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Glaring Procedural Questions Arising Out of a Recent Patent Prosecution Proceeding  

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Discussing the background of the case in this guest post, Suriya Balakanthan, highlights how these procedural lapses took place and highlights the impact that this case can have on the patent prosecution setup. Suriya is a Patent Analyst from Salem Tamil Nadu. The views expressed at those of the author’s alone.

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Vidal Designates Precedential PTAB Decision on Provisionals as Prior Art Under AIA

IP Watchdog

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Kathi Vidal today designated as precedential a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision from March of this year that held a precedential U.S.

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CALL FOR TRYOUTS – USPTO National Patent Application Drafting Competition

IPilogue

Originally created in 2014 as a midwest competition, the Competition is today a national inter-law school competition designed to introduce law students to issues arising in United States patent law. Invention statements will be released to teams in early November 2022. The Competition consists of regional rounds held virtually.

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REMINDER: Tryouts for the USPTO National Patent Application Drafting Competition Team – DEADLINE TOMORROW

IPilogue

Originally created in 2014 as a midwest competition, the Competition is today a national inter-law school competition designed to introduce law students to issues arising in United States patent law. Invention statements will be released to teams on November 1, 2021. The Competition consists of regional rounds held virtually.

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What happens if your patent is rejected?

Patent Trademark Blog

Will your patent be rejected? Yes for utility, and probably not for design. Here are statistics on whether your patent will be rejected. A nonprovisional utility patent application has a roughly 90% probability of at least one rejection. A design patent application has an approximately 86% chance of approval.

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CALL FOR TRYOUTS – USPTO National Patent Application Drafting Competition

IPilogue

Originally created in 2014 as a midwest competition, the Competition is today a national inter-law school competition designed to introduce law students to issues arising in United States patent law. Invention statements will be released to teams on November 1, 2021. The Competition consists of regional rounds held virtually.

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EPO Decisions – The Not So Holy Grail?

SpicyIP

One of the other main concerns raised by IPQC members is that, currently, the patent examination seems to be more biased in the favour of granting patents regardless of the merit of a particular invention. In Societe Des Produits Nestle Sa vs The Controller Of Patents and Design and Anr. , In Agfa NV & Anr.