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Newly Amended Chinese Implementing Rules for Patent Law and Guidelines for Patent Examination Bring Significant Changes to...

On December 21, 2023, more than three years after the amendments to the Patent Law in 2020 (2020 Patent Law), the Implementation Regulations of the Patent Law (Rules) and the Guidelines for Patent Examination (Guidelines)...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

2022 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis & Trends

Last year, in our inaugural issue of “The Year in Review,” we reported that since the landmark jury verdict in the IP litigation between Apple and Samsung in 2012, which awarded more than $1B to Apple for infringement of...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

USPTO News Briefs

USPTO Terminates Rospatent as ISA and IPEA for International Applications - In a News Brief issued last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it had notified the Russian Federal Service for...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

2021 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis and Trends

This year, we will mark the 10-year anniversary of the first jury verdict in the landmark IP litigation between Apple and Samsung, which resulted in the jury awarding more than $1B to Apple. More than $500M of that award was...more

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Five Impactful USPTO Procedural Developments for Patent Practitioners

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As the world pivoted to navigate obstacles brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the USPTO not only adapted to address the challenges, but appeared to make the most of this period by improving existing procedures. Partner...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

[IP Hot Topics Podcast] Innovation Conversations: Andrei Iancu (transcript)

Our “Innovation Conversations” series continues with our guest Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Sterne Kessler Directors Trey...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

[IP Hot Topics Podcast] Innovation Conversations: Andrei Iancu

Our “Innovation Conversations” series continues with our guest Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Sterne Kessler Directors Trey...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

USPTO Announces Extension for Petitioning for Restoration of Right of Priority or Benefit

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Patent Offices – June 14 Update - In a notice posted on its website on Thursday, June 11, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it was extending the time period for petitioning...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Representations Made by a Patentee during Foreign Prosecution May Be Used in Claim Construction for U.S. Patents

Claim construction, the process by which a court interprets the scope and meaning of a patent’s claims, is a crucial part of patent litigation. In fact, claim construction can make or break a patentee’s case for infringement...more

Hogan Lovells

U.S. + Germany Patent Update - April 2019

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Hogan Lovells’ U.S. + German Patent Update reports on recent patent news and cases from Germany and the United States. ...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Understanding Priority Claims for U.S. Patent Applications: Part 2

This article is second in a two-part series focusing on various issues related to priority claims in U.S. patent applications. While Part 1 is a general overview of how to make a proper priority claim, this article addresses...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

New Year's Resolutions For The U.S. Patent System

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It’s that time of year when we make resolutions to improve our health, our relationships, our careers, or other areas of our lives. I’m not starting a new diet today (although if I were, the invention described in this patent...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Inducement of Patent Infringement by Export – One is Never Enough

In its most recent foray into patents, the Supreme Court continued its recent line of decisions interpreting laws to limit the international reach of U.S. intellectual property protection. The holding can be summarized in...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Patenting: A Guidebook For Patenting in a Post-America Invents Act World

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Patenting - Patenting generally offers a superior means for legally protecting most inventions, particularly since: • copyright, when available, does not provide a broad scope of protection; and • the...more

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