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Glaring Procedural Questions Arising Out of a Recent Patent Prosecution Proceeding  

SpicyIP

In a case with seemingly overlooked delayed filings by the Applicant, a patent application was abruptly transferred from one officer to another, ignoring a subsisting notice of opposition. Suriya is a Patent Analyst from Salem Tamil Nadu. Thereafter, a pre-grant opposition was filed on 09/01/2023 by Mr. T.

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CALL FOR TRYOUTS – USPTO National Patent Application Drafting Competition

IPilogue

2021-2022 was a big year for the Osgoode’s mooting team entry for the USPTO National Patent Application Drafting Competition. We invite you to participate in the tryouts for the 2022-2023 National Patent Application Drafting Competition ! About the National Patent Application Drafting Competition.

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The Times They Are a-Changin’? A Look at the Revised Patent Prosecution Timelines in the Draft Patent Amendment Rules

SpicyIP

Image from here On August 23, the Draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2023 , were published in the Gazette of India, inviting public comments by September 22. Since then, the Rules have been extensively discussed within the IP community, especially the potential impact they may have on the patent opposition mechanism.

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OpenAI's granted large language model (LLM) patents

The IPKat

This is perhaps not surprising, given that patent applications are not published until 18 months after they are filed, and that OpenAI's major innovation of ChatGPT was first released about 2 years ago. This year, eleven OpenAI patents and patent applications have been published.

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[Sponsored] Registration Deadline Extended for the “Comprehensive Course on Patents” Organized by The IP Press In Collaboration with S. Majumdar & Co. (October 5-November 23)

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(October 5-November 23) Following a favorable outcome of preparing students and professionals for the patent agent exam and providing them with a comprehensive guide on Patents in 2022 and 2023. The IP Press presents the third cohort of the Comprehensive Course on Patents.

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Patent Continuation Strategies Face Major Threat

Patently-O

by Dennis Crouch Impact of Sonos on Patent Prosecution : The recent Sonos v. Google decision threatens to grind to a halt, or at least significantly restrict, a once-common patent prosecution strategy – keeping continuation applications pending for years to obtain new claims that cover marketplace developments.

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USPTO Patent Fees Reduced for Small Businesses

The IP Law Blog

This fee reduction is part of an effort to reduce financial burdens and resulting barriers that discourage or prevent these entities from participating in the patent system. Most of these fee reductions have an effective date of March 22, 2023, with the remaining ones effective as of April 1, 2023.