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Is the Federal Circuit facing a Chronic Problem of Inequitable Conduct?

Patently-O

In particular, the Cooley LLP prosecuting attorney admitted to copying material from prior art into both the Abstract and the Detailed Description of the patent specification; but did not cite the reference within the patent document or disclose that reference to the USPTO for consideration. CBD or 95% CBD+THC.

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[Guest post]: The proportionality test in European patent law

The IPKat

The US Supreme Court’s decision in eBay v MercExchange (2006) meant patents were no longer exclusive rights by definition and the implications and wisdom of that shift have been vigorously debated. That makes it reasonable to infer that these patents, on average, cover smaller parts of composite technologies than in previous times.