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Raising the Bar Has Not Reduced the Patent Acceptance Rate in Australia

LexBlog IP

Between 2009 and 2013, the rate at which applications subject to the former (i.e. In particular, expedited examination under the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH) program rose from just 2.7% Finally, the most recent data confirms (once again) that the duration of patent prosecution (i.e. in 2019/20.

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Fish & Richardson Elevates 17 Attorneys to Principal 

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

magna cum laude , from George Mason University School of Law in 2014 and his B.S., Dr. Caleb Bates focuses his practice on intellectual property law, with an emphasis on patent prosecution, strategic counseling, and worldwide patent portfolio management in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology fields.

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Foreign Prosecution History: To Admit, Or Not To Admit, That Remains a Puzzle To Canadian Courts

Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

of the Patent Act has brought about a significant shift in the Canadian approach to file wrapper estoppel by enabling the introduction of a patent’s prosecution history during claim construction. and whether it should cover communications between patentees and foreign patent offices. TA Foods Ltd. 2021 FCA 7 Section 53.1