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Principals Moritz Ammelburg and Peter Fasse Author Managing IP Article “Coordinating Patent Prosecution in the U.S. and Europe”

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Lack of support issues are common in European patent prosecution but can be avoided through effective application drafting. Thus, in this scenario, the patent can be revoked in its entirety. Submission of declarations is common in US patent prosecution practice. Declarations and post-filing data.

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Draft Patent Amendment Rules: Big Impact but Limited Commentary 

SpicyIP

The rules, if passed, are surely a strong attempt towards fighting the long-standing issue of pendency in the Indian Patent Office, but concurrently it can also led to dilution of material safeguards within the Patent Act, which are in place to ensure that applicants/ patentees stick to their end of the patent bargain.

Patent 98
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EFTA-India Free Trade Agreement and Patents Rules Amendment: Compromising Public Accountability and Transparency in the Indian Patent System

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Some experts suggest that the 2014 ruling aligns Section 8 more closely with the ‘Inequitable conduct’ defence in US patent law, due to its similarities in jurisprudence. India-EFTA and Patent rules : How it hurts Section 8.

Patent 72