Based on feedback from the public on the use of After Final Consideration Pilot Program 2.0 (AFCP 2.0) and hesitancy to accept the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s proposal for a new fee to participate in AFCP 2.0, the...more
The October 2020 issue of Sterne Kessler's Global Patent Prosecution newsletter discusses the factors you need to consider when filing strategies to protect your innovations in Asia and reviews the benefits for using the...more
10/17/2020
/ Asia ,
Filing Requirements ,
Foreign Patent Applications ,
Global Patent Prosecution ,
Innovation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Japan ,
Japan Patent Office ,
JPO ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Patent Prosecution Highway ,
Patents ,
USPTO
In April, the Supreme People’s Court of China published a draft for comment for “Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues Concerning the Trial of Administrative Cases Involving Patent Authorization and...more
This article discusses aspects of ex parte appeals of patent applications before the European Patent Office (EPO). A patent applicant may appeal an examiner’s decision on refusing to grant a patent application to the EPO...more
This article discusses aspects of ex parte appeals of patent applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). A patent applicant, whose claims have been twice rejected, may appeal an examiner’s...more
This article discusses challenges in prosecuting bioinformatics patent applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Bioinformatics generally refers to an interdisciplinary field in which computer...more
12/23/2019
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Best Practices ,
Bioinformatics Patents ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Defense Strategies ,
Foreign Patent Applications ,
Global Patent Prosecution ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Mayo v. Prometheus ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Product of Nature Doctrine ,
United States ,
USPTO
This article discusses foreign filing requirements in the United States. Assuming the United States is the country of invention, the following questions are explored: (1) who needs to seek permission to file a patent...more
7/12/2019
/ Administrative Procedure ,
Foreign Filing Licenses ,
Foreign Patent Applications ,
Global Patent Prosecution ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent Filings ,
Patents ,
Remedies ,
Retroactive Application ,
United States ,
USPTO
At last count, there are 27 Global and IP5 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) participants with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Since the PPH provides a no fee way to speed up the examination process for...more
5/14/2019
/ Administrative Procedure ,
Claim Amendments ,
Expedited Actions Process ,
Global Patent Prosecution ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent Examinations ,
Patent Prosecution ,
Patent Prosecution Highway ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
USPTO
The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program accelerates examination among participating patent offices. The PPH program first began as a trial program between the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Japan Patent...more
5/10/2019
/ Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) ,
CNIPA ,
European Patent Office ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
JPO ,
KIPO ,
Offices of Later Examination ,
Patent Prosecution ,
Patent Prosecution Highway ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
USPTO
Patent eligibility continues to be a hot topic in intellectual property law, and in our April issue of the Global Patent Prosecution newsletter, we look at three of the major forums impacting this area of IP. In our first...more
USPTO’s New Guidance on Subject Matter Eligibility -
Few areas of patent law are as unsettled as subject matter eligibility. To improve clarity, consistency, and predictability, the USPTO recently published new guidance on...more
Technology Spotlight - Patenting Blockchain Technology -
Blockchain is a booming technology, causing a dramatic increase in patent filings at the U.S Patent and Trademark Office. The November 2018 issue of Sterne Kessler’s...more