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Highlights of Revised Regulations for Implementing Patent Law of China

On December 11, 2023, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China announced its decision to amend the Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “2023 Regulations”), marking the...more

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PTAB Denies Joinder Motion Filed More One Month After PGR Institution

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Typically, a Motion for Joinder to an earlier post-grant review (“PGR”) must be filed within one month of the institution of the earlier PGR. 37 C.F.R. § 42.222(b).While the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) does have...more

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China Joins the Hague System on 2/5/2022

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On February 5, 2022 China became the 94th country to join the Hague System which will go into force on May 5, 2022...more

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Leahy-Corbin Proposals for “Restoring the America Invents Act”

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We recently reported on bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Patrick Leahy (D) and John Cornyn (R) to significantly revamp certain features of the America Invents Act (AIA), ten years after its debut.  This proposed...more

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A Quick Dive Into the Upcoming Changes to Chinese Design Patent Law

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On October 17, 2020, the Chinese Legislature passed the Fourth Amendment to the Chinese Patent Law, which will come into effect on June 1, 2021. As discussed in our previous post, the Fourth Amendment included several updates...more

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USPTO's guidelines for electronic filing: applicant/ registrant/party email addresses required

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Of particular interest, to receive a filing date after February 15, 2020, all new applications must include an email address for each applicant, even if represented by an attorney.  In addition, all applicants, registrants,...more

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Mexico aims to strengthen and further harmonize its IP law with international standards

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A new legal framework on intellectual property was presented to Mexican Congress that aims to further harmonize the Mexican Industrial Property Law (“IPL”) with international treaties and so increase IP protection in the...more

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Design Patent Protection For Replacement Parts

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The fight between insurers and car manufacturers as to whether and, if so how, to protect the design of spare parts for cars delayed the implementation of an EU regulation on design protection for well over a decade and ended...more

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View from the Horizon: Artificial Intelligence and Cannabusiness in London

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On May 16 the second edition of our new global series, Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons, took place in London featuring two panel discussions that focused on the challenges and opportunities in two of the sector’s...more

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France: Inventive step becomes a patentability requirement at the French patent office

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Law No. 2019-486 on growth and transformation of enterprises or “PACTE” Act was promulgated on May 22, 2019, making inventive step a ground for rejection of a domestic French patent application (new Article 612-12, I, 7° of...more

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[Event] Women Leaders in Life Sciences Law - Professional Development, Substantive Legal Discussion, and Woman-to-Woman...

Join a truly remarkable group of senior level women executives from the life sciences industry for substantive legal updates as well as great networking and mentoring opportunities....more

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China issues its fourth draft patent law, after over three years of deliberation

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On 4 January 2019, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) released draft amendments to the Chinese patent law for public comments (English translation available upon request), proposing, among other issues... ...more

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Automotive Tech In 2018: Legal Trends And Developments

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The legal landscape for the automotive sector continued its evolution in 2018 with the development of new technology becoming a focal point for litigation, patenting and regulation. As we did at the close of 2017, we look...more

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USPTO Announces Revised Guidance for Subject Matter Eligibility

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) kicked off the new year in a big way by releasing its “2019 Revised Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance”. ...more

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Advances in Polish IP law, part 1: Patents – Indirect infringement, limitation of scope & state of the art searches

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The bill amending the Industrial Property Law, published on 14 November 2017, introduces important changes with respect to patent protection. The bill adapts the Polish provisions to the European Patent Convention, as well as...more

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Aligning a Product's Marketing, Regulatory and IP Plans

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Patent protection can be critical for health care products, including medical devices, prescription drugs, dietary supplements and software as a medical device (SaMD). Originally published in Law360 - September 8, 2017....more

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