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Battle for gene editing: the US Appeals Court rules on CRISPR patents

Garrigues Blog

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has overturned the decision of the PTAB which had ruled in favor of Rockefeller University and canceled five of the company’s patents on the grounds that they were anticipated by a prior patent owned by the university.

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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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Interesting Patents | Nintendo and Pokémon Company’s New Patent Application

LexBlog IP

Interesting Patents | Nintendo and Pokémon Company’s New Patent Application by Founders Legal The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants hundreds of new patents every week, showcasing developments in technology and innovation. Looking for more information on patents ?

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Can you change a patent application after filing?

Patent Trademark Blog

Can you change a patent application after it has been filed? Do ideas simply stop churning in your head after a patent application has been filed? Anyone creative enough to file a patent application would likely continue to think and improve upon their innovation. You can certainly amend the claims.

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How long does U.S. patent and trademark prosecution take? (2021 edition)

IP Spotlight

The USPTO recently released its FY 2021 Performance and Accountability Report , which contains detailed information about allowance rates, average pendency, and other statistics about its review of patent and trademark applications this year. The number of provisional patent applications dropped by 9.2%

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What is a straight continuation application?

Patent Trademark Blog

Patent attorneys will sometimes use the term “straight continuation” to refer to a specific type of child application that stems from a parent patent application. A straight continuation is simply a child application that does not contain new matter. The post What is a straight continuation application?

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The IPKat

This Kat is just hanging out While the summer winds down, why not while away the hours with news and views from around the IP blogs? Copyright The Kluwer Copyright Blog gave an update on EU copyright law developments for the second trimester of 2021, including insights into the cases and referrals coming up soon.