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Revolutionizing the Patent Landscape: Navigating the USPTO’s Bold Fee Overhaul for 2025

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has proposed significant changes to patent fee structures for the 2025 fiscal year. These proposed changes mark a pivotal shift in the Office’s financial approach toward...more

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USPTO Releases Final Rules on PTA Calculations in view of Supernus

On June 16, 2020, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released final rules (the “Rules”) implementing changes to how Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) is calculated in certain circumstances in view of Supernus Pharms.,...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

After Supernus: It’s Up to You to Keep Your Patent Alive All Its Days

Patentees may obtain additional PTA if the USPTO’s calculation of “applicant delay” includes a period of time during which the patentee could have taken “no identifiable effort” to avoid. However, the onus is entirely on the...more

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“Equal to” Means “Not Exceed” when Determining Patent Term Adjustment

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found that the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) erred in calculating a patent term adjustment (PTA) for a patent covering an oral osmotic form of an antihypertensive drug,...more

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Claim Scope Based on Claim Construction Submitted in IDS

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Golden Bridge Tech., Inc. v. Apple Inc. - Addressing the doctrine of prosecution disclaimer, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s summary judgment of non-infringement, finding...more

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