thing as an international patent, but there are options for international patent filing. Madelaine published this article as a requirement for her internship at ventureLAB.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Provisional Application No. 61/837,481, filed June 20, 2013 ("P3" or "ToolGen 5 P3"), or alternatively, International Application No. PCT/KR2013/009488, filed October 23, 2013 ("PCT"). On May 20th, Senior Party ToolGen filed its Substantive Motion No. 1 for benefit of priority to U.S.

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The IPKat

MAY 17, 2022

The decision of the Board of Appeal in J 14/21 is yet another example of an applicant losing their European application due to a lack of due care by a non-EP representative. Instead, they advised the applicant that they could rely on the "unintentionality test" used in other jurisdictions. What went wrong?

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Provisional Application No. 61/837,481, filed June 20, 2013 ("P3" or "ToolGen P3"), or alternatively, International Application No. PCT/KR2013/009488, filed Oct. 23, 2013 ("PCT"), in Interference No. 1 for benefit of priority to U.S. On August 27th ToolGen filed its Reply.

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APRIL 6, 2022

PCT Patent Application. The PCT is an international agreement that helps to simplify the process of filing patent applications in several countries. PCT has been administered by WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). The PCT patent application has two phases: namely, International and National.

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Intepat

APRIL 6, 2022

PCT Patent Application. The PCT is an international agreement that helps to simplify the process of filing patent applications in several countries. PCT has been administered by WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). The PCT patent application has two phases: namely, International and National.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

If a request for early publication is submitted and the international search report or the declaration under PCT Article 17(2)(a) is not yet available for publication with the international application, one will need to pay a special publication fee of CHF 200 (see PCT Rule 48.4(a) Read more.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JANUARY 17, 2022

What factors affect the cost to file a PCT patent application? The cost of a PCT patent application will typically consist of attorney’s fees and government fees. PCT patent attorney’s fees which will vary widely between firms and the amount of work involved (e.g., How much are the PCT government fees?

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 9, 2022

A consideration when filing international at, e.g., the PCT, is whether a contracting state has national legislation which restricts the filing of international applications with patent offices for reasons of national security.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 25, 2023

Reminder: WIPO publishes PCT applications shortly after the expiration of 18 months from the priority date (if it has not been withdrawn earlier), together with the international search report. PCT international applications are published online on PATENTSCOPE. A link to PATENTSCOPE can be found here.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JUNE 15, 2022

Does our firm recommend PCT patent applications? If foreign utility patent protection is desired, filing a PCT patent application makes sense for many applicants. When is a PCT application not recommended? A PCT application might not be the best decision under certain circumstances.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB” or “Board”) found that Allgenesis failed to show that Allgenesis’ PCT application anticipated claims 4 and 5 of the ’820 patent. The Federal Circuit relied on Best Medical International, Inc. Elekta Inc., 4th 1346 (Fed.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Currently, the USPTO applies a “compact prosecution approach” in examining patent applications. Under this approach, an examiner will identify all applicable grounds for objections and rejections in each Office Action. An applicant is required to address all these objections and rejections in one response.

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Patent Trademark Blog

AUGUST 13, 2021

Is there a PCT strategy that will benefit your US national stage? The PCT application is more than something to push back deadlines. While the deferral benefits of a PCT application may be more well known, the PCT can be an effective tool to streamline national stage filings.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 3, 2022

Are there any international grace periods to file a patent application after a public disclosure? If I file a US utility patent application, will that prevent me from filing additional patent applications internationally? Therefore, we have two routes to file applications in other countries.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In 2023 the total number of standard patent applications filed in Australia remained above 30,000 for the third year running, despite a 2.4% As always, a majority of new filings were national phase entries (NPEs) derived from international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). drop in filings.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MAY 31, 2022

How can you procure international patent rights at lower costs? How can a PCT application save foreign patent costs? Most patent filers understand the international PCT application as a cost deferral mechanism that pushes back foreign filing deadlines. Don’t ignore the ISR.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Suppose you and your patent attorney have approved the revised copy of the patent application. Based on such criteria, you will find the following types of patent applications. Provisional Application. Claims may not be included in a patent application. Complete Application. Convention Application.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 23, 2022

The USPTO is also advising applicants who are filing international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) to exercise caution before selecting Rospatent as an International Searching Authority (ISA) or International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA).

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Just about anywhere in the world is where one may claim a patent with an international PCT patent application. There are, after all, 154 countries bound by the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). But almost no one, except well-heeled pharmaceutical companies, files in every last one.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

As I reported back in January, there were some indications of weakening patent filings by Australian applicants in 2020. Domestic applicants filed 10% fewer Australian standard applications than in 2019. Of course, Australian application numbers are not the only indicator of filing activity. Read more »

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

On March 2, 2023, the USPTO’s International Patent Legal Administration experts will discuss considerations and options for filing foreign patent applications. The discussion will include an overview of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and the use of the Paris Convention for non-PCT countries. Read more

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

This is most commonly experienced by international patent application (PCT) filers. The international application starts the 20-year clock and typically delays patent issuance by 2+ years. One bottom line : Most utility patents have a post-issuance effective life of 12 years or less.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Currently, the USPTO applies a “compact prosecution approach” in examining patent applications. Under this approach, an examiner will identify all applicable grounds for objections and rejections in each Office Action. An applicant is required to address all these objections and rejections in one response.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JANUARY 17, 2022

What factors affect the cost to file a PCT application? whether the utility patent application needs to be drafted). So the cost to file a PCT application will be the sum of attorney’s fees and governmental fees. Let’s look at each component of the PCT filing cost and explore ways to save money.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 31, 2022

PCT fees are payable to the receiving Office (RO) with which the international application is filed. The RO then transmits the search fee to the International Searching Authority (ISA) and the international filing fee to the International Bureau (IB). A link to the current PCT Fee Table can be found here.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Under PPH, prosecution of a patent application previously filed with a participating patent office can be fast-tracked in another participating patent office if the patent application meets certain requirements. Filing patent applications under PPH can drastically reduce time it takes to prosecute the patent applications.

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Patently-O

APRIL 10, 2024

Robinson and Spectrum (collectively “Plaintiffs”) hired law firm FisherBroyles to file patent applications for his inventions. patent application for the spinal implant in March 2013. It then filed a PCT application and a non-provisional U.S. application in March 2014 that issued in 2018. US11051951.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 6, 2022

WIPO has a video series directed to the PCT system consisting of 29 topics relating to both the international and national phases of the international patent application process. A link can be found here. Read more.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Any request for early publication of an international application must be submitted directly to the International Bureau (IB) (see PCT Article 21(2)(b) and Rule 48.4). Read more.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The Eurasian Economic Commission applies the best practices gleaned while implementing international contacts within the framework of work on draft international treaties in the field of intellectual property. Trademarks Independent applications must be filed in each country. It is the conventional way to file a trademark.

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Patent prosecution refers to the writing, filing and handling of patent applications. Prosecuting a patent application includes the following: drafting patent application. filing child applications. Prosecuting a patent application includes the following: drafting patent application. paying the issue fee.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 29, 2022

European patent applications or international applications that disclose nucleotide and/or amino acid sequences and are filed on or after July 1, 2022, must include a sequence listing as part of the description, in compliance with the new WIPO Standard ST.26 26 for sequence listings will replace the former WIPO Standard ST.25.

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Patent attorneys will sometimes use the term “straight continuation” to refer to a specific type of child application that stems from a parent patent application. A straight continuation is simply a child application that does not contain new matter. PCT), or an international design application.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

APRIL 28, 2022

European patent applications or international applications that disclose nucleotide and/or amino acid sequences and are filed on or after July 1, 2022, must include a sequence listing as part of the description, in compliance with the new WIPO Standard ST.26 These applications must continue to comply with WIPO Standard ST.25

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