IP.com
JANUARY 29, 2024
Over the last decade, the total annual patent applications submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) each year is over 600,000 applications. The fastest patent review process time is 6-12 months if fast-tracked via Track One , with the average taking up to 22 months.
Garrigues Blog
APRIL 19, 2021
How can you use patents to protect the innovation that lies behind plant materials and at the same time secure a competitive edge in the market? Inventive step: The solution proposed by the invention should not be evident from a combination of publications existing at the time the patent application was filed.
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LexBlog IP
JULY 21, 2021
Interestingly, despite innovation generally being on the rise, 2020 saw a very slight decrease (-2%) in the number of patents filed in Australia. Of the 29,293 patent applications filed, the vast majority were filed by non-residents. Standard Patent Applications and Grants. Innovation Patents. Key Takeaways.
The IPKat
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Legal Background: Duty of disclosure and inequitable conduct Patent applicants and attorneys prosecuting patent applications at the USPTO have a duty to disclose information that is material to the patentability of the intention ( 37 C.F.R. As such, the patent application indicated, a formulation of pH of 2.8-3.3
Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts
JANUARY 19, 2022
2008), the Hatch-Waxman Act was intended to eliminate “two unintended distortions of the effective patent term resulting from the premarket approval required for certain products by the [Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act].” The second distortion was a “de facto extension of effective patent life at the end of the patent term.”
The IPKat
AUGUST 24, 2023
At that time, the Opposition Division (OD) of the EPO, as well as the UK and Dutch Courts had already revoked the patent. Novartis kept Mylan out of the Belgian market for a year before the Technical Board of Appeal (TBA) definitively revoked its patent in September 2011.
SpicyIP
JANUARY 27, 2024
But if your interest is in the specific case studies, Arogyapacha is worth reading, as it exemplifies bringing valuable TK to the market and sharing revenues with an indigenous community. Check Sadhvi Sood’s post discussing Nestle’s patent application for Fennel Flower (Kala Jeera) vis-a-vis TK. Enough Policy stuff now!
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