Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Currently, the USPTO applies a “compact prosecution approach” in examining patent applications. Under this approach, an examiner will identify all applicable grounds for objections and rejections in each Office Action. An applicant is required to address all these objections and rejections in one response.

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Patent Trademark Blog

AUGUST 13, 2021

Is there a PCT strategy that will benefit your US national stage? The PCT application is more than something to push back deadlines. While the deferral benefits of a PCT application may be more well known, the PCT can be an effective tool to streamline national stage filings.

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Above the Fold

MARCH 23, 2022

This means that the USPTO will no longer be granting requests to participate in the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH) when those requests are based on work performed by Rospatent. In fact, the USPTO warns that paying Rospatent to conduct patent prior art searches may prevent successful processing of PCT applications.

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Patent Trademark Blog

APRIL 14, 2022

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. Basically, expect a utility patent application to be rejected at least once. How to respond to utility patent rejections.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 29, 2022

Changes to Canadian Patent Rules. Canadian Patent Office to implement new rules impacting fee structure for excess claims and RCE’s, PCT translations, and WIPO sequence listing standards. •File divisional applications requiring a request for examination.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 24, 2022

Currently, the USPTO applies a “compact prosecution approach” in examining patent applications. Under this approach, an examiner will identify all applicable grounds for objections and rejections in each Office Action. An applicant is required to address all these objections and rejections in one response.

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Patent Prosecution Patent Application Government Patent 52

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

selected address issues such as SPC protection for combination products, double patenting, prosecution history estoppel and the influence of declarations made by the patentee in parallel proceedings, the possibility for national courts to request technical opinions from the EPO under Art. The decisions we (arbitrarily!)

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

However, utility models can be more stable and enforceable than invention patents in certain circumstances when properly used. Often, international entities, especially in North America and Europe, where utility model systems are unavailable, underestimate the additional value added to their portfolio by utility models.

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More Than Your Mark

JULY 16, 2018

patents (other than design patents) issued from applications filed on or after June 8, 1995, is defined by the “twenty-year term,” which is subject to adjustment due to various factors: type of application (utility, design, plant); filing date of the application; issue (grant) date of the patent; benefit claims under 35 U.S.C.

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Nelligan Law

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutes Key changes to patent prosecution in Canada will come into effect October 3, 2022. These changes will impact the patent prosecution process in Canada by introducing excess claims fees, requests for continued examinations and conditional notices of allowance.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The ratio set by them are so diverse that, in an adversarial proceeding such as patent prosecution or litigation, the opposite parties may pick their respective chosen or desired positions based on any of them, and no clear conclusion could be arrived at. 31, emphasis added].

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The lithium-ion battery, introduced commercially in 1991, has expanded far beyond the consumer electronics industry, sparking a gold rush of research aimed at producing lower-cost, higher-performance batteries that can be used in a wider range of applications. Patent prosecution, portfolio, and strategic patenting considerations.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

But the lithium-ion battery has now expanded far beyond the consumer electronics industry, sparking a gold rush of research and development aimed at producing lower-cost, higher-performance batteries that can be used in a wider range of applications. Patent Prosecution, Portfolio, and Strategic Patenting Considerations.

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