On Monday, March 7, 2022, the Russian government announced that compensation would not be required when Russian entities infringe patent rights from "unfriendly" countries. This unilateral action by Russia may have a...more
3/16/2022
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On July 1, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) issued guidance reminding applicants to distinguish between prophetic examples and working examples. Prophetic examples describe reasonably anticipated results on...more
Over a year after the world shut down from the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel that is a return to normalcy. Unfortunately, other countries are still deep in the...more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), operating in accordance with the temporary authority provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), previously extended the time to file...more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has introduced a pilot program to provide prioritized patent examination for patent applications that cover a product or process related to COVID-19. The product or...more
On April 28, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), operating in accordance with the temporary authority provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), further extended...more
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which authorizes the Register of Copyrights to temporarily adjust timing provisions in the Copyright Act if...more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) considers the effects of COVID-19 to be an “extraordinary situation” and, as such, has issued various notices regarding COVID-19. This article summarizes many of those...more
Further to our update from late last week, which outlined certain notices issued from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the...more
As the public clamors for wider availability of COVID-19 diagnostic testing, it bears noting that — notwithstanding recent Supreme Court jurisprudence purporting to limit patent subject matter eligibility — both the United...more
On April 13, 2018, a final rule was published in the Federal Register adopting proposed rule changes from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”)....more
4/24/2018
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