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IP in the Crosshairs: Government Agencies Terminate Relationships with Russian IP Entities as Kremlin Sanctions IP Theft

IP Watchdog

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced last week that it will terminate engagement with the Russian IP Office (Rospatent) as well as the Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) and the IP Office of Belarus, which has been cooperating with Russia in the lead-up to and during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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My Summer at Bereskin & Parr LLP- Mitacs Business Strategy Internship x IP Osgoode

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Bonnie Hassanzadeh is an IP Intensive student and 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. As part of the IP Innovation Clinic’s involvement in the inaugural year of Mitacs’ Business Strategy Internship program, Bonnie completed an internship at Bereskin & Parr LLP under the direct supervision of Reshika Dhir.

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Patent application attorney vs. patent litigation lawyer: What are the differences?

Patent Trademark Blog

What is a patent application attorney (patent prosecutor) versus a patent litigator? Patent practitioners generally fall under one of two practice areas: 1) patent litigation, or 2) patent prosecution. Are patent litigators required to be registered to practice before the USPTO?

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Federal Circuit Weighs in on Parameters for Prosecution Disclaimer

IP Watchdog

Specifically, the CAFC said the district court erred by relying heavily on the patent prosecution history statements for a related patent that had been cited in the information disclosure statement (IDS) during supplemental examination of one of the patents-in-suit to inform its construction of the term in question.

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Federal Circuit Upholds Delaware Court’s Inequitable Conduct Analysis

IP Watchdog

for infringement of the ‘197 patent under the Hatch-Waxman Act, but the district court found that the Belcher Chief Science Officer withheld material information from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) during patent prosecution, and the CAFC affirmed. Belcher brought the suit against Hospira, Inc.

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Fish & Richardson Expands Life Sciences Group with Addition of Principal Dr. Helen Baca

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

“Helen brings more than a decade of experience as a top-flight adviser to the industry on patent and IP issues,” said John Adkisson , president and chief executive officer of Fish. Baca focuses her practice on IP portfolio management, strategic client counseling, and patent prosecution in diverse scientific and engineering fields.

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IP and Cannabis: The Current Landscape

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

As with any growing industry, cannabis stakeholders are eager to protect their valuable intellectual property (IP) rights, but their ability to obtain comprehensive IP protection and enforce their IP rights is sometimes in conflict with federal drug law. Patent Prosecution. FDA Regulation.

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