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Full Patent Protection vs. a Provisional Patent Application

TraskBritt Intellectual Property

The cost savings of filing a provisional patent application without consulting a professional are certainly tempting. However, such a strategy may ultimately cost more in the long run, including possibly costing valuable patent protection. What is a Provisional Patent Application? Keep Trade Secrets Secret.

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How to review a draft patent application and provide useful comments

Patent Trademark Blog

What kinds of comments are useful in revising a draft patent application? So your patent attorney has send you a first draft of your utility patent application for your review. You’re not sure what to do, so you read my helpful tips on how to review a draft patent application.

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EPO maintains ST.26 sequence listing requirement for divisionals but compromises on excess page fees

The IPKat

There is an international requirement for biological sequences disclosed in a patent application to be provided in a sequence listing document. First, the sequence listing facilitates the ability for the patent offices to search for the disclosed sequences in the prior art. Patent offices have discretion over whether ST.26

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ChatGPT and Intellectual Property (IP) related Topics

LexBlog IP

The Federal Circuit did, however, suggest that an AI invention with human involvement may be patentable, e.g., the court stating that: “Moreover, we are not confronted today with the question of whether inventions made by human beings with the assistance of AI are eligible for patent protection.”